JazzRadio 101.9 is special not just for the great music we play but also for the atmosphere among our team. In 2005 I heard an on-air announcement for interns and applied. I had graduated in journalism and political science in my home city of Poznan, so it seemed a good opportunity to apply some of what I had earned. Of the small group of interns who joined at the same time, I was the only one who was not a native German-speaker so it is ironic that it was I who ended up working for JazzRadio as a broadcaster! I presented the evening show four nights a week live from our Studio at the Berlin Marriott Hotel, also doing "Deejane" work for JazzRadio at events.

 

A lot of my friends in Poland listen online and I like to think I am contributing to breaking down some of the old prejudices that exist between Germany and Poland. In May 2008 I took over presenting JazzRio! - every Saturday from 12 noon - 6 pm. If you listen to this show you probably know how much I love Berlin. Indeed, what could be more `Berlin' than a Polish presenter speaking German about Brazilian music?

 

 

  Joanna.R