WWOZ Board of Directors General Manager’s Report Wednesday, May 13, 2015
1. 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. WWOZ provided full broadcast and website coverage of the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. WWOZ provided live feeds to 18 community radio stations across North America, including KOOP (Austin), KPOV (Bend, OR), KRVS (Lafayette, LA), WUSM (Hattiesburg), and WDCB (Chicago). WWOZ staff and more than 100 volunteers carried out WWOZ’s multiple Jazz Fest activities at the Fairgrounds, including the live broadcast, national syndication and simulcast broadcasts, WWOZ Brass Pass distribution, the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, and WWOZ Mango Freeze sales.
Live Broadcast Krewe: The WWOZ live broadcast team for Jazz Fest 2015 consisted of Program Director Dwayne Breashears, Music Director Scott Borne, Artist Liaison Dee Lindsey, Assistant to the Program Director Russell Shelton, Jerry Lenaz, George Ingmire, Linda Santi, Olivia Greene, Murf Reeves, Noel Waggener, Peggy Lou, Leslie Cooper, Sondra Bibb, David Kunian, Mad Dog, Nita Ketner, Sam Cammarata, Dale Gunnoe, Jennifer Brady, Dean Ellis, A.J. Rodrigue, Valerie Kacprzak, Rockin’ Ron Philips, Funky T, Pearl Ricks, Al Lasky, Missy Bowen, Bob Rodrigue, Suzanne Corley, Andrew Grafe, Stuart Raper, Melissa Weber, Charlie Burchell, Luis Williams, and Dave Dauterive.
Performing Artists: Full-length performances by the following artists were featured in the 2015 WWOZ Jazz Fest live broadcast and simulcast schedule: Maurice Brown, Kenny Neal, Snarky Puppy, The Wee Trio, The Joe Krown Trio, Vieux Farka Touré, Cassandra Wilson, Bruce Daigrepont, The Young Pinstripe Brass Band, Dr. Michael White, Beausoleil with Charles Neville, Jo-el Sonnier, Steve Conn, Don Vappie, Trumpet Mafia, Pat Casey & New Sound, Free Agents Brass Band, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Monty Alexander Harlem Kingston Express, Colin Lake, Reverend John Wilkins, Christian Scott, Jarekus Singleton, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Original Pinettes Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Courtney Bryant, Khari Allen Lee & Gregory Ajid, Topsy Chapman, Jason Marsalis, Kid Chocolate’s Onward Brass Band, and Kermit Ruffins.
Engineering Krewe: The engineering team for Jazz Fest 2015 consisted of WWOZ Chief Engineer Damond Jacob, Robert Carroll, Lu Rojas, Khalid Hafiz, Brendan Roberts, Susan Jacob, Jenni Lawson, and Joe Stolarick.
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1. 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (cont).
Volunteer Krewe: Led by Volunteer Coordinator Maryse Déjean, Patti Averbuck, and Deidra Johnson, dozens of WWOZ volunteers manned the WWOZ Hospitality Tent at Jazz Fest 2015, namely, Al Colon, Andrea Foreman, Ayanna Toney, Danny Albert, David Averbuck, Father Ron Clingenpeel, Grace Perrine, Hilary Albins, Julie Richelson, April Leigh, Arlene Hines, Bonnie Cochran, Bruce Dear, Carey McGovern, Cathie Ruggiero, Chris Antonucci, Chris Wells, Chris Williams, Dick Cole, Elaine Boos, J.W. Tatum Jr., Jana Adams, Jeannette Albert, Jeannie Adams, Joanne Cole, Joseph Plummer, Juli Sholar, Julie Jenkins, Karen Scott, Kelley Crawford, Leslie Cooper, Louis Holmes, Maria Lovejoy, Mark Erickson, Mary Anne Biscoff, Mikayla Braun, Mike Morgan, Nancy Wells, Norma Jean Macon, Pamela Colbert, Richard Colbert, Sarah Holtz, Shawn Mayeux, Sissy Wiggin, Stacey Morigeau, Tommy Boehm, Tony Burwinkel, Yordanka Kolvala, and Yvonne Eres-Nuss. Under the direction of David Ankers, ten volunteer photographers provided content for WWOZ.org and WWOZ’s social media: Bill Sasser, Charlie Steiner, Eli Mergel, Jennifer Brady, Keith Hill, Kichea S. Burt, Leona Strassberg Steiner, Leon Morris, Marc PoKempner, and Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.
