Deborah Newcombe will become the new host of the Friday edition of Jazz In The Afternoon beginning this week on October 2. Jazz In the Afternoon is heard from 1:00PM - 3:00PM Tuesday-Friday. She will take over for Mike Jacobs who will continue doing the Wednesday program.
Deborah has a long history as a part-time announcer host with KIOS, having first worked at the station from 1983-1994 hosting and producing two weekly public affairs programs. She was Morning Edition host from 2002-2003 and since 2009 has been the Tuesday and Friday evening and Saturday afternoon host.
Deborah's broadcasting background also includes teaching television broadcasting at the OPS Career Center, a segment about the 2003 College World Series on NPR's Morning Edition and four short-term summer internships at Ken Burns' Florentine Film Company in Walpole, New Hampshire.