Michael Silverblatt, who hosted KCRW’s “Bookworm” program for 33 years, has died after struggling with various health challenges in recent years, the station announced.
Michael Silverblatt, the longtime host of the KCRW radio show 'Bookworm' — known for interviews of authors so in depth that they sometimes left his subjects astounded at his breadth of knowledge of their work — has died.
In October, the DJ and former KCRW host JeremySole climbed atop a booth to address the crowd in the front bar of the MoroccanLounge in downtown L.A ... KCRW retains that prestige, even as its financial situation is shaky.