[Dixielandjazz] "The Big Broadcast" - OKOM on line

[Tom Belmessieri]

What a find!  Thanks.  We used to have a similar radio station in San 
Francisco in the 70's & 80's, KMPX at 106.9 FM, but it wasn't limited to one 
time slot per week, it was the whole day.  Too bad it's gone now.  At least 
we have Dave Richoux's program, but the signal isn't as strong.  It's nice 
to hear OKOM is still broadcast somewhere.  Maybe the trend will turn 
around.

Tom B.

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>From: Steve barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>To: DJML <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] "The Big Broadcast" - OKOM on line
>Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:07:25 -0400
>
>Forwarded to the DJML per Rich's request.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve
>
>
>From: Rich Conaty <conaty at wfuv.org>
>
>³The Big Broadcast² needs your help. I¹m writing to you, as well as a 
>number
>of other traditional jazz leaders and players, in the hope that you¹ll
>forward this note to people on your e-mail list. It¹s likely that many of
>them are unaware of the show and, with the internet stream and archives,
>anyone with a computer and decent connection can listen.
>
>I found out the other day that my archived shows are WFUV's most popular.
>That surprised me. And the most recent ratings show Sunday night about the
>only place the station has picked up listeners. Memberships are on the 
>rise,
>too. All that good news doesn't change the fact that "The Big Broadcast" is
>a big exception to WFUV's format, so I have to do that much better just to
>stay even. I'm hoping to get something written about the show before long,
>and I'm going to be offering my first "Big Broadcast" CD during our next
>Membership Drive.
>
>I started ³The Big Broadcast² in January 1973. Each Sunday (8-midnight) I
>play jazz and pop recordings from the 1920s and early 1930s. There are
>occasional excursions to the teens and ¹40s, as well as contemporary
>recordings, but the focus of the show has always been Bix, Louis, Bing, the
>Dorseys, plus English and US dance bands. The show is birthday-driven, and
>I¹ve had as many as seven songwriters, plus singers and instrumentalists, 
>on
>a single program. For October 23 it¹s Fanny Brice, Eddie Lang and the songs
>of Sam M. Lewis.
>
>Give ³The Big Broadcast² a listen some Sunday night, but be forewarned 
>we¹re
>fundraising on October 30 and November 6. If you¹re in the New York City
>area, you can listen at 90.7 FM. Otherwise, go to www.wfuv.org or
>www.bigbroadcast.com.
>
>Thanks.
>Rich Conaty
>
>
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