Thanks to our Festing in Place 2025 sponsors:

         
     
 
   

 

Additional Funding for Festing in Place comes from our generous Drum Roll Sponsors:

Mike Siegel, President of Corporate Realty.

Doug and Donna Schwab, All Hail WWOZ and Endymion.

Bo & Amanda McDonald, guardians of the groove and hail Morpheus!

Nancy and Todd Gilbertson, with love and gratitude to the entire OZ team, for your passion and dedication to promoting our unique musical heritage to the world.

Mahogany Jazz Hall in honor of George French.

David Murdock and Ron Nelson, along with Smush, Penny, and Roosevelt, coming to you from Chilly Gentilly here in New Orleans, want to thank the staff and volunteers of WWOZ for spreading the groove to the galaxy, and beyond!

Bruce & Ellie Wainer.

Michelle loves supporting the magic OZ creates. WWOZ Show hosts are everything that is right with this world!

Bob Gibson, owner of The Photography Studio in Lincoln City, Oregon, is honored to support WWOZ. Enjoy "Festing in Place" and all programs provided by the wonderful OZ staff and volunteers.

Michael Winn and Frank Bennett.

Dr Quinton Miner of Lakeview Endodontics.

Cork & Barrel Bourbon and Wine shop located inside Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky is a proud Guardian of the Groove.

Ginger & Lola your Chicagoan Ozillians...who remain Guardians of the Groove now & forever.

The Rauh Family: Rich, Cleary and Musso & Frank sending musical love to Byron Greco.

Owen Josephine's family is thrilled to welcome her as a new Guardian of the Groove.

Tracy and Tami Burke, Guarding the Groove from Norfolk, Virginia.

Celebrating Shannon and Doug’s 40th wedding anniversary and art at catncreative.com

Adrienne and Matt want to send a message From Stella the Dog in honor of the person who left a box of chicken fingers on the parade route.

Kellie and Don Manthee say: "Keep calm and Fest on."

Matthew Wozniak

Thanks for making it possible for those of us who aren't in New Orleans to listen to the greatest music in the world!

Mike & Kathy Clarke value OZ's hard work keeping good music alive while delivering new discoveries, whether in your town or ours. Guard the groove forever!

The Cohn Street All Stars. Mike & Denise Zolg along with WonderDog the Uptown Drooler.

Thank you to all the Volunteers who make WWOZ so special!

A hearty Yeah U Rite! From Don Gallo & Dawna Eastman-Gallo to all the staff and volunteers at 'OZ who make NOLA a better place.

Happy Festing in Place to all! Looking forward to seeing all our WWOZ friends at Jazz Fest. From Susan and Jim - Guarding the Groove in Tampa, FL.

The Glade Family.

Bob Brudd in Orland Park, Illinois.

John and Melanie from Irmo, South Carolina wish everyone a Happy Festing in Place.

Ms. Elaine Bankston. Thanks for keeping the spirit, memory, and music of my son, King Louie Bankston, alive on your great station, He was one of your biggest fans!

Dr. Victoria McGhee Smith.

In honor of the memory of Richard Titan, who helped spread the love of New Orleans his entire life.

Joanna Buck & Kevin Hillier, in Hove, England - Organizers of the Inverness Blues Festival, Scotland in March 2026. Happy Birthday, Joanna!

Thanks to WWOZ, the Rhythmic Pulse heard around the world, from Guy and Althea.

Ted and Kelly McNally: Roll Wave!

Coming to you live and loud from the sunny vibes of California. Ken & Jenny are sending BIG LOVE and celebration to everyone festing at home!

From Susan and Jeff Unruh: In loving memory of Cleo Pelleteri, who opened her home to us and so many other visitors to New Orleans.

Long live the pioneers, jazz fans, and mutineers at Camp Street Studios & The Parlour Gallery in the CBD.

Shout out to all the scientists at NOAA.

From Jeff to Andrea, who is listening with her family up in Manitoba, Canada. I hope WWOZ reminds you that New Orleans is waiting, so hurry home!

