Ralph Adams
Jazz Program Radio Host
Inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2004
Ralph Adams
(February 3, 1941 - Present)
Ralph Adams has earned popularity thanks to his engaging on-air personality, humor and unpredictably diverse collection of music that keeps his audience anticipating each song.
Adams has been in the radio industry since 1976. He remembers when Indianapolis did not have a radio station that played jazz full time, only a jazz segment on WTLC-FM.
Adams enjoyed an acclaimed 26-year run as the weekly host of a Sunday jazz program on WICR-FM (88.7), based at the University of Indianapolis. He then decided to depart from WICR to join Jazz-City Entertainment heard on Live365.com or by those who have a satellite radio system in their car. Jazz-City Radio, which began broadcasting in 2007, is among only a handful of satellite stations in Indianapolis. Ralph Adams initiated the Ralph Adam’s Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards with awards given to several recipients over the years in recognition of their contribution to the local Indianapolis jazz scene.