2. 27th Annual WWOZ Piano Night. WWOZ held its annual Piano Night fundraiser at the House of Blues New Orleans on April 27, 2015, with performances by the Robert Glasper Experiment, Joey Alexander, Jorge Luis Pacheco, Marcia Ball, Ike Stubblefield, Nigel Hall, Brian Coogan, Joe Krown, Meghan Swartz, David Torkanowsky, and Kyle Roussel. The evening featured a special performance and award presentation in honor of New Orleans pianist Henry Butler. For the occasion, The Rodrigue Foundation both allowed WWOZ the use of the “Blue Dog Piano,” a 100 year-old Steinway & Sons piano used as a canvas by the late local painter George Rodrigue, and donated a “Blue Dog” print entitled Take Five for a live raffle to benefit WWOZ. Take Five was signed by a several New Orleans musicians as they passed through the WWOZ studio, including Bill Summers, Stanton Moore, Christian Scott, Branford Marsalis, Leroy Jones, George Porter Jr., Deacon John, and Kermit Ruffins. Artist Scramble Campbell also created a painting live on the floor of the main House of Blues stage during the evening, which was raffled to benefit WWOZ. The many WWOZ volunteers who made the 27th Piano Night possible were: Murf Reeves, Andrea Foreman, April Leigh, Bob Larsen, Bonnie Cochran, Brooke Paulus, Chelsea Franks, Christine McBride, Chris Wells, David Averbuck, David “DJ” Johnson, Dawne Massey, Dennis Raymond, Dick Cole, Eatherjean Reynolds, Evelyn Raymond, Father Ron Clingenpeel, Gaynell Dumas, J. Adams, Jeannie Adams, Jennifer Brady, Joanne Cole, Joe Stevenson, Julie Jenkins, Keith Johnson, Laura Hibbitts, Linda Moskopf, Linda Santi, Lily Wasserman, Maiadah Bader, Maite Vail, Mary Lambert, Mike Morgan, Patti Averbuck, Paul Dillela, Rick Wilkof, Robert Swain, Sally Young, Steve Donahue, Suzanne Corley, Tyler Hayes, Veronica Cromwell, Wendell Wainwright, and Yvette Hough. Catering for Piano Night was donated to WWOZ by Angeline, Bayona, Carmo, Commander's Palace, Continental Provisions, Dick & Jenny's, Emeril's, MoPho, Old New Orleans Rum, Redemption, and SoBou. Page 2 of 11
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3. Membership. As of March 31, 2015, WWOZ has received $1,602,699 in donations for FY 2015, a 19% increase over revenue the previous year for the same period (September 2013-March 2014), during which WWOZ members donated $1,345,962. During the current reporting period, 6,525 individual members donated to WWOZ: 1,967 sustaining members gave $123,919 (8% of all revenue) and approximately 3,340 out-of-state members gave $705,187 (44% of all revenue). During the same period of 2014, 1,711 sustaining members contributed $93,000 (7% of all revenue), and 3,198 out- of-state members contributed $605,683 (45% of all revenue). In the month of March 2015 alone (including the WWOZ membership drive), WWOZ received $628,949 in donations, a 64% increase over donations received in March 2014. WWOZ sold 3,500 Brass Passes to the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – its entire inventory.
4. Underwriting. As of March 31, 2015, WWOZ has earned $210,778 in underwriting and sponsorship revenue for FY 2015, an increase of 56% over the same period last year (September 2013-March 2014). In March 2015 alone, underwriting and sponsorship revenue totaled $16,250, compared to revenue of $16,019 in March 2014. Underwriting signed eight new agreements in April 2015: the New Orleans Arts District, LiveNation, The Joy Theater, the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, the New Orleans Ballet Association, the Gay Krewe of Krewes, The Boom Boom Room Presents, and Bayou Paddle Sports.
