Joel Najman
Music Host (My Place)Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.
None of his radio gigs allowed him to express his love for 50s and 60s rock 'n roll music - until Vermont Public. Joel began his association with Vermont Public in the early 1980s, and since 1982 has been the host and producer of Vermont Public's weekly My Place program. Self-taught, he weaves musicology, anthropology, sociology and even psychology among the music, creating a snapshot of life at that time.
Joel was inducted into the Vermont Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame in 2004.
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The Replay stream is a way for listeners to hear past episodes of Vermont Public's signature music shows. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about how the Replay stream works. -
When the Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964 they were quickly followed by a profusion of other British bands that quickly changed the North American… -
Each year the Recording Academy - the institution that awards the annual music industry Grammys - designates 25 songs deemed "of lasting qualitative or… -
Johnny Mercer was one of the foremost lyricists of the 20th century, with a songwriting career that extended from 1930 into the early 1970's. Mercer wrote… -
In this second program of a My Place series on song lyricist Johnny Mercer, the focus is on songs Johnny wrote early in his career for Hollywood motion… -
This week's My Place is a collection of popular songs about cats. Memorable recordings by The Mills Brothers, Peggy Lee and The Tokens are among the… -
This week's My Place is a concluding part two of the music that was produced at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios.Hear the many soulful hits that emerged… -
This week's My Place spotlights record producer Rick Hall and his Fame Recording Studios which gave rise to the "Muscle Shoals" sound in Southern soul… -
Composers Jerry Ross and Richard Adler wrote the words and music of two of the most enduring Broadway musicals of the 1950's as well as a slew of other… -
This week's My Place spotlights Billy Strange, who excelled as a guitarist, arranger, singer and songwriter.Strange has been honored as a member of Los…
