Save All Night Jazz on WUSF

I worked for WUSF in the early 2000s and credit the experience, particularly working with and listening to Bob Seymour, as a fundamental factor in my understanding and appreciation of jazz. I still regularly listen and hope this decision is reconsidered.(Twitter, 10/21)

I figured I would share my letter to WUSF, regarding their decision to pull all night jazz from the air. I encourage you to consider writing your own. To whom it may concern, I’m writing to voice my frustration at your short-sighted decision to remove the All-Night Jazz program from your station each night. I…

I have been thinking about the end of WUSF All Night Jazz since I heard the news and I haven’t been able to articulate anything until now. I’ll try my best to summarize some of my feelings and thoughts about this. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the word COMMUNITY. What’s my individual responsibility…

What an absolute tragedy that after 56 years WUSF will no longer have “All Night Jazz” as part of the station’s programming. I was a fan of ANJ and the station before I joined as the first woman DJ for ANJ and had the pleasure of working with the amazing Bob Seymour and Mike Cornette…

WUSF All Night Jazz has been a staple and a point of pride in the Tampa Bay area for many years now. In a world that is increasingly becoming virtual and disconnected from the real humans behind the avatars, the people at WUSF All Night Jazz have always made an effort to be present and…

Jazzlands blog: WUSF Just Killed Its Jazz Programming (10/19) Link to story When I heard the news last night, I was just about to begin playing a concert (French horn) with Fanfare Concert Winds. And I was frankly too shell shocked to know what to think or say. Still don’t. I’m saddened, and disgusted. And disappointed,…

Back when I was a student at USF in Tampa, I was in a little band called Outback with Brad Eastin and David Rauh. It was a great outlet for us to explore the modern jazz of that time- Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, Ornette,etc, and it was a chance for us to rehearse and perform…

“How can this be possible? When I relocated to Sarasota from NYC, in 2011, I was thrilled to find a Classic Jazz program on my local NPR station. I have enjoyed the program almostnightly for 11 yrs (I am a writer, often working late into the early a.m.). Bob Seymour, SimonLasky, and all the others,…

I have consistently listened to all night jazz on WUSF since moving to Florida 10 years ago. I will cancel my donations if the show is taken down. (Change.org, 10/25)

Reddit thread Heartbreaking. Jazz is an American art that deserves the kind of coverage All Night Jazz provided. — Personal_Region7957