Arts & EntertainmentLocal News

Desert Oracle Ken Layne on “Up Close Show” this Friday (4/17)

Gary Daigneault Send an email April 16, 2026

Desert Oracle started as an iconic magazine focusing on the mystery and legends of the desert. Desert Oracle radio, which saw its beginnings in Joshua Tree, is now an international phenomenon going into its 260th episode.

On this Fridays “Up Close” show, Publisher and host Ken Layne will talk about the unique publication, his radio show and the upcoming Joshua Tree Campfire Tales event.

Join host Gary Daigneault and the inimitable Ken Layne this Friday (4-17) at 10:00am for the “Up Close” show, live on Z107.7 radio and as a podcast.

Gary Daigneault Send an email April 16, 2026
Gary Daigneault

Gary Daigneault

Gary Daigneault has been a broadcast journalist for 45 years with awards and citations from the Associated Press, National Association of Broadcasters, Radio-Television News Association, Radio Inc. Magazine, five “Golden Mic” and four “Mark Twain” awards. In 2010 he was inducted into the Associated Press Hall of Fame. Daigneault taught Broadcasting for 27 years. He is President of Theatre 29, six term Past-President of Rotary Clubs, Past-President of Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree Chambers of Commerce and chaired the Joshua Tree National Park Commission. Gary and wife Cindy live in Twentynine Palms since 1979. They have two children and five grandchildren.