Chris Cortez
Director of Operations, Mid-Day Jazz Co-Host·KCSM-FM
San Mateo, United States, North America
- Blues
- Jazz
Covers: Blues · Jazz · Jazz & BluesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Chris?
Chris Cortez works as a director of operations, mid-day jazz co-host at KCSM-FM and is publicly associated with blues, jazz and jazz & blues, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Blues · Jazz
Formats
Interview · Radio Submission
Market
United States · North America
Playbook
How to approach Chris
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits KCSM-FM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Chris Cortez cover?
Genres
- Blues
- Jazz
Coverage
- Blues
- Jazz
- Jazz & Blues
- San Mateo
Market
- San Mateo
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Recently active
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Who is Chris Cortez?
Chris Cortez is a San Mateo-based director of operations, mid-day jazz co-host associated with KCSM-FM. Their published work centres on Blues, Jazz and Jazz & Blues. Coverage runs through Interview and Radio Submission. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Blues and Jazz. Director of Operations, Mid-Day Jazz Co-Host · KCSM-FM. Chris Cortez works as a director of operations, mid-day jazz co-host with KCSM-FM, based in San Mateo. Chris Cortez is director of operations, mid-day jazz co-host at KCSM-FM, based in San Mateo. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues, San Mateo and Jazz And Blues, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Interview and Radio Submission, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Chris is publicly associated with Blues and Jazz. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Director of Operations, Mid-Day Jazz Co-Host. Works at: KCSM-FM. Based in: San Mateo, United States, North America. Campaign types: Interview, Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Chris's interview coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Director of Operations, Mid-Day Jazz Co-Host
- Works at
- KCSM-FM
- Based in
- San Mateo, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Interview, Radio Submission
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Chris Cortez
Chris Cortez works as director of operations, mid-day jazz co-host and covers Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues and San Mateo. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Chris Cortez is based in San Mateo, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
No professional contact route is published for Chris on this page. Virtual Publicist shows contact options to members when a verified route exists.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Chris's interview coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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