Jonathan plays guitar and rides a bicycle, but not at the same time.

Greetings, I’m Jonathan Palevsky, Program Director here at WBJC. I have had the pleasure of working for the station since 1986 when I became a part-time announcer. I have been the station’s Program Director since 1990. I am originally from Montreal and came to Baltimore in 1982 to study classical guitar at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. I have hosted just about every conceivable time slot at WBJC, but can regularly be heard hosting the WBJC Operafest, our music review program Face the Music and the CD reissue program Past Masters.

My current off-air obsessions include skiing (just returned from Chile) figure skating, trying to learn Jazz Guitar and the ridiculous banjo, my cat Maxine, my red Miata Fred and being the host of Cinema Sundays at the Charles Theatre.

Jonathan can be reached at jpalevsky@aol.com

recent posts:

• 05/16/13 Word on Wine – Négociants

  Negociants!  Who are they?  What are they?  What do they want of us!  What does it mean when you see it on a bottle?  Are they just French people or do they exist everywhere?  The answer to these and other Negociants questions will be revealed on this week’s Word On Wine.   Related posts: 04/02/12 ... Read More »

• 5-4-13 Word On Wine Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc!

  How cool is it to discover new things.  It is for me!  I had never had Chateauneuf-du-pape whites before and the two we tasted were really nice!  Not cheap…but special. 1)2011 Les Cailloux!  80% Rousanne, 10% Clarette, 10% Grenache Blanc.  $44.  OK it ain’t cheap but Lucien and Andre Brunel don’t work for nothing!  Check ... Read More »

• 5-2-13 Word On Wine “Tasting Vs. Drinking”

  Have you ever tried to convince a colleague or a friend that wine tasting was work.  Let me tell you it’s an uphill battle!  Most people think that when you taste wine you’re just sitting back and knocking em down!  OK I’ll admit that wine tasting isn’t like building a box girder bridge, but in ... Read More »