Member Spotlight: Bill Long

Residence: Parsippany, NJ

Occupation: Market Research

Have listened to WBGO for: 27 years

Have been WBGO Member for: About 15 years. "It suddenly hit me one day that if I like commercial-free radio that I had to support it!"

Favorite Jazz Musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and the entire first family of cool - The Pizarellis!

Desert Island Recordings (records you can't live without):

• An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Dizzy Gillespie (Polygram Records)
• First Time: The Count Meets the Duke - Count Basie Orchestra/Duke Ellington Orchestra (Sony Records)
• The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Collectables)

Favorite WBGO show or programs:

It's impossible to pick the best of the best! But I do get a kick out of Gary Walker and Doug Doyle. It starts my day on a bright note.

I support WBGO because...

I listen to WBGO for "bright moments!" When I'm driving along and all of a sudden I hear a favorite "bright moment" that I haven't even thought of for years, I sometimes pull over to get the full impact of a great sound.

WBGO is on my radio almost all of the time because of the classic jazz and the new stars you feature. I have travelled a lot, and to me, WBGO is the greatest jazz station on the planet!

Thanks for listening to WBGO, Mr. Long!