Jenny Inzerillo
Music Director | Host, High Plains MorningJenny Inzerillo joined HPPR in 2015 as the host of High Plains Morning, our live music program that airs weekdays at 9 am to noon CST. Broadcasting from KJJP in beautiful downtown Amarillo, she helps listeners wake up with inspired music from our region and beyond. Tune in for new voices in folk/Americana, deep cuts from your favorite artists, soulful tracks from singer/songwriters across the world, and toe-tapping classics dating as far back as the 1920s. Plus, discover underground greats that just might be your new favorite band.
Jenny also coordinates HPPR's Living Room Concerts, a showcase of original, live music in Amarillo, Garden City, and other venues throughout our listener area. Currently, the series hosts about 20 shows per year, all of which are donation-only and open to the public.
When she's not on the air, hosting a show, or promoting HPPR, you can find Jenny researching music, volunteering, writing copy, covering a festival, combing Craigslist for vintage furniture, reading, painting badly, teaching her cats manners, watching music documentaries, bothering her friends for new music recommendations, and riding her bike to Palo Duro Canyon.
To submit music, book an in-studio live performance, or inquire about HPPR's Living Room Concert Series, contact Jenny at music@hppr.org.
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After losing her son Drew Seager to an overdose in 2018, Angie Duncan channeled her grief into action by founding Texas Panhandle Overdose Awareness, which makes the life-saving drug Narcan widely-available to area residents. -
Not only is this powerhouse running the festival she founded in 2017, Aimee Riegel is also taking the stage this year with her band, 80 Proof Alice. They're also on the road now for their HPPR Living Room Concert Ambassador Tour as they share their twangin' new album, From Nowhere. -
Thanks to the South Carolina composer for joining us fo a conversation about his 12th Route 66 road trip as he works to complete his Route 66 Suite for symphony orchestra. It's a piece he's working on to commemorate the centennial of "The Mother Road" coming in 2026. -
Tracking down the origins of an artist isn't always easy, but Avery Hellman (ISMAY) did just that in their new podcast — and soon-to-be released documentary film — Finding Lucinda. The project researches the origins of Lucinda Williams as an emerging singer-songwriter. While the film is due for release this September, the companion podcast is out now (through the BGS Podcast Network). So we talked to ISMAY about their musical idol, their dual life as a farmer/artist, and what this odyssey revealed about their own journey as a songwriter. -
Blind /blīnd/ n. A projectile not fired in anger which failed to explode when employed but may still pose a risk of future detonation. -
Get your poetry infusion tonight at Burrowing Owl Books in Wolflin Square with a live reading, book-signing and Q&A with Amarillo's renowned poet, Chera Hammons. Her new collection is bursts with nature imagery that spins out wbs of joy like a cafffeinated orb-weaver. -
Straight outta HAYS, KS, we are thrilled to present a handfull of shows across the High Plains (and thereabouts) featuring one of our favorite bluegrass bands, 80 Proof Alice! Promoting their new album, From Nowhere, they'll be in Garden City to kick off the launch! Spread the word. -
Well, that was a first. I just finished reading a notorious classic that was signed and handed to me by someone that’s featured within its pages. (Seriously.) This is Jenny Inzerillo for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club, sharing my submission for the Summer Reading List. -
Nick Carswell wants you to hear live music from artists representing every county in the Sunflower State. And on his regional music program, 105 Live, he's got a really good start. -
You know, Amarillo-based county-folk cowboy crooner Joel Alden White isn't just a great songwriter and guitar player that just released a new album. He also has great taste, and he advocates for the arts in our region. Proof: he brought the great George Ensle by High Plains Morning today for a chat and serenade as he's in town for three events through Saturday. (Thanks, Joel!)
