▁It ▁was ▁at ▁Lic or ice ▁P izza ▁that ▁he ▁met ▁music ian ▁Jeff ▁Davis . ▁Cal amar ▁was ▁en list ed ▁to ▁manage ▁Davis ' ▁band , ▁The ▁Bal ancing ▁Act , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁release ▁three ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁albums ▁on ▁I RS ▁Records . ▁ ▁K CR W ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁record ▁store ▁work , ▁Cal amar ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁library ▁of ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁N PR ▁station ▁K CR W ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁opening ▁mail ▁and ▁fil ing ▁CD s . ▁ ▁He ▁quickly ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁air w aves . ▁He ▁described ▁his ▁transition ▁from ▁volunte er ▁to ▁DJ ▁to ▁Tony ▁Pier ce : ▁" I ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁Chris ▁D our idas ▁who ▁was ▁music ▁director ▁and ▁host ▁of ▁Mor ning ▁Be comes ▁E c lect ic ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁One ▁day ▁he ▁cas ually ▁mentioned ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁Saturday - S und ay ▁over night ▁DJ ... ▁I ▁dropped ▁to ▁my ▁kne es ▁and ▁begg ed ▁Chris ▁to ▁give ▁me ▁a ▁shot ... and ▁he ▁did ." ▁ ▁Cal amar ' s ▁Sunday ▁night ▁radio ▁program ▁( known ▁as ▁The ▁Open ▁Road ▁until ▁a ▁K CR W ▁policy ▁change ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁elimin ated ▁music ▁show ▁names ) ▁featured ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁contemporary ▁and ▁classic ▁rock , ▁pop , ▁and ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁it ▁" ad vent ur ous ▁pop