Tuckman produced, engineered and hosted the "Something's Happening" show on Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM in Los Angeles from 1977 until his death in 2023.^[1]

Tuckman was born in Los Angeles in 1938, and earned a master's degree in social anthropology from UCLA in 1967. He joined KPFK in 1972.

Something's Happening ran from 12 midnight to 6:00 a.m., Monday night/Tuesday mornings through Thursday night/Friday mornings.

Monday was "environment/anything goes" night, often featuring computer scientist and Ufologist Eben Rey. and often the Buddhist nun and teacher of Buddhist practices, Pema Chodron, Tuesday was "health/alternative medicine" night, mainly featuring Gary Null. Wednesday was politics night, featuring anti-fascist researcher Dave Emory. Thursday was "spirituality/mysticism" night, often featuring Alan Watts, Jack Gariss, Colin Wilson, and J. Krishnamurti.

Tuckman's awards included a Major Armstrong Award for the documentary "Upton Sinclair: The Reverent Radical", and an AP Best Spot News Coverage award (shared with Elliot Mintz) for his live, on-air interview with Iranian hostage-takers inside the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979.

Tuckman died on April 20, 2023, at the age of 84.^[1]

• Something's Happening (Official Site) - with links to schedules and downloads of recent shows
• Fiesta – the Amazon page for the 1989 album of ambient organ music composed and performed by Tuckman
• A 2007 interview of Tuckman by Jay Kugelman