[Dixielandjazz] OKOM on the radio (was LOGAN WB Fest on NPR )

[david richoux]

It is very difficult to find OKOM on true "NPR" (National Public radio) 
stations - they all seem to be mostly dedicated to pledge drives, news, 
pledge drives, talk, national programs and pledge drives. (Prairie Home 
Companion is a rare OKOM exception.) Likewise, the Pacifica Network 
stations used to be a great place for hearing OKOM but they are now 
mostly just a more "leftist" NPR...

However, there are a lot of non-NPR non-commercial broadcast radio 
stations in the US that have the freedom and ability to play the kind 
of music we still want to hear. Some even have internet "broadcast" 
ability so you can listen from anywhere in the world! The station I 
have been part of since 1983 has been proud to offer all kinds of music 
to the San Francisco/San Jose Bay Area (and now the world.) Not all of 
it is what we on this list call OKOM but we do try to offer an 
alternative, eclectic mix of new and old music including Jazz, 
Bluegrass, Surf, Blues, Soundtracks, and many other speciality kinds of 
music. Our staff is of many different ages and backgrounds and we do 
manage to keep it going without monthly or weekly pledge drives!

You can find out more about us at www.kfjc.org and you can also find 
state by state links for many other independent non-commercial college 
radio stations at http://www.frontiernet.net/~ibs/Stations1.html

Dave Richoux The Jazz Parade 10AM - 12PM PDT Thursdays  KFJC 89.7FM Los 
Altos Hills CA  www.kfjc.org


On Sunday, Jun 8, 2003, at 14:31 US/Pacific, Charles Coleman wrote:

> Listmates:    Our local PBS network   (Internet address  
> www.xstarnet.com   )gave a lot of airplay to the Logan WB fest on 
> Charlie Carey's "Story of Jazz", featuring a couple titles by Kay Wade 
> as well as Ohio bands, Buffalo Ridge JB and Toll House JB who will be 
> playing the festival.    Carey's show is on every Sunday afternoon at 
> 4:00 pm edst for one hour and is dedicated to OKOM.    I think they 
> have archival audio if you want to check it out.   And speaking of 
> PBS, where else can you find OKOM on radio?     Let's support the NPR 
> stations that carry what we like!
>     Charlie (Support Live Jazz) Coleman
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