Border Crossings

Border Crossings ... covered the world with music!

Border Crossings made its worldwide broadcast debut in October 1996. It was a weekday, hourly radio program that received recognition as being the first-ever worldwide music call-in show on the international airwaves. It crossed all musical borders and featured all musical genres and artists. It often had live, in-studio interviews with artists who are worldwide stars.

The show concentrated on the latest music news from around the world and on establishing and maintaining close, warm relationships with VOA listeners worldwide.

Guests have included:

- - Brad Paisley
- - Los Lobos
- - Roy Clark
- - Ray Benson (Asleep At The Wheel)
- - Rick Monroe
- - Possum
- - Garth Brooks
- - Kenny Rogers
- - Yo-Yo Ma
- - matchbox 20
- - Lionel Hampton
- - Take 6
- - Chaka Khan
- - Bela Fleck
- - Mary Beth Chapman
- - Gretchen Peters
- - Tony Williams
- - Nils Lofgren
- - Yanni
- - BeBe Winans
- - Stormy Weather
- - "Queen of the Blues" Ruth Brown
- - Mark O'Connor
- - Delbert McClinton
- - Junior Brown
- - Jon Hendricks
- - Jorma Kaukonen
- - EmmyLou Harris
- - Yellowjackets
- - Marian McPartland
- - Kathy Mattea
- - Riders In the Sky
- - Charlie Daniels
- - Marillion
- - Duncan Sheik
- - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

Most of the guests performed live for the radio audience. These interviews were an important part of the program and, as a talk show host, Judy worked hard to make the show an enjoyable and informative one for both her guests and audience members. She says, "I presented an inside perspective on what the music means to the artist and what he or she is trying to convey to the audience."

It was a show where she could encourage everyone in the world to participate by calling in with questions and comments for her and the guests.

Song Requests Have Been Played For Listeners In The Following Countries:

The Caribbean and Latin America: Guatemala, Belize, Guyana, Cuba, Trinidad-Tobago, St. Lucia, Barbados, and Suriname

Europe: Croatia, Norway, Finland, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Greece, England, France, Russia, Albania, Armenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Macedonia, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, and Italy

Africa and the Middle East: Iran, Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Somalia, Ghana, Algeria, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya, Swaziland, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Sao Tome

Asia and the Pacific: China, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Japan

A Note from Judy:
"In Tehran, Iran, listener Payam Jackson created a special unofficial web site for Border Crossings which is outstanding!" Visit the unofficial Border Crossings Website