KSFS Managers: Fall 2023
Henna Hall- General Manager
Henna is currently an undergraduate student in her fourth year at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She intends to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA) and a minor in Race and Resistance Studies. After graduation, Henna will pursue another of her many passions and attend cosmetology school. Henna is currently one of the General Managers at KSFS, the college radio of SFSU, and hosts her own radio show, The Honey Pot, featuring jazz classics and commentary. The future holds many opportunities for Henna, but she ultimately hopes to combine her passion for media arts and social justice to create stories that uplift underrepresented voices authentically and meaningfully.
Calvin Fiske- General Manager
Calvin Fiske is the co-general manager for KSFS and a 4th year cinema student at SF state. Previously co-hosting the acclaimed show Pump Up The Volume for a year, he is now taking on a new project with The Fishin Hole, a show that focuses on music as a medium of connection featuring new guests every week. With a plethora of voices and a face for radio Calvin focuses on sharing his passion for music with the world one song at a time.
Astro Carlyle- Program Director
Astro is a BECA major with a Journalism minor and a fourth year at SFSU. Their main focus is radio and they started at KSFS two years ago, hosting a rock and roll and psychedelics show called Rockin n Rollin alongside co hosts Henna and Johanna. Astro is the Program Director of KSFS and the host of Heart2heart, a radio talk show with interviews from local musicians. So far, they’ve interviewed the bands Four Forty Four, Fatale and Dog House. Four Forty Four is a band made up of three San Francisco State Alumni that had a ten year hiatus and recently got back together. Fatale is a femme fronted punk rock band from Oakland. Two of its members go to state and they just got picked up by Destroy Boys on their tour. They also just dropped their new album, “Tired and Wired.” They have a bunch of really great interviews set up for this semester with local bands and concerts to scout more. Tune into their show from 2-3:30 every Friday!
Cyprien- Music Manager
Growing up music has always been at the center of Cyprien’s Life – whether he’s happy, sad, mad, or somewhere in between music has always been there for him. The type of music he listens to varies a good amount, you can catch him listening to folk, jazz, jazz fusion, alternative, soul, funk, rock, hyperpop, lo-fi, rap (and those genres many subgenres)- really anything that sounds raw and authentic. But honestly, for him, it always seems to come back to hip-hop (typically sample-heavy or experimental). Along with mixing and making music himself, he hosts the radio Type Beat Radio. Come listen on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30-3pm!
Natalie Wilson- News Manager
Natalie Wilson is the News Manager of KSFS Radio. She is a graduate student receiving her master’s in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts. She graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in Communication Studies in May of 2024. Outside of academics, she’s an avid long-distance runner and triathlete. This summer, Natalie competed in a half Ironman in Salem, Oregon, and finished her seventh full marathon.
Kayla Silva- Promotions Manager
She’s crazy. She’s wild. She drinks olive juice straight from the jar. She can personally diagnose you of any mental illness or disorder you have, if you come to her $FREE Yapping Sesh. She is— Kayla Silva, your promotions manager. You can ride The Wave with her every Wednesday night at 8PM.
Marcus Tappan- Events Manager
Here’s a recipe of LAUSD coffee cake
– 2 1/2 Cups All-purpose flour
– 1 Cup packed brown sugar
– 1/2 Cup + 1 TBSP sugar
– 1 Tsp Salt
– 1 Tsp Nutmeg
– 3/4 Cup Canola or Avocado Oil
– 1 Tsp Cinnamon
– 1 Tsp Baking Soda
– 1 Tsp Baking Powder
– 1 Egg
– 1 Cup Buttermilk
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine the first six ingredients until crumbly. Remove 1/2 cup of that mixture and to it add the cinnamon.
Combine the last four ingredients then add them to the first mixture and blend together but do not over mix.
Pour in a greased 9×13 inch cake pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon crumbly mixture over the top of the batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
Zach Davis- Underwriting Manager
Zach Davis is the Underwriting Manager and Co-Host of The Gator Bite and potentially more. The Underwriter is incharge of generating revenue for the station so if you’d like to advertise to the beautiful listeners of KSFS Radio he’s your guy. He is a 4th year BECA Major and Marketing Minor from the wonderful city of Visalia, California. He transferred to SFSU Fall 2023 then did a semester abroad in Madrid before interning at Momentum Radio Broadcasting working with their On-air, Production, and Sales team this past summer. He likes baked goods and short walks on the beach. He would like to go into Event Production, Commercial Production and of course one day host the Tonight Show and Jimmy Fallon will fall to his knees in shame.
Max Schmeling- Sports Manager
Max worked for Zimmer Biomet for 4 years as a surgical coordinator, and lead auditor before he joined the BECA department. Max also went to DVC Junior College for 2 years before transferring to the BECA department at SF State. Max has taken two semesters of live production at SF State along with a semester doing the Live Sports Production class. After that, Max worked for the Pac-12 network as a production assistant for football, and basketball games along with some baseball and softball games. Max had an internship with NBC Sports Bay Area for 8 months before being hired on as a Content Producer.
Nicolas Bihler- Social Media Manager
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Nick is a fourth year BECA major here at SFSU. Originally a transfer student from Ohlone Community College, he’s always been interested in film, television and all aspects of media! While he started his educational journey wanting to pursue film, he eventually found a love for radio and broadcasting. This led Nick to SF State’s BECA program, which has been an amazing experience for him so far! He loves the idea behind KSFS and is super excited to be part of the management team! You can listen to Nick (or Nicolatti) live on Fridays from 12:30-2:00 PM as a host on Proceed with Caution, where they talk about all things pop culture, and give advice to audience write-ins. Hope you can join in for some fun yapping!
Casey Crews- Production Manager
Casey Crews is the host of the Friday Nite Drive. He has 3 degrees in Broadcasting, Film, and Communications. His accomplishments include commercials, show episodes, and audio pieces currently in rotation with 11 scholarships in Broadcasting. He creates the Friday night vibe with your friends, with classic and hard rock thrown in, as well as punk and heavy metal. Casey brings playlists that play with the lyrics designing a story all woven together with his cowboy story voice. Roll down the windows and blow off some steam to your favorite songs! He will always have a surprise somewhere. Join me to kick off your weekend live in San Francisco! Come as you are and take the energy with you!