Sunday, February 1, 2026

IMPROVING WAGRadio FOR THE PREPARED LISSENER IS OUR PRIORITY . . . WE'VE BEEN ON THAT NU ROAD SINCE THE END OF THE YEAR . . . WELCOME TO 2026 AND A WHOLE NEW FEEL COMING FROM THE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME ! ! GROOVIN' BLUE 26 - 01 JOINS LAST YEAR'S G.B. 25 - 12 WE THINK YOU'LL HEAR SUBTLE DIFFERENCES BUT WE AIN'T GONNA TELL YA' WHAT THEY ARE . . . HA HA HA HA - - ENJOY GROOVIN' BLUE FANS - - ENJOY ! !

 

YOU MAY HAVE TWO - YES!   TWO GROOVIN' BLUE SHOWS TO DIG YOUR TEETH INTO.  FROM LAST YEAR IT'S GROOVIN' BLUE 25 - 12 WHICH FEATURES THE NOUVEAU SOUNDZ OF EL MICHAELS AFFAIR, MADAFOONK STEROPHONIC, ZEALE, CELLI MONTI, OLIVER DOLLAR PLUS GOES BACK IN TIME FOR MUSICAL MEMORIES WITH RAY CHARLES, EARL GRANT and THE DOMINOES.

THE ALL-NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 26 - 01 (JUST POSTED) IS THE ONE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP AN EDUCATED EAR OUT FOR . . . NOT THAT THE "THEM CHANGES" ARE THAT  HUGE BUT WE HEARD THEM AFTER DJZigZag POSITED THEM IN THE HEADS OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SO MUCH A PART OF WAGRadio.  THEY NOTICED THE FOXY SUBTLETIES WHEN PUSHED.  THEY ARE A MOTLEY CREW.

HERE THEY ARE:

Ms. A (Amanda Dishaw) - Station Manager & Internet Liason,

DJZigZag - WAGRadio Producer & On Air Personality,

Mr. Keith White - WAGRadio Broadcast Engineer,

Sunny "Sweet Daddy Fonk" Wong - WAGRadio On Air Personality, ALWAYS WITH US

Blu "Pulmones Miel" Mankuma - WAGRadio On Air Personality,

Mr. William "Fats Is Back" Reiter - WAGRadio Vinyl Librarian,

Mr. Kevin Pangborn - WAGRadio Vinyl Librarian Assistant,

Ms. Amanda "Nanny" McRoberts - WAGRadio Creative Dept. Manager,

Ms. Diana Neave - Creative Dept. Coadjutant,

Ms. Marnie Coulter - Staff Writer / Consultant,

Mr. Jason "Jazz" Vanderhill - Creative Dept. Asst.,

Ms. Ebba Reiter - Accounts Dept.

Mr. Brian Antonson - On Staff Consultant,

Mr. Gabriel Mark Hasselbach - WAGRadio Studio Consultant,

Mr. Bruce Atkinson - Custodial Engineer,

And a most hearty THANK YOU to WAGRadio's Mentors,  Music Consultants, Musicologists and experts that we've counted on for years and years.

Mr. Mike "JungleSlav" Cvetkovich (DJZigZag mentor), Mr. Sam "Chubby" Hayes (DJZigZag mentor), Mr. Alan "He's The Band Leader" Foreman, Mr. Raphael Clarence "Chocolate Milk" Abu-tti, Mr. Terry "Shepherd" Wong, Mr. Dennis "Aloha" Jang, Mr. Don "db" Chessa, Ms. Dale Gerrard, Messrs. Buddy Chow & Harry Chow, Mr. Mike Cherry (CFSI Radio), Mr. Ron "Blues In The Dark" Simmonds, Mr. Mike "1 Bent Bike - 2 Coffee" Rheault, Henry Mo Yung & Yvonne Ho Leung Young, Messrs. Tom Lavin & Jack Lavin, Mr. Rob "Neptoon" Frith.

Always in DJZigZag's and W. "Fats Is Back" Reiter's heart;   

Brother Donny "Mr. Soul" Gerrard,  Brother Dickson Loo,  Brother Larry Volen,  Brother Lou Hoover,  Brother Robert Koji Yamashita. Brother Sy "Grumpy" Risby, Bro. Stan Oliver, Bro. Trevor Muir, Mentor - Dr. Robert "Red" Robinson OBC, Mentor - Mr. Dick Abbott, Mr. Bruce Rutherford (accountant & pal for years), Capt. Ted "Teddy Bear" Bishop, Brother "Doc" Harris (Gilbert Achinleck)

SO, FURTHER TO THE INS, OUTS AND ROUND-ABOUTS OF THE  GROOVIN' BLUE 26 - 01  SHOW . . . .  A COUPLE OF ADHERENTS HAVE BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING IT'S A "BREAK-THRU SHOW" AND "WE DONE NOTED THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES, DUDE".  THEY WANT DJZigZag TO STAY THE COURSE IN 2026.  WELL, HE'D ALREADY REALIZED THAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAD HAPPENED AFTER HE'D SET THE MUSIC AND RECORDED HIS PALAVERING  (no, he ain't about to tell ya').   TROOTH BE TOLD - THE ZAGAMONSTERATOR WAS ALREADY HEADED IN THAT DEXTEROUS NEW DIRECTION (remember "subtle", "precise" and "shrewd" - all play a part in this new path without any creative sacrifice) 

OH YES, AND . . . HERE'S SOME OF THE ARTISTES THAT GRACE THE 26 - 01 SHOW;  BOBBY WOMACK, SHINO BLACCK, KENNY BOBIEN, VITOLINO BELLISARIO, FAM DISCO, BUNJI GARLIN, VAY, MONGO SANTAMARIA, OSUNLADE, SONNY (CONFIDENTIAL) KNIGHT, COLLIE BUDDZ, ALEX ATTIAS, ROSCOE GORDON and TARA MISU.  HINT: THERE'S SOME TIP-OFFS (haha) IN THAT-THERE LIST O' NAMES - CLUES 'BOUT THE NEW WAVE, NEW DIRECTION, MO' UNDERGROUND PATH THAT YOUR FAVOURITE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC PROGRAMME & JOCK IS NOW ON.

OH BOY, OH BOY, WE JUS' HAVIN' A GOOD TIME.  AIN'T WE ?

 


                                                                        KENNY  BOBIEN


                                                                     TONIO  ARMANI

                                                             GEORGIA  ANNE  MULDROW

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