Ric Stewart – Radio DJ/Historian

Starting on the air at WAIF in Cincinnati in 1986, Ric has hosted roots music programming on air (and online since the mid-90’s). Add in his flair for storytelling and filmmaking and you have a range of releases including the Soul Country podcast and Blues Rock Hits Soul Country a 28-min career-spanning doc. This origin story of the podcast backs up the DJ/Filmmaker with an exclusive inside skinny on Classic Rock and Soul history . Starring heavyweights like Allen Toussaint, John Oates, Peter Case, Joe Louis Walker, Jerry Wexler, Buckwheat Zydeco, Tony Joe White, Bobby Rush et al the doc sets the table for the upcoming masterwork book expected late 2026.. With a wide range across Americana, rock, blues, funk, soul, reggae, world music and jazz, Ric did the footwork that let’s you dance it all away footloose and fancy free.