John Hughes has caused us to be on the brink of disaster, said Katea Stitt, one of WPFWs 12 paid staffers as well as a volunteer programmer. Come here on Sunday.. Read more: Celebrating the Life of Harry Belafonte. Williams not only hosts and programs her show, carrying on as a radio engineer as she spins CDs from her personal collection, but she also answers phone calls and raises funds for the station. document.getElementById('cloak29915').innerHTML = ''; Arbitron figures routinely rank WPFW in the high 20s among local radio stations. In the early years Bamberger had five hours to explore early jazz, with an hour of Duke Ellington to start. Sondra and I got married in August and went to Europe, where we heard performances by Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Archie Shepp, Duke Ellington, and Bill Evans. In a decade or two, when Internet radio comes standard in every new car, we might all be listening to the same jazz programming everywhere. Miyuki Williams 48. On Saturday, there are mostly soul and oldies programs; on Sunday, mostly jazz, Latin music, and reggae. His recounting of his times on air and the connections he made in the citys jazz community are the subject of an essay in the book DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC. //