- Art Good
Art Good is the host of the "
Jazztrax Showcase of the Absolute Newest ", a weekly syndicated five-hour radio show that counts down America's Top 20Smooth Jazz singles; he is considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern Smooth Jazz radio format. Prior to being a DJ, Art contemplated being a minister. He instead entered the radio business. In 1981, while he was the Program Director for a strugglingAdult Contemporary -format station in San Diego namedKIFM , he began an evening program of jazz-tinged instrumentals entitled "Lites Out San Diego", which became quite popular. An ever-increasing portion of the station's programming was devoted to the format, and by 1987, KIFM had changed its format to what was then known as Contemporary Jazz. Good left KIFM for a brief period to host a program on competitor KSWV 102.9 ("The Wave", now Spanish music stationKLQV ), returning when KSWV discontinued their Smooth Jazz format.In 1987, Good was the primary organizer of the first annual Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival in
Avalon, California , which will be celebrating its 20-year anniversary in October 2007, and the Big Bear Lake Jazztrax Summer Festival inBig Bear Lake, California , which celebrated its third anniversary in June 2007. Good's syndicated JazzaTrax program is currently syndicated to 44 stations nationwide.References
* [http://www.smoothnotesandnews.com/ask_mark07_02.shtml Smooth Notes and News, July 2002] , Mark Zegan, KIFM
External links
* [http://www.jazztrax.com/ Art Good's JazzTrax]
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