Jed Taylor (born Jed Bleier Rinzivillo, 15 November 1960, Peekskill, New York) is an American Radio Announcer, radio and music producer and host of the "Our 70's Radio Show" on Sunday nights 8pm est on 100.7FM WHUD http://www.whud.com/
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The son of a Montrose, NY, Insurance man, and his wife Grace (Both WWII veterans), Taylor lived in Montrose, New York and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1978. He started playing music and studying radio in his early years. He attended Westchester Community College and gained his first on air experience on the college run 88.5 WARY and Mercy College. At the same time was attending Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Stratford, Ct. He began his radio career at the age of 18. He is also a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Producing Music.
At age 21, Jed Taylor became the youngest ever Afternoon Drive radio personality at WNLK in Norwalk CT. After stops in Norwalk, Ridgefield and Waterbury Ct, he was brought in to WVIP-FM Mt Kisco, NY in 1986 by Bruce Owens and Tom Furci (Program and Music Directors) Taylor had a style that was reminiscent of the Top 40 DJ's of the 60's and 70's
In 1994, he joined the staff of 100.7FM WHUD and was reunited with Furci (Music Director). In 2005 he became a fixture on Sunday Nights hosting the top rated Sunday Night "Our 70's show". http://www.whud.com/ With his catchphrase "Honey, I'm on my way home, get the headache ready"
Taylor is friends and works with Artie Kornfeld who planned and produced the Woodstock Music & Arts Rock Festival of 1969.
Artie Kornfeld was responsible for the historic record & Warner Brothers movie contracts and hired Micheal Wadleigh to film the Woodstock Movie which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1970
Jed Taylor produces Artie Kornfeld's Internet radio show "The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld" on http://artistfirst.com/woodstocknation.htm
Taylor was the Project Coordinator on Artie Kornfeld's memoirs "The Pied Piper of Woodstock" which starts in 1953 and takes you through the beginnings of the rock culture and Woodstock. http://www.amazon.com/Pied-Piper-Woodstock-Artie-Kornfeld/dp/0615325998/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266985915&sr=1-1