Joel Najman
Music Host (My Place)Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.
None of his radio gigs allowed him to express his love for 50s and 60s rock 'n roll music - until 开云体育. Joel began his association with 开云体育 in the early 1980s, and since 1982 has been the host and producer of 开云体育's weekly My Place program. Self-taught, he weaves musicology, anthropology, sociology and even psychology among the music, creating a snapshot of life at that time.
Joel was inducted into the Vermont Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame in 2004.
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This week, My Place traces the career and music of British songwriter, producer and orchestrator, Tony Hatch.Hatch is responsible for shaping British pop鈥� -
In a career that extended some 40 years, composer and lyricist Frank Loesser provided original songs for over 60 Hollywood motion pictures as well as many鈥� -
The New Year's Eve edition of My Place visits the classic doo-wop group harmony hits of the early years of the rock 'n' roll era. Memorable recordings by鈥� -
This weekend, spend Christmas Eve at My Place. The program will feature a collection of holiday favorites from pop, rock and country artists of earlier鈥� -
Jerome Kern is often referred to as "The Father Of American Musical Theater." During the first half of the 20th century, Kern composed more than 700 songs鈥� -
Musician Leon Russell passed away this year. Before emerging as a major rock star under his own name in the early 1970's, Russell was a studio session鈥� -
Singer, songwriter and record producer Gary S. Paxton passed away in 2016 at age 77.Famous for his eccentricity and colorful "hippie" humor, Paxton's鈥� -
Morris Levy was a music industry executive known for having founded Roulette Records in New York City in 1957. Billboard magazine described him as "one of鈥�
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Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Chips Moman passed away in June of this year at age 79. This week's My Place program celebrates the life in鈥� -
The early 1960's professional partnership of music industry entrepreneur Lester Sill and record producer Phil Spector was turbulent and short-lived.The鈥�
