One of the most creative and versatile programmers in radio, Dore is an advocate for "genre-bending" radio. He is producer/host of Tangents, a program that explores the bridges connecting various styles of music, such as world and roots music, and creative jazz hybrids.

Stein's unusual background bridges commercial and non-commercial radio, dating back to commercial free-form rock radio at legendary WQBK in Albany, N.Y. After several years, Dore transitioned into a short-lived career as a documentary producer. His television documentary "Nicaragua: Another Bay of Pigs?" was aired on PBS. Stein moved from New York to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1984 working as a video producer but was anxious to get back on radio. The opportunity presented itself at Bay Area jazz outlet KCSM in 1985 and Tangents was born. While producing Tangents, Dore was Music Director at KKSF, where he was a five time Gavin Award nominee. Stein brought Tangents to NPR affiliate KALW in 1995 eventually expanding Tangents to eight hours/week.