Michael Henning form Berkeley, California, often known as Megasoup on the radio, has died. He left the KALX community in shock. We are all in deep grief over this immense loss. One of the most considerate, hardworking, generous, and extremely knowledgeable DJs, volunteers, and music directors we have ever had the pleasure of working with at KALX, Michael joined the station in 2003. Numerous community members, coworkers, volunteers, students, other musicians, and DJs were impacted by Michael’s presence in their life.

Concerning Michael Henning

He has over 20 years of experience as a buyer at Berkeley’s Amoeba and is a world music expert. He had a strong commitment to preserving the unique and varied sound of KALX and encouraged DJs with a wide range of interests and backgrounds to broaden their skills. As a musician, Michael recorded songs under the names Selaroda (a solo project), Skyminds (a duo), and The Why Because (all available on Bandcamp). To the numerous members of this community of music enthusiasts, Michael meant a great deal. Please feel free to tell us about your memories of Michael. We have more tributes planned to honor our beloved Megasoup, so please stay tuned. From the KALX Family, with much love. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.

About KALX (90.7 FM)

Berkeley, California, USA is home to FM radio station KALX (90.7 FM), which is based at the University of California, Berkeley. 500 watts of power is used to broadcast in stereo by the university-licensed community and student-run radio station KALX. Three full-time paid staff members work at the station, but roughly 300 volunteers—many of whom are Berkeley students and other community members—run it for the most part. The Social Sciences Building on campus houses the station’s studios.

In Conclusion

At the time of this reporting his cause of death was not disclosed by his family. They may choose to make the funeral arrangements and obituary public. Please keep them in your loving thoughts and prayers.