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Ruth Seymour Dies: Groundbreaking Longtime KCRW General Manager Was 88
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deadline.comRuth Seymour, the longtime leader of Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW has died, her daughter Celia Hirschman told the Los Angeles Times.
She was 88. Seymour was at the from station 1977 to 2010. In that time she transformed it from a quality community college radio outlet (at Santa Monica College) to one of the most influential NPR stations in the country.
Seymour initially came on as a consultant and became General Manager in 1978. Her ascension to a management role roughly coincided with the station moving to a powerful new transmitter, which greatly expanded its reach.
At about the same time, National Public Radio launched Morning Edition. Seymour decided to make a morning block of the 2-hour show, running it three times 3 a.m.
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