Public radio? Punk rock? In LA, KCRW's Chery Glaser stars in both episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 32 MIN

Public radio? Punk rock? In LA, KCRW's Chery Glaser stars in both

from Roman on the Radio · host Nick Roman

For nearly 30 years, Chery Glaser kept morning commuters in LA up-to-date - first on commercial radio, and later on Southern California public radio powerhouse KCRW. She was so well-known as KCRW's local host of NPR's "Morning Edition" that a Santa Monica kid who listened before school put Chery's name on her punk rock band. Chery Glaser talks about public radio news - and that namesake punk band Cherry Glazerr.

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Public radio? Punk rock? In LA, KCRW's Chery Glaser stars in both

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For nearly 30 years, Chery Glaser kept morning commuters in LA up-to-date - first on commercial radio, and later on Southern California public radio powerhouse KCRW. She was so well-known as KCRW's local host of NPR's "Morning Edition" that a Santa...

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