Pacific Street Blues & Americana Named a Top Blues Podcast
Dr. Rick Galusha’s radio program, Pacific Street Blues & Americana, earned recognition as one of Feedspot’s Top 30 Blues Music Podcasts. The recognition comes as the program approaches its 35th anniversary.
Key Facts
- Pacific Street Blues & Americana named to Feedspot Top 30 Blues Music Podcasts
- Feedspot organizes and ranks media outlets and content creators
- Program approaches 35th anniversary
- Show inducted into Iowa and Nebraska Music Halls of Fame
- Program features interviews with national and local recording artists
- Airs Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon on 89.7 The River
Program Recognition and History
Dr. Rick Galusha’s radio program, Pacific Street Blues & Americana, has been named one of Feedspot’s “Top 30 Blues Music Podcasts.”
Feedspot is an online platform that categorizes media outlets and content creators to make them easier to discover, follow and contact.
The recognition comes as the program approaches its 35th anniversary. Galusha’s radio program has also been inducted into the Iowa and Nebraska Music Halls of Fame.
Interviews and Broadcast Reach
Galusha began in radio during college, hosting Classical and Jazz programs on KVNO. In 1991, he started Pacific Street Blues with a one-hour weekly slot on a commercial station in Omaha.
Since then, the show has featured interviews with local and national recording artists, including Rolling Stones’ bassist Bill Wyman, John Entwistle of The Who, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, James Cotton of the Muddy Waters Band, and Hubert Sumlin of Howlin’ Wolf’s Band.
Pacific Street Blues & Americana airs Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon on 89.7 The River.
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