Gavin Tanouye
Program Director·KPUA-AM
Hilo, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Music · Hilo · HawaiiRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Gavin?
Gavin Tanouye works as a program director at KPUA-AM and is publicly associated with music, hilo and hawaii, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
News · Radio Submission
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Gavin
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits KPUA-AM.
- 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 Gavin Tanouye cover?
Coverage
- Music
- Hilo
- Hawaii
- Kpua Am
Market
- Hilo
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Gavin Tanouye?
Gavin Tanouye is a Hilo-based program director associated with KPUA-AM. Their published work centres on Music, Hilo and Hawaii. Coverage runs through News and Radio Submission. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Gavin Tanouye works as a program director with KPUA-AM, based in Hilo. Gavin Tanouye is program director at KPUA-AM, based in Hilo. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Music, Hilo, Hawaii, Kpua Am and Knwb Fm, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News and Radio Submission, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Program Director. Works at: KPUA-AM. Based in: Hilo, United States, North America. Campaign types: 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 Gavin's news 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
- Program Director
- Works at
- KPUA-AM
- Based in
- Hilo, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Radio Submission
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Gavin Tanouye
Gavin Tanouye works as program director and covers Music, Hilo, Hawaii and Kpua Am. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Gavin Tanouye is based in Hilo, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Gavin is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Gavin's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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