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In the Year 2000, John Trapper was hired as a 10 month Media Adviser to oversee the Newspaper, Radio, and other functions at California State University Long Beach. Only a year later, he was asked to come on full time. This page is dedicated to the rocky and exciting road that John had while at CSULB.

Almost Immediately, the future was spelled out ...

"Theft at KBEACH station reported"

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We were on the forefront, and our students now get that benefit. After snooping around at the "Commercial radio station" on campus, we demanded some airwaves be dedicated to the students.

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During 2010 and 2012, we Worked Hard at Securing an FM Signal thanks to HD Technology. The Trouble was ... no one knew what HD Technology was.  

 

We were on the forefront, and our students now get that benefit.

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Groundbreaking. We were one of the first radio stations to have an app - even before IHEARTRADIO 

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Kbeach Celebrates 10 Years

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Student Jason Ruiz, now a Professional Journalist, created a Blog About Us

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We formed great partnerships with Groups Like 562CityLife

Even 2 Years After Leaving, I was Honored to Have this Extremely Talented Student Thanks ME 

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On March 29, 2012, John was thrown out of the University Student Union in a most Humiliating Way after making complaints about age discrimination.

 

He is still in a nasty lawsuit against the Associated Students, but always thinks fondly about his former students and all they taught him while he was Advising. You can find out all about the lawsuit here.

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Even the New York Times Noticed Us

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