noah | November 17, 2008 1:30 am

KCRW has named longtime DJ Jason Bentley as the station’s new music director and host of its flagship show Morning Becomes Eclectic; he’ll succeed outgoing MD Nic Harcourt, who’s keeping his hands busy with scoring the new 90210 and taking care of his family. Bentley worked at KCRW in high school and returned to it 16 years ago as a DJ, and he’s also worked as a major-label A & R guy and as a music supervisor (on the Matrix soundtracks). His official KCRW bio claims that he has a “commitment to changing how the music industry embraces electronica,” so expect a lot of “tasteful” Postal Service ripoffs to be raring to go in time for him to take the reins come December. [FMQB]