5. WWOZ Mango Freeze at Jazz Fest. During the seven days of Jazz Fest 2015, the two WWOZ Mango Freeze booths grossed $121,836, a decrease of 6% over Jazz Fest 2014.
6. Major Giving. As of March 31, 2015, WWOZ has received $120,214 in major donations for FY 2015, an increase of 15% over the same period in FY 2014 (September 2013-March 2014). In March 2015 alone, Major Giving received $23,500, compared to the $10,439 received in March 2014. Major Giving was on hand to cultivate potential donors at Bob Edmundson’s and Kathleen Parke’s annual French Quarter Festival Bloody Mary Bar on Saturday, April 11, 2015, and at the 17th Annual Jazz & Heritage Gala on April 23, 2015.
7. Swamp Shop. As of March 31, 2015, total FY 2015 revenue for the WWOZ Swamp Shop was $45,825.80. For the month of March 2015, Swamp Shop brought in $4,143.80, a 51% increase over March 2014. The Swamp Shop retail location in the Louisiana Music Factory accounted for 80% of February 2014 sales.
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8. Outreach. WWOZ Outreach distributed all 3,500 WWOZ Brass Passes in the weeks prior to Jazz Fest 2015, and aimed to encourage Brass Pass holders to think of themselves as members of WWOZ, and not simply purchasers of a ticket package, by offering free gifts and enhanced customer service. The Outreach team met with members to distribute WWOZ Brass Passes at the Louisiana Music Factory, Whole Foods Market (Uptown and Metairie), Rouses Supermarket in the CBD, at WWOZ itself, and at the Fair Grounds during Jazz Fest, where we were able to enhance WWOZ branding this year, at both the WWOZ will call booth and the WWOZ Hospitality Tent.
9. New Media. During the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, we made extensive use of Spider by oneQube, a “social listening platform” that allowed the WWOZ New Media team to track WWOZ- and Jazz Fest-related Twitter activity in real time. The platform enabled WWOZ to respond to its Twitter followers and fans in a timely manner and to choose our shared content more intelligently, increasing our audience. WWOZ.org saw a significant increase in streaming activity during Jazz Fest 2015 compared to Jazz Fest 2014: WWOZ’s live audio stream was used by 99,756 unique listeners, an increase of 35% over 2014. WWOZ’s posts on its Facebook page saw a total of 781,503 impressions (the number of times our content was either displayed in a user’s news feed or ticker, or liked, commented upon or shared by a user), up from 638,799 impressions during Jazz Fest 2014. The WWOZ website featured a splash page promotion WWOZ Piano Night for the first time, during the first weekend of Jazz Fest 2015. The New Media team was able to post sessions from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s 2015 Sync Up Conference to the Foundation’s YouTube channel within 24 hours.
10. WWOZ Video. WWOZ Video and New Media provided a live-stream of sessions from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's 2015 Sync Up Conference, held at the George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center on April 24-25, 2015 and May 1-2, 2015. WWOZ Video also streamed the New Orleans Museum of Art’s International Jazz Day second line parade, led by trumpeter Terence Blanchard and Latin percussionist Poncho Sanchez, on April 30, 2015. The parade began on the steps of the museum and ended at the gates of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. WWOZ Video curated a special series of film screenings at Indywood Cinema to celebrate the first weekend of Jazz Fest and Jazz Fest performers: The Harder They Come (1972), directed by Perry Henzell; Monterey Pop (1968), directed by D.A. Pennebaker; and Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004), directed by Murray Lerner.
11. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Gala. WWOZ sponsored a table at the 17th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Gala on April 23, 2014 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel. General Manager David Freedman and Major Gifts Officer Lauren Del Rio attended the event, along with major donors to WWOZ.
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12. Crystal Gross. WWOZ Development Director Crystal Gross submitted her resignation as WWOZ's Development Director, effective Friday, May 8, 2015. Ms. Gross joined WWOZ in 2007, and her most notable contributions to WWOZ were in the areas of membership development and marketing. Among the many successful projects she championed were the WWOZ cookbook That Sounds Good!, the Cuttin’ Class series, the “Guardians of the Groove” marketing campaign and, most recently, WWOZ's celebration of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian Queens. She will be missed and we certainly wish her well in all her future endeavors. In order to assure continuity, WWOZ has hired Mark Laskowski, who brings 26 years of public broadcasting development experience, as an Interim Chief Development Officer.
