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John Wilbur

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    March 14, 2012

    2012 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

    Update 3/14/12: The polls are officially open. Please feel free to make your way to the 2012 Westword Music Showcase ballot and register your vote! The 2012 Westword Music Showcase ballot is here -- no more waiting. Well, that's not entirely true: You will have to wait another day or so before the ... More >>

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    September 10, 2010

    Jammin' Oldies-The Truth 101.5 flip even came as surprise to local general manager, he says

    Jammin' fave Prince.​We recently told you about the sudden flip of The Truth, at 101.5, to Jammin' Oldies only moments before talk-show host Mike Zinna's program last Friday. Jeff Norman, president and general manager of the outlet, says he was almost as blindsided. He knew something would li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Jammin' 101.5 replaces The Truth, blindsides Mike Zinna five minutes before showtime

    Mike Zinna.​In radio, station format changes are called flips for a reason: They often happen so suddenly that the people involved find themselves head over heels -- and often not in a good way. That's what happened Friday, when conservative talk outlet 101.5 FM The Truth became Jammin' 101.5 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    John "Whip" Wilbur about the death of Indie 101.5 and the rise of Indie303.com

    John "Whip" Wilbur.​No one tried harder to save Indie 101.5 -- a station discussed in a just-published interview with Max Media Denver president and general manager Jeff Norman -- than its music director, John Wilbur, known to one and all as Whip. In January, he stepped from behind the microph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    The Pole stunt: Better than classic Chinese hits

    An image from the Pole's faux bathroom web cam.​ Indie 101.5 has spent most of 2009 at death's door. In January, music director John Wilbur, aka Whip, went public with his fight to save the low-rated but highly enjoyable station's format. Then, in May, he went on the air to ask advertisers to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Indie 101.5's Whip takes his plea for advertising to the airwaves

    John Wilbur, aka "Whip," DJ and music director for Indie 101.5. In a January blog, Indie 101.5 personality and music director John 'Whip" Wilbur announced his battle to save his low-rated station, which recently collected two Westword Best of Denver blurbs -- Best Commercial Radio Station and Best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Music director John "Whip" Wilbur fights to save 101.5 FM

    John Wilbur, better known to Denver radio listeners as Whip, loves KTNI/101.5 FM, marketed as "Denver's Independent Alternative." In fact, he's so devoted to the smart, highly entertaining station, for which he serves as music director and morning-show host, that he's willing to admit publicly tha ... More >>

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    March 14, 1996

    Letters

    John Wilbur, better known to Denver radio listeners as Whip, loves KTNI/101.5 FM, marketed as "Denver's Independent Alternative." In fact, he's so devoted to the smart, highly entertaining station, for which he serves as music director and morning-show host, that he's willing to admit publicly tha ... More >>

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