Jed Taylor
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Jed Taylor is an American
Radio Announcer, radio and music producer and host of the "Our 70's Radio Show" on Sunday nights 8pm est on 100.7FM WHUD http://www.whud.com/
and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1978. He started playing music
and studying radio in his early years. He attended Westchester Community College
and gained his first on air experience on the college run 88.5 WARY and Mercy College
. At the same time was attending Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Stratford, Ct. He began his radio career at the age of 18. He is also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Producing Music.
In 1994, he joined the staff of 100.7FM WHUD and was reunited with Furci (Music Director). In 2005 he became a fixture on Sunday Nights hosting the top rated Sunday Night "Our 70's show". http://www.whud.com/ With his catchphrase "Honey, I'm on my way home, get the headache ready"
Artie Kornfeld was responsible for the historic record & Warner Brothers movie contracts and
hired Micheal Wadleigh to film the Woodstock Movie which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1970
Jed Taylor produces Artie Kornfeld's Internet radio show "The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld" on http://artistfirst.com/woodstocknation.htm
Taylor was the Project Coordinator on Artie Kornfeld's memoirs "The Pied Piper of Woodstock" which starts in 1953 and takes you through the beginnings of the rock culture and Woodstock. http://www.amazon.com/Pied-Piper-Woodstock-Artie-Kornfeld/dp/0615325998/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266985915&sr=1-1
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Radio Announcer, radio and music producer and host of the "Our 70's Radio Show" on Sunday nights 8pm est on 100.7FM WHUD http://www.whud.com/
Early years
The son of a Montrose, NY, Insurance man, and his wife Grace (Both WWII veterans), Taylor lived in Montrose, New YorkMontrose, New York
Montrose, New York, is a hamlet within the Town of Cortlandt located near Croton-on-Hudson and Verplanck in the northwestern corner of Westchester County. The rural character of the hamlet is defined by the Hudson River, numerous wooded hills and steep slopes, wetland areas and beautiful...
and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1978. He started playing music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and studying radio in his early years. He attended Westchester Community College
Westchester Community College
Westchester Community College is a public, two-year community college in Valhalla, New York, sponsored by Westchester County, New York, and the State University of New York . The college is one of 30 community colleges affiliated with SUNY....
and gained his first on air experience on the college run 88.5 WARY and Mercy College
Mercy College
Mercy College can refer to:* Mercy College of Northwest Ohio* Mercy College , Sydney, NSW* Mercy College , Ireland* Mercy College , Dobbs Ferry, NY* Mercy College , Western Australia...
. At the same time was attending Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Stratford, Ct. He began his radio career at the age of 18. He is also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Producing Music.
Radio
At age 21, Jed Taylor became the youngest ever Afternoon Drive radio personality at WNLK in Norwalk CT. After stops in Norwalk, Ridgefield and Waterbury Ct, he was brought in to WVIP-FM Mt Kisco, NY in 1986 by Bruce Owens and Tom Furci (Program and Music Directors) Taylor had a style that was reminiscent of the Top 40 DJ's of the 60's and 70'sIn 1994, he joined the staff of 100.7FM WHUD and was reunited with Furci (Music Director). In 2005 he became a fixture on Sunday Nights hosting the top rated Sunday Night "Our 70's show". http://www.whud.com/ With his catchphrase "Honey, I'm on my way home, get the headache ready"
The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld
Taylor is friends and works with Artie Kornfeld who planned and produced the Woodstock Music & Arts Rock Festival of 1969.Artie Kornfeld was responsible for the historic record & Warner Brothers movie contracts and
hired Micheal Wadleigh to film the Woodstock Movie which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1970
Jed Taylor produces Artie Kornfeld's Internet radio show "The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld" on http://artistfirst.com/woodstocknation.htm
Taylor was the Project Coordinator on Artie Kornfeld's memoirs "The Pied Piper of Woodstock" which starts in 1953 and takes you through the beginnings of the rock culture and Woodstock. http://www.amazon.com/Pied-Piper-Woodstock-Artie-Kornfeld/dp/0615325998/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266985915&sr=1-1