T.J. Lubinsky, known for his nationally televised PBS
classic hits specials, will re-join the ranks of Greater Media New Jersey
beginning on Sunday, July 7, 2013 with the return of his “Sunday Night Request
Show that pays tribute to artists of the ’60s, ’70s, and ‘80s.
The show will be heard each week from 7pm – midnight on
WJRZ-FM.
He’ll spin Jersey’s
greatest hits by request, share behind-the-scenes stories, and talk to many of
the artists he’s recorded and produced over the year across all musical genres
from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Lubinsky created and hosted WJRZ’s Sunday Night
Request Show every week from 2005-2009.
“T J Lubinsky is a Jersey Shore
treasure! His knowledge of music and love for the artists he plays and
listeners he entertains is evident every time he opens the microphone, plus
he’s a local guy!,” said WJRZ-FM Program Director Glenn Kalina. “I’m thrilled
that he is returning to 100.1 WJRZ on Sunday nights!”
At the age of 16, Lubinsky got his GED and first TV job
working at Monmouth Cablevision’s local access channel TV-34. At 22, he was
offered a job with PBS in southern Florida and
eventually Pittsburgh.
While there, he blended his passion for vocal harmonies,
Motown, classic Philly Soul, ’60s, 70s and 80s classic hits into PBS’s most
successful fund-raisers as the creator and executive producer of “70s Soul
Superstars”, “70s and 80s Soul Rewind”, “Get Down Tonight: The Disco Years”,
“Motown’s Best”, “70s Pop Parade”, “My Generation – The 60s”, “Doo-Wop 50”,
“This Land Is Your Land – The Folk Rock Years”, “Aretha Franklin – Soul
Rewind”, “John Sebastian – Folk Rewind”, “80s Funky Soul Superstars”, and
nearly 80 television specials on public television, archiving America’s
soundtrack from the ’50s, ’60s ,’70s and ‘80s through his “My Music” series and
other special programs and series, often recorded in New Jersey.
