Gregory Fields jazz sax player.

Gregory Fields – still following his childhood passion

After years of making music and working behind the scenes with other artists, Gregory Fields has…

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Why ‘less is more’ when it comes to running a hobby radio station

With New Year resolutions already a distant memory for most of us, the routine of running…

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Just Chillin’ – leaving the best until last

With an intro that reminds me of film noir, Paul Brown‘s latest offering – Just Chillin’…

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Books for better broadcasting

When it comes to books to help you find your way as a station manager or…

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Covid pushed people away from their car radios

The most recent Share of Ear® study from Edison Research finds that 12% of all AM/FM radio listening is via…

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Talk radio – it’s the only game in town

In my opinion the best thing any radio station can do is to give its listeners…

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You can be the judge, but listener stats don’t lie

When presenters aren't on air you'll likely fall back to a curated playlist of tracks you…

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Luis Alas talks about his musical career and his latest single release.

Luis Alas talks about his career and his new single Purple Rain

When a smooth jazz version of Purple Rain arrived in my inbox I knew it would…

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writing on a laptop.

How to write a cracking radio commercial

Writing the script for a radio commercial seems an easy thing to do. Mention the name…

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Radio Carloine and the Voice of Peace

Agenda-driven radio broadcasting by pirate radio stations

I watched a very interesting documentary on Aljazeera TV last week about pirate broadcasters Radio Caroline…

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Evan Carydakis, saxophone player from Tasmania

Sax player Evan Carydakis talks about his new album Groove House

Evan Carydakis is an acclaimed Jazz saxophonist, residing in Tasmania. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Evan first…

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Hannah Baiardi talks about her album Straight From The Soul

On Saturday 24 April I was lucky enough to chat with 26-year-old Michigan-based singer, songwriter and…

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Radio garden

Discover a world of radio stations in one place

There’s a world of independent ‘radio’ stations to listen to, but where to find them? Years…

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Ralph Johnson of earth, Wind and Fire talks to Steve Hart about his latest smooth jazz single.

Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire talks smooth jazz

I grew up listening to Earth, Wind & Fire’s dance music and played plenty of it…

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Markus Rutz, jazz trumpet player based in Chicago talsk with Steve Hart.

Jazz trumpet player Markus Rutz

I got to interview Chicago-based jazz musician Markus Rutz (pronounced roots) for my jazz radio show…

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LA Smooth jazz legend Rick Habana talks with Steve Hart about his career and new album The Collective Volume 1 which features Paul Brown.

Smooth jazz producer Rick Habana talks about his career

Rick Habana is a producer, songwriter, engineer and composer. In this interview Rick tells Steve Hart…

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Lars (Rüetschi) Taylor, smooth jazz musician based in Switzerland.

Lars Taylor talks about his career and new single Sweet Onion

Lars Taylor began his musical career in the 1990s; moving from his native Switzerland to work…

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