Jonathan plays guitar and rides a bicycle, but not at the same time.

Greetings, I’m Jonathan Palevsky, Program Director here at WBJC. I have had the pleasure of working for the station since 1986 when I became a part-time announcer. I have been the station’s Program Director since 1990. I am originally from Montreal and came to Baltimore in 1982 to study classical guitar at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. I have hosted just about every conceivable time slot at WBJC, but can regularly be heard hosting the WBJC Opera Preview, our music review program Face the Music and the Music In Maryland.

My current off-air obsessions include cycling (mostly to work on the Brompton) skiing,  playing guitar and  hosting  Cinema Sundays at the Charles Theatre.

Jonathan can be reached at jpalevsky@aol.com

recent posts:

• 7-19-2025 Face The Music Listings!

  This week we are re-running an old show with a great panel and some great pianists.  Our panel was Jack Fishman from Baltimore Choral Arts, Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra and Jed Gaylin from the Bay Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and Hopkins Symphony. PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/19/2025 5:00 PM 3205 Maurice Ravel […]

• 7-12-2025 Face The Music Listings

  This week our panel was made up of our own Operations Director & Weekend Host  Kati Harrison and Phil Greenfield from The American Record Guide.  We loved the Prokofiev…The rest was fine! Here are the listings…hope you enjoyed the show! PLAY DATE: Sat, 07/12/2025 5:00 PM            5532 Sergei Prokofiev              Piano Concerto No.  2 in g […]

• 7-5-25 Face The Music Listings!

  This week our panel was Bassoonist Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio, Ed Polochick, former conductor of the Peabody Chorus and currently the Music Director of the Lincoln Symphony in Lincoln  Nebraska and Goucher Pianist Emerita Lisa Weiss.  We had some really nice discussions and played some great music!  Here are the listings. PLAY DATE: […]