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Meet Our DJ’s

Derrick Lucas DJ Derrick is host of The Spectrum on Jazz90.1 every Sunday night from 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. and weekday mornings…
Mike Velazquez DJ
Phil Dodd DJ Phil has been a volunteer music host on Jazz 90.1 since 1995. He can be heard from 1 to 4…
Tom Christian DJ Tom is a retired Kodaker (Who isn’t?). He has been a member and a fan of JAZZ 90.1 for a…
Mike Whittemore DJ Mike Whittemore received a table top radio for his fifth birthday from his Grandma, and never looked back. After graduating…
Rob Linton DJ, Station Manager Rob Linton joined the Jazz90.1 family in November of 2004 as Station Manager. Since then, his goal has been to…
Lynda Wildman DJ In the summer of 2007 she walked through the doors of Jazz90.1 to volunteer.  With no previous broadcasting experience, relying…
Josh Nichols Josh Nichols (Jazz90.1 Metorologist) Host From the early age of 5, Josh has turned his head to the heavens in awe of all things meteorological.…
Ed Smith (Jazz90.1 Traffic Reporter) Host Ed Smith grew up on forty acres of woods in the middle of nowhere! He graduated from SUNY Oswego with…
Billy Henry (StarDate Host) Host Billy Henry, a voice talent, musician, composer, and college lecturer in Austin, will become the third narrator of the StarDate…
Paul Clark DJ Paul Clark is thrilled to be back at Member Supported Jazz90.1. Back for a  3rd or 4th stint since 1989.…
Dan Gross DJ You can hear Dan Gross every Monday on Jazz90.1 from 6pm-8pm. Every week since 2015, he presents a new “theme,”…
Cory Halloran DJ Cory’s passion for jazz started at a young age.  Introduced to the genre by his dad, Cory grew a fondness…
Dave Koz Host Hear The Dave Koz Radio Show every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on Jazz90.1 FM, and every Sunday from 3-5 p.m.…
Rick Petrie Rick Petrie DJ Rick Petrie has hosted adventurous radio programs in Rochester since 1988, including “Nothing Is” and “Live China” on WITR, and…
Jon Greenbaum DJ Like many teenagers of his generation, Jon Greenbaum was introduced to jazz via Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck. In college…
Jake Longwell Jake Longwell DJ Jake Longwell is the host of Jazz Progressions on Jazz90.1 every Tuesday night at midnight. He has always had a…
Scott Ferris DJ Raised in Rochester, Scott is an R.I.T. alumni and has been working in the Information Technology field at various health…
Herb Smith – Jazz@Eastman – Past, Present & Future Host Jazz@Eastman – Past, Present and Future is a weekly radio series featuring Eastman School of Music jazz performances through the…
Ian Shaw Ian Shaw Host Award-winning jazz singer Ian Shaw is also an accomplished radio presenter. Ian has been hosting The Ronnie Scott’s Radio Show…
Rankin Shaver DJ Rankin Shaver returned to the Rochester area after spending over 30 years in Phoenix, Arizona. There, he owned and operated…
Art Good DJ JazzTrax Creator/ Producer Art Good 1st began working with what became the hugely popular Smooth Jazz Genre when he put…
Steve Pearl DJ Steve has been a Jazz aficionado and Jazz “fanatic” for almost 50 years. His first jazz album was Oliver Nelson’s…
Nate Jones DJ A life of following his passions (for the environment, art, and music) lead Nate to be a DJ in 2021.…
Jeff Bressler Host Jeff Bressler was an avid listener as a youth to the William B. Williams version of the Make Believe Ballroom…
Alan Colletta and Sally Poole DJ Al and Sally, aka Ally, became substitute hosts for daytime in 2018.  Being novices in the jazz world, their goal…
Charles Benoit DJ Charles bought his first ska album in 1979 and hasn’t looked back since. While he started with the British Two…
Andy Heinze Andy Heinze DJ “Monk’s Mood”, “Moody’s Mood for Love”,” In the Mood”….and since 1989 ”Andy’s Mood” on Rochester’s Jazz 90.1, has been a…
Lise Avery – Host of Anything Goes!! Host LISE AVERY is a singer, radio personality and actress.  Ms. Avery has performed in nightclubs, musicals and cabarets throughout the NY…
