John is a Cleveland, Ohio, area author and lecturer on local history and genealogical research and the host of the New Czech Voice of Cleveland radio program, airing each Sunday from 3-4 p.m. on WHKW 122 AM in Cleveland. He has written four books for Arcadia Publishing that chronicle the histories of Cleveland Czechs, Cleveland Slovaks, Cleveland’s Buckeye Neighborhood, and Kelleys Island. A Cleveland native and graduate of Benedictine High School and Cleveland State University, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Cleveland Press until it closed in 1982. You can catch the New Czech Voice of Cleveland on WHKW 1220 AM from 3:03 pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays. If you are out of the immediate listening area, you can tune in on your computer at http://whkwradio.com/.
The New Czech Voice of Cleveland
The New Czech Voice of Cleveland features songs from the Czech Republic plus news about the Czech Commuity win Cleveland, Ohio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A one-hour program featuring traditional music from the Czech Republic (Bohemia) and celebrating the feasts of Our Lady of Lourdes and Its. Curil and Methodius.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Music from the Czech Republic, including Moravia, reflecting traditions of your Czech ancestors, plus announcements of current events in Cleveland’s Czech community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John continues playing the Czech sounds of the season. Also, John gives a birthday tribute to Czech composer Jan Antonín Koželuh, who was born on December 14, 1738. Finally, John commemorates the passing of former Czech Voice host Joe Kocab, three years ago on December 17, 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For the second Sunday of Advent in 2025, John plays some more Czech sounds of the season. Also, John commemorates the 58th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Czech Voice of Cleveland, hosted by Joe Kocab and Vaclav Hyvnar on December 7, 1967. (Airdate: December 7, 2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
For the first Sunday of Advent in 2025, John begins playing the Czech music of the season. Also, John recounts the pre-Christmas Czech traditions for the feast day of Saint Barbora (Barbara) on December 4, and the feast day of Saint Mikulas (Nicholas) on December 6. (Airdate: November 30, 2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John pays tribute to Czech classical composer Josef Antonín Plánický, who was born on November 27, 1691. (Airdate: November 23, 2025)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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