Host Bios

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The premier guide for new and significant artists in rock, blues, and folk - including NPR-syndicated World Cafe ®

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24/7 Musical discovery. A unique mix of emerging and heritage blues, rock, world, folk, and alt-country artists.

Singer Songwriter Radio

Featuring classics from heritage troubadours to new musicians and bands in the singer-songwriter tradition.

Folk Radio

Folk music radio streaming on the web; Americana, Roots Music, recordings, and stories from folk's best.
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Host Bios

Bob Bumbera

Bob Bumbera

XPN Morning Show
News Director

Weekdays News and Sports on
XPN's Morning Show (M-F, 5-10am)

Bruce Warren

Bruce Warren

Program Director, Host

Saturday Middays (Sat, 10am-2pm)

Chuck Elliott

Chuck Elliott

Host

Sleepy Hollow (Sat, 6-10am)

Chuck Van Zyl

Chuck Van Zyl

Host

Stars' End (Sat, 1-6am)

Dan Reed

Dan Reed

Operations Manager,
Music Director & Host

Afternoons on XPN (M-Th, 4-7pm)
Highs in the 70s (1st Sat, 2-5pm)

David Dye

David Dye

Host

World Cafe (M-Th, 2-4pm; Fri, 2-5)
Conversations from the
World Cafe
(Tues, 10-11pm)
Funky Friday (Fri, 5-7pm)

Debra D'Alessandro

Debra D'Alessandro

Host

Amazon Country (Sun, 11-11:30pm)

Helen Leicht

Helen Leicht

Host

Middays (M-F, 10am-2pm)
XPN Local (Tues, 9-10pm)
Free at Noon (Fri, 12-1pm)

John Diliberto

John Diliberto

Host

Echoes
(Mon, 1:30-3am; M-F, 11pm-1am;
Sat, 5-6am)

Jonny Meister

Jonny Meister with Travis Haddix

Host

Blues & Beyond (Mon, 10-11pm)
The Blues Show (Sat, 7pm-1am)

Kathy O'Connell

Kathy O'Connell

Host

Kids Corner
(M-Th, 7-8pm)

Keith Brand

Host of Sleepy Hollow
Keith Brand Sunday mornings

From 1988 to 2013

Michaela Majoun

Michaela Majoun

Host

XPN Morning Show (M-F, 5-10am)
Women's Music Hour (Fri, 9-10am)

Mike Vasilikos

Mike Vasilikos

Assistant Music Director, Host

New Music Tuesdays (Tues, 8-9pm)

Robert Drake

Robert Drake

Kids Corner Producer, Host

Land of the Lost (Last Fri, 7-11pm)
Q'Zine (Sun, 11:30pm-12am)

Eric Schuman

Eric Schuman

Evenings and Weekend Host

8-10pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays
8-11pm Thursdays and Fridays
2-5pm Saturdays
11am-2pm Sundays

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