Of Interest: Dalai Lama Broadcast

KCSB 91.9 FM to Air Exclusive Live Radio Broadcasts of Dalai Lama’s UC Santa Barbara Speeches


SANTA BARBARA—On Friday, April 24th, KCSB 91.9 FM, Santa Barbara’s only non-commercial community radio station, will air exclusive live broadcasts of two speeches by the Dalai Lama from the Events Center at the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The 14th Dalai Lama’s public lectures have been sold out for months, but listeners can tune into KCSB 91.9 FM or to KCSB’s live webstream (www.kcsb.org) to hear his lecture, “The Nature of Mind,” from 9:30-11:30am, PDT, and his follow-up talk, “Ethics for Our Time,” from 2-4pm.

This visit will mark the Dalai Lama’s fourth appearance in Santa Barbara. The special broadcasts are the result of collaboration between KCSB-FM, UCSB’s Department of Religious Studies, the Buddhist Studies program, and UCSB Arts & Lectures. KCSB General Manager Erin Fleming says, “We at KCSB are very excited to make this historic occasion accessible to a wider audience.”

In anticipation of the event, KCSB 91.9 FM is also participating (for the third year) in the UCSB Reads common reading experience: each weekday at noon through April 23rd, KCSB will air live half-hour readings from the Dalai Lama’s book, “Ethics for a New Millennium.”

On a related note for KCSB, today, Wednesday, April 8th, Religious Studies instructor Dr. Gregory Hillis (host of “Aqui Se Puede,” a Latin music show on KCSB), will be presenting the free public lecture, “An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism,” 7:30pm at the Unity Church of Santa Barbara (227 E. Arrellaga St.). Broadcast information for this talk will be announced at a later date.

KCSB Broadcast of Two Dalai Lama Speeches
Friday, April 24, 2009: “The Nature of Mind,” 930am, and “Ethics for Our Time,” 2pm
Live from UCSB’s Event Center on KCSB 91.9 FM (kcsb.org); Rebroadcast Days/Times To Be Announced.