Detroit Techno Pioneer Jeff Mills, From the Underground Resistance to Scoring Silent Films
Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Jeff Mills is one of the pioneers of electronic music. In 1989, he co-founded...
Ann Delisi has been a part of the Detroit media landscape for more than 35 years. A Wayne State Music School grad and former WDET Music Host and Music Director (1983-1995), Ann returned to WDET in 2009 to host Essential Music, a program dedicated to exploring the history of music, creating a platform for Detroit musicians, discovering new music and listening to what is next on the musical horizon. As a broadcaster, music host and storyteller, Ann creates features that highlight iconic artists, landmark albums and has curated hundreds of shows. As an interviewer, she's talked with everyone from David Bowie to White House Photographer Pete Souza to Iggy Pop and her curiosity about the creative spirit led to the podcast series, Essential Conversations. Her passion for food and those who make it led to another podcast/broadcast, Essential Cooking, with her co-host, award-winning chef, James Rigato.
She is an accomplished voiceover talent and for 5 years, Ann hosted the Detroit Public Television program, Backstage Pass, a weekly arts and culture program highlighting Detroit's artistic community. She has donated her time to working with The Greening of Detroit, Karmanos Cancer Institute and other Detroit non-profits.
Remembering John Lennon: Musician, Artist, and Advocate
John Lennon would have turned 80 years old this year, and December 8th marks 40 years since he was shot...
Essential Cooking: How These Popular Detroit Restaurants Got Their Names
Climbing the culinary ranks requires hard work and persistence, but it’s also full of laughs and surprises. Renowned Detroit-area chefs...
Essential Conversations: John Sinclair Still Hates the CIA
Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify John Sinclair is an activist, poet, and writer whose life and work is...
Essential Cooking: Remembering Julia Child, an American Culinary Icon
Julia Child is an American culinary icon. Her magnetic personality was larger than life, and her passion for combining education and entertainment...
Essential Conversations: The War and Treaty
Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify There’s something special about the husband/wife vocal powerhouse The War and Treaty, and...
Essential Cooking: 100th Anniversary of Prohibition
What did Prohibition have to do with America’s appreciation of Italian food? A lot, it turns out. Essential Cooking host...
Essential Conversations: The Day Jeff Buckley Performed At WDET
Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Essential Conversations' Ann Delisi spoke with former WDET staffers Jason Schusterbauer and Mike...
Essential Conversations: Record Producer, Songwriter, and Musician Billy Mann
Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Essential Conversations' Ann Delisi spoke with record producer, songwriter, and musician Billy Mann. ...
Essential Cooking: Two Generations of Italian Chefs
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Chef Luciano Del Signore has been Chef James Rigato's mentor throughout...
Essential Conversations: The Untold Stories of Motown
When Berry Gordy launched Motown Records, he had an innate ability to recognize talent, hear a hit song and create Hitsville, a...
Essential Cooking: The Truth About Fish
Have you ever wondered where the fish sold at your local supermarket come from, or which ones are sustainably raised?...