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.. Music pours in and out of my brain, all day long, waking and dreaming. Can't help it-- I suspect it's inprinted on a cellular level. Every Monday I get to inflict my tastes on WFMU listeners, and frequently have live musical guests perform on the show. What you hear is a dreamy blend of music which reflects the gentle kind of life I wish I had as chaos swirls around me. I've been a DJ/Program host off and on since 1972, love to mix live music on the radio and admit to being an unrepentant collector of all kinds of music, with psych-folk being a particular favorite. I've even dabbled a little bit with writing and performing my own music, but I find I prefer being on the presentation side.
The radio bug bit me in the 70's while attending Morristown High School (NJ), which owned a 10-watt student-run station ( WJSV ). Around that same time I made my first tentative steps toward becoming a recording engineer by taping local folk singers at a coffeehouse for later broadcast.
Years later, following a grossly unsatisfying start in the commercial broadcast world, I realized my heart was in non-commercial radio. In 1986 I joined the DJ staff at WFMU and have been quietly producing the kind of radio that has sadly disappeared from most other stations. After over 20 years with WFMU I still find great music I want to share with the listeners.
Summer of 1994 I began a long and happy run at WNYC Radio . Among my many tasks as a Senior Broadcast Engineer, the main one being technical director of Soundcheck (which includes mixing all the audio for the show), I am a part of the concert crew for New Sounds and other live music broadcasts and recordings.
My home is in New York City with husband Peter Keepnews and kitties Gracie and Nica. (Nolan now resides in his Golden City beyond time.)
My life's a constant work in progress, never finished.
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Sinking into SXSW

How many indie-pop-death-metal-jam-bands can a small area handle before they all get swallowed up into the quicksand of SXSW?? Apparently a lot more bands than this poor brain of mine could process in...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:11:00 GMT

Happy Birthday Mom!

My first one without you. My dear angel, I hope you and Dad are celebrating in style.Take a stroll along the cove by Portland Headlight, enjoy some Maine lobster and a light piece of cake with raspber...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:49:00 GMT

WFMU Marathon Photos on my Flickr page

Hey, for those of you who like to put faces to voices, i've posted a few pictures I've taken during WFMU's 50th Anniversary Marathon so far on my Flickr page. the link is here: http://www.flickr.com/g...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:25:00 GMT

O, kind radio listener, lend me your ears...

Words often fail my typing fingers when I post the praises of WFMU. I'm often a tongue-tied speaker when it comes to the same subject. Please believe me that this is the one cause I will stand by unti...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:03:00 GMT