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Baltimore’s Smooth Jazz WSMJ Flips to Alternative
May 23, 2008 – And they keep falling down! Another Smooth Jazz station has disappeared, this time Smooth Jazz WSMJ in Baltimore. |
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Is Radio Friendly to New Smooth Jazz Acts?
May 22, 2008 – Smooth Jazz radio has taken a few hits lately with so many owners flipping out of the format. Our own President John Beaudin recently said, ``some of this music is crap." More
Warren Hill Going for "La Dolce Vita"
May 21, 2008 - Everybody remembers the famous multiple Award-winning Italian movie "La Dolce Vita", shot by maestro Federico Fellini in 1960, featuring the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni. More. |
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The Clear Channel station started the transition by stunting this morning by playing Christmas Music and calling themselves Christmas 104.3. The first tune for the new format “Channel 104.3 was Linkin Park “Given Up” followed by 311 “Down.”
Earlier this week WSMJ PD Lori Lewis left the station issuing the following station, "WSMJ/BALTIMORE will always be special to me," she said. "It was my first ... PD job, that is! I moved to BALTIMORE on this weekend in 2002, and as fate would have it, on the same weekend six years later, I would be wrapping up my time in CHARM CITY and looking forward to something new."
WSMJ will change calls to WCHH effective MAY 29th at 12:10a. – by John Beaudin |
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Gerald Albright's Prepares Summer CD
May 21, 2008 - Great sax player Gerald Albright will be releasing shortly (June 24) his eleventh album and second one on the Peak Records label. Read more.
Young Sax Sensation Eric Darius Set to Release His New CD "Goin'All Out"
May 20, 2008 - Young sax talent Eric Darius is about to release his latest CD called "Goin'All Out" on June 24th. More |
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Smooth
Jazz Nominations from R&R Magazine
May
25, 2005 - They say that radio can sometimes be a thankless job but maybe "they"
are talking to the wrong people. Radio and
Records (R&R) magazine have announced nominations for the "Industry
Achievement Awards" and Smooth Jazz personalities and programmers were well
represented. Nominated for Program Director are KTWV's Paul Goldstein in Los Angeles; Bernie Kimble at WNWV in Cleveland, Blake Lawrence from WQCD in New York, Baltimore's Lori Lewis at WSMJ,
Chicago's Steve Stiles at WNUA and our friend Mike Vasquez from KIFM in San Diego. Some very well known names were mentioned in Radio Personality category
including Alexander Zonjic at WVMV in Detroit, Talaya, Dave Koz and Pat Prescott
at KTWV in L.A. R&R is hosting
their convention in Cleveland this year from June 23-25 and winners will be named
on the 24th. Check the complete Smooth Jazz list below. -
by John Beaudin
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Marcus Johnson Helping YMCA
May 19, 2008 - Keyboardist, Marcus Johnson is appealing to his fans for more support of his latest CD entitled "In Concert For A Cause", which raises fund for the YMCA. More
Marcus Miller Helps Corinne Bailey Rae
May 19, 2008 – There’s a new version of Deniece Williams’ “Free” on Smooth Jazz Radio and it’s by Marcus Miller featuring Corinne Bailey Rae. Miller says he was dumbfounded by Bailey when he first heard her on the radio. More. |
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Jazz Nominees for the Industry Achievement Awards (2005) |
Station
of the Year: Markets 1-25
- WSMJ/Baltimore
- WNUA/Chicago
- WNWV/Cleveland
- KTWV/Los
Angeles
- WQCD/New York
- KIFM/San Diego
Station
of the Year: Markets 26-100
- KAJZ/Albuquerque
- WJZA/Columbus
- KOAS/Las
Vegas
- WLOQ/Orlando
- KSSJ/Sacramento
- KBZN/Salt Lake City
Station
of the Year: Markets 101+
- WCJZ/Charlottesville,
VA
- WSBZ/Ft. Walton Beach, FL
- KSBR/Mission Viejo, CA
- KRVR/Modesto,
CA
- KJZS/Reno, NV
- KJZY/Santa
Rosa, CA
Program
Director
- Paul Goldstein, KTWV/Los
Angeles
- Bernie Kimble, WNWV/Cleveland
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Blake Lawrence, WQCD/New York
- Lori
Lewis, WSMJ/Baltimore
- Steve Stiles, WNUA/Chicago
- Mike
Vasquez, KIFM/San Diego |
Promotion
Executive
-
Suzanne Berg, Verve Music Group
- Bill Cason, Shanachie
- Ric Pepin, Compendia
-
Sue Schrader, Narada
- John Vernile, Columbia
Music
Director
- Kelly Cole, KIFM/San
Diego
- Mark Edwards, WSBZ/ Ft.
Walton Beach, FL
- Bernie Kimble, WNWV/Cleveland
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Blake Lawrence, WQCD/New York
- Dianna
Rose, KWJZ/Seattle
- Rob Singleton, KJZY/Santa Rosa, CA
Personality/Show
- Rick O'Dell, WNUA/Chicago
- Alexander Zonjic, WVMV/Detroit
- Dave Koz & Pat Prescott KTWV/Los
Angeles
- Talaya KTWV/Los Angeles
-
Deborah Rath, WQCD/New York
- Kelly
Cole, KIFM/San Diego
Label
of the Year
- Columbia
- Narada
- Rendezvous
- Shanachie
- Verve Music Group
- Warner Bros |
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