Lee Hay
Lee Hay has worked at all three Cincinnati Public Radio stations: WGUC in the mid-70's, WMUB in the late 70's, and WVXU since 1984. She is currently the host of The Blues on Saturday evenings and various special programs.
Her radio work has been awarded numerous awards including one from the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, numerous Communicator Awards, Society of Professional Journalists and the Ohio Associated Broadcasters Association. Most recently she has received a Certificate of Merit from the Gabriel Awards for The Journey from Within;and recognition from the Ohio Associated Broadcasters Association for Cincinnati Baseball: Crosley Field(2011) and The Who Concert: 30 YearsLater and Baseball: A Little Known Chapter (2010). Hay is also WVXU's music director and with her jazz background was the Cincinnati correspondent for downbeat magazine.
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I got an email last week from a listener who wanted to hear Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 's version of "Hound Dog," so that song begins the show this... -
This week's blues show, Saturday night at 11pm, August 22nd, starts off with one of my favorite songs from back in the day, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" by... -
Lee Hay's favorite Around Cincinnati interview over the years is the acclaimed designer Todd Oldham ' s 2006 interview of his mentor and friend,...
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A song from one of Around Cincinnati’s favorites, the late Katie Reider . Trusted Eyes is from her CD, Wonder . -
This week's blues show, Saturday, August 15th at 11pm, starts off with songs by Derek & the Dominos followed by Duane Allman and Delbert McClinton.... -
A poem from Pauletta Hansel called “Our Words: Cincinnati, April 2017,” written when she was Poet Laureate for Cincinnati. -
We revisit Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin ’s poem, Mississippi Poplars , from his collection The Shape of Regret , which he shared with us for Martin... -
This week on The Blues , I'm going to share some of the long list of songs which I compiled during this week while watching the coverage of the nation... -
The song “Night and Day” from Cincinnati’s own Doris Day , who passed away last year at the age of 97. -
This week's blues show, Saturday, July 25th, 11pm, starts off with a song from "The Daughter of The Blues," Shirley King . The nickname comes from being...