13. In-Studio Performers and Guests.
April 1, 2015: John E. Glenn, Askia Bennett, Mark Samuels, M. Blaine Miller, Chris Lane, Cassandra Snyder, Helen Gillet April 2, 2015: Mark McGrain, Desmond Venable, Dan Sheridan, Kerry Brown, Lawrence Cotton, Jane Harvey Brown, Greg Schatz, Isabelle Jacopin, Papa Mali April 4, 2015: Tulio Murillo, Johnny Marcia April 5, 2015: Effie Michot, Georgia Rhody, Bryan Gowland April 7, 2015: Johnny Azari, Espen Just, Ole Lindgreen, Helen Gillet, Kelly Love Jones April 8, 2015: Marci Schramm, Lori Taylor, Amy Santos, Dave Ferrara, April 9, 2015: Johnny Azari, Eric Cotton, Danny Dugan, April 10, 2015: Cristina Perez, Doyle Cooper, Gentilly Mary & Linda Coleman, April 13, 2015: Sam Fruend, Mikayla Braun, Kevin Clifford April 14, 2015: Suzy Q, Elizabeth Carr, Alison Green, Robin Heindselman, Kevin Kiernan, David Leonard, Roselyn Lionheart, Eric Lindell, Monica McIntyre, Megan Holt, Clint Johnson, Sean Daniels, Jon Bove April 15, 2015: Dayna Kurtz, Anne Robicheaux, Evan Christopher, Quinn DeVeaux, Shane Sayers April 16, 2015: Jasmine Ratliff, Mark McGrain, Jamal Casby, Henry Alexander, Lisa Williford, Lindsay Barfield, Warren Baptiste, Mark McGrain, David Roe, Alex Massa, Jon Roniger April 20, 2015: Jasmine Ratliff, Fred Goodrich April 21, 2015: Eric Rodriguez, Sr., Keenan Clayton-Hall, Tom McDermott, Kris Tokarski, Nayo Jones, Arsene Delay, Brad Walker
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13. In-Studio Performers and Guests (cont).
April 22, 2014: Ray Lopez, Ginger Schweikert, Dan Stauffer, Brian “Voo” Davis, Mike Barker, Jenn Ocken, Conun Pappas, The Caesar Brothers April 23, 2015: Jason Strada, David Mintz, Patrice Fisher, Carlos Valladares, Klaus Lumma, Leroy & Katja Jones, Paul Sanchez, Lynn Drury, Shamarr Allen, Billy Iuso, Brint Anderson, Chris Rogers, Spencer Bohren, Kenny Brown, Leslie Smith, Evan Christopher April 27, 2015: Kelly Love Jones, Bryce Eastwood, Ben Buchbinder, Mike Verderosa, Dayna Kurtz April 28, 2015: Trent Ciolino, Leroy & Katja Jones, Michael Goldman, Arsene Delay, Alexandra Scott, Chris Mulé, Kim Carson, Colin Brown, Cary Hudson, Patrick Williams, Sasha Masakowski, Britt Mazurek, Brooke Paulus, Donna McGowan April 29, 2015: Monte Nevins, Georgi Petrov, Matthew Schreiber, Boyanna Trayanova, Lynn Drury, Matthew Moseley, Gregory Good, Charlie Wood
13. Live Remote Broadcasts.
Friday-Sunday, April 10-12, 2015:
French Quarter Festival – Esplanade in the Shade Stage Presented by French Quarter Festivals Inc. Various locations, New Orleans
Featuring the Idlewood String Foundation, Neisha Ruffins, John Mooney, Eric Lindell, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, Mississippi Rail Company, Ingrid Lucia, Guitar Slim, Jr., The Tin Men, Los Otros, The Bottom Up Blues Gang, Robin Barnes, Creole String Beans, Rory Danger & The Danger Danger, Astral Project.
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13. Live Remote Broadcasts (cont).
