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Dave Leonard
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Our mission is to make music lovers happy. Host Dave Leonard has been building a loyal following for over 30 years, programming with artistic integrity since he introduced his free-form fun to WKZE as their first Program Director in 1993 and to WDST as their VP/Programming in 1996. He is known and respected by industry leaders and fans of all ages. He established his reputation by consistently curating and exposing the best new music, helping emerging artists, and demonstrating a keen sensibility of how to beautifully segue music from all genres and time periods.Dave has endeared himself to music-loving fans with his fun personality, approachable style, and artistic integrity. His fans appreciate the way he keeps them in touch with what’s hip and ahead of the curve. He was crowdsourcing long before it became a modern marketing phenomenon.Famous for breaking new songs and acts, Leonard supports the artists in more ways than one, hosting Woodstock’s annual Davestock, which presents up to a dozen acts each year in this increasingly popular outdoor music fest.Dave is one of the top tastemakers in the country and recently has brought his loyal fan base to the podcast world after syndcating on over 30 on NPR and commercial Triple A radio across the country.

  1. radio UNLEASHED #1459 - Let Freedom Ring

    02/19/2022

    radio UNLEASHED #1459 - Let Freedom Ring

    Resurrecting one from the archives. Original Air date July 4th, 2017 Cream                                          I Feel Free                                                     Fresh Cream                               Atco Records Ryan Adams                                New York, New York                                    Gold                                              UMG Nashville Burnell Pines                               Be Free                                                          Burnell Pines                               Royal Potato Family The Rolling Stones                     I’m Free                                                          Singles Collection                       London Dave Alvin                                   Fourth of July                                                Hightone First Ten Years          Hightone Records Bruce Springsteen                       4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)                 The Wild, The Innocent..            Columbia  Johnny Cash with Joe Strummer              Redemption Song                       Unearthed Box Set                     American Recordings LLC Jake Shimabukuro                                        The Star Spangled Banner        Gently Weeps                              Hitchhike Records Donovan Frankenreiter                                Free                                              Donovan Frankenreiter              Universal Records Amos Lee                                                                         Freedom                        Support the show

    1h 48m
  2. WDST Friday December 21st, 1990 pt 1

    01/16/2022

    WDST Friday December 21st, 1990 pt 1

    Those of you that know me  know that to be unleashed I need to be on top of my game behind the scenes. While quarantining I have spent a lot of time organizing  my physical and digital space, deleting tons of files and folders on my computer, organizing and framing my photos, alphabetizing my vinyl and listening to some of my old radio shows that I recorded on cassette. These upcoming posts are  the first of some of those shows recorded on cassette.    A little context.     In the Spring of 1989 I moved to Pine Plains in the Hudson Valley of New York after a few years  of skiing, bartending and DJ'ing on KMTN in in Jackson Hole, WY.  I drove across the Hudson River to Woodstock and went to WDST looking for a job.  The station was transitioning into a new decade. Jeanne Atwood was the Music Director and was the guiding force for the new music being played and  Richard Fusco the Program Director.  He hired me on the spot and I started on air that September. My first on-air shifts were on weekends sharing the weekend shifts with another new hire, Nic Harcourt.      I quickly added weekday duties and became the evening DJ with a three hour show Monday through Fridays from 9pm to midnight, working on air seven days a week while also selling ads for the Harlem Valley Times in Dutchess County. My air-shift followed the late Betty McDonald and her jazz show and proceeded Mark Zip with his "Forward in all Directions" show that started at midnight. I loved the interaction with both of them in the studio as we transitioned in and out of our respective shows.  These recordings are segments from those weeknight and weekend shows where we were breaking a lot of new music, some of which has passed the test of time and has become classic.  Enjoy.    #WDST #RadioForThe1990s#RadioWoodstock #procrastinatingconstructively  #RadioUnleashed     Support the show

