Jazz with Helen Wigger

Helen Wigger has been a member of the JazzWorks team since the network’s start in 1998 as a host and to providing operational support. Some of Helen's favorite jazz artists include Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Mary Lou Williams and Duke Ellington. Helen owes her love to all types of music to her mother, an art and music teacher. Over the past thirty years Helen has been a jazz host at various stations including WEKU-FM in Richmond, KY; WUKY-FM in Lexington, KY; and WDUQ-FM in Pittsburgh, PA.  In addition to her shift on JazzWorks Helen is the Operations Manager for 90.5 FM Essential Public Radio in Pittsburgh, PA. A native of Springfield, Ohio, Helen is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky.  She enjoys her free time listening to music, going to jazz events, sports, and spending time outdoors.