Ken Jackson from "In the Mood", will host a dj party of Big Band sounds for three hours.  Songs such as: Stardust, In the Mood, I'll Never Smile Again, Tuxedo Junction, Sentimental Journey and As Time Goes By by Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Les Brown thrown in for good measure.  Also, songs by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Steve Tyrell and Michael Buble, among others...plus personal requests.

Ken Jackson began his 50 year career in broadcasting in 1954 while attending Emerson College in Boston. As a student, he cut his teeth on the school's FM station, playing classical music and reading the news among other duties. In 1958 he moved on to commercial radio as a news broadcaster. After 20 years in news, Ken turned his attentions to music. As a program host, he was able to choose his own music, conduct interviews, make observations on local public service issues and neighborhood events, and participate in friendly patter�.a recipe that has worked for Ken to present.

In 2002, Ken retired from his previous on-air program and at the behest of WYPR Program Director, Andy Bienstock, began hosting a big band oriented show where Ken could be Ken. In the Mood allows Ken to mix Big Band with the likes of Sinatra, Ella, Sarah, Jane Monheit, Four Freshmen and Jos Williams. At 72, Ken still enjoys what he�s doing and by bringing the best of two musical worlds together, he hopes to keep audiences interested in the music of another era for as long as he can.