'Professor' schools Altoona listeners
Johnstown-Altoona-State College: One musician says there wouldn't be a local music scene in Altoona without Jim Price, afternoon man at "Q94" WBXQ-FM (94.7), Cresson. Price, also known as "The Professor" for his encyclopedic knowledge of central Pennsylvania rock, has been a fixture at concerts and shows for more than 20 years.Greg Bock of the Altoona Mirror says that Price's tastes are "firmly planted in heavy and progressive rock," but he's developing a taste for bluegrass and the blues.
Price spotlights local talent on his weekly show "The Backyard Rocker," heard 8 to 10 p.m. Sundays, and in his column for Pennsylvania Musician magazine. He's also got a blog on MySpace and helps administer the website Rockpage.
Readers’ Forum
I’ve known the Professor for quite some time now ,haing worked with him in the early 90’s at WFBG in Altoona ,and ,I’ve been lucky enough as a local musician to get some positive comments from him in Pennsylvania Musician. The acoustic group I’m a part of was a recent guest on WBXQ/WBRX’s “Backyard Rocker.”
Denny Pompa - June 29, 2007 at 7:19 pm