Chris Douridas
Genre-defying sounds, from fresh cuts to timeless gems. Chris Douridas brings a deep sense of discovery to KCRW’s eclectic tradition, moving effortlessly between emerging artists, overlooked recordings, global sounds, and enduring songs from across the decades. Each set is built around connections rather than categories, allowing an unfamiliar new release to sit naturally beside a record with history. The result is a wide-ranging Sunday soundtrack shaped by curiosity and a belief that the next favorite song can come from anywhere. Tune in to Chris’s show Sundays from noon to 3pm.
Chris Douridas
KCRW DJ
Chris Douridas is an American popular DJ, musical tastemaker, filmmaker, actor, television presenter, and a three-time Grammy-nominated producer. Douridas attended the University of North Texas, where he hosted a morning radio show on KNTU-FM called The Morning Exchange. In the 1990s, Chris Douridas became KCRW Music Director and the host of the renowned program, Morning Becomes Eclectic. Douridas has also been an A&R executive for DreamWorks Records, where he produced the Grammy nominated soundtracks for American Beauty and Shrek 2. Douritas hosted the first “School Night” in a weekly series described as a 'new Monday night Hollywood party'. In its first year, the series was named "America's Best Party" by Paper Magazine.
