Congratulations to Our Otterly Fabulous Contest Winners!

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Aug 8, 2023 | All Music, Station News, Updates | 0

KSQD held a contest for the best song about our famous surfboard-biting, surfing sea otter, called 841 by scientists.

182 people voted! And (drum-roll please) the results are in. Thanks to all who voted.

David Cameron’s “Otter in the Water” won hands down for first place. You can wear your K-Squid shirt proudly knowing you went the extra mile to honor our celebrity sea otter, 841.

Otter in the Water by David Cameron

Alice D’Jardin’s “Otter Girl” came in second

Otter Girl by Alice D’Jardin

And, third place goes to…Marcy Boyd for “Fun, Fun, Fun”

Fun, Fun, Fun by Marcy Boyd

Honorable mention goes to Andy Farley’s “Otter Anthem”

841 Otter Anthem by Andy Farley

And special thanks to Peter Weiss for submitting a song from his CD, Singing Scientist, Do as You Otter!

Do as You Otter by Peter Weiss

All contestants get a K-Squid fridge magnet and a couple of spins on this week’s radio shows.

About The Author

Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.