Greg Petersen

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on September 21, 2018, and hosted by Greg Petersen. The program features two tracks from the new album by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall, “Love is Here to Stay.”  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on August 24, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear Milt Jackson, Alvin Batiste, Ann Hampton Callaway, Art Pepper, Betty Carter, Gary Burton & Paul Bley, and more.

In the second hour, hear Jimmy McGriff, Joshua Redman, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Max Roach & Clifford Brown, The Ray Brown Trio with John Pizzarelli, Ellis Marsalis, Allen Toussaint, Norah Jones, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on July 27, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear David Hazeltine, Maria Mulduar, Maynard Ferguson, McCoy Tyner, Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, The Taylor/Grisman Jazz Quartet, and more.

In the second hour, hear Terance Blanchard, Willie Nelson, Red Garland, Wes Montgomery, Rececca DuMaine with The Dave Miller Trio, Sonny Rollins, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on June 29, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear Lionel Hampton & His Just Jazz All Stars,  Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing with Jane Monheit, Matt Nelson Trio,  Larry Goldings, Maceo Parker and more.

In the second hour, hear Ed Wiley Jr., Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong,  Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, James Moody, Melissa Morgan, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Oscar Peterson, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on June 1, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear John Coltrane, Tony Bennett, Tim Warfield, Wes Montgomery, Willie Nelson, Stan Getz & Kenny Barron,  Glen Miller Orchestra feat. Tex Beneke, Duke Ellington Orchestra with Ive Anderson, and BBC Big Band.

In the second hour, hear Brad Mehldau, Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, Cleo Laine & George Shearing, Geoffrey Keezer & Benny Green, Gerry Mulligan Quartet, John Pizzarelli, Larry Goldings, and Janis Siegel.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on May 4, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Art Pepper, Bobby Hutcherson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, J.J. Johnson, The James Moody Quartet, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington and more. In the second hour, hear Maynard Ferguson,

NewYork Voices, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Ray Brown Trio, Tony Bennett, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Holiday, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on March 30, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Brad Mehldau Trio, Cassandra Wilson, Charles Bubeck, Chet Baker, David Leonhardt Trio, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, and more.

In the second hour, hear Ray Brown Trio with Kenny Burrell, Earl "Fatha” Hines, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Stan Getz, Herbie Mann & Phil Woods, Janis Siegel, Louis Armstrong, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on March 9, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Christian McBride, Ellis Marsalis, Bill Evans Trio with Stan Getz, and more.  

In the second hour, hear Stan Kenton, Tony Bennett, Paul Desmond & MJQ, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Johnny Costa, Norah Jones, Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on February 9, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Art Pepper and Duke Jordan, Billie Holiday. Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, Cassandra Wilson, Count Basie,  Dave Brubeck & Joshua Redman, and more.

In the second hour, hear The BBC Big Band, Ellis Marsalis, Jane Monheit, John Pisano and Ron Affif, McCoy Tyner with Claudio Roditi, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Maceo Parker, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on January 12, 2018 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dexter Gordon, Ella Fitzgerald, Geoffrey Keezer & Kenny Barron, Herbie Hancock, Jeremy Davenport, and more.

In hour two, hear George Shearing, J.J. Johnson, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, Michael Becker, Milt Jackson, Teri Rogier,  Wynton Marsalis, and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on December 15, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

It’s a holiday edition and in the first hour, hear tracks from The Gene Ammons All Stars, Chris Botti, Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan, James Taylor & Natalie Cole, Ray Brown, Monty Alexander & Russell Malone, The Vince Guarldi Trio, Jacques Loussier Trio, and more.

In the second hour, hear Kevin Eubanks, Diana Krall, The North Starr Jazz Ensemble, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Vanessa Rubin, Taylor/Grisman Quartet, Trombone Shorty, and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on November 17, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

It’s a all vocal edition this week and in the first hour, hear tracks from Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones, Anita O’Day, Cassandra Wilson, Tony DeSare, The Tierney Sutton Band, Susie Thorne, New York Voices, Melissa Morgan and more.  

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on October 20, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Lionel Hampton & His Just Jazz All Stars, Branford Marsalis, Joe Pass & John Pisano, Keith Jarrett, Patricia Barber and more.

In hour two, hear Miles Davis, Jimmy McGriff, Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Betty Carter, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington and more.

An archive recording for the WPSU Jazz show as aired on September 29, 2017 and hosted by Rana Glick. 

In part one, hear tracks from Jimmy Rushing, Jon Hendricks, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Lester Young, Dr. John, and more.  

In the second hour hear Chet Baker & Art Pepper, Duke Ellington, Anat Cohen, Roger Williams, and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on September 22, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks from Dexter Gordon, Dianne Reeves, Ed Wiley Jr., Frank Sinatra, George Coleman Quartet, Herbie Mann & Phil Woods, Kitty Margolis and more.

In the second hour, hear Stan Getz, Tierney Sutton, Brad Mehldau, Louis Armstrong, Matt Nelson Trio, Red Garland, Slide Hampton & The World of Trombones, Joe Pass Quartet and more.

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on August 25, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear tracks from Red Garland, Rebecca DuMaine, Ron Affif Trio, Maynard Freguson, Anita O’Day, Art Pepper, Billie Holiday and more.  

