KROQ's Nicole Alvarez Signs Off After 22 Years, Urges Station to 'Take Risks Again' in Farewell Letter

KROQ's Nicole Alvarez signs off after 22 years, urges station to 'take risks again' in farewell letter

Longtime KROQ host Nicole Alvarez confirms her exit from the station after more than 22 years in an emotional letter: 'Leaving KROQ is the hardest thing I have ever done,' she writes.

KROQ’s Nicole Alvarez Leaving After 23 Years: “Staying Would Have Been a Slow Death”

Weeks after she left KROQ, Nicole Alvarez writes an emotional letter on her final days at the world famous radio station.

Alvarez Quits KROQ, Candid Column Explains Why

• On Sept. 1, 2003, Nicole Alvarez walked into The World Famous KROQ on her very first day. “I remember every detail, the smell of the parking lot asphalt, the pulse in my chest, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid standing there in his ‘Salvation’ jacket,” she said. “That moment felt like the start of the dream. I had somehow landed a job at what was arguably the most iconic radio station of all time On July 30, 2025, after two decades at what had been…

Nicole Alvarez Pens Farewell To KROQ

After 22 years at Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ-FM Pasadena/Los Angeles, midday host Nicole Alvarez departed the station at the end of July. Alvarez joined KROQ in 2003 after brief stints at WPLA Jacksonville and WZTA Miami rising from overnights to nights and then middays during her two decade plus run at the station. She was also heard in afternoons at “104.3 The Shark” WSFS Miami until its flip earlier this month and “Alt 103.7” KVIL Dallas. …