    43 min
  3. WDST Friday May 9th, 1990 pt 1

    01/16/2022

    WDST Friday May 9th, 1990 pt 1

    Those of you that know me  know that to be unleashed I need to be on top of my game behind the scenes. While quarantining I have spent a lot of time organizing  my physical and digital space, deleting tons of files and folders on my computer, organizing and framing my photos, alphabetizing my vinyl and listening to some of my old radio shows that I recorded on cassette. These upcoming posts are  the first of some of those shows recorded on cassette. A little context.  In the Spring of 1989 I moved to Pine Plains in the Hudson Valley of New York after a few years  of skiing, bartending and DJ'ing on KMTN in in Jackson Hole, WY.  I drove across the Hudson River to Woodstock and went to WDST looking for a job.  The station was transitioning into a new decade. Jeanne Atwood was the Music Director and was the guiding force for the new music being played and  Richard Fusco the Program Director.  He hired me on the spot and I started on air that September. My first on-air shifts were on weekends sharing the weekend shifts with another new hire, Nic Harcourt.   I quickly added weekday duties and became the evening DJ with a three hour show Monday through Fridays from 9pm to midnight, working on air seven days a week while also selling ads for the Harlem Valley Times in Dutchess County. My air-shift followed the late Betty McDonald and her jazz show and proceeded Mark Zip with his "Forward in all Directions" show that started at midnight. I loved the interaction with both of them in the studio as we transitioned in and out of our respective shows.  These recordings are segments from those weeknight and weekend shows where we were breaking a lot of new music, some of which has passed the test of time and has become classic.  Enjoy. #WDST #RadioForThe1990s#RadioWoodstock #procrastinatingconstructively  #RadioUnleashed   Support the show

    46 min
  4. WDST Friday May 9th, 1990 pt 2

    01/16/2022

    WDST Friday May 9th, 1990 pt 2

    Those of you that know me  know that to be unleashed I need to be on top of my game behind the scenes. While quarantining I have spent a lot of time organizing  my physical and digital space, deleting tons of files and folders on my computer, organizing and framing my photos, alphabetizing my vinyl and listening to some of my old radio shows that I recorded on cassette. These upcoming posts are  the first of some of those shows recorded on cassette.    A little context.     In the Spring of 1989 I moved to Pine Plains in the Hudson Valley of New York after a few years  of skiing, bartending and DJ'ing on KMTN in in Jackson Hole, WY.  I drove across the Hudson River to Woodstock and went to WDST looking for a job.  The station was transitioning into a new decade. Jeanne Atwood was the Music Director and was the guiding force for the new music being played and  Richard Fusco the Program Director.  He hired me on the spot and I started on air that September. My first on-air shifts were on weekends sharing the weekend shifts with another new hire, Nic Harcourt.      I quickly added weekday duties and became the evening DJ with a three hour show Monday through Fridays from 9pm to midnight, working on air seven days a week while also selling ads for the Harlem Valley Times in Dutchess County. My air-shift followed the late Betty McDonald and her jazz show and proceeded Mark Zip and "Forward in all Directions"  that started at midnight. I loved the interaction with both of them in the studio as we transitioned in and out of our respective shows.  These recordings are segments from those weeknight and weekend shows where we were breaking a lot of new music, some of which has passed the test of time and has become classic.  Enjoy.    #WDST #RadioForThe1990s#RadioWoodstock #procrastinatingconstructively  #RadioUnleashed     Support the show

    46 min
  5. WDST Friday December 21st, 1990 pt 2

    01/16/2022

    WDST Friday December 21st, 1990 pt 2

    Those of you that know me  know that to be unleashed I need to be on top of my game behind the scenes. While quarantining I have spent a lot of time organizing  my physical and digital space, deleting tons of files and folders on my computer, organizing and framing my photos, alphabetizing my vinyl and listening to some of my old radio shows that I recorded on cassette. These upcoming posts are  the first of some of those shows recorded on cassette.    A little context.     In the Spring of 1989 I moved to Pine Plains in the Hudson Valley of New York after a few years  of skiing, bartending and DJ'ing on KMTN in in Jackson Hole, WY.  I drove across the Hudson River to Woodstock and went to WDST looking for a job.  The station was transitioning into a new decade. Jeanne Atwood was the Music Director and was the guiding force for the new music being played and  Richard Fusco the Program Director.  He hired me on the spot and I started on air that September. My first on-air shifts were on weekends sharing the weekend shifts with another new hire, Nic Harcourt.      I quickly added weekday duties and became the evening DJ with a three hour show Monday through Fridays from 9pm to midnight, working on air seven days a week while also selling ads for the Harlem Valley Times in Dutchess County. My air-shift followed the late Betty McDonald and her jazz show and proceeded Mark Zip and "Forward in all Directions"  that started at midnight. I loved the interaction with both of them in the studio as we transitioned in and out of our respective shows.  These recordings are segments from those weeknight and weekend shows where we were breaking a lot of new music, some of which has passed the test of time and has become classic.  Enjoy.    #WDST #RadioForThe1990s#RadioWoodstock #procrastinatingconstructively  #RadioUnleashed     Support the show

