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Midnight Dread #298 · KUSF San Francisco · June 6–7th 1986
40 Years On Best Of Midnight Dread — Remastered Restored KUSF Programs, Available For 1st Time Since Original Broadcast.
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01 — Radio
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40 Years On Best Of Midnight Dread
Remastered Restored KUSF Programs · Available For 1st Time Since Original Broadcast
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LAST MIDNIGHT DREAD ON QUAKE
Over six hours of Reggae MD for Select Sopporters
Live Programs Mondays & Tuesdays 11am Mountain; archived here:
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Best Of All Worlds · June 15th, 2026
Magical World
Deep Sixties · June 16th, 2026
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40 Years On — Best Of Midnight Dread
Remastered, restored KUSF & KQAK programs — available for the first time since original broadcast.
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The Beach Boys / SMiLE scholarship and the idiosyncratic long-form writing of the Midnight Dread.
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Doug's films have been awarded festival prizes and been seen in museums and on NBC TV's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
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Films by Doug Wendt
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Years' Best Video Charts
World music video, year by year
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Press
In the press
Several archived articles & photos published in the press with & about Doug Wendt and his reggae & world music presentations.
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To see Midnight Dread's vintage vinyl auctions when they are active featuring rare Jamaican ska, rock steady & reggae albums; 7 inch, 10 inch, and 12 inch 45rpm singles in vocal, dub, DJ & other styles from Studio One to Lee 'Scratch' Perry; from Channel One to concert posters and beyond click here for Midnight Dread on eBay!
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