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Joanna Bz DJ Profile

My name is pronounced Jo-AN-uh BE-zee. 

Music- in one way or another- has been a hobby of mine since childhood. Around age 8, I established my own radio station, WJOJO, where I was the sole DJ, engineer, programmer, weather reporter, and commerical actor. Equipped with a tape recorder and an RCA record player, I played from my and my mom's 45 collection. By the time I reached middle school, I'd forgotten about WJOJO, but advanced my fandom to attending rock concerts like Corey Hart, Duran Duran, Flesh for Lulu, and Gene Loves Jezebel. Many years later after moving to Chicago I played bass in the goof-pop bands Los Shut Up and Let's Get Out of This Terrible Sandwich Shop. And after many years of listening to CHIRP Radio, I joined up as a volunteer and learned how to DJ and host my own show (for real). WJOJO doesn't exist, but you can catch my show Thursdays, 6-9AM. I promise I won't play Corey Hart. 

 

You can listen to Joanna's two most recent shows below:

Joanna Bz's Playlists

5/2 - 6am hour
Grand Public - Sensations Diversions album artwork 6:35am Grand Public Clap Sensations Diversions (Lisbon Lux)
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Ana Lua Caiano - Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado album artwork 6:32am Ana Lua Caiano Os Meus Sapatos Não Tocam Nos Teus Vou Ficar Neste Quadrado (Glitterbeat)
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Lavender Diamond - Incorruptible Heart album artwork 6:31am Lavender Diamond Light My Way Incorruptible Heart (Paracadute)
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Earth, Wind & Fire - Gratitude album artwork 6:28am Earth, Wind & Fire Local Gratitude Gratitude (Columbia)
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The Weather Station - Ignorance album artwork 6:17am The Weather Station Robber Ignorance (Fat Possum)
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Mild High Club - Going Going Gone album artwork 6:14am Mild High Club A New High (featuring Winter) Going Going Gone (Stones Throw)
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6:08am Baby Rose / BADBADNOTGOOD Slow Burn Slow Burn (Secretly Canadian)
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Loving - Any Light album artwork 6:05am Loving Any Light Any Light (Last Gang/MNRK)
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Julee Cruise - The Voice of Love album artwork 6:01am Julee Cruise Movin' In on You The Voice of Love (Warner Bros)
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4/25 - 8am hour
Cat Power - Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert album artwork 8:52am Cat Power Visions of Johanna Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Domino)
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Uptown Wellness
Horsegirl - Versions of Modern Performance album artwork 8:47am Horsegirl Local Billy Versions of Modern Performance (Matador)
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Dent May - What 8:44am Dent May Coasting on Fumes (featuring Jordana) What's for Breakfast? (Carpark)
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8:43am Bully How Will I Know Lucky For You (Sub Pop)
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8:34am Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band Hazy Memories BRSB (Big Crown)
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Sly5thAve - Liberation album artwork 8:32am Sly5thAve Water Suite (Drown) Liberation (Tru Thoughts)
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Vicky Farewell - Sweet Company album artwork 8:31am Vicky Farewell Believe Me Sweet Company (Mac's)
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Linda Smith - I So Liked Spring album artwork 8:23am Linda Smith Fin De Fete I So Liked Spring (Captured Tracks)
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Field Music - Flat White Moon album artwork 8:19am Field Music Out of the Frame Flat White Moon (Memphis Industries)
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Jessica Risker - I See You Among the Stars album artwork 8:17am Jessica Risker Local Cut My Hair I See You Among the Stars (Western Vinyl)
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8:07am Daundry Local FedEX Pria (Self-Released)
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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album artwork 8:06am Wilco Local I'm The Man Who Loves You Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
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Pete Seeger - If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle album artwork 8:05am Pete Seeger Union Maid If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways)
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4/25 - 7am hour
Sam Prekop - Who 7:58am Sam Prekop Local Little Bridges Who's Your New Professor? (Thrill Jockey)
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Chicano Batman - Notebook Fantasy album artwork 7:53am Chicano Batman Lei Lá Notebook Fantasy (ATO)
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Ron Gallo - FOREGROUND MUSIC album artwork 7:50am Ron Gallo AT LEAST I'M DANCING FOREGROUND MUSIC (Kill Rock Stars)
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Blondie - The Hunter album artwork 7:47am Blondie Danceway The Hunter (Chrysalis)
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Jane Penny - Surfacing album artwork 7:45am Jane Penny Artificial Genuine Surfacing (Luminelle)
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Jane Penny - Surfacing album artwork 7:45am Jane Penny Artificial Genuine Surfacing (Luminelle)
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Sasha and the Valentines - So You Think You Found Love? album artwork 7:44am Sasha and the Valentines Flower So You Think You Found Love? (Oof)
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Lucy Dacus - No Burden album artwork 7:36am Lucy Dacus Dream State... No Burden (Matador)
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