WEMU's Linda Yohn named top jazz radio programmer for third straight year

Posted on Mon, Jun 20, 2011 : 11:40 a.m.

Linda Yohn

Linda Yohn—music director at WEMU (89.1-FM), the public-radio station at Eastern Michigan University—was named Jazz Programmer of the Year in a major market, for the third straight year, on Saturday at the JazzWeek Summit's annual awards brunch in Rochester, NY.

JazzWeek, celebrating its 10th anniversary in August, is the weekly online publication dedicated to jazz and jazz radio programming. Nominees are selected by JazzWeek subscribers, including jazz radio programmers, jazz record company executives and independent jazz radio record promoters.

"Linda Yohn is a tireless advocate for jazz and for WEMU,” said the station General Manager Molly Motherwell in a prepared statement. “To be recognized for this service by her peers in the industry - for three years in a row - is a huge honor and richly deserved. Linda has put together a staff and musical sound that continues to make a huge impact not only here in Washtenaw County, but across the country. We’re very proud of her.”

WEMU is Eastern Michigan University’s public radio station, with a format of jazz and blues—including 13 locally hosted programs-and local news in addition to NPR news, information, and cultural programming. The station broadcasts to an 8-county area that includes all or part of Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Livingston, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, and Lucas (OH); presents an unhosted mix of folk, Americana, and roots music on its second HD channel, WEMU2; and webcasts live, 24 hours a day at wemu.org.