SoCal Voices
How exciting is it to listen to a podcast about the people where you live?
If you call Southern California "home," this award-winning show might pique your interest. Here at SoCal Voices, we take a deep dive into the inspiring stories of folks living here and all the things that interest them. Episodes feature candid conversations about living and thriving in Southern California. Hear interviews that inspire you to take positive actions that enhance your life and community, and help you discover the people and places that make Southern California special.
From high-profile people who lead in their chosen niche to everyday residents who have something meaningful to share, we amplify the voices of people who open up about compelling real-life experiences and accomplishments, and elevate your perspectives and mindset. Find out how to start a positive shift in your own life and what it takes to feel fulfilled. If you don’t know your purpose yet and feel stuck, you'll hear from people with powerful nuggets of wisdom for building a better you.
The host of SoCal Voices is Los Angeles native Angela Ross, a former broadcast journalist and award-winning leader of media, public affairs, marketing communications, and public relations divisions in government and healthcare. Her deep interest in what moves people and love for storytelling inspired her to launch SoCal Voices. As you listen to her insightful conversations with various guests, you also get a glimpse inside Angela’s mind and heart.
Southern California is filled with interesting people, compelling stories and wonderful places. Let this podcast guide your journey to see this region in ways you might not have before. Listen on socalvoices.com or your favorite podcast player.
Want to be a guest on SoCal Voices? Send Angela Ross a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/socalvoices
SoCal Voices
How SoCal’s “The Mighty 690” inspired a novel
Long before podcasting and FM radio, AM radio ruled. And in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the biggest dog on the porch was THE MIGHTY 690. The 50,000-watt station was heard throughout SoCal. And its top-40 format was popular with teenagers and young adults. The story of the station — and a real-life contest it ran in the summer of 1981 — has been fictionalized in a fun new novel, The Mighty 690 by Alexander Hamilton Cherin. In this episode of SoCal Voices, Cherin talks about the impact of the real Mighty 690 radio station on his youth, his multi-year journey writing the book including why he took a fictional rather than fact-based approach to this story, and offers some predictions about the future of radio in Southern California and the general outlook for the region. If you're a fan of nostalgia, radio history, or just love a good story set in SoCal, this episode is a must-listen! Dive into the world of The Mighty 690 and join us on a journey back in time to a defining era of Southern California radio.
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