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Mark Zambrano

A profile headshot of KCET writer Mark Zambrano. Mark has dark, cropped hair and a beard. He's wearing wire-framed eyeglasses and has an olive green scarf around his neck. He's turning to the camera and smiling.

Mark Zambrano is the author of "Surfing in Huntington Beach," a history of the surfers who shape one of America's most iconic surf towns. He works with Corky Carroll's Surf School and Board Members Surf Shop, and is a member of the Huntington Beach Historic Resource Board When not working and writing, Mark spends his time surfing around Orange County.

A profile headshot of KCET writer Mark Zambrano. Mark has dark, cropped hair and a beard. He's wearing wire-framed eyeglasses and has an olive green scarf around his neck. He's turning to the camera and smiling.
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A sepia-toned photo of Duke Kahanamoku surfing a wave while Viola Hartman stands on his shoulders. The two have their arms outstretched as they ride the wave.
Duke Kahanamoku and the Origins of Surfing in Orange County
If we were to trace back to a single place and time where California surf culture began, it was likely Corona del Mar in the 1920s. And the person who gave birth to it was Duke Kahanamoku — fittingly known as the "father of modern surfing."
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