WPTC Special Programming

Public Affairs

Campus Week

Listen below to Campus Week, a public affairs program about Penn College produced by students in the Electronic Journalism course.

April 30--Produced by Meghann McBryan

May 2--Produced by Sam Wagner

Jazz

12th Street Jump--New!
saturday at 6 am & SUNDAY AT 9 PM

Public Radio's weekly Jazz, Blues, and Comedy Jam, recorded live from 12th Street in Kansas City, where Basie tickled the ivories and Big Joe Turner shouted the blues. Each week we celebrate the birthday of a jazz or blues great with topical sketch comedy, improvs and some great live music. This week we celebrate the birthday of Dave Lambert (Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross) with our specials guests Kathleen Holeman, Brian Hicks, and Rich Hill.

Night Lights with David Brent Johnson
Friday at midnight & saturday at 2 pm

Night Lights is a weekly hour-long program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on classic jazz from 1945-1990. Visit the online archives and the producer's jazz blog at: http://nightights.blogs.wfiu.org. This week (June 22): The Jade Bass: Scott LaFaro. Lafaro was a driven and disciplined innovator who changed the role of the bass in jazz, and who stepped into jazz legend with a single day of recordings made with pianist Bill Evans, just ten days before his death at the age of 25. What's also amazing, though, is how much playing and recording LaFaro packed into his brief career. Bassist and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music faculty member Jeremy Allen joins Night Lights as we take a look at the life and music of Scott LaFaro.

The Jazz Scene with Jake Longwell
Saturday AT 5 AM & noon

Produced by Jake Longwell, The Jazz Scene is a weekly hour-long program that features the best in traditional and contemporary jazz music from the 1920s through the present.

Jazz Progressions with Jake Longwell
Saturday AT 4 am & noon

Also produced by Jake Longwell, Jazz Progressions is a radio show designed for the more adventurous jazz fan. Every week, Jazz Progressions features some of the best in jazz/rock fusion, avant-gard, free jazz, acid jazz, and jazz-influenced electronica.

Jazz Perspectives with Reese Erlich
Saturday AT 8 am & sunday at noon

Reese Erlich's Jazz Perspectives is a series of interviews with, and music of, the great jazz artists of the day. An all- new series of interviews just produced. All of the interviews can be heard at www.jazzcorner.com/innerviews.

Upcoming featured artists:

Luciana Sousa - June 22/23

 

Jazz Inspired with Judy Carmichael
Saturday AT 1 am & 11 am

Read Jazz Inspired's mission statement here or find out more about the program here. 

This week (June 22) George Gee

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli
Saturday AT 1 AM & 6 PM/ Sunday at 10 PM

Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli is focused exclusively on playing American standards recorded by a growing number of new performers - like Diana Krall, Peter Cincotti, Michael Buble, Norah Jones - along with the "greats" who have influenced them.Read a review of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey.

Features & Entertainment

The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean
Saturday AT 7 aM

Tune into The Vinyl Cafe to hear the misadventures of Dave, owner of the Vinyl Cafe – the world’s smallest record store where the motto is “We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small.” The show features Dave and his wife, Morley, their two children Sam and Stephanie and assorted friends and neighbors. The program is hosted by Stuart McLean, Canada’s answer to Garrison Keillor. In addition to stories The Vinyl Cafe also features music--both live and recorded. We travel across the country searching for new, undiscovered musicians and visiting with old friends. Host Stuart McLean is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist and humorist, in addition to being the host of CBC Radio's The Vinyl Cafe. Since 1998 Stuart has taken the show on the road, performing in large and small towns across Canada from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Whitehorse in the Yukon. The Vinyl Cafe is one of CBC Radio's most popular radio programs. More than 750, 000 North Americans listen to The Vinyl Cafe every weekend.

This week (June 22): Host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Jim Bryson sing several of Stuart's favorite songs, and Stuart tells the story about Dave's childhood dog, Scout.

Jim Hightower Common Sense Commentary
Monday-FridaY AT 8 aM & 6 pM