Garth Trinidad

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Garth Trinidad is a music supervisor & radio disc jockey of electronic music in Los Angeles, California on KCRW. [1] He started hosting a show on KCRW in 1996, after years of volunteer work at the station. 18 years later, his drive-time show continues to be a mainstay in the LA radio market. Trinidad attended Otis College of Art and Design. He was the music supervisor for the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Entourage. [2] As a music pundit, he has provided commentary for PBS, NPR, KTLA and KABC. [3]

Awards

1999 Rolling Stone: Best Dance Club "Kneedeep in The Countdown"
2000 LA Weekly: Best Radio Program "Chocolate City"
2001 LA Weekly: Best Radio Program "Chocolate City"
2001 LA Weekly: Best DJ - Selector
2002 LA Weekly: Best Radio Program Nominee "Chocolate City"
2003 LA Weekly: Best Radio Program "Chocolate City" (Best of LA issue) [4] [5]

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References

  1. "KCRW 89.9FM | Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles".
  2. "Garth Trinidad". IMDb .
  3. "Garth Trinidad".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.linkedin.com/in/garthtrinidad [ self-published source ]