Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut, Popula, Roadtrippers, Solrad and Spiralbound, and for his album covers for Third Eye Blind and Sir Sly. He is known locally for his pop-up barbecue restaurant Hot Dog Panic. He remains unknown in the field of beekeeping, because he is too afraid of being stung to try it. When not on the radio, he draws comics and self-publishes little books. He lives with his partner and his dog Sunday in Yucca Valley, where he cooks them both elaborate meals.
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Third Saturday Art Walk in Yucca Valley tonight (2/15)

Get your twee on with “Homage to Wes Anderson,” a group show opening today at Goatmountain.co. Artists have contributed works related to the director’s...

Greenleaf Scholarship provides a full-ride to Copper Mountain College and applications are open now

High School seniors in the hi desert have a great opportunity to graduate from college debt free. Copper Mountain College's Greenleaf Scholarship provides a...

Copper Mountain College offers free citizenship prep course

Copper Mountain College wants to help you pass the U.S. citizenship test. If you're living in the Morongo Basin but are not an American citizen,...

“Mass Casualty Incident Drill” taking place inside Joshua Tree National Park starting today through Saturday (2/10 – 2/15)

Almost every single one of the Morongo Basin's emergency response agencies will be participating in what they are calling a "Mass Casualty Incident Drill"...

Second Saturday Art Crawl at Joshua Tree Art galleries and shops tonight (2/8)

Tonight is the very first second Saturday of 2025 which means downtown Joshua Tree's galleries will open for the monthly Joshua Tree Art Crawl. Hey...

Two decades later, “Karaoke with Roberto” still hitting high notes in the hi-desert

If you've performed karaoke in the Morongo Basin some time in the last two decades, you've probably met Roberto, and hopefully you've tipped him! Roberto...

The “Lynch Crag” and the connection between the late director and Joshua Tree National Park

Acclaimed director and artist David Lynch died on Thursday. His body of work, including films like Blue Velvet, Elephant Man, and Mullholland Drive, as...

Second Saturday Art Walk in Joshua Tree tonight

Hey There Gallery debuts a new three-person show called TABULA RASA. It features two dimensional work from artists Colin Holloway, Eternity Fern, and Nick...