WWOZ show hosts, volunteers, staff and listeners posed for pics and selfies
with our 45th birthday logo in honor of our 45th birthday on December 4,
2025! Happy birthday, WWOZ!
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Happy Birthday, WWOZ!
45 years ago today, WWOZ was awarded its federal broadcast license-the only
caveat was that it had to be on the air within 24 hours! Since the station
had no physical base at the time, program hosts taped shows at home and
rushed them to the transmitt...
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Congratulations to all of the 2026 Grammy Award nominees, especially those
from Louisiana and the Gulf Coast!
Louisianans again feature heavily for Best Regional Roots Music Album,
snagging all five nominations in this category! The nominees are Corey
Henry & the Treme Fu...
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French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) presents the 2025 Holidays New Orleans
Style lineup, featuring a special kickoff to the holiday season with free
concerts at St. Louis Cathedral and a festive New Years Eve celebration at
Woldenberg Park!
Presented in partnership with ...
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Tune in to Jazz From Jax with host Maryse Dejean today (Monday, November 3),
4-7pm CT, to hear a special birthday tribute to Roger Lewis, who recently
celebrated his 84th! Listen locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere at wwoz.org.
The show will also be available after it airs ...
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Here are a few highlights from the 2025 New Orleans Funk Fest, held at
Spanish Plaza, October 17-19! Special thanks to our volunteer photographers
Ira Sockowitz and Demian Roberts for capturing the scene.
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The 36th annual New Orleans Film Festival is nearly here! From October 23rd
through the 27th, OZilians here in the Crescent City can enjoy feature-length
films and shorts, narratives, docs and animation, at various venues across
town. Film lovers can enjoy the many in-perso...
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Did you hear the magic on WWOZ yesterday? Jon Cleary joined host Michael
Dominici in the studio to perform a few songs (including one on bass!) and
talk about his upcoming gigs, including some very special nights at Snug
Harbor and Tipitina's! He was joined by Pedro Segundo...
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Here are a few highlights from the 2025 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival,
held in Lafayette Square October 10-12! Special thanks to our volunteer
photographers Bob Gibson, Louis Crispino, and Michael White.
We've got full sets from the entire weekend posted on our YouTube...
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--Written by Melissa Milton
After 30 years in radio, here at WWOZ since 2011 and in New York before then,
show host Stuart Hall has played his last song on the airwaves. The longtime
host of The 4th Dimension and The Morning Set is embarking on his next
adventure, a ret...
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