Jowi Taylor

Jowi Taylor (born June 15, 1962) is a Toronto-based radio personality, public speaker and originator of the Six String Nation guitar, also known as Voyageur.[1]

As a radio broadcaster, producer, writer and host, Taylor is known for his work at CBC Radio's weekly music and news programme, Global Village, which ran from 1997 to 2007. He also hosted and co-produced the eight-part series The Wire: The Impact of Electricity on Music, and its follow-up six-part series The Nerve: Music and the Human Experience with Chris Brookes and Paolo Pietropaolo.[2][failed verification][3] For his work in radio, he has received the Prix Italia,[4] a Gabriel Award, a New York Festivals Award,[5] and a Peabody Award.

  1. ^ "Six String Nation". Six String Nation. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Inside the Archives: The Nerve, a documentary about Music and Emotion". Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Wire". CBC Radio. CBC/Radio-Canada. January 21, 2005. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "THE WIRE WINS 2005 PRIX ITALIA" (PDF) (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: CBC Radio. October 14, 2005. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "2006 Gold Radio Winner". New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs. International Awards Group, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.