List of WFMU Radio Hosts

A list of notable hosts and DJs — past and present — who have had programs on the independent, New Jersey-based community radio station WFMU.

  • Daniel Blumin, host of the self-titled show from 2007 to 2020. Former DJ on WNYU-FM (New York University's radio station) "New Afternoon Show" from 1996 to 2006.[1][2]
  • Sheila Burgel, music writer who has produced — and provided liner notes — for compilation box sets and compilations that are focused on women in music.[4].
  • Andy (Andrew) Cohen, original co-host of "Shut Up, Weirdo" from 2008 to 2012. Former Associate Editor of Newsweek[8][9]
  • Irwin Chusid, author, record producer and business manager/administrator for various artists.[12]
  • Jeff Conklin, host of "The Avant Ghetto" from 2014 to 2020. New music buyer for NYC record shop, Academy Records.[14][15][16]
  • Lou D'Antonio, host of "Hour of the Duck" from 1962 to 1990.[18][19]
  • Pat Duncan, hosted the punk rock focused "The Pat Duncan Show" from 1979 to 2009.[23][24]
  • Danny Fields, influential music industry manager, publicist, journalist and author from the 1960s to the 1980s.[25][26]
  • Gaylord Fields, longtime WFMU DJ from 1992 to present. Rolling Stone editor. Writer for Spin and Spy. Former editor, AOL Music.[28][29][30]
  • Lamin Fofana, electronic music artist, producer and DJ who hosted a show on WFMU from 2011 to 2015[32]
  • George Flores, host of WFMU's The David & Goliath Show from 1976–1994, later a top-rated DJ in Christian radio, hosting for many years a program at STAR 99.1 FM,[33] now broadcasting at The Gate radio ministries [34]
  • Ken Freedman, DJ and general manager who saved WFMU by coordinating the purchase of the station's broadcast license in 1994 when former license holder (Upsala College) faced bankruptcy.
  • The Good Doctor / Dr. Bop (b. Michael D. Anderson), former musician in Sun Ra's Arkestra and former radio host on WBGO and Sirius XM. Executive director of the Sun Ra Music Archive[36]
  • Kurt Gottschalk, author and music journalist[40]
  • Jason Grote, co-host of WFMU's The Acousmatic Theater Hour), playwright and television writer.[41]
  • Mark Hurst, journalist, author, broadcaster, game designer and Internet entrepreneur.
  • Billy Jam, music journalist, host of "Put the Need On The Record" andfounder of the Hip Hop Slam record label.[46]
  • Jesse Jarnow, journalist and author of Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock (Gotham Books, 2012), and Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America (Da Capo Press, 2016).
  • Glen Jones, holder of the world record for the longest continuous radio broadcast by an individual (over 100 hours, set May 28, 2001)[47]
  • Bill Kelly, DJ of "Teenage Wasteland" from the late 1970s to 2020[49]
  • Dave Mandl, writer and editor (Semiotext(e)/Autonomedia, The Wire, The Brooklyn Rail)
  • The Hound (b. Jim Marshall), longtime host of rockabilly, chitlin R&B and musical rarities, former co-owner of Manhattan's Lakeside Lounge[52]
  • Nick Name, host of the self-titled show from 2010 to 2020. Producer and proprietor of record label collective Care In The Community Recordings[58][59]
  • Frank O'Toole, former guitarist for the band Speed the Plough[60]
  • Jim Price, host of various programs since the 1970s[62]
  • The Professor (b. Michael Pool), radio zealot and host of WFMU's "The Audio Kitchen with the Professor" from 2001 to 2003[63][64][65]
  • Bob Rixon, host of "Rix" from 1981 to 2008.[66][67]
  • Douglas Rushkoff, New York–based writer, columnist, and lecturer on technology, media, and popular culture[68]
  • Jeff Sarge (b. Jeff Sargeant), longtime reggae record producer since the 1970s who has hosted the show Sunday morning show "Reggae Schoolroom" for over 30 years[69][70]
  • Michael Shelley, singer/songwriter who runs the Confidential Recordings label
  • Steve Stein (a.k.a. Steinski), influential hip hop sampler and mixmaster hosted a show called A Rough Mix with Steinski, first in the mid 90s and later in 2007 and 2014; the Mid-'90s shows were rebroadcast in 2012. [73]
  • Irene Trudel, engineered Jeff Buckley's first radio broadcasts and Daniel Johnston via phone with Yo La Tengo on Nicholas Hill's Music Faucet, Technical Director for WNYC's Soundcheck
  • Amedeo Turturro, founder of the comic book magazine INK [76]
  • Mr. Fine Wine (b. Matt Weingarden), internationally known soul DJ and CD compiler [78]
  • Wildgirl (b. Ericka Peterson), host in the 1980s and early 1990s of the Saturday night "Wildgirl's Rockin' Racing" as well as creator of the popular "Wildgirl's Go-Go-Rama" live shows at the Coney Island Sideshow[79][80]
  • Douglas Wolk, host of the show Rhubarb Cake from 1999 to 2003. Owner of Dark Beloved Cloud records since 1992 and freelance writer for TIME, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone and other places.[81][82]
  • Bill Zebub (a.k.a. "Professor Dum-Dum"), publisher of the quarterly death metal magazine The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds and director of an extensive catalog of independent films[83]

