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Ninja DJ Profile

Jenn Rourke (Ninja) has been a radio DJ since 2001. Ninja first became interested in radio at age 7, listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every Sunday. As a teenager, Ninja's radio obsession shifted to the Dr. Demento Show, Loveline, and several Chicago-based music shows.

 

The radio name Ninja dates back to 2004 while interning at a Chicago morning show, because at the time, Ninja also operated MidwestNinja - an automated streaming radio station that played only Midwestern artists.

 

In past lives, Ninja hosted lots of radio shows, including The 2 Blondes Coutdown (countdown show - check), The Dysfunctional Jukebox (comedy music show - check); wrote a column called Hell on Stilts (giving advice to strangers - check), and got fired from writing said column  (everyone in radio gets fired at least once - check).

 

Listen to Ninja's two most recent shows below.

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Ninja's Playlists

9/29 - 10am hour
Sofia Kourtesis - Madres album artwork 10:00am Sofia Kourtesis How Music Makes You Feel Better Madres (Ninja Tune)
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9/29 - 9am hour
Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell album artwork 9:58am Run-D.M.C. It's Tricky Raising Hell (Profile)
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Nada Surf - Moon Mirror album artwork 9:53am Nada Surf In Front of Me Now Moon Mirror (New West)
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MC Lyte - Lyte As A Rock album artwork 9:48am MC Lyte I Am Woman Lyte As A Rock (First Priority)
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Peaking Lights - E S C A P E album artwork 9:42am Peaking Lights Innerterrestrial E S C A P E (Dekmantel)
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Juniore - Trois, Deux, Un album artwork 9:39am Juniore Grand voyageur Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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Bright Eyes - Five Dice, All Threes album artwork 9:33am Bright Eyes Bells and Whistles Five Dice, All Threes (Dead Oceans)
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U.S. Girls - Bless This Mess album artwork 9:30am U.S. Girls So Typically Now Bless This Mess (4AD)
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Kelela - Take Me Apart album artwork 9:26am Kelela Take Me Apart Take Me Apart (Warp)
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Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor album artwork 9:20am Nilüfer Yanya Method Actor My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)
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Maggie Rogers - Don 9:17am Maggie Rogers I Still Do Don't Forget Me (Debay/Capitol)
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Jamie xx - In Waves album artwork 9:14am Jamie xx Waited All Night (featuring Romy & Oliver Sim) In Waves (Young)
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Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact album artwork 9:07am Gang Gang Dance Mindkilla Eye Contact (4AD)
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The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam album artwork 9:01am The Comet Is Coming PYRAMIDS Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam (Verve)
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9/22 - 11am hour
11:52am Native Soul The Beginning Teenage Dreams (Awesome Tapes from Africa)
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Todd Rundgren - Hermit Of Mink Hollow album artwork 11:48am Todd Rundgren Onomatopoeia Hermit Of Mink Hollow (Bearsville)
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Los Bitchos - Talkie Talkie album artwork 11:45am Los Bitchos Don't Change Talkie Talkie (City Slang)
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Noga Erez - KIDS album artwork 11:39am Noga Erez No news on TV (featuring ROUSSOU) KIDS (City Slang)
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11:36am Fcukers Bon Bon Baggy$$ EP (Technicolour)
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11:29am IKOQWE Pele The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite (Crammed Discs)
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Fat Dog - WOOF. album artwork 11:26am Fat Dog Wither WOOF. (Domino)
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Jupiter & Okwess - Na Kozonga album artwork 11:18am Jupiter & Okwess You Sold Me A Dream (featuring Ana Tijoux) Na Kozonga (Everloving)
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Fontaines D.C. - Romance album artwork 11:15am Fontaines D.C. Starburster Romance (XL)
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Peel Dream Magazine - Rose Main Reading Room album artwork 11:07am Peel Dream Magazine Oblast Rose Main Reading Room (Top Shelf)
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The Rural Alberta Advantage - The Rise & The Fall album artwork 11:04am The Rural Alberta Advantage Late September Snow The Rise & The Fall (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag)
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Hinds - VIVA HINDS album artwork 11:01am Hinds Boom Boom Back (Featuring: Beck) VIVA HINDS (Lucky Number)
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9/22 - 10am hour
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Tinderbox album artwork 10:55am Siouxsie & The Banshees Lands End Tinderbox (Geffen)
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Dressy Bessy - Sound Go Round album artwork 10:53am Dressy Bessy I Saw Cinnamon Sound Go Round (Kindercore)
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Hologram Kizzie - Hug Life album artwork 10:43am Hologram Kizzie Local A New Phaze (featuring Tanya Morgan & Fluffy) Hug Life (Bonafyde)
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The The - Ensoulment album artwork 10:39am The The Some Days I Drink My Coffee By the Grave of William Blake Ensoulment (earMUSIC)
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