Alvin Carter Bey

Alvin was instrumental in getting this street renamed for Dinah Washington.

The Impresario of American Classical Music Alvin Carter-Bey is a radio disc jockey with 55 years on the air. He is a music consultant for the Chicago Jazz Spotlite (WDCB) Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. He is the musical host and consultant for the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.

Alvin is the Holder of the New City Black Achiever Award and the U.S. Presidential Points of Life Award from President George Bush. Al continues to serve by sharing his musical knowledge with communities in Chicago. He facilitated the street-naming of Dinah Washington Way.

His interviews with notable jazz musicians are featured in this issue of Musicman Magazine and his book It Was Jug That I Dug, a short biography of saxophonist Gene Ammons (1925-1974).

Dan Bindert is the station manager at WDCB. 630-942-3706 (office) 708-790-8729 (cell)

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WDCB 90.9 FM was founded as a 5,000-watt station in late 1977, and its original format was a mix of classical, educational, and news programming. Jazz programming was introduced in the early 1980s and became the primary format by the end of the decade. Since then, WDCB’s format has expanded to include roots rock, bluegrass, Celtic, folk, blues, new-age, acid jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz, big band, world music and oldtime radio shows, though straight-ahead jazz makes up about 75% of its music programming. The educational programming was dropped in 2001, and classical music continued to be heard on the station on weekends until late 2005. In recent years, some of the more eclectic and niche programming has been phased out for a stronger emphasis on jazz and blues.

Unlike most college-based stations, WDCB-FM is not student-operated, but rather very much professional in design and output. COD students, however, do work at WDCB’s offices as aides for limited hours during the week.

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