Jann began her radio career in the 1990s as a volunteer announcer at WCPE-FM, the classical station in Wake Forest, North Carolina. She joined Jazz 90.1 in March 2010as the station’s Thursday-evening host, and in December 2010 moved to the weekday morning show.

She is also a hockey fan, subscribes to The Wall Street Journal (but avoids the editorial pages) and still follows the fortunes of Nebraska Cornhusker football. Jann, who also volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House, lives in Fairport with her cats, Hank and Lyle.

Hear Jann weekday mornings from 7-9 a.m. on Member Supported Jazz90.1. You can e-mail her at jann@jazz901.org, or become her fan on Facebook!

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Eric Gruner began his involvement with WGMC (Jazz90.1) in 1982 volunteering part time on a weekend specialty show that featured new wave pop music.  When the opportunity to do the Monday through Friday early morning show arose he jumped at the chance. The format at the time was a mix of soft rock and contemporary jazz. He was already working part time at WCMF, a rock format radio station which gave him the chance to work with some legendary radio people including Trip Reeb, Dave Kane, Uncle Roger and Brother Wease. “I loved radio and couldn’t believe that my first paying on-air job was at the number one rated station in Rochester” he says.  Eric has also worked at WPXY (pop/top 40) WKLX (classic oldies) and WARM 101.3 where he hosted “Rochester’s Jazz Life” a weekend jazz show.  “I was working at three different radio stations in the same market” he said, adding that is usually frowned on in the radio industry. “At one time I was on the air at two radio stations at the same time – live on one station and pre-recorded on another” All the while Eric continued to be involved with WGMC (Jazz 90.1) and moved to host the Mid-day jazz program when he became the station music director. It was as music director that Eric redirected the station towards full time jazz and eliminated the soft rock. “I thought the station had an identity crisis, going from music by Seals and Crofts to David Sanborn to Genesis to Miles Davis.”  The popularity of the jazz format grew as Eric was promoted to station manager and “Jazz Radio in Rochester” was born. Eric left Jazz 90.1 to take a job in Toronto as program director at Canada’s full-time jazz station Jazz FM 91.  You can hear Eric weekdays from 9-11 a.m. on Jazz90.1. You can contact Eric by emailing eric@jazz901.org or click the link below to visit Eric’s Facebook page.

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It was suggested that my “DJ Bio” should be fun, so here goes. “After All“, I was a “Sophisticated Lady” but “I Got It Bad” when I went to a singles club stomp “Rockin’ In Rhythm” and met my “Day Dream” the “Wild Man“. “A Lull At Dawn” in the “Solitude” of the “Blue Skies“, I’m out in the yard with “Royal Garden Blues” salvia, “Mood Indigo” veronica and “Multicolored Blue” iris.  “All Too Soon” the “Vagabonds” appear, pull those weeds “One More Once“.The “Battle Royal“, Deer!  You won’t find any “Honeysuckle Rose“, pink “Flamingo” or “Passion Flower” only a “Creole Love Call” for landscape gardening. In my youth “I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart“.  Crossed paths with an incredible teacher.  “I Like The Sunrise” would never be the same again.  “Take The A Train” “Satin Doll” because you “Ain’t Misbehavin” until you “Linger Awhile” on the stage during the “Diminuendo & Crescendo in Blue” acting in the Theatre.

Come “Summertime” in a small “Corner Pocket” of Rochester follow your “Brown Suede” shoes to a smiling hat maker.  “When You’re Smiling, The Whole World Smiles With You“. But, “I’m Beginning To See The Light“, “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be“, “It Don’t Mean A Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing” so follow that “Day Dream“.  What!?  Voice-over on the radio? “Beale Street Blues“, “Basin Street Blues“, “Wabash Blues“, “C Jam Blues“, follow that “Caravan” to Jazz90.1.  “To Know You Is To Love You” or rather “To Know You” (the members of Jazz90.1) “Is To Love You“, “Day In Day Out“.

Hear Lynda each weekday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Jazz90.1. You can contact Lynda Wildman by e-mailing lynda@jazz901.org.

