Sean Coakley and Melanie Shrawder are delighted to announce that WUMB’s Julia Clarke will be joining our promotion team in less than two weeks!

Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Julia Clarke first came to the States for a semester abroad at the University of Central Missouri, home of KTBG. Much to the dismay of her parents, and to the delight of her future Yankee husband, David, Julia fell in love with the land of milk and honey—that is, the land where milk and honey are spices—and decided to stay in the U.S. of A. Overwhelmed by the charm of her Scottish brogue (it’s a burr if you want to be technical), Jon Hart hired her to be his midday host in 2001, and she remained at KTBG until 2004. After that, she did a stint as promotions director and midday host at WNCS in Montpelier, Vermont.

For the last year, Clarke has served as music director of WUMB in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to managing musical programming, she booked all musical guests and acted as artist liaison for live studio guests, and helped plan special events including the annual WUMB Boston Folk Festival. She was also co-host of the Morning Express, and contributed to the station’s folk music publication “Folkwaves.”

Grace Potter with Julia Clarke