In the second hour hear Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, Cassandra Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, George Coleman Quartet, Ann Hampton Callaway, David Murray, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington and more. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on July 28, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. 

In the first hour, hear tracks by. Dave Brubeck Trio & Jerry Mulligan, Ellis Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Jerry Gonzalez, Kristin Korb. Lionel Hampton & The Golden Men of Jazz and more.

In the second hour, hear Oscar Peterson, Roy Hargrove, & Ralph Moore, Rick Hirsch's Big Ol’ Band, Patricia Barber, Paul Desmond, Ray Brown, Rhiannon Giddens & The Silk Road Ensemble, Robert MacGregor, Louis Armstrong and more.

This is my second This I Believe essay. The first was in 2008 when I extolled the virtues of the Chicago Cubs as a metaphor for the game of life. You may have setbacks, but like the Cubs you have to persevere. Now that my Cubbies have reached the pinnacle of baseball, it’s time to set new sights.

I’ve just retired from a 45-year career in public broadcasting and to say I believe in pubic media, would be an understatement. Besides having a mission to inform, educate and even entertain, public media’s role in today’s society is more essential than ever. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on June 23, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear tracks by Miles Davis, Rebecca DuMaine & The Dave Miller Trio, The Ray Brown Trio, Terence Blanchard, Tony Bennett,  Stan Getz, Diana Krall, and more.

In the second hour, hear Rick Hirsch's Big Ol’ Band, Vicky Wyman, Al Grey, Art Pepper, Brad Mehldau, Cannonball Adderley, Susie Thorne, Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson, and more.

Michael Black has been borough resident since 1991 and is a local business owner. He earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Springfield College and his master’s degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a student affairs professional at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and pursued a doctorate degree at Penn State in higher education. He is a graduate of the of the Leadership Centre County program. Black was once a volunteer on-air host for WPSU. 

Janet Engeman was elected to the State College Borough Council in 2015. She is a graduate of State College High and Lock Haven University with a degree in economics. Engeman left the area for many years after high school before returning with her husband in 1995. Engeman was a labor market analyst for the New Jersey Department of Labor, and worked on multiple projects with Applied Data Research, Mathematica Policy Research, and Computer Associates.

Don Hahn is a Centre County native, and graduated from State College High and Penn State. He holds a law degree from Villanova University, and is currently an attorney at Stover-McGlaughin Law firm in State College. Hahn has held numerous public service positions including member and president of the State College Borough Council, a member of Centre Region Council of Governments and has served on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Municipal League, and the State College Community Land Trust. 

An archive edition of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on April 28, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen. The show pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald who would have been 100 on April 25th.

In the first hour, hear Rick Hirsch's Big Ol’ Band, Ella Fitzgerald, The George Coleman Quartet, George Benson, Herbie Hancock with Norah Jones, John Coltrane, The Taylor/Grisman Jazz Quartet, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong and more.

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on March 31, 2017, hosted by Greg Petersen.  

In the first hour, hear tracks from The Silk Road Ensemble & Rhiannon Giddens, The Ron Afiff Trio, Russ Kassoff, Teri Roiger. Tim Warfield, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Maria Muldaur and more.

In the the second hour hear The Manhattan Jazz Quintet, Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Kitty Margolis, Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan, and more.

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on March 10, 2017, hosted by Greg Petersen.  

In the first hour, hear tracks from Stan Kenton, Nat King Cole, John Pisano with Ron Afiff, Stan Getz, Ann Hampton Callaway, Keith Jarrett, Max Roach & Clifford Brown, Billie Holiday and more.

In the second hour, hear Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Kenny Barron, Betty Carter, Joe Pass Quartet,  Stan Getz & Kenny Barron, John Pizzarelli and more.

Are Pennsylvania’s minimum wage earners likely to see a pay increase? What of Governor Tom Wolf’s current budget will make it through the Pennsylvania House—what won’t?   WPSU’s Greg Petersen talks about the next state budget with Democrat Mike Hanna, the house minority whip who represents Pennsylvania’s 76th district.    

WPSU’s Greg Petersen talks with Republican Pennsylvania Senator Jake Corman about Governor Tom Wolf’s just-released state budget.  Corman represents the 34th Senatorial District, which includes all of Centre, Mifflin, and Juniata Counties and part of Huntingdon County.  Senator Corman serves as the majority leader in the State Senate.   

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on Friday, February 10, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear tracks from Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones, Willie Nelson, Vicky Wyman, Tony DeSare,  k.d. lang, The New York Voices, Nat King Cole, The Mills Brothers and more.

In hour two, hear Melissa Morgan, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Connick Jr., Cheryl Bentyne, Louis Armstrong with Duke Ellington, Diana Krall and more.

An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on Friday, January 13, 2017 and hosted by Greg Petersen.

In the first hour, hear a Buck Clayton Jam Session, Carmen McRae, Christian McBride, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dexter Gordon, Ellis Marsalis, Billie Holiday and more.  

In the second hour, hear Art Pepper with Duke Jordan, The Brad Mehldau Trio, Louis Armstrong, Milt Jackson, Diana Krall and more.