Show Host Profile: Jim Hobbs
--Written by Melissa Milton
Let your eyes wander in the home of Jim Hobbs, longtime co-host of WWOZ’s
Sunday afternoon Cajun and Zydeco show, and you’ll see mementos of many
decades of festival-going, carnival parade attendance and a deep ex...
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The Press Club of New Orleans' 68th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards
took place on the evening of July 18, and WWOZ had an excellent night,
winning two First Place Awards and several other honors!
The First Place awards were for General Excellence in Radio and Best Li...
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All the Way from Africa Keturah 03:34 Keturah
2 Con la cocorra pela Dolcey Gutierrez y sus Specialistas
02:46 Con la Cocorra Pela
3 Tangé Bls Guada Mizik 05:26 Tangé
4 Koutouba Djeli Moussa Conde 03:29 Womama
5 N...
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It was a fantastic weekend celebrating Louis Armstrong at the 2026 Satchmo
SummerFest, held in and around the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Bob Gibson was
there to capture the scene for WWOZ. Check out his photos below!
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Igugu Lezwe Mahotella Queens 02:49 Classic South African
Jive
2 Seis Pajueliao Anselmo Lopez 02:40 Color de
Trópico Vol. 2: Compiled by El Drágon Criollo & El Palmas
3 A2 Mosotho Focholo Frestat Tau ea Lesotho 03:21
Nyatsi tioha p...
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This is Burnside Exploration 2 (Cedric and Garry Burnside with Keith Spite)
at WWOZ, performing a short set, including a brand new song, 'Love You More,'
live on the air with DJ Swamp Boogie on Friday, July 24!
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1 A1 Regreso De Los Lobos Los Orientales De Paramonga
03:14 Lo Fuerte Del Gua Gua
2 Africa Mokili Mobimba Tshala Muana 05:30
Biduaya
3 ? Teddy Afro 05:00
4 Sé pou nou Zouk All Stars 04:49 Simply Zouk
Party Beats Tr...
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RockyGrass Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 54th year of bringing
bluegrass to the front range of Colorado, July 24-26. Its home since 1992 has
been the charming mountain town of Lyons, Colorado, which is known as the
“Double Gateway to the Rockies”. The festival, o...
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Show Host Profile: Mark Landesman
--Written by Melissa Milton
By the time many of us are waking up and having that first cup of coffee on
Sunday morning, WWOZ show host Mark Landesman is wrapping up his first
volunteer gig for the day and gearing up for his next serv...
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