Neil Hever
Operations DirectorNeil began his radio career as a student disc jockey at Muhlenberg college radio station WMUH in 1978. After earning a B.A. degree from the college, he spent the next 13 years in commercial radio and sound production at WSAN, Creative Sound studios and later at WAEB.
In 1981, while attending Muhlenberg College, he and another community member joined together to form the first organized group of community radio volunteers in the Lehigh Valley. The group began incorporation meetings in 1984 and spent the next decade building support for a new community based station.
WDIY 88.1 FM began broadcasting in 1995. Neil joined the staff in August of 1997 as Program Director and was promoted to Operations Director in February 2008. His duties include training volunteers, maintaining the broadcast facility and schedule, organizing the production studio and music library maintenance.
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English singer-songwriter John Waite talks with WDIY's Neil Hever about his career in music — from "Isn't It Time", to his work with the Babys and Bad English, to his upcoming performance at the the Musikfest Café on Sunday, November 13th.
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"Lil' Ed" Williams of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials talks with WDIY's Neil Hever about his unlikely job cleaning cars during the pandemic lockdown, and his return to headlining festivals — including the the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
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Blues musician Tinsley Ellis talks with WDIY's Neil Hever about getting his start playing music after sitting front row at a B.B. King show; plus his upcoming concert at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem.
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Neil Hever speaks with Appalachian Road Show banjo player Barry Abernathy prior to the band’s appearance at the 41st annual Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival.
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April Mae & The June Bugs join host Neil Hever in the studio for an interview and stripped-down performance. The New Jersey Americana group are appearing at Musikfest on Sunday, August 13th at Red Stag Pub Liederplatz.
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April Mae & The June Bugs join host Neil Hever in the studio for an interview and stripped-down performance. The New Jersey Americana group are appearing…
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A weekly look at the trends driving our nation's economy as well as the Lehigh Valley's economy. Economic Pulse airs Fridays at 5:44pm and Mondays at…
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Bluesville host Jack Adams is joined by Bethlehem blues musician Craig Thatcher to discuss his performance at the Blast Furnace Blues Festival and current…
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WDIY Classics host Karen El-Chaar speaks with Dr. Stephen Sametz, Lehigh University Choral Arts Artistic Director, about his oratorio "A Child's Requiem."…
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Host Kenn Michael speaks with Ian Summers about his latest exhibition of presidential portraits, "All the Presidents, Men." On view at the Pomfret Club,…