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Mike Droettboom recently moved full time to the Eastern Shore in September of 2024. By day, he's a software engineer, having worked on software for sheet music recognition, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the Phoenix Mars Lander and diagnostic retinal imaging. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Music.

Dr. Donna’s love of the blues is seared deep into her soul. Growing up in Baltimore City listening to her dad play boogie woogie on an old upright piano introduced her to all things’ music. As a young woman, she soon learned that the blues weaves a story of humanity, and this story spans decades as the blues is the original and truest form of American music. Amassing an eclectic record collection and fast forward to now, as a practicing veterinarian for over 30 years, Dr. Donna understands the importance of recognizing humanity in everyday life. The Blues is the human condition – the Dr. is in, let the blues music begin…

Anne Watts (Woman Wattage) is an award-winning composer and bandleader of the Baltimore-based ensemble Boister. She has performed at the Crocodile Club in Tokyo, the Kennedy Center, and the Smithsonian, and has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, Good Morning America, and in the Wall Street Journal. A 30-year resident of Cambridge, she and her husband John Lewis (host of Innafunk) are 2024 Hometown Heroes.

John Lewis is a writer, curator, and co-founder of Choptank Arts & Culture Exchange, a

Building on his experience as a radio host through college and graduate school, Drew brings a decades-long love of independent music and Jazz to Indie City and Jazzmatazz. Drew joined WHCP in its infancy in 2015 and has produced over 1000 shows for the station since its inception. In addition to being one of the longest running on-air hosts, Drew is Vice President of the station’s Board of Directors.