Clear Skies with a 90 Percent Chance of Smooth Jazz

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Airs weekdays at 2PM on 93.9 FM
For years the Weather Channel has earned a cult following for the smooth jazz played during its "Local on the 8’s" forecasts. Today: hear the hot and cool sounds featured on the channel's first CD. Also: the story behind "Elmer Gantry," a new American opera based on the Sinclair Lewis novel, which gets its local premiere this week in Montclair, NJ.

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