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Nicole Alvarez Exits KROQ-FM After 20 Years, Critiques Culture

8/22/2025

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Nicole Alvarez is leaving KROQ-FM after 20 years due to a conflict with management and dissatisfaction with corporate culture.
In her farewell letter, she criticized the industry's decline in passion and creativity, stating, "Staying would have been a slow death."
Alvarez urged KROQ executives to revive the station's original spirit while expressing her commitment to music in the future.

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Nicole Alvarez is leaving KROQ-FM after 20 years due to a conflict with management and dissatisfaction with corporate culture.
In her farewell letter, she criticized the industry's decline in passion and creativity, stating, "Staying would have been a slow death."
Alvarez urged KROQ executives to revive the station's original spirit while expressing her commitment to music in the future.