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The Afternoon Mix
with host Jim McGuinn
Jim McGuinn and Beck
Jim's been blessed with a life in rock and roll. He spun records at his high school radio station, WDGC in Downers Grove, Ill. The first record he added to the playlist was R.E.M.'s
Chronic Town.
Twenty-five years later, he can't believe he is actually earn a living at radio, and that he still gets to play R.E.M. - now a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band.
Graduating college from the University of Illinois, Jim moved around for radio, and has spent the past dozen or so years in Philadelphia – long enough for it to become his adopted hometown, and birthplace of both his wife, Christine, and son, Jameson.
So, we asked Jim to pull together some things we may not know about Jim McGuinn, here's the beginning of the list he gave us...
"While my name has been floating about for many years and the past
9 months I've been a part of WXPN as the PD and on air host of Y-Rock On XPN,
I realize that there's still a lot of folks who don't know me at all, and
even those that do probably don't know a few of the items on this list."
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Top 5 @ 5
Monday through Thursday, right after the NPR news at 5pm, Jim McGuinn spins the Top 5 @ 5 - five songs that may be thematically related, the best of a certain music style, or about a certain subject. We take your suggestions on our current day's theme during the 4pm hour. And, every Wednesday it's a listener pick for the entire five song set. You can send us your requests for Top 5 @ 5, just use the Requests form.
Top 10 Things You Might Not Know About Jim McGuinn
First Record Purchased:
The
Beatles – Meet the Beatles
Jim was about
6... which would make it 1973. (He's sure it is an early '70s
pressing cause it's
got the famous Apple logo on the record!)
First Concert:
The Clash at the Aragon
Ballroom, 1982.
The Clash had 'just released' their most commercially successful
album Combat Rock and it was the last time they would headline
their own tour. Then, 3,000 shows in the next 25 years!
And, he is still counting.
Bands Jim played in:
Over the years Jim played guitar, bass,
lapsteel, and mandolin with Cordalene, Wayward Wind, McGowan,
Regret, The Nelsons, Love Castus, 100 Faces, and the Glitter
Zombies. His band also opened for Weezer at the Tweeter
Center (in front of 10,000 fans), The Replacements, My
Morning Jacket, the Cowboy Junkies, and many many others
that are not so famous.
Favorite Sports Team:
Despite being heartbroken year after
year, the Phillies.
Favorite State:
Vermont, as Jim went to VT in 1990 to work
at a WXPN-like version of alternative radio, WEQX, while
snowboarding, fishing, hiking, and of course, relaxing
in his spare time, before moving on to the bigger markets.
How Jim Got into Radio:
Basketball got Jim into radio. His
high school had a 250-watt radio station in suburban Chicago,
and after being the Shaq of his Jr. High team, he turned
into an 'ordinary' 6'3" jock in H.S. He quickly transitioned
from a sports jock to a radio jock, giving the play-by-plays
on the school teams. And, the rest is history.
Weirdest Boss:
James Brown. You'll need to read Jim's complete
Expose to find out more on this one.
Favorite Artists:
An impossible task! Nonetheless, here's
the list he gave us today: Afghan Whigs, Air,
Arthur Alexander, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, The Band,
Syd Barrett, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Beck, Belle
and Sebastian, Chuck Berry, Bettie Serveert, Big Star,
Bjork, Blur, Booker T. & the MGs, David Bowie, Billy
Bragg, James Brown, Buffalo Springfield, and... the almost
complete (and growing list) is part of the Expose.
Favorite Movie:
Spinal Tap? It can't be!
Favorite People:
Christine and Jameson, Jim's wife and son.
They say life changes when one becomes a parent for the first time.
And for Jim, who started at 39, it has been an incredible
experience. When asked to describe his family, he replied "Besides my wife, who is
smart, funny, beautiful, and inspiring, Jameson is the coolest
person I've
ever met, and his engaging ways and joy at being in the
moment make the 3am wakeups worth it. It's an honor for me to know him.
It's only been
15 months, and I can't wait to see everything that comes next."
Kinda like moving to afternoons...
You Can Find out More: -
Read
Jim's expose Top 10 Things You
Might Not Know About Jim McGuinn.
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