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Joëlle is a graduate of Purdue University with a concentration in French. She has also studied Spanish, German and Russian and would love to take a class in Portuguese, if she could find the time. Before radio, she was a social worker at the Monroe County Department of Social Services. She began her radio career after being rejected by WHAM for a part time News position. She was inspired by the News Director who took her aside and told her she had been HIS choice, but was voted down. From part time at WVOR to a full time gig in Erie, PA and a stop at WUSA in Tampa, Joëlle has played almost every kind of music, including stints at country stations. She found Jazz at first in Canandaigua and came home to Jazz at Jazz90.1, where she has been morning host for the past 15 years.

She loves Jazz, animals, and science fiction. She prefers daytime to night, summer to winter, and she really appreciates it when people take a second to put the two dots above the first ë in her name (alt 137). She drives everybody crazy insisting on correct pronunciation, writing little notes etc. Her biggest satisfaction at Jazz90.1 comes from knowing that the listeners care as deeply about the music as she does.

Hear Joëlle VanBuren middays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. E.T. on Jazz90.1. You can contact Joëlle VanBuren by e-mailing joelle@jazz901.org.

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Rob Linton joined the Jazz90.1 family in November of 2004 as station manager. Since then, his goal has been to keep this great radio station alive and well, broadcasting great jazz, blues and specialty programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rob came to Jazz90.1 from 1180 WHAM in Rochester, New York where he served as News Anchor, Producer and Public Service Director. He began with WHAM when he was just 18 years old, and a freshman in college. His work at Clear Channel Communications (owner of 1180 WHAM and 6 other local radio stations) also included the role of Promotions Coordinator for 106.7 KISS FM, 100.5 The Drive, Sunny 102.3, 95.1 The Fox, Sports Radio 1280 AM and 107.3 FM.

Before coming to WHAM, Rob worked briefly at WWWG 1460AM as a producer and DJ while still in high school.

Over the years, Rob has reported on events such as the September 11th terrorist attacks, numerous elections, ice storms, and many other local events. His voice has also been heard on 106.7 KISS FM, 95.1 The Fox, Sports Radio 1280 AM and 107.3 FM, 100.5 The Drive, Sunny 102.3 and WXXI-AM 1370. Television work includes stints with 13 WHAM-TV and WXXI-TV.

Rob is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Oswego where he obtained a Master’s degree in Vocational Education, St. John Fisher College where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Journalism, and Monroe Community College where he earned an Associates degree in Television and Photography. Rob also holds a New York State teaching certification in Media Communications.

Rob also teaches Radio and Television Broadcasting to high school students in the Greece Central School District and has formally taught Digital Communication/Media Production at the WeMoCo Career and Technical Education Center. Rob graduated from that same program at WeMoCo his senior year of high school, earning a certificate in television and radio broadcasting.

Rob also began his own mobile disc jockey service – Special FX DJ Service – at age 17 which he operates in full force today, playing weddings, graduations and other events, large or small. Rob also sits on the board of directors of the Monroe 2-Orleans Educational Foundation, and the Hilton Education Foundation.

You can hear Rob Linton weekdays from 4-6 p.m. E.T. only on Jazz90.1. Contact Rob by e-mailing rob@jazz901.org or find Rob on Facebook by clicking the link below.

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From the early age of 5, Josh has turned his head to the heavens in awe of all things meteorological. Hailing from the town of Easton, Massachusetts, south of Boston, Josh began following the weather after Hurricane Gloria hit in 1985. After winning 1st place in his 8th grade Science fair for a project comparing a year’s worth of temperatures at his home with that of Logan Airport, he decided to pursue his fascination and become a weather observer for his hometown. In high school, he developed a keen interest in broadcasting.

With the help of his family, who have always supported his interests, and his teachers, Josh had his first broadcast experience delivering the weather report each morning via the intercom for the high school announcements. He went on to write a weekly article for his hometown newspaper called “The Weather Watcher,” which continued for several years after leaving home for school. He also spent many a summer day taking weather observations and studying the skies at Blue Hill Observatory, one of the most highly regarded weather observatories in the country.

