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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This week on All Things New Orleans, host Jack Hopke talks with Naomi YavnehKlos, director of the University Honors Program at Loyola and avid collector…
