…Jerome Kern Inspired by the song of the same name, The Song Is You is a radio program unlike any other. Each week, veteran broadcaster and interviewer Bonnie Grice invites her guests to dip into their musical memories and their CD collections to let the rest of us know how music has inspired, comforted or just been a part of their lives. The Song Is You is a relaxed, informative hour and is a great way to get to know someone through the music they love. Guests have ranged from celebrated musicians like Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor and k.d. lang, to Poet Laureate Billy Collins, playwright Terrence McNally, talk-show host Montel Williams, co-founder and Chairman of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, and others. The show has just been honored with a “Gracie Allen” award for excellence in writing, production and programming from American Women in Radio and Television.

Guests are invited to whittle down their all-time favorite recordings to 10-12 for the show. What comes through for the listener, though, is a sense of person, a sense of place and time. And a celebration of the power that music has over all of us.

The Song Is You airs on WLIU 88.3 FM and WCWP 88.1 FM on Fridays at 6 p.m. and again on Saturdays at noon; the show is also heard on Sunday evenings on KCLU in southern California’s Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara market.