It was 1987, when I got my first driver's license, that I realized WWOZ was my city’s radio station and how special it was. I’d get in the car after my dad had been driving, and he always had it tuned to 90.7 FM. ALWAYS. There was no other station where he could listen to t... Read more

Here at 'OZ you meet all kinds of people, from all walks of life. You learn to listen, because everyone is going through the same kind of things you are.  I started volunteering here 11 years ago when my kids left me with an empty nest. Transitioning from a stressful caree... Read more

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When I sit at the sound board during my Tuesday morning show I think fondly of the first time I heard WWOZ. I was visiting a friend back in 1983 for Mardi Gras. I was amazed to hear early jazz and Mardi Gras classics being played. I asked her “What is this?!?!?!?!” I was in... Read more

It is so many things - The sound of the hallway, the radio waves wafting through. The bustle of the day’s melody as on-air rhythms touch the rhythms of accounting, organizing, planning and listening. Sometimes, a quiet sound at night when the offices have gone dark, waiting... Read more

In these days of media consolidation, if only one place in the world were to be left with a unique, homegrown, locally-focused radio station, it should be New Orleans. There’s no other place in America where so many people can name dozens of local bands and musicians. I kn... Read more

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I love my city! Born and raised here in New Orleans. Been here all my life. I’m actually just a few months older than 'OZ. We are both 1980 babies! Gotta Love It! I got involved as a volunteer a few years ago but have listened for many more. Love DJ Action Jackson on Frida... Read more