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WHRV 89.5FM ADDS R&B CHRONICLES TO FRIDAY NIGHT LINEUP
Host Jae Sinnett to Present Retrospective of R&B and Soul Music
Norfolk: WHRV 89.5FM is very proud to announce a new locally produced program: The R&B Chronicles – a weekly 60-minute radio retrospective of classic African American R&B and Soul music, airing every Friday night at 7pm, beginning January 5, 2007.
More than any other genre of popular American music, soul music is the result of the combination and merging of previous styles and sub-styles during the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Broadly speaking, soul music came from gospel and blues styles, and continues to be popular today. Rhythm and Blues – a term coined by music writer and record producer Jerry Wexler – is itself a combination of blues and jazz and developed by groups of predominately African American musicians who built upon the blues tradition. Each week, The R&B Chronicles features one of these great artists or groups, as a musical biography.
The R&B Chronicles is hosted by Jae Sinnett, a jazz performer and educator who’s now in his fourteenth year as producer/announcer on 89.5 WHRV FM. His programs are among the most popular and informative jazz shows in the state.
Sinnett tours with The Jae Sinnett Trio, giving concerts and workshops all over the country. He has six recordings to his name, with his 4th release "Listen" reaching the number one slot on the July 1997 Gavin radio chart. He’s performed with some of the top names in jazz, such as Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chuck Mangione, Branford Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut and many, many more.
“The R&B Chronicles is a great opportunity for WHRV to expand its listenership with the other American indigenous art form known as classic soul music,” Sinnett says. “Fun, soulful, profound and presented as a music biography, The R&B Chronicles will be entertaining and educational.”
WHRO is a regional media company that promotes education, culture and citizenship to the citizens of Hampton Roads, Virginia through a variety of services. Every day, thousands of viewers and listeners tune in to broadcast programming on WHRO's public television and two public radio stations. Since its founding more than 40 years ago to support education, WHRO has employed creativity and technology to serve its mission to enrich audiences through content that educates, entertains and promotes understanding. Owned by 16 local school divisions, WHRO delivers educational and new media services to 286,000 students and 25,000 educators per month as well.