KPVU Talk Shows

Michel Martin | Photo: Stephen Voss © 2007
Tell Me More

Capturing the headlines, issues and pleasures relevant to multicultural life in America, the daily one-hour series is hosted by award winning journalist Michel Martin.  Grounded in lively interviewing and compelling, storytelling, the program seeks to present diverse new voices, cross borders, challenge conventional wisdom and discover how other people think.  Martin joined NPR from ABC News, where she worked since 1992.  She served as a correspondent for Nightline from 1996 to 2006.  Tell Me More brings fresh voices and perspectives to public radio.

Monday – Fridays, 2:05 pm - 3:00 pm

Wendell Pierce
Jazz at Lincoln Center

A show to enrich the artistic substance and perpetuate the democratic spirit of America's music. From down home and elegant concert performances by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra... to entertaining educational programs that bring the sound and feeling of jazz into the lives of thousands of kids and grownups... to innovative collaborative programs with artists in diverse idioms: Jazz at Lincoln Center offers top quality musicianship and universal friendship. By taking the feeling of jazz on tour and by inviting artists and audiences from all over the world into our new home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, we bring people together for a simple purpose: To Have a Profoundly Good Time.

Tuesdays, 10:05 pm – 11:00 pm

Nancy Wilson | Photo Credit: John Levy Enterprises, Inc.
Jazz Profiles

An in-depth look at the greatest performers who have influenced the history of jazz.  Singer Nancy Wilson hosts this Gold Medal award-winning, documentary series chronicling the people, places and events in jazz.

Wednesdays, 10:05 pm – 11:00 pm

Dee Dee Bridgewater | Photo Credit: David Tallacksen
JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Since 1992, this show has been taking jazz listeners to the world of live music and on stages with top artists performing around the globe.  Dee Dee Bridgewater introduces the artists and guides listeners through the hour program each week.  Bridgewater won a 1975 Tony Award for Best Performance by a featured actress in a musical.  Her song “Dear Ella” dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald won two Grammy’s in 1998 and in 2011 she won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.  She became the host of Jazzset in October 2001.

Saturdays, 9:05 am – 10:00 am