SoCal Radio: KCSN Lands Matt Pinfield For PM Drive

Veteran DJ and television host Matt Pinfield is joining KCSN 88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, as the award-winning, non-commercial radio station’s new afternoon drive host.

The award-winning music personality is taking the spot left open by Andy Chanley, who announced earlier this month that he was leaving the station to become music director at Triple-A (Adult Album Alternative) legacy commercial station WXRT in Chicago.

Matt Pinfield

“When we unexpectedly had the afternoon drive slot open up, we were so happy to have someone of Matt Pinfield’s stature available to step in,” said SoCal Sound General Manager Patrick Osburn. “We believe that someone with Matt’s level of notoriety in the industry will help us continue to grow and foster the national recognition we have enjoyed the last few years. With the addition of Matt to our roster, The SoCal Sound truly has a deep bench of talented DJs.”

Pinfield said he “couldn’t be more excited” to join the station in the afternoon, 2 to 6 p.m., slot.

“I immediately bonded with Program Director ‘Mookie’ Kaczor and Pat (Osburn) over their passion for radio and music discovery,” he said. “My history with the on-air staff goes back a long way. Nic Harcourt and I have been friends since the ’90s, when he was at WDST in Woodstock and I was in Asbury Park at WHTG. We were both music and program directors on the air when there were only 14 commercial alternative radio stations in the US. Julie Slater (midday host and 88.5-FM music director) and I also worked together at WXRK in New York City. I know I am among friends and look forward to this opportunity to share my undying love for radio, and new music with the 88.5 community.”

Pinfield first received national prominence as a VJ at MTV. He served two stints as host of the alternative music program “120 Minutes,” from 1995 to 1999 and from 2011 to 2013 on MTV2.

88.5-FM, The SoCal Sound, is a combined effort of California State University, Northridge, and Saddleback College, which began simulcasting as 88.5-FM in October 2017, linking the Los Angeles County- and Orange County-based signals. The station’s Triple-A programming is available on the KCSN and KSBR 88.5 HD1 channels, via the 88.5 app and online at www.TheSoCalSound.org.