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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This week's blues show, Saturday night, July 18th at 11pm, features the music of Lonnie Mack, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Little Freddie King, Sleepy La Beef... -
After several months of repeating specials, management finally gave me the okay to start recording new blues shows from my home computer. So, this... -
Local poet Sherry Cook Stanforth recites her poem My Mother’s Dulcimer from her book, Drone String . -
On July 4th, 2020 at 11pm, you'll hear a special re-broadcast of a special I produced in 2019 featuring a conversation between Ron Esposito and Doug... -
The Mountain Minor is a film that explores how eastern Kentuckians who migrated to the Cincinnati area brought their unique music with them. Lee Hay... -
In advance of the release of "Backstage," a double live album recorded at Shipley’s in 1979, we bring you the crowd favorite “Amaretta” by the popular...
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On this Father’s Day, local poet Marcus Whalbring recites his poem “My Dad Called to Ask Why” from his collection, How to Draw Fire . -
A commentary from Alexander Watson (author of River Queens: Saucy boat, stout mates, spotted dog, America ) titled “Gay Pride and Rosa Parks.” -
We share the song Infinite Sky from local trio Peaceful Sorrow . -
We revisit another one of our friend Katie Laur ’s stories in this episode of Memories from the Hills of Home. This one’s about Curly Ray Cline, fiddler...
