program of the week

‘Tell Me More’ with Michel Martin

tmm120x601.gifShowtime:
Monday – Friday from
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

“Nothing is assumed.” That’s the unofficial motto of Tell Me More, the new Monday-Friday talk show with host Michel Martin. Grounded in lively interviewing and compelling storytelling, the program seeks to present diverse new voices, cross borders, challenge conventional wisdom and discover how other people think.

Reggae Scene

Showtime: Sundays from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Host DL spins traditional and modern reggae and dance hall mixes. Reggae is one of the most popular shows on WNCU.

Radio Skywriter

pmurray_lg.jpgShowtime: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
The Radio Skywriter is a 30 minute community magazine show. The goal of the program is to connect the listeners in Durham and its surrounding area to community service agencies and civic organizations in the region. Patricia Murray hosts the Radio Skywriter.

To e-mail Pat Murray, click here.

Piano Jazz

Showtime: Sunday at 6 – 7 pm
Legendary pianist Marian McPartland has welcomed a stellar line-up of jazz artists for one hour of conversation and improvisation on her Peabody Award-winning program. Each week, McPartland, with her engaging personality and improvisational savvy, hosts a variety of performers in her radio living room.

Morning Jazz

bhudson_lg.jpgShowtime: Monday – Friday
from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Host BH Hudson blends classic straight-ahead jazz, Latin jazz, and blues tracks with mainstream jazz from emerging talent.

Mastering Your Money

efulbright_lg.jpgShowtime: Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Mastering Your Money hosted by Ed Fulbright seeks our local and national resources to help educate people about money management. This show challenges listeners to think about spending in terms of their net income. Mastering Your Money covers all aspects of money management, from repairing credit, dealing with the IRS, starting a business, stretching advertising funds, to estate planning.

Jazz with Bob Parlocha

Showtime: Monday, Friday and Saturday from
10 pm – 7 am; and Tuesday – Thursday and Sunday from 10 pm – 6 am

Jazz with Bob Parlocha is a satellite-delivered jazz program provided by the Jazz Satellite Network. The program is hosted by the legendary jazz expert Bob Parlocha. Parlocha entertains listeners with a creative, engaging musical mix and a brief, but friendly conversational rapport. For more information about the host and/or playlists for this program, please contact Bob Parlocha by clicking here.

JazzSet

Showtime: Saturday at 10 pm
NPR’s JazzSet© with Dee Dee Bridgewater is the jazz lover’s ears and eyes on the world of live music. It presents today’s best jazz artists in performance on stages around the world, taking listeners to Puerto Rico and Cuba, as well as Marciac in the French countryside and across the North American continent from Montreal to Monterey.

Jazz Focus

Showtime: Saturdays
from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Steve Taxman plays a mixture of classic and new mainstream jazz releases, and also delves in to the world of freebop and avant garde.