Congratulations to all of the 2024 Grammy Award nominees, especially those
from Louisiana and the Gulf Coast!
Jon Batiste garnered five nominations with World Music Radio is up for
Album of the Year from which 'Butterfly' is up for Song of the Year, as well
as Best Americ...
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Calling All Guardians of the Groove! Join us along the route as WWOZ second
lines from our home of the last 18 years in the French Market Building (1008
N. Peters St.) to our new home at Jax Brewery (600 Decatur St.) on Tuesday,
November 28 starting at 10:30am! The event wi...
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We marked the end of an era here at our WWOZ French Market location
yesterday! Treme Brass Band wrapped it up with the final live set in our
performance studio on Wednesday, November 1 (All Saints Day) but they didn't
stay there-- this party hit the broadcast studio, office...
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Here are a few of our favorite Halloween decorations spotted across New
Orleans this October! Be sure to tune in to 'OZ for the next week to hear
some of the spooktacular DJ sets hitting the airwaves! Special thanks to
photographers Kristen Derr, Michael White, and Michele ...
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View the recently published webinar recording of "Jivin' with Dr. Daddy-O:
Race, Radio and Representing Black in Jim Crow New Orleans" below!
Vernon Winslow, aka Dr. Daddy-O, was the first Black disc jockey to host his
own program on New Orleans radio. This Tulane Universi...
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We are proud to share that WWOZ has been honored with nine nominations in
six categories by the Press Club of New Orleans for Excellence in
Journalism! The nominations encompass media produced and published during the
2022 calendar year.
Here are our nominations:
Best Use...
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Here are a few highlights from the 2023 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival,
held in Lafayette Square October 13-15! Special thanks to our volunteer
photographers Louis Crispino, Demian Roberts, and Michael White for sharing
these.
We've got full sets from the entire weeken...
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CALL FOR ENTRIES! The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by
Shell is now accepting crafts applications for the 2024 event.
The Festival will once again showcase three unique craft areas:
Congo Square African Marketplace: features unique, handcrafted artwork th...
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We're celebrating Walter "Wolfman" Washington on WWOZ today!
Tune in to the New Orleans Music Show with host Cole Williams starting at
11am CT to hear the final Wolfman set 'OZ ever recorded. This one is from
Jazz Fest 2022 and it's extra special because it includes Cole, h...
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