Ed J. Zuchelli

As faculty adviser to KCPR from 1969 to 1986, this veteran broadcaster helped the fledgling 1.7-watt radio lab mature into a 2,000-watt, 24-hour news and music station. A lifelong sports enthusiast, “Zuke” also was known as the voice of Cal Poly football and basketball in the 1970s. The World War II veteran also served on the city council in Santa Maria, where he was instrumental in securing the license for the city’s television station, KCOY.