Jesse Finkelstein has been keeping the blues alive for decades as the producer and host of Blues Radio International and co-founder of the Shining Stone Music Group. Blues Radio International is the world’s only weekly worldwide shortwave blues music broadcast streaming simultaneously on the internet. Rather than play only recorded music, Blues Radio International features exclusive live performances and interviews with top blues artists and others in the industry. Blues Radio International is heard by a vast audience that no other existing blues radio show, internet stream, or domestic broadcast has ever reached. It has confirmed listeners in nearly 200 countries, and its powerful shortwave radio signal reaches every continent. People listen to Blues Radio International not only on the internet but most importantly, the half of the world where there is no internet. Some listeners live in refugee camps or in extreme poverty. Others live in war zones or countries that restrict internet access. Jesse Finkelstein has personally provided all the funding for the international transmissions of Blues Radio International. Rather than accept contributions, he has asked instead that all donations be directed to The Blues Foundation to support its mission. Blues Radio International continues to strive to keep the blues alive through Jesse Finkelstein’s commitment and dedication to the genre.
