Abbot’s Habit was one of the classic Venice hangouts. On Abbot Kinney Blvd., right in the thick of things, this coffee shop / cafè dive welcomed all comers - locals, tourists, young and old, creative types, rich and homeless. Nina Sant’Angela, owner for the last 17 years cared for her eclectic clientele and they cared for her. She held out against gentrification until it finally rolled over Abbots Habit, shuttering one of the last remaining Venice Beach originals. — Produced by Eric Drachman

Venice Loses Abbot’s Habit

Radioactive Dropkick: Hitting My Own Mark 
Produced by Brian Hart and Karen Holman


Radioactive Dropkick: Hitting My Own Mark (2016 Radio Race)

Name of group "Kaleo" 

Group member: Willow Evans, (registered on Brown Paper Tickets)

    My father was an incredible story teller, this weekend is the one year anniversary of his death and I wanted to spend this time telling a story to commemorate his life now that he is "Out of Range." (He is featured in a snipet of archival tape from when I was 9. 
 This story looks at the concept of the effects of being "Out of Range."
Does it causes a sense of regret and failure? or is it comforting,
and can it make one feel more human?   (12 hour in additional paragraph was split into two, reconstructed and posed as questions.)
    Special thanks to composer Bobby Tahouri. And another grateful thank you to Fred Sugerman, Elizabeth Coca and Alan for giving their time and thoughtful answers while being interviewed.

    Fred Sugerman founded Medicine dance which he performs and teaches.

    Alan is a professional musician and teacher.

    84 year old Elizabeth Coca, was "Sister Gerard" for 18 years. When she left the Convent and became "Sister Spontaneity." She got married and had a child. She has worked as a teacher and taught over 50,000 students over 64 years. Now as a prolific performance artist, she gives one woman shows where  all of her shows start "Out of Range" with the word "Beyond."

Kaleo_Is it Failure If You Can't Reach It(2016 Radio Race)

JD Pine
Re-United

Producers:

Jesse Dukes
JD Pine

JD PINE:  Re - United (2016 Radio Race)

“This Is Between You and Me” from The Wonder Ears, produced by Jenny Ament, Ezra Morris, and Clara Nibbelink profiles Trudy Nan Boyce, a retired lieutenant with the Atlanta Police Department who was a senior crisis negotiator for several years of her career. 

THE WONDER EARS - This Is Between You And Me (2016 Radio Race)

Every family has stories they won't tell the kids — like the reason dad was different when he came back from that business trip. In 1995, Fabiola was too young to know what happened in El Salvador. In 2016, her father’s ready to tell her. The Kidnapping was produced by The Canadian Tuxedoes: Vanessa Greco, Debbie Pacheco, and Fabiola Carletti.

The Canadian Tuxedoes: The Kidnapping (2016 Radio Race)

A Very Distant Dream, produced by Alissa Escarce for the 2016 KCRW #RadioRace

Central American migrant teenagers in Mexico City look towards precarious futures in a world where dreams often seem out of range. 

ALISSA ESCARCE A very distant dream (2016 Radio Race)

Lola, a mythical character, escaped from Echo Park on Friday. 

Produced by Joanna Clay and Raghu Manavalan for KCRW's 24-Hour Radio Race.

Finding Lola

I am an independent radio producer and children's book author/publisher living in Los Angeles, CA. I founded Kidwick Books (http://www.kidwick.com) where I write, publish and produce picture books and audio for the younger set. (3-7)

I completed the Transom Story Workshop in the end of 2012 and am honing my craft and finding my voice, just like my character, Ellison (the elephant).

Venice Loses Abbot’s Habit

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