David Nicholas
Local Host, All Things ConsideredDavid Nicholas is a reporter and the local host of WCMU's All Things Considered. You can hear him each weekday from 4pm - 7pm.
David previously served as WCMU's Music Director, and was the host of "Mosaic" and "The Beat."
Hired in 1990 at WCMU, David served for 11 years as the main host of "Nightside Jazz and Blues." He was named News Director and served as local "Morning Edition" host in 2001, winning several awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, and played a role in winning "Station of the Year" in 2003.
In October 2015, David was tapped to be WCMU's music director. That same month, he launched "Mosaic," a daily music show that also focuses heavily on the arts. The title comes from the idea that WCMU has become a cultural center for those making, featuring and celebrating art in central and northern Michigan. Additionally, he hosted "The Beat," a weekly mix of jazz, blues and more.
David returned to his news background in March, 2023, when he was named the local host of All Things Considered.
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There are lists and debates about the greatest jazz guitarist of all time. Coming up Saturday from 1-4 on The Beat, David Nicholas will put a name into the mix that maybe you don't know, but he's one that fellow musicians always gave a nod to as one of the best, Pat Martino! -
Another mix for your Saturday from 1-4 on The Beat! David Nicholas has guitarist Grant Green and pianist Sonny Clark! They've got their versions of two Broadway tunes from Richard Rogers from Rogers' work with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein!!! -
Ahead on Saturday from 1-4, the mix for your gig on The Beat. Music from Brubeck, Rollins, Ellington and Taj Mahal! Join David Nicholas here on WCMU!!! -
Coming up Saturday from 1-4 on The Beat, David Nicholas serves up some tasty stuff to ring out 2022, including classic Jackie McLean, classic Duke Ellington and Debra Mann singing Joni Mitchell! -
A full 3 hours of holiday jazz and blues from 1-4 tomorrow on The Beat! David will bring you favorites from A Charlie Brown Christmas, the soulful gospel of the spirit for the season, and the annual visit from Santa Satchmo...Louis Armstrong reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas!" -
Lots of holiday cheer to be had in the mix Saturday from 1-4 on The Beat. David will have swinging sounds for the season from Roy Hargrove, Anita Baker, Etienne Charles and the great pairings of Sinatra and Crosby and Bing with the Andrews Sisters!!! -
This Saturday from 1-4 on The Beat, David Nicholas rings in December with more holiday jazz plus great tracks from Art Pepper, Keith Jarrett, Joe Henderson and Horace Silver! -
Saturday afternoons from 1-4 bring the mix for your gig on The Beat! David Nicholas has some classic jazz to share along with the first holiday jazz of the season!!! -
From the Dukes of Dixieland to Helen Humes to Howard Alden, the mix for your gig is on The Beat, Saturday, 1-4 on WCMU. David has all this, plus the great piano work of Gene Harris, recorded live at the Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Fest! -
Coming up this week on The Beat, the 1989 Portraits recordings of pianist Randy Weston; music by Ellington, Monk, and Weston himself. Join David Nicholas Saturday from 1-4 on WCMU!
