John joined Chicago classical music radio station WFMT in 2025. Born in Alaska of Inuit heritage, John has been performing music since childhood. He studied composition and violin performance at Wichita State University in Kansas and went on to establish his radio career across the country, including at Nevada Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, KMFA in Austin, Classic 107.3 in St. Louis as General Manager, and WGUC in Cincinnati. He most recently served as host/producer at Classical Music Indy in Indianapolis, and as morning drive host on Sirius/XM satellite radio’s Symphony Hall. In 2005, he earned the Deems Taylor Award from ASCAP for radio broadcasting, citing his championship of living composers on “20/20 Hearing.”
As a musical performer and administrator, John has served as the Artistic Director at Gretna Music (PA). Having performed with famed tenors Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli. John has worked with the Lafayette Symphony, Mozart Festival Texas, Mid Texas Symphony, Nevada Chamber Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic, and Wichita Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber music lover, John founded the Las Vegas Chamber Music Society in 2004. He has also served on the boards of NonComm Music Alliance, The American Music Center (now New Music USA), the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, and Tippecanoe County Chamber Music Society.