Jonathan Westerling

Author's details

Name: Jonathan Westerling
Date registered: June 11, 2012
URL: https://www.radiosausalito.org

Biography

Founder of Radio Sausalito. Jonathan loves jazz and loves Sausalito.

Latest posts

  1. Louis Armstrong Rehearsal at the Hangover (Radio Sausalito Remaster) — June 25, 2024
  2. Sausalito’s Secret History: 066 Dagwoods — March 12, 2020
  3. “Turn Your Radio On” – Hear the Broadcast! — August 15, 2017
  4. “Turn Your Radio On” – Cast & Crew — June 30, 2017
  5. Marinship @ 75 a Radio Sausalito Celebration — June 27, 2017

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A Different Slant 105: Bring Back Marincello?

Host John Flavin proposes tongue in cheek the revival of the 1960’s Marincello development plan as a way of centralizing the negative impacts of the proposed One Bay Area Plan.

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Radio Sausalito loves Ed’s Barbershop!

In the window of Ed’s Barbershop on Caledonia Street, they have placed a banner proclaiming their love of Radio Sausalito! Ed’s is one of the generous businesses who helps keep Radio Sausalito on the air. We thank Ed (and their barber Leslie) for their generosity and invite you to join them in supporting the station. …

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The Last Dance 001: New Show!

The Last Dance premiers this Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 10am and 6pm. It is the creation of Marin County native Dizzy Jones who delights in melding modern style with traditional taste. Listeners will enjoy music from such artists as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong as well as today’s hottest local groups like Slim Jenkins and …

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The Field Trip 071: Michael Ray Wisely : Part 2

Mitchell continues his interview with veteran Bay Area actor Michael Ray Wisely, who is currently appearing in ‘The Arsonists’ at the Aurora Theater in Berkeley, California…

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A Different Slant 104: Post Catastrophe

Host John Flavin provides some useful information for what listeners should do before and after an earthquake.  He gained these insights firsthand while dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey.

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The Field Trip 071: Michael Ray Wisely Part 1

Mitchell talks with veteran Bay Area actor Michael Ray Wisely about the play ‘The Arsonists’, currently at the Aurora Theater in Berkeley, California, through May 12 2013.

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A Different Slant 103: Education Needs Common Sense

Host John Flavin reviews the old and the new programs aimed at rejuvenating our educational system and concludes they miss the boat.  John arrives at his own conclusion as to what will fix the problem and, in Slanted style, it’s simple and direct.

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A Different Slant 102: What’s Up with the America’s Cup?

Host John Flavin brings you up to date on the behind the scenes action of the approaching America’s Cup competition.

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A Different Slant 101: Was Neil Young Blind?

Host John Flavin wonders whether Neil Young was blind to discrimination right here in California when he wrote the song Southern Man which was so reproachful of the South.  John submits evidence as to why he thinks Mr. Young might owe the South an apology.

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The Field Trip 070: Robert ‘Skip’ Sandberg

Mitchell chats with Mill Valley photographer Robert ‘Skip’ Sandberg about his book ‘Steps, Lanes and Paths of Mill Valley, California.    

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A Different Slant 100: Beauty and the Beastly

Host John Flavin weighs the beauty of our surroundings in Southern Marin against the beastly local behavior of intolerance for another’s position.

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Live Broadcast from the Community Garage Sale!

Last weekend, Radio Sausalito broadcast life from the City of Sausalito Community Garage Sale. It was a beautiful day and over 700 people showed up to buy and sell and trade. While people tuned in to our signal, the city set up a radio and speakers on top of a nearby building so that our …

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A Different Slant 099: The Blackhole of Suburbia

Host John Flavin describes the ongoing attack by government planners against the suburbs and single family home ownership, despite all the research that supports customer demand continuing for such single family residences.  What’s going on?  Listen to the show.  

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A Different Slant 098: The New Downtown Sausalito Restrooms

In response to a listener request, Host John Flavin looked into the cost of the new downtown restrooms in Sausalito and reports on what he uncovered.  

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The Field Trip 069: Tamar Cohn

Mitchell talks with Bay Area actress Tamar Cohn, who is currently appearing as ‘The Old Lady’ in Eugene Ionesco’s 1952 absurdist play ‘The Chairs’ at The Cutting Ball Theater in San Francisco, California. Directed by Annie Elias, ‘The Chairs’ also features David Sinaiko and Derek Fischer.

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A Different Slant 097: The Benefits of Bocce

Host John Flavin reviews the socio-economic benefits of the game bocce as played on the numerous courts in Southern Marin and why you might want to be involved.  

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Volunteer Position: Latin Jazz Host – Radio Sausalito

This is an unpaid position. Radio Sausalito is seeking a lover of Latin Jazz to join our staff and share the greatest in Latin Jazz with our listeners each week. As the host and producer of the show you’ll be responsible for creating the show’s identity, choosing the music, and introducing the songs. Acting as …

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New Show: Jazz Decades!

Jazz Decades explores the amazing jazz collection of its host Ray Smith. Each week he chooses from his library of over 90,000 titles to bring you the best of early jazz, blues and swing from the 1900’s through the 1930’s. Tune in on Sundays and Mondays at 4pm to hear all the great music! No …

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A Different Slant 096: Dealing with an Expanding Government

Host John Flavin shares his reasons for believing Marin is moving to one central county government and what implications such a consolidation may have on your daily life.

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Radio Sausalito records LIVE jazz at George’s in San Rafael

Radio Sausalito teamed up with the famed George’s Nightclub in San Rafael for a live recording of the band Stompy Jones. Engineer Leon Reid and Founder Jonathan Westerling were there with a dizzying array of technology to capture the concert. Everything went great, and the music was fantastic. Thanks go out to house engineer Jamie …

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The Field Trip 068: Fuller Brush Norman Hall

Mitchell chats with the San Francisco Bay Area’s last door-to-door salesman, Norman Hall…

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A Different Slant 095: Vacant Retail Space is Contagious

Host John Flavin shares what he would do if he were the landlord of the apparently growing number of vacant retail spaces in Southern Marin…and why something should be done.  

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The Field Trip 067: The Halls

Mitchell talks with husband and wife theater veterans Norman Hall and Shirley Nilsen Hall, whom many consider to be the ‘first-couple’ of North Bay theater… Norman directs and Shirley stars in the Novato Theater Company’s current production of ‘Steel Magnolias’…  

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The Field Trip 066: Rudy Guerrero

Mitchell chats with actor Rudy Guerrero, who is currently appearing at the San Francisco Playhouse in San Francisco, California, in the West Coast premiere of Stephen Adley Guirgis’ Tony nominated play, The MoFo with the Hat, directed by Bill English.

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A Different Slant 094: Should Government Budgets Be Called “Fudgets”?

Host John Flavin makes his case why budgets at the federal, state and local levels should be renamed “fudgets”.  

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