Carlos Benjamin
Program HostCarlos Benjamin is the Friday host of The Blend and a rotating host of Rhythm and Roots on Sundays. Carlos has hosted numerous performers for interviews and live on-air performances at WDIY. His radio experience pre-dates the station however, covering the explosive '80s music scene. He created and produced WDIY’s Culture Calendar for 10 years and continues to be plugged into the regional live music scene, extending that experience beyond the Lehigh Valley, most recently in Austin, Texas.
Carlos also hosts Lehigh Valley Arts Salon each year to cover Musikfest, the largest free music festival in the country and The Philadelphia Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in the northeast.
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Lisa Bodnar talks with WDIY's Carlos Benjamin ahead of her performance with her band Whistlegrass on Saturday, July 30th at Civic Theatre of Allentown. The show will support the nonprofit community theater.
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WDIY's Carlos Benjamin is joined by Shayna Super, ArtsQuest programming manager, to take a look at the music, food, and other offerings coming to Musikfest 2022.
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Eighteen-year-old blues and roots singer-keyboardist Veronica Lewis talks with Rhythm and Roots host Carlos Benjamin about performing in the Lehigh Valley, recording her new album using her 105-year-old piano, and being inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Singer-songwriter Mary Fahl joins Blend host Carlos Benjamin in the studio for a live interview and performance previewing Mary's upcoming concert at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.
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Asheville, North Carolina singer-songwriter Chuck Brodsky performs live at the WDIY studios and talks with host Carlos Benjamin about his upcoming show at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem.
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WDIY's Musikfest 2018 features continued as host Carlos Benjamin welcomed Northeast PA bluegrass band Serene Green to the studio for a live interview and performance. The band previewed their Musikfest set as well as an appearance at Two Rivers Brewing Company in Easton.
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Singer-songwriter Mary Fahl joins Blend host Carol Benjamin in the studio for a live interview and performance previewing Mary's upcoming concert at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.
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The Lehigh Valley band fronted by Easton singer-songwriter D.J. Brown performs songs from their 2013 album Michael Boyd and talks with host Carlos Benjamin.
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Carlos Benjamin welcomed George Hrab and Slau Halatyn from the Blue Turtles into the studio for a live interview and performance during the Blend. The band performed the music of Sting later that evening at the Ice House in Bethlehem.
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Country artist and producer Gail Davies joins Carlos Benjamin in the studio for a live interview and performance. Accompanying her are band members Rob Price and Chris Scruggs. Davies and her band stopped by the WDIY studios ahead of their concert that evening at the Nazareth Center for the Arts.