WRTI is proud to announce the launch of Dangerous Sounds, an eight-episode podcast series on WRTI.org. Based on the award-winning Danish podcast Dangerous Tones—The Story of Danish Jazz, Dangerous ...
WRTI's beloved and long-time jazz host Harrison Alexander Ridley, Jr. passed away on Thursday, February 19th after a brief illness. Harrison Ridley Jr. was 70 years old and dedicated 32 years of his ...
Nicole Sweeney brings her signature storytelling and soulful presence to Evening Jazz at WRTI, connecting Philly listeners to jazz’s rich legacy. WRTI’s ''Evening Jazz'' host Nicole Sweeney on the mic ...
For nearly six decades, Philadelphia has been a unique voice in jazz music. Bob Perkin’s, a legendary DJ at the radio station WRTI, spun everything from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis. Over the years, ...
On our survey of the week's most exciting new albums, WRTI's Nate Chinen and NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce get all wrapped up in the amniotic embrace of a new album by a guru of the L.A. ambient-jazz ...
Big Bird and Elmo are what many people associate with NPR and PBS, with Terry Gross and some politics sprinkled in somewhere. But among the outlets threatened by Republicans voting to fully defund the ...