H. Johnson, jazz DJ

This month's Atlanta magazine has a feature on H. Johnson, long-time Saturday night jazz DJ at WABE. The article is a nice view into the life of the 71-year-old jazz lover and 30-year Atlanta radio veteran. Johnson spins mostly music from the swing and bebop eras, sometimes playing different interpretations of the same tune back to back to back to back for educational purposes. This quote from the article sums up his musical views quite nicely: "When I’m on the air, I try to remember and be cognizant of the fact that there may be someone tuning in to hear me for the first time, hearing this music for the first time. I don’t want to turn them off. And I can turn them off by going too far out, or playing something too incomprehensible."