Matt Taylor Host Singer, musician, guitarist and radio host Matt Taylor from Long Island, New York was born on August 13, 1995. As…
Allen Kepler DJ SMOOTH WEEKEND™ features the newest of the new releases in Smooth Jazz. The show was created in 2007 by host…
Jimmy Sturr DJ At the time that rock was reaching its crescendo, and in the era when Country was dazzling the nation, a…
Al Meilutis Al Meilutis DJ Al Meilutis has always been involved in the community and it was no surprise when he joined forces with Ray…
Nick Francesco Nick Francesco Host Nick has been in the microcomputer industry since 1975. He’s done extensive training, including adjunct teaching at various colleges, and…
Dave Enright Dave Enright Host Years ago, while still at Eastman Kodak, I was viciously attacked by a relatively new bug  – a large…
Tom Pethic Tom Pethic DJ Since 1982, Tom Pethic has been a part of the Rochester jazz scene.  Here’s the story of how Tom discovered…
Max Wheeler DJ
Kyle Jameson Host Kyle Jameson is host of The Breeze every Saturday night from 11 pm – 2 am on Jazz90.1. Born and…
Hal Johnson Hal Johnson DJ Hal Johnson has been with Jazz 90.1 since 2006. Hal enjoys different types of Jazz, but especially loves when listeners…
Tokeya Graham Host TOKEYA C. GRAHAM is the host of “Soulstainable Living” heard every Sunday morning from 8-9 a.m. on Jazz90.1, as well…
Matt White DJ After over 30 years in the security industry, Matt retired. During his time chatting on two-way radios – Matt was…
Rev. Julius D. Jackson, Jr. DJ Rev. Jackson is a well-known pastor within the Rochester community with over a decade of experience in ministry. Before coming…
Dick Robinson Dick Robinson Host Dick Robinson – an icon of harmony and rhythm in charity, TV, radio and business circles – redefines the relationship…
Otto Bruno DJ Otto Bruno has been the host of The Sunday Music Festa since the start of the millennium. He graduated from…
Dawn Kellogg DJ Dawn Kellogg has been in love with musical theatre for as long as she can remember. She graduated from SUNY…
Jeff Harris Jeff Harris DJ Jeff Harris launched Big Road Blues in the summer of 2007 which can be heard every Sunday from 5pm to…
Dave Tomaselli DJ Dave, a lifelong fanatic of music and radio fell in love with jazz several years ago when his daughter became…
Chuck Ingersoll DJ As a not-quite-small child growing up near Buffalo, NY, Chuck Ingersoll listened to his transistor radio under the pillow and…
David Basse DJ A jazz drummer and vocalist since the 1970s, David Basse has been at the forefront of the music scene in…
Cool Jazz Countdown Host Cool Jazz Countdown is a Nationally Syndicated Program (since 2008) and can be heard weekly in ten markets across the…
Melinda Myers Host Nationally known gardening expert, TV host and author Melinda Myers has 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over…
Riley Smith DJ Riley is a senior at Greece Olympia School, and he plans to attend St. Bonaventure University next year. Riley has…
Brian King DJ Brian has been involved in the Rochester music scene as a drummer for over 40 years as a musician, live…
Jimmie Highsmith, Jr. DJ Jimmie, or as friends call him Tjari, was born September 18, 1967 in “Flower City” Rochester NY. Critically acclaimed, Grammy…
Joëlle VanBuren (Retired) DJ Joëlle is a graduate of Purdue University with a concentration in French. She has also studied Spanish, German and Russian…
Jim McGrath Jim McGrath (Retired) DJ Born and raised in Rochester, Jim started listening to music in the 50’s coming to jazz in high school due…
Kim Corcoran (In Memoriam) DJ July 27, 2024 We are heartbroken to announce that Jazz90.1 DJ Kim Corcoran has died. She was 69 years old.…
Ray Serafin Ray Serafin (In Memoriam) DJ Ray Serafin died on May 3, 2023 at 81 years old after a brief illness. Ray “grew up with the…
Paul Conley Paul Conley (In Memoriam) DJ In Memoriam – 1945-2021 On December 1, 2021, Jazz90.1 learned of the passing of Monday morning DJ Paul Conley, after…
Jack Mindy (In Memoriam) DJ Longtime radio host Jack Mindy has passed away at the age of 79 in his home near Rochester, NY. Jack…

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