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Celebrating 30 Years of WNIJ

00000179-e1ff-d2b2-a3fb-ffffd9510001WNIJ is celebrating 30 years of broadcasting this year - we went on the air April 28, 1991 - and we're asking you to celebrate with us! We're compiling 30 reasons (or more!) to love WNIJ.So tell us about your favorite program, host, story, or driveway moment, and we'll add it to our list. Leave us a voicemail at 815-753-9300, or click here to submit a message from your computer or mobile device.

Reason #3: The Blues

Northern Public Radio | By editor

Published May 3, 2021 at 3:50 PM CDT

We’re turning 30 and we’ve got a serious case of the blues! The good kind of blues, that is, the kind that starts your weekend with a bang on Friday nights, rekindles the flames on Saturday afternoons, and keeps the party moving through the night.

Our blues hosts put their own spin on the format from the start, from Tim Emmons to Jill Wininger to Paula Garrett to Dan Klefstad. Today’s hosts carry on the tradition by delivering a generous mix of classic blues and up-and-coming artists, with a lot of surprises mixed in.

For our third reason to love WNIJ, we salute blues hosts Harold Brown, David Rosik, David James, and Rich Gordon. We've got the blues every Friday and Saturday nights from 9 til midnight, and Saturday afternoons from 1 til 4. Cheers!