Jack Hopke
Announcer & ProducerJack is a Program Host and Producer at WWNO and has been with the station since 2003. He hosts and produces Saturday Night Jazz. He also serves as the station's Public Service and Jazz Coordinator.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Jack graduated from Dartmouth College, where he became general manager of WDCR, the country's only commercial, open-air, student-run AM station. He was named a Distinguished Graduate in both German and Military Science. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Jack spent four years as an Airborne Ranger in the US Army and received the Bronze Star for valor while serving as a captain with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam.
Jack returned to radio with WQBK-FM in Albany, NY, but left after seven years to join the music industry. He worked in marketing, promotion, and artist development with RCA, Warner Brothers, and Windham Hill Records, and made significant contributions to the careers of numerous well-known recording artists.
Jack's interests include travel with his wife Barbara Siede; sailing; cooking; reading (especially contemporary fiction); companion animals; difficult crossword puzzles; learning French, guitar, and golf; and creating "mix tapes" for friends.
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Jack Hopke's final episode producing and hosting All Things New Orleans! Features include an interview with the New Orleans Friends of Music.
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On the occasion of the installation of a new president at the University of New Orleans, All Things New Orleans host Jack Hopke invited Adam Norris, the… -
1. Pelicans preview with Jason Saul and Fletcher Mackel.2. Jack interviews local breast cancer researcher and physicians.3. Jack interviews Henry Griffin…
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This week on All Things New Orleans, host Jack Hopke speaks with Maxwell Williams, the new artistic director of Le Petit Théâtre du VieuxCarré.Then…
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We speak with Alexander Glustrom and Ben Johnson, filmmakers behind the new documentary "Big Charity," an exploration of the massive Charity Hospital… -
As New Orleans continues to build its reputation as a hub for innovation and new technologies, WWNO’s Technology Desk seeks to highlight innovators who… -
NOLA Tech Week starts on Monday. It's the second year for the citywide event, which bills itself as a "celebration of all things tech.”These days, New… -
Adam Norris, the Director of Communications at the University of New Orleans, tells us UNO became a tobacco-free campus on Aug. 1.The state legislature…
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As the second weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off, here on All Things New Orleans we’re highlighting one of the… -
The Data Center released its first Coastal Index this week. WWNO's Jack Hopke sat down with Executive Director Allison Plyer and Senior Research Fellow…
