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Welcome to the WWOZ Show Host Blog! This is where our beloved deejays sound off on pretty much anything they want.

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Bill & Julie's Annual Frightening Holiday Music Experience

Authored by: Bill DeTurk [Show Host]

Submitted: Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:29pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Friday, December 21, 2012 - 11:00am - 2:00pm

Beware my friends, only a couple days until Bill & Juilie's Annual Frightening Holiday Music Experience. This Friday the 21st, 11 - 2. And you thought the world was ending before...

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Ya Better Watch Out

Authored by: Sally Young [Show Host]

Submitted: Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:24pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 9:00am - 11:00am

Tune in Thursday, December 2oth, 9- 11AM New Orleans time (5 days before Christmas!) for a little lagniappe:

The 2012 Christmas Edition of Sally Young's Traditional Jazz Show. Two hours of, you guessed it, holiday music, featuring songs not often heard at the mall.

She's makin' a list, & checkin' it twice...

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Release Party for Awesome New Orleans Book Tonight!

Authored by: Mark LaMaire [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 12/18/2012 - 2:38pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

"New Orleans by New Orleans" is a new book compiling non-fiction, fiction and original artwork by over 100 contributors from all ages and walks of life in the New Orleans community. There will be a release party for the book tonight (Tuesday, December 18) at the Jefferson Parish Public Library at 4747 W. Napolean Ave.

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The Annual James Booker show

Authored by: David Kunian [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 12/18/2012 - 12:55pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 10:00pm - Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 12:00am

It is that glorious time of year again when we'll celebrate the life, music, and mystique of the Ivory Emperor, the Black Chopin, the Bayou Maharajah, the Black Liberace, Mr.

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Cajun/Zydeco Music in the Movies

Authored by: Father Ron [Show Host]

Submitted: Wed, 12/12/2012 - 4:29pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Archived Podcast of "(Un)Locking D.C. Go-Go" with Thomas Sayers Ellis on the Soul Power Show with Soul Sister, Dec. 1, 2012

Authored by: Soul Sister [Show Host]

Submitted: Thu, 12/06/2012 - 6:02pm

Tag(s): Reflections and rants and Show host blog

TSE Melanated Writers Collective DJ Soul Sister Thomas Sayers Ellis

Did you miss "(Un)Locking D.C. Go-Go" with Thomas Sayers Ellis on my Soul Power Show on Saturday, December 1, 2012? No worries; we recorded it! The show is now archived as a podcast here thanks to show host "Alski." Enjoy!

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(Un)Locking D.C. Go-Go with Thomas Sayers Ellis on the Soul Power Show, Dec. 1

Authored by: Soul Sister [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 11/20/2012 - 5:59am

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

On Saturday, December 1, you won't want to miss a very special edition of the Soul Power show (8:00-10:00 p.m.) featuring my guest co-host Thomas Sayers Ellis, who will give you the real deal about the D.C. go-go sound that I love so much and have shared with you for years.

Saturday Midnight - Listener Letters

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa [Show Host]

Submitted: Sun, 11/18/2012 - 12:23pm

Tag(s): Show host blog

Woman with painted on top in shopping cart being pushed by Binge Styles

Who listens to my Saturday midnight radio show that originates from the French Quarter?

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New Orleans Fringe Festival takes to stages across the city this week

Authored by: Carrie [Show Host]

Submitted: Sun, 11/11/2012 - 4:33pm

Tag(s): Live event and Show host blog

The 5th Annual New Orleans Fringe Festival hits stages across the city this week with its special and unusual theatrical features. Fringe Fest is where one can catch some of the most innovative and creative theater being performed anywhere in the country today.

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