JBTV is a long-running, Chicago music television program (and production studio), named for founder, host and executive producer, Jerry Bryant. Since 1984, he’s showcased some of the biggest names in modern rock, like Arctic Monkeys, Dave Matthews Band, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, No Doubt, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, and many more. I joined in 2010, as a co-host and producer, to add some hip-hop, neo-soul, “world music” and other funkyness (my first booking was Senegalese great, Baaba Maal).

During my brief run, I curated an eclectic line-up of great guests, and established a strategic partnership with Red Bull Music Academy  (see this LinkedIn post about Tinariwen, by former MTV exec, Nusrat Durrani, and our dialogue in the comments).