North County and South County

MW
Marisa Waddell
Thu, Jul 24, 2025 1:30 AM

Hi all! I’ve been hearing references lately to “North County” and “South
County.” Anytime we refer to the north or south part of a county – whether
in news stories, in talk shows, or when we’re mentioning a concert on a
music show, we need to say which county, since we serve three.

For example, if I mention a musician on my show who has a lot of shows
coming up in Paso Robles, Atascadero, Templeton and San Miguel, instead of
saying, “Mark Adams has several shows coming up this month in North
County,” I should say, “…in North SLO County.”

Thanks!

Marisa

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Marisa Waddell (she/her)

Director of Programming and Content

KCBX Central Coast Public Radio

805-549-8855

mwaddell@kcbx.org

http://www.kcbx.org

Hi all! I’ve been hearing references lately to “North County” and “South County.” Anytime we refer to the north or south part of a county – whether in news stories, in talk shows, or when we’re mentioning a concert on a music show, we need to say which county, since we serve three. For example, if I mention a musician on my show who has a lot of shows coming up in Paso Robles, Atascadero, Templeton and San Miguel, instead of saying, “Mark Adams has several shows coming up this month in North County,” I should say, “…in North SLO County.” Thanks! Marisa __ Marisa Waddell (she/her) Director of Programming and Content KCBX Central Coast Public Radio 805-549-8855 mwaddell@kcbx.org http://www.kcbx.org