WTJU
Leftover Biscuits, Saturdays 6:30 – 8 a.m.
Day Job, Volunteer Work: Landscape architect with a focus on academic, public and conservation projects. As a volunteer, I also have served on the city’s Tree Commission, PLACE Design Task Force and as a board member for a national Tree and Soil Research Fund.
How long have you been a WTJU: Since 2010.
Why did you become a WTJU host? I did a radio show in college and met a few of the rock DJs that inspired me to apply.
Why should someone tune into your show in particular?
On Leftover Biscuits, the songs of the 1920s and 30s offer a diverse collection of the earliest recordings of blue collar American music. With a range of early country, country blues, spiritual, Hawaiian and more, listeners are bound to hear something they like. As an added perk, given the size of the 78 records at the time, the songs are all 3 minutes or less so if you don’t like something, hang in there, the next song is for you. It’s a good show for
Last modified on Thu 14 Jan 2021 13.04 EST
The popular novelist and crime writer Alanna Knight, who has died aged 97, had a career that extended over 50 years and encompassed more than 60 books in numerous genres. Yet her writing life only began with recovery from a severe illness, and the gift of an electric typewriter.
In 1964, while living in Aberdeen with her husband, Alistair Knight, and their two young sons, she was struck down with polyneuritis, a rare nervous disorder that paralysed her from the neck down. As therapy to aid her recovery, Alistair bought her an electric typewriter, and she began writing.