At this year’s 54th Grammy awards, there are a slew of Louisiana musicians nominated in several different categories. Tune in on February 12th at 7pm on CBS to see who takes home the trophy, but in the mean time, join us in congratulating the nominees here!

We're still living in boxes, but the engineers and contractors are hard at work connecting, hammering and gluing the station back together! Cheer them on as they keep making the magic happen and check out some of the photos below as we continue to see changes in the upcoming weeks!

Val Bergman, a longtime volunteer of WWOZ once said, “Some folks are just born to be in New Orleans!” This statement fits Juju and Jim Jozwiak to perfection. Juju and her husband Jim moved to the Crescent City from the Windy City (Chicago!) in the early part of 2010 after falling in love the music and culture of New Orleans from previous visits.

We hope you're enjoying all the great Carnival music that our 'OZ show hosts are playing as we get ready for the big day. Check out our Mardi Gras multimedia, the parade schedules and awesome photos for last year to get you in the mood for revelry!

Michael Hurtt believes you are never done with New Orleans. Although Hurtt has lived in Detroit since Hurricane Katrina and his guitarist J.D. Mark hangs his hat in Mississippi, they still manage to team up with New Orleans band members, steel and electric guitarist/banjo player Mitch Palmer and upright bass player John Trahey for regular tours and New Orleans dates. Next up, Carnival Time!