[JPL] Willis Conover

[David Johnson]

I may have posted this before, but here's the 2007 Night Lights program that paid tribute to Willis:

http://wfiu.org/nightlights/conovers-comin-over-willis-conover-and-jazz-at-the-voice-of-america/

It includes interviews with his biographer Terry Ripmaster and Conover friend George Avakian, as well as a fair amount of music directly or indirectly related to Willis--and some snippets of WC interviews and broadcasts.

David Brent Johnson
Night Lights/Afterglow
WFIU-Bloomington, IN

--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Dr. Jazz <drjazz at drjazz.com> wrote:
From: Dr. Jazz <drjazz at drjazz.com>
Subject: [JPL] Willis Conover
To: jazzproglist at jazzweek.com
Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 7:59 AM

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Arturo mentioned in a previous thread listening to the Wolfman.  I never had
the opportunity to catch him on the radio.  I did, however, love to listen to
Willis Conover on VOA on my Heathkit GR-64 shortwave!
-Dr.
P.S.  Valery Ponomarev tribute to Willis: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzP0sTPze4s&feature=related

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