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Jason Crane

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The Morning Mixtape with Jason Crane
Weekdays 6-10 AM
Host of This Just In, Tue 8 PM & Sat 6 PM

Jason Crane (they/them) hosts The Morning MIixtape, four hours of music and conversation and stories each weekday morning. They also host This Just In, our weekly show of brand new songs.

Jason got into radio as a young kid while listening to a local AM station that played old-time radio shows like The Shadow and Jack Benny. Then as a teenager they discovered the BBC radio version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. Jason has worked in radio all over the U.S. and in Japan. They’ve also been a full-time musician, playing saxophone and percussion with salsa bands and funk bands and singer-songwriters. Jason moved to Charlottesville and started working at 106.1 The Corner in March 2023.

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3 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Election, Local, Surrounding Counties

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It's way early in a 2026 Congressional campaign, but one of the Democrats hoping to get the nomination for the 5th District Congressional seat is "excited" to have outraised Republican incumbent John McGuire in 3rd-quarter fundraising.

7 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Election, Local, Surrounding Counties, Virginia Assembly

Virginia AG candidates squaring off Thursday night in Richmond

Jason Miyares and Jay Jones

Nearly two weeks after texts from the Democrats' Attorney General candidate Jay Jones fantasizing about putting bullets in the head of a former Virginia House Speaker were revealed, he will face off against Republican incumbent Jason Miyares at the University of Richmond at 6pm Thursday night.

19 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties

Albemarle Board of Supervisors unanimously passes its new comprehensive plan

Several expressed oppositions during the public hearing.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

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1 day ago in Entertainment

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