Radio crossover: Ruth Seymour guests on KPCC

With Ruth Seymour midway through her final month at the head of NPR station KCRW, she'll be the guest of Larry Mantle on rival KPCC's "Airtalk" show Tuesday from 10:40 to 11 a.m. Mantle posts at his blog:

We'll talk with her about how public radio has evolved during her years bringing KCRW from a small, college laboratory station, to prominence across the country. Ruth has also been a controversial figure within public radio, given her decision to operate KCRW as a split-format station that pairs music with long-form news.

Mantle also blogs about spending Saturday sorting through books that won't fit in his space at the new KPCC facility. The station has left Pasadena City College for the Mohn Broadcast Center on south Raymond Avenue in southwest Pasadena.

Add Seymour: She gets a proclamation from the county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday as well, about 1 p.m.

Photo: Marc Goldstein