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 on The Blues, Saturday night, December 21st at 11pm, I decided to go back through the archives and pull out a number of songs recorded by...
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Looking for some fun, retro ways to celebrate the holidays? Then author Charles Phoenix has you covered. He's with our host, Lee Hay, to talk about his... -
For the holiday, we bring you a recording of the late, great jazz vocalist Mary Ellen Tanner and her version of I'll Be Home for Christmas . -
It's always a delight to have local blues pianist Ben Levin come into the studio and not only talk about his career, but also perform on the grand piano... -
This week's blues show, Saturday, December 7th at 11pm, starts off with Ernestine Anderson and the Monty Alexander Trio followed by the Blind Boys of... -
Poet Lynn Robbins reads Hurry Up and Wait from her collection, When You Sit to Write . -
I was saddened to get a call this morning from Jimmy Railey, one of James Brown's Famous Flames, whose daughter was killed this past weekend. Donna...
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The Fillmore Wind Band is Cincinnati's official wind band and is comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians from around the area. They... -
The holiday weekend edition of The Blues begins with The Goshorn Brothers, John Mayall, Garland Jeffreys, and Van Morrison. The second set features... -
All performances will be in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. Ticket information