Friday-Sunday, April 24-26 and Thursday-Sunday, April 30-May 3, 2015:
2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation and Festival Productions Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans
Featuring Snarky Puppy, Maurice Brown, Kenny Neal, Wee Trio, Vieux Farka Touré, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Krown Trio, Young Pinstripe Brass Band, Otra, Bruce Daigrepont, Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton with Dr. Michael White, Trumpet Mafia, Free Agents Brass Band, Pat Casey & the New Sound, Cedric Watson, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Monty Alexander, Delfeayo Marsali, Christian Scott, Colin Lake, Reverend John Wilkins, Jarekus Singleton, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Courtney Bryan, Khari Allen Lee & Gregory Ajid, Topsy Chapman, Jason Marsalis, and Kermit Ruffins.
14. Press.
The New Orleans Advocate/theneworleansadvocate.com: “New Orleans Stages Calendar for May 14-20, 2015” Advocate Story, May 13, 2015
“BOUDIN — THE NEW ORLEANS MUSIC PROJECT”: 8 p.m. through Sunday, Ashé Power House Theater, 1731 Baronne St., New Orleans. Southern Rep Theater and WWOZ 90.7 FM present a mashup of local visual art, storytelling, live music and true stories from local people based on the query ‘How has New Orleans music saved your soul?’”
New Orleans Eater/nola.eater.com: “Where To Find Jazz Fest Food Now That Jazz Fest Is Over” Gwendolyn Knapp, May 6, 2015
“Rouses: The mango freeze is available year round at the Mid-City location and benefits WWOZ.”
NolaVie.com: “Summer in the City: Staying healthy and Jazz Festing” Summer Suleiman, April 30, 2015
“Along the way, I also learned that the WWOZ tent serves folks fresh fruit, which is certainly refreshing in New Orleans’ late Spring heat.”
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14. Press (cont).
The New Orleans Advocate/theneworleansadvocate.com: “Marcia Ball plans intimate club set before hitting stage at Fair Grounds” John Wirt, April 29, 2015
“Every year, [Marcia] Ball comes home to Louisiana to play a spring marathon of gigs. Her 2015 appearances include WWOZ-FM’s Piano Night, Friday night at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré and Saturday afternoon at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell. Ball has been a regular at the annual Piano Night, a benefit for community radio station WWOZ, since she became the first woman to perform at the event.”
YahooMusic.com: “Getting Our Funky Butts On at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest: Weekend 1” Tristram Lozaw, April 28, 2015
“Yes, the extra proceeds generated by the platinum touring acts go toward the support of local music and culture programs through the Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the great WWOZ-FM. But the growing inclusion of top-dollar, out-of-town headliners is no celebration of the New Orleans spirit.”
Gambit/BestOfNewOrleans.com: “3-Course Interview: Dale Koehl” Will Coviello, April 27, 2015
“For more than 20 years, Dale Koehl and his family have made the WWOZ Mango Freeze served at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival as a fundraiser for the community radio station. Koehl works in construction and real estate, and Mango Freeze is a seasonal avocation for him. WWOZ FM General Manager David Freedman estimates sales of the sorbet have raised more than half a million dollars for the station.”
NolaDefender.com: “Keys to the Cause: Piano Night Comes to HOB” April 27, 2015
“WWOZ is no stranger to the fundraiser. While the Mango Freeze reigns as the crowd favorite, locals also hold a special appreciation for Piano Night. The annual bash features more key masters than a locksmith shop. Today, Piano Night returns to the House of Blues (225 Decatur Street) at 7:00 p.m. This year, the event will honor Henry Butler. Butler is a local born piano legend once described by Dr. John as the ‘pride of New Orleans.’ Butler’s mentor was the great Alvin Batiste and while his sound is all his own, it is impossible to separate it from the storied keys tradition of SoLa.”
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14. Press (cont).
The New Orleans Advocate/theneworleansadvocate.com: “Food vendors, book tent look for drier Jazz Fest weather Sunday” John Wirt, April 26, 2015
“Dale Koehl, who operates WWOZ’s mango freeze booth in the long line of booths in the center of the Fair Grounds, said it’s been years since he’s seen it rain that hard at the festival. ‘It was on angle, blowing through our booth,’ Koehl said. ‘At that point you just shut down. There’s nothing much you can do. We go with volunteers, so basically I had to let all my volunteers go.’ The sudden temperature drop killed sales of mango freezes. ‘The food booths,’ Koehl said, ‘they all did really well, because as soon as the rain stopped people wanted to eat.’”
