Lee Hay
Lee Hay has worked at all three Cincinnati Public Radio stations: WGUC in the mid-70's, WMUB in the late 70's, and WVXU since 1984. She is currently the host of The Blues on Saturday evenings and various special programs.
Her radio work has been awarded numerous awards including one from the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, numerous Communicator Awards, Society of Professional Journalists and the Ohio Associated Broadcasters Association. Most recently she has received a Certificate of Merit from the Gabriel Awards for The Journey from Within;and recognition from the Ohio Associated Broadcasters Association for Cincinnati Baseball: Crosley Field(2011) and The Who Concert: 30 YearsLater and Baseball: A Little Known Chapter (2010). Hay is also WVXU's music director and with her jazz background was the Cincinnati correspondent for downbeat magazine.
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Joe Santangelo dropped by the WVXU studio on March 2, 2017, to talk with John Kiesewetter about his work with his brother Dino which has led to his... -
It's a Halloween special on this week's blues show, Saturday, October 31st, at 11pm. You'll hear many of my favorite musicians including Leonard Cohen,... -
Fifty years ago, a music venue opened at the corner of Vine and Calhoun Streets in Clifton near the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Reflections...
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On this week's blues show, 11pm Saturday, October 17th, you'll hear some of my favorites. The first set features music from Gov't Mule, Bobby McFerrin,... -
Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. As Rookwood Pottery celebrates its 140th anniversary this year, Lee Hay explores its history, innovative designers and... -
Female vocalists are the focus on this week's blues program airing at 11pm, Saturday, October 3rd. The show begins with Bettye LaVette , Abbey Lincoln ,... -
This week on The Blues, 11pm, Saturday, September 26th, we're going to take a trip back into my past and some of the musicians I listened to back in the... -
I want to share some softer music this week on the show, 11pm, Saturday night, September 19th. A song from Diana Krall starts the program followed by ... -
The inspiration for this blues show is a 2+ hour documentary about Stevie Ray Vaughan that I watched last week. I started taking notes, and this show is... -
This week's blues show, Saturday, September 5th at 11pm, starts off with a song, "How Long How Long Blues," that I heard recently while watching a movie...
