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Most notable interview: This unpublished talk with David Bazan.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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Pittsburgh based singer-songwriter Nick Guckert is stepping out on his own for the first time. Listen to "Miss You More."
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The Lost Causes are a Pittsburgh band who say their music sounds like a potluck with a low country boil, but one of your friends brought a Primanti’s sandwich to the party.
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Zinnia’s Garden started off as a project between Evan Smith (guitar) and Mary Grace (drums/vocals) when they were living together in Taos, New Mexico. They released their first album, “Death by Design”, in 2022.
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WYEP looks at the best Pittsburgh musicians and bands of 2023.
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The legendary jazz drummer and bandleader was born and raised in the Hill District at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Alan Getto is a crafty and creative Pittsburgh songwriter who captures the best of indie folk and Americana in his music.
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Paging Doctor Moon is a project from singer and guitarist Kirsten Heibert that has expanded over the last couple years, culminating in a full sound that takes elements from each of the members’ musical backgrounds.
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Fronted by saxophonist f3ralcat, this band’s music is adventurous, heavy, and intentional, breaking barriers, melting faces, and stirring those who experience it to dance.
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Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Julia Norah steps outside of her comfort zone with her latest release, “Step Outside.”
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The Commonheart stopped by WYEP on Friday, Oct. 27 for a Live & Direct session. The beloved Pittsburgh band talked with Joey Spehar about their plans for the fall and debuted a brand new song live on the radio.