Josh attended and graduated Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont in 2000 with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, and an Associates of Science in Communications. After a summer as a freelance radio meteorologist for a variety of stations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, Josh came to Rochester to work for WHEC-TV, preparing and delivering forecasts that air each Saturday and Sunday at 6 & 11 PM. When he’s not on the air, Josh can be found teaching Weather & Climate at Monroe Community College. In his free time, he enjoys running, working out, listening to jazz (what else!), tinkering with the piano and clarinet, traveling to see family in Boston and California, and spending time with friends.

Josh always loves hearing from listeners so feel free to drop him a line at josh@jazz901.org.

Over the years, Tom Pethic has interviewed many of the world’s finest jazz musicians. They include Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, James Moody, Chick Corea, Les Paul, Joe Pass, Pat Martino, Freddy Cole, Pete LaRoca, Cedar Walton, David ‘Fathead’ Newman, Joe Romano, Bucky Pizzarelli, Larry Willis, Ravi Coltrane, Dena DeRose, Joey DeFrancesco, Jon Hendricks, and Kenny Washington.

Tom Pethic is currently in his 22nd year at Jazz90.1 and can be heard Mondays from 6-9pm. You can e-mail Tom Pethic at tomp@jazz901.org.

Visit Tom’s website at www.tompethic.com

Mike would like to thank all of the musicians played on his show for making the world a better place to live.

You can reach Mike at mike@jazz901.org, check out the website at botchedsurgery.com, or become a fan on Facebook by clicking the link below.

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Phil has been a volunteer music host on Jazz 90.1 since 1995. He can be heard from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, and does fill-in programs as needed. He was the station’s daily noon to three midday host from November 2006 through December 2010, and hosted various weekend shows between May 1995 and November 2006. Phil’s radio career started at Binghamton University’s WHRW in 1967. His radio work was interrupted somewhat by the “day job” he held (in a completely non-broadcast capacity) from 1971 to 2002. Phil’s Tuesday evening show features a wide variety of music including songs from The Great American Songbook and the great songs written since that era. (Phil likes to call them “Second Generation Standards”). While he may play almost anything, including a few tunes by the original Second Generation artists, the emphasis is on short and sweet. You can contact Phil Dodd by e-mailing phil@jazz901.org.

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Rick Petrie has hosted adventurous radio Programs in Rochester since 1988, including “Nothing Is” and “Live China” on WITR, and “In All Languages” on WRUR. He currently hosts North Star Sounds on Jazz 90.1 every Tuesday night from ten to Midnight. North Star Sounds features the musicians and composers that are directly inspired by the jazz avant garde of the 1960s, especially John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and Charles Mingus. All the artists featured on North Star Sounds have made significant commitments and sacrifices in their lives in order to create music that explores the outer limits of tonality, and that also risks disturbing their audience by telling them the secrets of their own hearts (Old Hungarian Proverb: “Tell the truth…and run!”). William Parker, Tim Berne, Odeon Pope, Bruce Eisenbeil, Joe McPhee, William Gagliardi, Anthony Braxton, Satoko Fuji, Lou Grassi, Han Bennink, Ken Vandermark, Fred Anderson, Sonny Simmons, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Swell, Hamid Drake, the Respect Sextet, Roy Campbell, Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Mariln Crispell, Tony Malaby, Herb Robertson, Peter Brotzman, Greg Bendian, Evan Parker, and Paul Smoker are among the numerous contemporary musical artists featured on North Star Sounds.

Mr. Petrie grew up in New York State and graduated from Cornell University with majors in Chemistry and Theatre in 1985. He has written and performed his own and other writers work in Rochester since 1988. Mr. Petrie also cohosts the Pure Kona Poetry Open Mic every Thursday evening at House of Hamez. It is the longest running weekly poetry reading in Rochester (“since 1993″). Better wet than read.

You can contact Rick Petrie by e-mailing rick@jazz901.org.