    41 min
  6. rU #1617

    04/17/2021

    rU #1617

    radio UNLEASHED Show #1617 Recorded 04.17.2021                           Artist/Title                   Andy Frasco & The UN – My Recovery  Frank Turner – Recovery  Tom Petty – You Wreck Me The Clash – Janie Jones (Demo) Pottery – Hank Williams The Drums – Best Friend  The Moody Blues – The Story In You Eyes Weezer – All My Favorite Songs Yumi Zouma – Cool For a Second Mat Kearney – Closer to Love Andrew Bird – Andalucia AJ Smith – Roommate Leftover Cuties – One Heart Hannah Williams & The Affirmations – 50 Foot Woman Los Lobos – This Time Langhorne Slim – High Class Support the show

    57 min
  7. rU #1616 - Music from Woodstock, NY

    03/12/2021 · BONUS

    rU #1616 - Music from Woodstock, NY

    radio UNLEASHED Show #1616 Recorded 03.05.2021                           Artist/Title                   Frankie and His Fingers – Sad to let you down like this.  Jack Grace Band – It Was a Really Bad Year The Flurries – Don’t Call The Felice Brothers – Radio Song The Mammals – If You Could Hear Me Now The Duke and The King – If You Ever Get Famous Amy Helm – Good News Burnell Pines – You and Me Simi Stone – Got it All Tracy Bonham – Shine Noel Fletcher – Song To Say Goodbye Shana Falana – Cool Kids Dylan Emmet – Lose This Art Thief – Invaded with Love Verna Gillis – Paradiggum Shift     ______________________________________________________________________ ©2021, JTD PRODUCTIONS, INC. ® LICENSED FOR LIMITED USE ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED USE OR ANY TRANSFER IS PROHIBITED AND VOID. USE OF THIS MATERIAL CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT TO THE ABOVE.     Support the show

    1h 1m
  8. rU #1615

    03/09/2021

    rU #1615

    radio UNLEASHED Show #1615 Recorded 03.05.2021                          Artist/Title                 U2 – Bad Kings of Leon – Back Down South Pinegrove – Phase X – Cyrano De Berger’s Back Henry Thomas – Bulldoze Blues   Lead Belly – Black Betty Shovels 7 Rope – Birmingham Langhorne Slim – Dreams Monsters of Folk – Baby Boomer The Statler Brothers – Flowers on The Wall Those Darlins – Wild One Charlie Walker – Wild as a Wildcat Tammy Wynette – Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad Five Chinese Brothers – She’s a Waitress The Felice Brothers – Run Chicken Run Old 97’s – Longer Than You’ve Been Alive Charlie Mars – Listen To the Darkside Hothouse Flowers – This is It (Your Soul) Ages and Ages – Divisionary (Do The Right Thing) Patty Griffin – One Big Love Daniel Lanois – Still Water  The Waterboys – Strange Boat The Avett Brothers – The Once and Future Carpenter Billy Bragg & Wilco – California Stars Blue Rodeo – Hasn’t Hit Me Yet The Waifs – Pony Leon Bridges  - Pony Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me Cordoba – Outcry Chet Faker – Low Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining Them – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue   ______________________________________________________________________ ©2021, JTD PRODUCTIONS, INC. ® LICENSED FOR LIMITED USE ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED USE OR ANY TRANSFER IS PROHIBITED AND VOID. USE OF THIS MATERIAL CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT TO THE ABOVE.     Support the show

    2h 2m
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About

Our mission is to make music lovers happy. Host Dave Leonard has been building a loyal following for over 30 years, programming with artistic integrity since he introduced his free-form fun to WKZE as their first Program Director in 1993 and to WDST as their VP/Programming in 1996. He is known and respected by industry leaders and fans of all ages. He established his reputation by consistently curating and exposing the best new music, helping emerging artists, and demonstrating a keen sensibility of how to beautifully segue music from all genres and time periods.Dave has endeared himself to music-loving fans with his fun personality, approachable style, and artistic integrity. His fans appreciate the way he keeps them in touch with what’s hip and ahead of the curve. He was crowdsourcing long before it became a modern marketing phenomenon.Famous for breaking new songs and acts, Leonard supports the artists in more ways than one, hosting Woodstock’s annual Davestock, which presents up to a dozen acts each year in this increasingly popular outdoor music fest.Dave is one of the top tastemakers in the country and recently has brought his loyal fan base to the podcast world after syndcating on over 30 on NPR and commercial Triple A radio across the country.

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  • Creator
    Dave Leonard
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2022
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 radio UNLEASHED
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