References
  1. Daniel Blumin
  2. WFMU's Beware of the Blog: The End Of An Era On WNYU
  3. Production Bios - Andy Breckman
  4. Cha Cha Charming
  5. "Dark Horse Radio: New weekly show featuring George Harrison originals & his favorite music". August 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  6. Laura Cantrell's bio from The Mountain Stage radio show.
  7. "Bronwyn Carlton Wed in Brooklyn". New York Times. New York: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. March 18, 1991.
  8. Andy Cohen's last show as co-host of "Shut Up, Weirdo" (July 13, 2012)
  9. Leadership Directory Entry for Andrew Cohen
  10. "About.com: History of Matador Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  11. Gerard Cosloy interview, Texas Monthly, February 2010
  12. Knipfel, Jim, "Angels and Demons at Play: Reclaiming Sun Ra’s Legacy," Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine The Believer magazine, July 19 2017
  13. Pellegrinelli, Lara, "World Music 2.0: Jace Clayton reflects on musical technological trends across the globe", Harvard Magazine, November–December 2016
  14. [https://www.osirispod.com/podcasts/brokedown-podcast/brokedown-podcast-019-on-the-oregon-trail-with-jeff-conklin/ Brokedown Podcast: 019 – On The Oregon Trail with Jeff Conklin
  15. Beware the Vinyl Bubble
  16. The Avant Ghetto
  17. Baccigaluppi, John, and Larry Crane, Interview: Dave Amels of The Bomb Factory, Tape Op, September/October 2002
  18. Hour of the Duck
  19. In Memoriam: Lou D'Antonio (June 26, 1936 - March 28, 2009)
  20. Evan Davies at LinkedIn
  21. http://www.officialsmithereens.com/dikenprj/ddproduc.html
  22. Interview with Diken about drumcraft
  23. Pat Duncan’s playlist and archives at WFMU
  24. Special Archives for Pat Duncan's show on WFMU
  25. Interview with Danny Fields at Stay Thirsty Media
  26. Danny Says: A Documentary on the Life and Times of Danny Fields
  27. Jason Forrest discography at Discogs.com
  28. The Button-Down Mind of Gaylord Fields
  29. 2018 Interview: Gaylord Fields: Dark Thoughts
  30. Gaylord Fields
  31. Jo Firestone acting, producing and writing credits at IMDB
  32. Lamin
  33. STAR 99.1 website
  34. Campisi, Tom, "The Gate Begins Streaming World-Wide," Tri-State Voice, July 13, 2016
  35. "Valley Stream artist to host WFMU radio show segment". liherald.com. January 31, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  36. Eddy, Christopher, "Interview with Irwin Chusid, Administrator for Sun Ra LLC", The Sun Ra Arkive Blog, Sept. 1, 2014 (includes chronicle of Anderson's work with the Sun Ra catalog)
  37. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1106940-Devon-E-Levins Devon E. Levins discography at Discogs.com]
  38. "An Interview With MoMA's First Poet Laureate, Kenneth Goldsmith". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  39. UPenn Bio
  40. Kurt Gottschalk biography and list of published works at Goodreads.com
  41. Jason Grote c.v. at New Dramatists
  42. Interview: Big Ups With Duane Harriot
  43. I Love Vinyl Radio, Episode 11 with Duane Harriott
  44. The Duane Train Playlists on WFMU
  45. Parking the Moose at Penguin/Random House
  46. Billy Jam Playlists on WFMU
  47. Picture of Jones' Guinness World Record certificate
  48. Ira Kaplan bio at AllMusic.com
  50. "Queen Latifah to release The Dana Owens Album," MusicRemedy.com, September 10, 2004
  51. Jeff Mangum page at WFMU.org
  52. Horan, Kathleen, "East Village’s Lakeside Lounge to Shutter After 16 Years", WNYC, April 23, 2012
  53. Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU
  54. Greasy Kid Stuff on XRAY.FM
  55. "I Am NJ" NJ.com
  56. Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU
  57. Greasy Kid Stuff on XRAY.FM
  58. Nick Name
  59. Care In The Community Recordings
  60. Speed the Plough biography at Bar/None Records
  61. Cooper, Neil (July 2, 2010). "People Like Us celebrate record cover art in Prints of Darkness". The List. Edinburgh. Bennett’s ongoing weekly podcasts for art radio station WFMU, ‘ Do or DIY’, meanwhile, are legend.
  63. Remembering “The Professor:” Michael Pool, radio zealot and host of WFMU’s Audio Kitchen
  64. R.I.P. Radio Adventurer ‘The Professor’
  65. The Audio Kitchen with The Professor
  66. Rix
  67. Rix Freeform: 1981: The Bomb Shelter
  68. Douglas Rushkoff bio
  69. Reggae Schoolroom
  70. Jeff Sarge’s profile at Discogs.com
  71. Idiot's Delight homepage at WFUV.org
  72. "In Person: Gotcha! Stay Tuned," The New York Times
  73. A Rough Mix with Steinski Archives on WFMU
  74. Telstar Records discography and label profile at Discogs.com
  75. Meredith Ochs and Chris T. profile at Siriusxm.ca
  76. Fanboy Radio » Blog Archive » Fanboy Radio #626 – SVA’s Comics Magazine INK
  77. AT&T Hacker ‘Weev’ Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison, Wired magazine, March 18, 2013
  78. Where Fans of Rare Retro Soul Get Their Groove on A Rough Mix with Steinski Archives on WFMU
  79. Coney Island USA’S Dick Zigun, Burlesque Impresario
  80. A Little Gore Before Dinner
  81. lacunae (Douglas Wolk’s website)
  82. Rhubarb Cake with Douglas
  83. Bill Zebub director/producer/writer/actor credits at Internet Movie Database
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