Joey Spehar
HostJoey Spehar is a Pittsburgh native who started as a volunteer D.J. fresh out of college in 2006. He took on any job they’d let him do like editing audio, engineering remote broadcasts, and shoveling snow.
By fall, he was hosting a weekly show on Friday nights from midnight to 4 a.m. and started doing freelance production work for The Allegheny Front – Pittsburgh’s best environmental radio show – and eventually served as the show’s Production Director.
In 2012, Joey was hired full-time at WYEP as a co-host of the morning mix and started broadcasting solo in July 2017. In the midst of a global pandemic in 2020, he also became the host of WYEP’s virtual music quiz show, Drive Time.
Favorite Band: Grateful Dead
Most notable interview: This unpublished talk with David Bazan.
Read all about him:
My Favorite Pittsburgh Thing To Do With Kids, KidsBurgh.org
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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of someone else’s breakup? James the Seventh did and turned that experience into a song called “Centerpiece.” -
It’s not always easy to be our fully realized selves, but it is always important to try. Pittsburgh musician LEVI recently put out their first project as a songwriter — an endeavor that called for some discomfort and lots of grace. Take a listen to the new song "sail." -
From a Grammy award-winning Beck album to a posthumous Johnny Cash release and a pair of records by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, there’s something for almost everyone -
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Chasing love and affirmation can be fun — but why does it feel like the pursued only feel the same way sometimes? That’s what The Bindley Hardware Co. set out to study on their new song “Deadbeat Daddy.” -
Ancient History is the brainchild of Pittsburgh artist Don Ducote, whose music connects effect-driven, lo-fi experimentation to straightforward songs rooted in tried-and-true indie sensibilities. The new song “Clementines” appears on the album "Zero Dollar Consolation Prize." -
Do you remember that crazy Winnebago guy from the old YouTube video? Merce Lemon remembers and took his line “Will You Do Me a Kindness?” and turned it into a gorgeous new song about the inescapable loneliness we often feel as human beings. -
Ryan Miller from the band Guster stopped by the morning show with Joey Spehar on Friday, March 22 to play guest DJ and talk a bit about the band's upcoming album. -
Not to dwell on the past, but it’s been almost a decade since Meeting of Important People put out their last full record and their new release MOIPsgiving has been over 20 years in the making. -
Music can change your life — just ask Pittsburgh musician Caleb Kopta. He found his path while listening to The Killers driving through the Mojave Desert.
