Series: Afterglow: Jazz and American Popular Song

Produced by WFIU

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2-Hour Weekly Program of Jazz and American Popular Song

Ella, the Duke, MJQ, and other greats -- WFIU's Afterglow has them all.

Afterglow first airedr on WFIU sometime in the late 1970s. Host Dick Bishop took the title of the show and his theme from a Marian McPartland composition; all of the rest?the elegance, the passion, the laidback expertise, the congenial charm, and the delivery with a ?martini moon? quality to it?came from Dick himself.

In addition to his considerable knowledge and love for the jazz and American popular song that he played every Friday evening, Dick also drew on his personal relationships and encounters with many of the performers that he featured.

Since Bishop's retirement in 2005, the show has been hosted by WFIU Jazz Host/Producer David Brent Johnson.


Additional Files

23 Pieces

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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song, ushering in the holidays with a mix of music recorded in the last two decades...

Bought by WCQS


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Perfect for Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, or Veterans Day! An hour-long program of jazz and popular song... It was one of the greatest jazz o...

Bought by Northstate Public Radio, WAMC, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song, featuring vocalist Al Hibbler both with Duke Ellington’s legendary 1940s big band, and on s...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:01
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song invoking the image of the heart for Valentine's Day. Featuring music from Doris Day, Kurt El...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
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An hourlong program of jazz and American popular song featuring the life and work of romantic crooner Johnny Mathis, including an interview with th...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:50
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An hour-long program of holiday music from Bing Crosby, Billy Eckstine, Peggy Lee, Lou Rawls, Nancy Wilson, and other carolers of American Popular ...

Bought by KPVL, WVAS, KBYI, and NIPR


  • Added: Dec 06, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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An hour-long festive and varied music mix good for the days or evenings leading up to New Year’s Day, and for New Year’s Day itself, with some song...

Bought by WEKU, WHRV, WRNC-LP, WJSU, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 00:58:59
  • Purchases: 11
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An hourlong program of jazz and American popular song, celebrating the coming of Spring and Summer...and the baseball season, with songs about base...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:02
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An hourlong program of jazz and American popular-song love ballads that progress from discovery and longing (Frank Sinatra's performance of the tit...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 00:59:00
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song, featuring the late "jazz pixie" Blossom Dearie. A great special for Women's History Month!

Bought by WEAA, KUNR, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song featuring singer and actress Thelma Carpenter. Perfect for Women's History Month (March) or...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KUNR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song highlighting musical standards written or co-written by women. A great special for Women's ...

Bought by WVAS, WNMU-FM, KUNR, and KRCB


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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An hour-long, laidback, seasonal program of jazz and popular song, featuring music that evokes love, reflection, and peace and the warm moods of wi...

Bought by WEKU, WVRU, WVAS, WVRU, and KDUR


  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song celebrating the seasonal holidays with celebratory music invoking December and the winter we...

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long, traditional jazz-and-popular song tribute to Christmas featuring Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Diana Krall and many more. Perfect for t...

Bought by WCQS and Moab Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:58:58
  • Purchases: 2
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An hour-long Halloween Special featuring jazz and American popular song.

Bought by WUIS, WJSU, KUT-HD, and KUNR


  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song, featuring "social significance" music from the 1930s and 40s. Perfect for programming a...

Bought by WRPI, WETS, and KRCB


  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: 00:58:57
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program revisiting the year that the U.S. won WWII, featuring interviews, news clips and music from Bing Crosby, Charlie Parker and mo...

Bought by KVSC, KUCB, KMXT, Spokane Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: May 18, 2009
  • Length: 00:58:57
  • Purchases: 9
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Celebrate the birth and legacy of America with music from a recently-reissued album of duets from national icons Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, a...

Bought by KMXT, KUCB, KVLU, KMUW, KHNS and more


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:58:57
  • Purchases: 15
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song, celebrating the coming of spring. Makes a great seasonal special!

  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:01