What's My Story?
Music pours in and out of my brain, all day long, waking and dreaming. Can't help it-- I suspect it's imprinted on a cellular level. Every Monday on WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio stream, I get to inflict my tastes on WFMU listeners, and in the past had live musical guests perform on my shows. What you'll hear is a dreamy blend of music which reflects the gentle kind of life I wish I had as chaos swirls around me. I've been a DJ/Program host since 1972, love to mix live music on the radio and admit to being an unrepentant collector of all kinds of music, with British and American folk, psychedelic pop and chamber jazz being particular favorites.
The radio bug bit me in the 70's while attending Morristown High School (NJ), which owned a 10-watt student-run station (WJSV). Around that same time I made my first tentative steps toward becoming a recording engineer by taping local folk singers at a coffeehouse for later broadcast.
Years later, following a grossly unsatisfying start in the commercial broadcast world, I realized my heart was in non-commercial radio. In 1986 I joined the DJ staff at WFMU and have been quietly producing the kind of radio that has sadly disappeared from most other stations. I also present live bands and mix the music myself. After 30 years+ with WFMU I still find great music I want to share with the listeners.
Summer of 1994 I began a long and happy run at New York Public Radio. Among my many tasks as a Senior Broadcast Engineer is mixing live music for New Sounds & the Soundcheck podcast, WQXR, All Of It with Alison Stewart and other live music broadcasts and recordings.
My home is in New York City with husband Peter Keepnews and kitties Nica, Mister Mushy and Kitka.
My life's a constant work in progress, never finished.