After 50 years, Jack Mindy retires from the talking side

July 1, 2009 - Meaghan M. McDermott • Staff writer •  Democrat & Chronicle - After a five-decade career, radio man Jack Mindy is hanging up his headphones. Mindy, 66, has spent the past eight years manning the mike at Greece’s Jazz 90.1, also known as WGMC-FM (90.1), but his career started in high school. “There was this little radio station in Fredonia looking for high school kids to do a radio show,” said Mindy, a native of Buffalo. “So I sent in a post card and that was it. I started playing disc jockey.” (more…)

Former Jazz90.1 station manager and disc jockey Eric Gruner has been named the new afternoon drive host beginning July 7. Eric managed and worked for Jazz90.1 for many years, and was responsible for the initial effort to increase the station’s broadcast power in 2004. Eric has worked for other stations such as Jazz FM 91 in Toronto, WLGZ and Metro Traffic. “We are extremely happy to have Eric back at Jazz90.1″ said Rob Linton, station manager of Jazz90.1. Hear Eric Gruner each weekday from 3-6 p.m. beginning July 7. You can e-mail Eric at eric@jazz901.org.

You can be a Jazz90.1 “cool cat” with this great new, limited edition t-shirt! Maybe you saw Jazz90.1 staff wearing them during the recent Rochester Int’l Jazz Festival - now you can get your own today. For a limited time, purchase a “cool cat” t-shirt for only $18.00 by clicking here! The pre-shrunk white t-shirt has the Jazz90.1 logo in black on the left breast, and the full color “cool cat” logo on the back. Proceeds from shirt sales benefit Jazz90.1. While you’re in the online store, check out our other cool products like the Jazz90.1 baseball cap, polo shirts, t-shirts, berets, fleece and more!

Would you like to perform your music live on the radio? If you are a local musician, and your group plays straight ahead jazz, apply to be a part of the Jazz90.1 Live Studio Concert Series! The series, now in its fourth season features local jazz musicians during a monthly one hour, live on air concert. If you are interested in applying, please send the following via USPS mail: A CD demo of your groups work (No Mp3’s via e-mail accepted); brief bio of you and/or your group; Desired set list for concert; Available dates (Wednesday evenings between September - May); Website address (if applicable) and contact information including e-mail address.
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The great thing about Jazz90.1 is that it’s YOUR station. We’re a community jazz station, supported by thousands of members from Rochester and elsewhere who believe in jazz, and who believe that it should occupy a place of honor on the airwaves. Are you one of those people? Then support Jazz90.1! Click here for more information on becoming a member. If you’d like to become a Jazz90.1 underwriter, call (585) 966-2660.

Jazz90.1 is also an important outlet for music and voices that don’t make it onto commercial radio. Our longest-running show is Polka Bandstand. We also feature the Lithuanian-language program Dainos Aidas; The German Radio Program; and Esencia Latina, a four-hour program of Latin music (broadcast in Spanish). You don’t need a plane ticket and passport to expand your horizons…all you need is a radio or computer tuned to Jazz90.1. (Check out our program schedule for more information.)

At Jazz90.1, we believe that jazz is a living music. That’s why half our broadcast hours are focused on current artists who are committed to moving the music forward. Jazz90.1 plays more new music than any radio station in the U.S. On the flip side, we also play a heaping portion of the classics, names like Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, and many more. When you listen to Jazz90.1, you get the best new jazz, and the best jazz of all time.

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