TANGENT SUNSET
Alex Cosper alex@tangentsunset.com




see also Alex Cosper the Radio Biographer

ALEX COSPER



1962: born Aug. 4 in Sacramento, CA

1974: begins listening to Sacramento radio stations, begins writing songs

1976: learns to play guitar

1978: hears all Beatles weekend on Earth Radio and becomes Beatle fan

1980: takes on-air radio course at Rio Americano High School, working with future TV actress Jane Sibbet (Herman's Head, Friends)

1980: enrolls in American River College and begins work as a mobile DJ

1982: enrolls in California State University, Sacramento

1984: enters KWOD FM as intern, gets weekend air-shift within 6 months

1984: graduates from CSUS with B.A. in Communications

1988: becomes Music Director/10p-2a Air Personality at KWOD

1989: records song "Waves On The West Coast," a top 3 requested song on KWOD

1991: named Program Director/10a-2p Air Personality at KWOD

1995: leads KWOD to its highest ratings ever as an alternative station

1995: named "Broadcaster of the Week" in Billboard (12/9 issue)

1996: Beat Villains play frequently in Sacramento for the next year featuring drummer Jimmy Brasier

1997: four months after leaving KWOD, begins writing in March 1997 for radio industry trade magazine VirtuallyAlternative, a division of Album Network

1997: moves to Milwaukee, WI to be Operations Manager/9a-12n Air Personality at WLUM

1999: forms Sacramento's first 24 hour streaming internet radio station, SacLive

2000: moves to the San Francisco Bay Area

2003: launches music project Tangent Sunset

2004: writes The Legend of KZAP and autobiography The Rise of Alternative Radio

2004: begins working on "Energy 92.7" (KNGY) in San Francisco.

2005: begins podcast shows, which are aired on KYOU Radio in San Francisco.

2006: moves to Palm Springs, CA area to program 97.7 KRCK and host midday show from June through December

2007: moves to San Diego area in January and begins creating Playlist Research in May before moving back to Sacramento

2008: works as Public Relations Coordinator and Web Developer for SolarRoofs.com

2008: begins to release songs from album Sonic Rain