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KCRW iPhone Radio Application

By Nathan Lubeck | June 11th, 2009
The official KCRW Radio App has been approved by Apple! Many thanks to Ed Wrenbeck and Jessica Cigno. Visit iTunes to download… Features include: Listen Live The KCRW Radio app streams all three KCRW channels — On Air, Music and News. Music shows include real-time track lists for each show with the ability to purchase from iTunes. Listen [...]
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KCRW iPhone Applications Released

By Nathan Lubeck | May 26th, 2009
After much hard work, Apple finally approved a set of iPhone video applications from KCRW (for In Studio on Morning Becomes Eclectic and Good Food). Both apps cost $0.99 and proceeds go to supporting KCRW. There were quite a few components of the project that needed to come together in very short period of time: the [...]
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KCRW Acquisition Campaign

By Nathan Lubeck | April 23rd, 2009
Recently setup an email acquisition campaign where sign-ups are verified through a two step process and users are sent an iTunes code to download the new KCRW Mix. Acquired sign-ups are exported in CSV and imported into CRM software. The system is entirely integrated into Plone (email templates and all) and the confirmation/verification emails are [...]
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NPR Planet Money

By Nathan Lubeck | April 20th, 2009
Our second streaming broadcast from the The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica went off without a hitch — check out the archived show on Tuesday, April 21st at kcrw.com Here’s a short description of the program: “...join the charismatic team of This American Life’s Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson for an entertaining live [...]
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KCRW Tracklist System

By Nathan Lubeck | March 3rd, 2009
Just completed the new KCRW tracklist system. Instead of the old (and outdated) table based static system, KCRW.com now has an auto-updating tracklist complete with AJAX effects, integrated ads, RSS feeds, etc… NEW FEATURES User Experience: A significantly improved user experience through better design and functionality. Search: Unlike our previous playlists these pages are fully searchable with data [...]
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RadioActive Flyer Design

By Nathan Lubeck | March 3rd, 2009
I made a quick design for the upcoming ‘RadioActive’ Dance Party KCRW is presenting in downtown Los Angeles. I particularly enjoyed the challenge and think it came pretty well. Click on the image for a larger version. Event details below: RadioActive: A Dance Party for KCRW Saturday, April 11 from 9PM-2AM The Legendary Park Plaza Hotel Los Angeles Tickets/More Info
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LRC Live

By Nathan Lubeck | November 7th, 2008
This coming Sunday at 5PM I’ll be working with Interactive Producer Rob Lafond to do a live webcast of Left, Right, and Center Live at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. We’ll be using Flash Media Live Encoder and Limelight Networks to stream live video via Flash Player. Check out KCRW.com Sunday to watch [...]
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Comments for To The Point and Which Way LA

By Nathan Lubeck | November 4th, 2008
Finally launched the IntenseDebate commenting system on KCRW.com for two programs: To The Point and Which Way LA. The system is integrated with Plone so new “blogs” can be added to the CMS with an ID. Multiple users can moderate the discussion. Their generic install was easy to get up and running — was a [...]
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Kyte.tv Mobile Content

By Nathan Lubeck | October 21st, 2008
A few months back I contacted Tesa from Kyte.com to find a way for volunteers during the KCRW pledge drive to interact with listeners. We setup a webcam streaming volunteer comments via branded Kyte player and received around 150,000 player hits in a week. Since then the station purchased Nokia N95 8gig phones to hand [...]
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Guest DJ Art

By Nathan Lubeck | October 17th, 2008
The Guest DJ Art I designed was featured on NBC.com. Check out the audio sets at the KCRW guest DJ Page (including Conan O’Brien, John Favreau, Danny DeVito, etc) — The “mic” branding at top I designed early this year.
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