--Written by Maryse Déjean   “Gentle” Duane Williams, WWOZ’s Sunday night host of What’s New, 10p-12a, grew up in New Orleans at a time when the station wasn't that much older than he was. He remembers thinking that “… You didn't really need a radio…” since music was alre... Read more

Here's the second line parade schedule for 2025-26! New Orleans is less than three weeks away from the first second line parade of the season when Valley of Silent Men kick it off on Sunday, August 24! Follow along as the season progresses at Takin' It To The Streets, WWOZ'... Read more

It was a fantastic weekend celebrating Louis Armstrong at the 2025 Satchmo SummerFest, held in and around the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Our photo team was there to capture the scene, and WWOZ welcomed three of this year's performers to our studio in the week leading up to th... Read more

Kyle Roussel joined Dr. Al Colón on Jazz From Jax on July 16, 2025 to perform three songs (Dr. John's 'Dorothy,' James Booker's 'A Taste of Honey,' and Allen Toussaint's 'Southern Nights'), talk about how he got started on his music career in New Orleans, getting hired by S... Read more

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Beat the heat with Little Queenie tonight (Monday, July 28)! As New Orleans swelters, WWOZ is keeping you cool, with a rare Jazz Fest 2006 set by Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris, presented by Michael Dominici at 7pm CT. Listen live at 90.7 FM locally or from anywhere at wwoz.... Read more

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The Press Club of New Orleans' 67th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards took place this evening and WWOZ had an excellent night, winning four first place awards and several other honors! First Place General Excellence in Radio WWOZ Staff and Volunteers First Place Best ... Read more