Jed Taylor

Jed Taylor with Artie Kornfeld 2009

Jedd Taylor (born Jed Bleier Rinzivillo, 15 November 1960 in Peekskill, New York, United States) is an American media personality, radio and music producer and voice-over actor/narrato. He is heard widely in trailers for feature films, network television promos, documentaries, national radio and television commercials and animated cartoons. He was the host of the Our 70's Radio Show. He works at KICKS 105.5FM in Brookfield, Connecticut.[1]

Early years

The son of a Montrose, New York, 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 gained his first on air experience on the college-run 88.5 WARY Westchester Community College and Mercy College while at the same time attending Broadcasting School. He began his professional radio career at age 18. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Music Production. He took voice-over training with Bryant Falk, on-Camera commercial training with Barry Shapiro, and an Audiobook Master Class with Paul Liberti.

Career

Radio

At age 21, 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. Taylor had a style that was reminiscent of Top 40 DJ's of the 1960's and 1970's.

In 1994, he joined the staff of 100.7FM WHUD. In 2005 he became a fixture on Sunday Nights hosting the top rated Sunday Night "Our 70's show" until March 2014.[2] He currently works at KICKS 105.5FM - Brookfield, Connecticutt]].[1]

The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld

Taylor is friends and works with Artie Kornfeld who planned and produced the Woodstock Music & Arts Rock Festival of 1969.

Taylor produces Kornfeld's Internet radio show The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld.[3]

Taylor was the Project Coordinator on Kornfelds memoir, The Pied Piper of Woodstock.[4]

Taylor helped Conan O'Brien during his May 16, 2007 monologue on NBC's Late Show as "The Poop Guy".[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jedr". Jrinzivi.wixsite.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "whud-fm". whud-fm. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tuesdays at 10pm Eastern". artistfirst.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Kornfeld, Artie (19 October 2009). "The Pied Piper of Woodstock". Spirit of the Woodstock Nation, LLC. Retrieved 30 May 2017 – via Amazon.
  5. ↑
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