Posted by Bud on January 13, 2010 at 15:51:02:
Jerry Bryant celebrates the 25th anniversary of his local modern rock showcase television show, JBTV. Chicago's longest-running independent television program dedicated to new, local and independent music and artists, will celebrate its 25th anniversary by launching an all-new, expanded program format, which includes a brand new host: Ryan Manno. JBTV will become a longer-format program that will feature even more personal artist interviews and exclusive live performances. The show will also showcase much of its archived material from the past 25 years -- much of it never before shown on TV.
Jerry Bryant, founder and creator, has produced and aired over 3,600 weekly episodes of the program since its inception in 1985. The show has twice earned the Billboard Music Video Award for "Best Local/Regional Alternative Modern Rock Show," as well as many Emmy Awards for production.
Bryant is not leaving the show, but will focus on the segments that showcase his legendary footage from archives amassed over the past quarter century. Taking over the majority of hosting duties will be former Q101 personality, Ryan Manno. Manno brings a decade of experience in modern rock, interviewing musicians & artists and being involved in the local music scene.
In another first for the show, JBTV will have its first ever General Manager - Christian Picciolini, the music entrepreneur. Picciolini is formerly an IBM Marketing and Operations Specialist, as well as the founder of Sinister Muse Records and co-founder of Goldmill Group, which is an artist development and management company based in Chicago.
In addition to attracting some of modern rocks top acts to appear on the show, JBTV's studios offer state of the art video production capabilities for artists, bringing JBTV to the attention of artists from well beyond the Chicago market.
JBTV airs locally on Chicago Cable 25 on Wednesdays at 9:00pm, Thursdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at Midnight. It also airs Saturdays at 11:00pm on WEDE (Channel 34) and WJYS' HD station ((Channel 62-2). JBTV episodes and clips are available on iTunes, its own YouTube page and on its LiveStream page. More information can be found on its website, JBTVOnline.com.