Radio Career Summary
Perkins is the PM drive time Jazz Radio Personality and Host for WRTI-FM Temple University Radio in Philadelphia. He has been with the station since 1997. His knowledge of Jazz Programming was instrumental to a significant increase in weekday Jazz listenership and a doubling of the Sunday Jazz audience for his time slot. Previously (1988 to 1997) Perkins hosted a well known Jazz radio show Saturday nights on WHYY-FM. Starting in Philadelphia Radio in 1969, Perkins joined WDAS/WDAS-FM as a Newsman and became the News Director after two years. He also became the Editorial Director after another year. His distinctive deep voice and progressive points of view became an on-air signature for the fast-growing FM and AM operations at WDAS/WDAS-FM over 19 years during the 1970s and 80s. Perkins got his career started in Detroit radio over five years from 1964 to 1969. After breaking in as a DJ and Announcer at WGPR-FM, he then expanded to news at WCHB-AM while also working as Jazz Program Director for its twin, WCHD-FM. Then he continued to grow working as Newsman and Assistant Director at WJLB-AM in Detroit before his career path returned him to Philadelphia.
Perkins is also a first-call Jazz MC. He regularly serves as Master of Ceremonies for major annual and special concert events in the region such as the previous and very popular Mellon Jazz Festival Concert Series. Perkins is currently engaged for the annual Cape May Jazz Festival Concert Series and the Tony Williams Jazz Festival Concert Series.
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