Nina & Chuck hail the Krewe of Dystopian Paradise: Candy Coup d'Etat.

Tom from Yorktown, who's been streaming OZ for many years - truly the Best Radio station ever!

Jenny, Bayou & L'il Roux.

Happy birthday, Lucy! A worldwide shout out from your mom and dad, Betsy and Bill, and your sister, Sofia, sending love from NOLA to you and your PBR friends of Chicago - crank up the music on OZ, raise a toast and let the whole world know it's your day. We love you BIG TIME!

Marsha King

Julian and Noemie are daily WWOZ listeners. Live in San Francisco. Their calendar of NOLA-themed concerts is at crawfishsf.com

Hal Rees & Emily Culbertson

David Otwell and Jeannie Welsh are thrilled to support WWOZ - the greatest radio station in the Orion/Cygnus arm of the Milky Way!

They may reduce our funding, but they will never stop the spirit of WWOZ! Thanks for guarding the groove - Chris & Gina Smith, Grandview Heights, Ohio.

Bonnie and Doug, your Galveston Island Guardians of the Groove.

The Main Line, a new independent video series featuring personal stories and performances from blues, jazz, and soul musicians living along the New Orleans to Chicago corridor.

In memory of Dr. John Samuel Faulkner from Emily. You are greatly missed.

Casey Lipscomb

Moses Engineers proudly supports our local musicians and cultural heritage.

Dedicated to my dad, El Hoeffer a lifelong jazz buff who taught me to hear the soul in music. May his spirit live on in the rhythms of WWOZ. Nancy and Christina Read.

In loving memory of Julie Davis, the Pirate Queen.

Mark Liberson says "WWOZ is a part of my life- and is always on in my car, house or office, whether I'm in Chicago or Nola!"

Dino Radosta, born and raised in NOLA but having lived away over 30 years, grateful to listen to WWOZ to help me feel I'm home. I know what it means.

Ed & Gayle from Seabrook, Texas, listen to OZ to keep their memories of the Crescent City alive.

Les Jernigan & the New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center, which supports the hearing health of individuals in our community and appreciates how WWOZ enhances our lives with music.

Steve Keirn & Larissa Acosta.

Veterinary Services. Celebrating the love of animals and music every day.

Tom Sacco in Des Moines, donating to thank Old Man River for the bike tour and in honor of Bob French for a whirlwind tour of New Orleans, including a stop at Dr John's house.

From Gordon in Silicon Valley, To my friends Chris, Jane, Augie and Monkey.

Kimberly Parsons is a licensed psychotherapist who loves WWOZ’s generous and powerful ability to uplift and inspire folks all around the world!

Thanks to Gary Mallon of New Orleans, presenting his children’s book series - The Adventures of Bruno and Frida.

John Hagan and Second Line Law are proud to help guard the groove and to support our culture bearers with special rates for musicians and service industry workers!

Aimee & Iggy send BIG LOVE and thanks to WWOZ for feeding our funky souls each day!

For the love of music and the amazing staff at WWOZ from Philip M. in Los Angeles, California.

Happy Festing from Karen Dunn with Wegmann Dazet CPAs!

Mike D & Anna B saying hello to all those still here and enjoying the good times provided by good food, good music, and good people of New Orleans.

Les Jernigan and the New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center, which supports the hearing health of individuals in our community and appreciates how WWOZ enhances our lives with music.

Wishing we were home-Banzai Bill and Susan White.

From Judy Cunningham to Amy Graham, who I love very much and remember fondly from wonderful visits to New Orleans.

Keep spreading the love and joy. Thanks OZ! Your friends in Western Mass.

Richard Gray in Rochester, New York, guarding the groove and shouting out parents Barbara Gray’s 90th and Marvin Gray’s 98th birthdays!

Vicki Arroyo & John Carey, Guarding the Groove in Arlington, Virginia.

In honor of the incredible staff, show hosts, board and volunteers of WWOZ.

No one can take away the spirit of New Orleans because WWOZ has saved our souls! from Peter Drago.

And, in loving memory of Verna & Sid Arroyo, the inspiration for Jazz Festing in Place!