Dear Listener, On December 4th, WWOZ celebrated its 28th birthday! Times being what they are, we found ourselves in the midst of a three-day, on-air Holiday Brass Pass Blitz. One of my favorite magic moments of the Blitz was hearing bluesman J. Monque'D on Missy Bowen's... Read more

Dear Listener, We were having such a good time, too! 'OZ was just broadcasting away from Denver with four straight nights of live music. We were supposed to go straight to the Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day Weekend, and then straight to Minneapolis for the Friends o... Read more

Dear Listener, Just like the rest of New Orleans, WWOZ is getting out of town during the dog days of August. First, we'll be airing a private party of 3,000 revelers kicking off the Democratic National Convention from the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on Sunday night, Aug... Read more

Dear Listener,  Sometimes we wish we were so well-funded that WWOZ could be a television station. This coming November 28 is such a time — 16 tuba-istas will be out on the streets, second-lining their homage to New Orleans' own Anthony "Tuba Fats" Lacen, who passed in 200... Read more

Dear Listener, It's mid-summer and the station finds itself a-bustle with growth. We're bombarded by a bevy of engineers, volunteers and constructioneers building out offices and production areas at 'OZ central. This is a physical testimony to our new, long-term lease at ... Read more

Dear Listener, We used to have a calendar, but now we use a map. A cycle that now turns furiously faster and further than ever on the wheels of our two mobile broadcast trucks — whirling non-stop from the Bayou Boogaloo to the Telluride Jazz Celebration, from the Creole T... Read more

A Letter from WWOZ General Manager David Freedman Spring has sprung in the Crescent City, and our Spring on-air membership drive begins Monday morning! You can help us get a head start on our goal by making your pledge now. Everyone who pledges by March 18 will receive a co... Read more

Dear Guardian of the Groove, Summertime and the living is easy. I hope this 'OZone finds you creating a memorable Summer of 2007 and letting WWOZ provide the soundtrack. Things are busy at the station, in spite of the rising temperatures and humidity! Included in this ... Read more

Dear Guardian of the Groove, We've been busy here at 'OZ since last I wrote to you! Thanks to you and your fellow Guardians of the Groove, we completed another very successful Spring fund drive. Once again, you and your fellow listeners heeded the call and provided the r... Read more