Carol Solomon, a highly successful businesswoman and longtime WWOZ ally, passed away over the weekend at age 72. As CEO of Peoples Health since 1997, Carol built the company into a regional health care powerhouse with more than 55,000 beneficiaries. Carol was a vocal champ... Read more

Saxophone great Herb Hardesty passed away Saturday, December 3 at the age of 91. Hardesty performed with Fats Domino for more than five decades, a career spanning all of Fats' major hits starting with 'The Fat Man' in 1949. His famous solos can be heard on the classics 'I'm... Read more

Sunday, December 4 is our birthday! WWOZ first hit the airwaves December 4, 1980 and we haven't slowed down since. Help us celebrate 36 years by taking a look at some of the new services we brought to our audience over the last year, as well as some of the highlights from e... Read more

1) A busy holiday season is heating up! Krewe of Jingle, New Orleans official holiday parade, rolls Saturday, December 3 through the CBD and Warehouse District, starting at 1p. Get the route sheet from Downtown NOLA. 2) LUNA Fête returns to Lafayette Square December 7-10 wi... Read more

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Here we go. Exotic Far Future expiration in effect, whatever that is! Read more

Earlier this year, Smithsonian Folkways acquired Arhoolie Records, a label that released more than 350 albums in various formats starting in 1960. The incredible Arhoolie catalog is available again, now from Smithsonian Folkways, streaming and on CD. Arhoolie is known for "... Read more