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february 2008 AM highlights35SwIngtImeThis radio program is part of WXXI’s Black History Month celebration.For a complete list of special commemorative programs, see page 5.SuperTuesdayApproximately 20 states will hold primaries onFebruary 5. With competitive races in both partiesand a chance that we could have at least onepresumptive nominee at the end of the night, NPRwill cover this important primary day. Broadcast fromStudio 4A in Washington, D.C.During the 1930s and 1940s, many black schoolsin the U.S. fielded traveling swing bands to keeptheir doors open during the Depression. NarratorTonea Stewart profiles three of the era’s mostfamous bands in “Swingtime,” an hourlongshowcase of the Bama State Collegians,the Prairie View Co-eds and the InternationalSweethearts of Rhythm. Stewart artfully weavesthe era’s music around interviews with survivingband members, scholarly commentary and archivalsound from now-deceased band members,including the great Erskine Hawkins. The travelingensembles influenced mainstream musicon a grand scale. Harlem’s top jazz orchestraspulled talent from these bands, whose membersmade enduring contributions to American culture.Hawkins’ “Tuxedo Junction,” for example, becamethe anthem for American GIs in World War II.Swingtime airs Saturday, February 23at 3:00 p.m. on AM 1370/FM-HD 91.5-2amhighlightsMostly Jazzwith Tom HampsonWith 90% music complemented by 10%commentary and humor, Tom Hampson’sMostly Jazz radio show is a tune-in must onthe weekend. With a wealth of recordings todraw from, the program gives listeners theopportunity to hear selections rarely played oncommercial radio stations. Hampson shares hisvast collection of CDs to broadcast a fabulouslive program of music, stories and anecdotes.Mostly Jazz with Tom Hampsonairs Saturdays and Sundays at 7 p.m.on AM 1370/FM-HD 91.5-2Super Tuesday airs Tuesday, February 5at 8 p.m. on AM 1370/FM-HD 91.5-2