Esquire.com: “Out on the Weekend” Charles P. Pierce, April 24, 2015
“Weekly WWOZ Pick To Click: ‘Call Me Shine’ (The Paulin Brothers Jazz Band): Yeah, I pretty much still love New Orleans.”
The New Orleans Advocate/theneworleansadvocate.com: “Piano Night on Monday to benefit WWOZ” Advocate Staff Report, April 22, 2015
“Pianos will be making music, and money, for Piano Night 2015 on Monday. The keyboard collaboration is the flagship benefit for WWOZ 90.7FM and, over the past 27 years, has become a favorite event for piano lovers and fans of the radio station.”
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Mannie Fresh, Keith Urban, the legacy of Amede Ardoin and more on Jazz Fest's Heritage Stage, weekend one” Alison Fensterstock, April 21, 2015
“The prolific jazz bassist, composer and Berklee School of Music dropout James Singleton has worked with artists including Johnny Adams, Nat Adderly and the inimitable James Booker, not to mention a resume heavy with ongoing exploratory projects like the Illuminasti Trio, a duo with cellist Helen Gillet, Stanton Moore's trio, 3Now4 and the thirty-year trip to the improvisational spaceways Astral Project. His chat with WWOZ DJ and Tulane professor T.R. Johnson promises to be erudite, sharp and probably pretty funny.”
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14. Press (cont).
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “WWOZ's live location broadcasts will take Jazz Fest 2015 far and wide” Dave Walker, April 21, 2015
“WWOZ has presented live broadcasts of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell since 1993, first via the station's over-the-air signal at FM-90.7, and lately also by Internet stream at WWOZ.org. A network of stations like WDCB [Chicago] join the party by taking all or part of WWOZ's live feed for their own broadcast listeners. This year's list of simulcast carriers includes outlets in Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and California, as well as stations within easy driving distance of the Fair Grounds. ‘We're an hour and a half away,’ said Justin Martin, general manager of WUSM FM-88.5 in Hattiesburg, Miss. ‘A lot of our listeners end up going to the festival, but there are some that don't get to go at all. I feel like having that content available to them is super-important.’ As it is to WWOZ.”
Offbeat/offbeat.com: “WWOZ Piano Night 2015 to Honor Henry Butler” Offbeat Staff, April 20, 2015
“WWOZ is getting ready to host their 27th annual Piano Night at the House of Blues on Monday, April 27. The event will feature the internationally renowned Robert Glasper Experiment, the Internet sensation 12 year-old virtuoso Joey Alexander, Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco, Ike Stubblefield and Nigel Hall, as well as local acts by Brian Coogan, Joe Krown, Meghan Swartz, David Torkanowsky, and Kyle Roussel.”
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “George Ingmire, host of WWOZ's ‘New Orleans Calling:’ Aircheck NOLA No. 4 (podcast)” Dave Walker, April 13, 2015
“George Ingmire, host of WWOZ's music-cuisine-culture ‘New Orleans Calling’ magazine show, is the guest for Aircheck NOLA No. 4, a weekly podcast dedicated to interviews with New Orleans broadcasters. It can be streamed below or found on Soundcloud.com/nola-sound. An internationally syndicated hour heard on more than 50 stations, ‘New Orleans Calling’ airs at 7 a.m. Saturday on WWOZ FM-90.7….”
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14. Press (cont).
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: “Highlights of WWOZ's French Quarter Festival 2015 live broadcasts to be carried by France's TSF Jazz network” Dave Walker, April 9, 2015
“WWOZ FM-90.7's annual live broadcast of French Quarter Festival music performances commences at 11 a.m. Friday (April 10). This year, highlights of the coverage, which centers on the WWL Esplanade in the Shade Stage, will be carried by the Paris-based TSF Jazz radio network.”
“[WWOZ Program Director Dwayne] Breashears said TSF Jazz, which is carried in nearly a dozen cities throughout France, will edit WWOZ's three days of live broadcasts into two, two-hour programs to air on the network.”
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