Renee DePuy has returned to Broadcast Architecture, the company she’s called home for the better part of her professional career.  She joined BA in 1993 as a producer for the programming BA originates for JOAV-FM (Tokyo’s legendary J-WAVE) at the same time the Smooth Jazz Network (then the name for BA’s consultation arm) was born.

Quickly Renee became involved in domestic as well as international duties, assisting in the launch of more than 20 American smooth jazz stations, including WJZW Washington and WVMV Detroit. She became Director of Programming in 1996, and in addition to consulting nearly 30 Smooth Jazz stations, programmed The Dave Koz Radio Show and scripted Legends Of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis. In 2002, Renee became BA’s Operations Manager, overseeing all programming and production in BA’s East Coast office (then in Burlington, NJ).

Renee was recruited to become client station WJZW’s first-ever Music Director in the spring of 2003.  In Washington she was heavily involved in promotions, imaging and talent management in addition to music scheduling. She rejoined BA in November 2006 as Program Director of BA’s revolutionary new Smooth Jazz Network™, which launched fully in January 2007 into 16 markets across the U.S.

In her present role as Program Director, Renee oversees all aspects of the network’s music flow distributed to affiliates nationwide. She also scripts all of the weekend programming, which is hosted by world-class musicians Brian Culbertson, Kenny G, Norman Brown and Paul Hardcastle.

Renee’s a native New Yorker who holds a Communication Arts degree from Hofstra University. Presently based in the Philadelphia area, Renee enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, tackling crossword puzzles and Sudoku, and cheering on her beloved New York Islanders.

Few Smooth Jazz programmers have Renee’s experience and enthusiasm for the format. “This music has a fan base with a passion one would think only young people would possess, not to mention musicians of exceptional skill. Listeners’ devotion to these stations and their artists is all the inspiration we need to satisfy their needs and expectations.”