Carlos Benjamin
Program HostCarlos Benjamin is the Friday host of The Blend and a rotating host of Rhythm and Roots on Sundays. Carlos has hosted numerous performers for interviews and live on-air performances at WDIY. His radio experience pre-dates the station however, covering the explosive '80s music scene. He created and produced WDIY’s Culture Calendar for 10 years and continues to be plugged into the regional live music scene, extending that experience beyond the Lehigh Valley, most recently in Austin, Texas.
Carlos also hosts Lehigh Valley Arts Salon each year to cover Musikfest, the largest free music festival in the country and The Philadelphia Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals in the northeast.
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John Smith and Bob Noble from Grateful Dead tribute band Deal along with Mike Frank from Northwest Jersey rock band Mike Frank & Friends stop by WDIY for a live in-studio acoustic performance and interview. -
Northwest Jersey roots band The Joe Cirotti Trio stop by WDIY for an in-studio live performance and interview. -
Lehigh Valley singer-songwriter Steve Brosky joins Carlos Benjamin in the studio to perform live and talk about his upcoming show at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, raising money for a new film based on his life. -
Carlos Benjamin sits down with local musical icon Steve Brosky and filmmaker Michael Judkins to talk about their biopic about Brosky's life and career. -
James Supra and Phil Pilorz from Lehigh Valley's James Supra/Sarah Ayers Band perform live in the WDIY studios and talk with host Carlos Benjamin about their upcoming performance at WDIY's 29th anniversary party, Groovin' in the Grove. -
The band that calls themselves "neo-hillbillies" from Shoemaker Village, PA, joins WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live studio performance and to preview their annual show at Godfrey Daniel's. -
Italian flatpicking guitarist Beppe Gambetta joins WDIY's Carlos Benjamin for a live performance and interview, along with a reading from his recent book, 'Declarations of Love.' -
Steve Brosky joins Rhythm and Roots host Carlos Benjamin to discuss his upcoming performance at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, which is being filmed for Brosky's feature-length documentary.
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Carlos Benjamin talks with Stephen Ulrich, guitarist for the New York City-based instrumental trio Big Lazy who are coming to Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem on November 11, 2023. -
Reading, PA alt-country band The Youngers return to WDIY for a live performance and interview with WDIY's Carlos Benjamin.
