"Nic Harcourt" is an English-born United States/American radio and television presenter, producer, and journalist best known as the former Music Director and on-air presenter for the Santa Monica, California-based radio station KCRW. Harcourt hosts a morning show called KCSN Morning Show with Nic Harcourt at KCSN in Northridge, Los Angeles, California/Northridge, California. He has been described by the music writer Marc Weingarten as "the most influential DJ in America."

More Nic Harcourt on Wikipedia.

I don't think it's hype. Hype to me is when someone is taking something and building it up. I think it's natural and organic and it's real. Do I think it will translate to America? Yes I do.

It's an opportunity to really make music the star of the program. This is not music used underneath [dialogue] or as part of the story -- music is what the show's about.

[Commercial] radio doesn't play new music anymore.