Ted Leibowitz, Host, 480 Minutes

Ted began DJing in his teens at nightclubs and college radio which led into promoting, booking, and managing bands, releasing records on his own label, and managing night clubs.

After relocating to San Francisco, internet radio brought Ted back to his entertainment industry roots: DJing and bringing new music the to music-buying public. In early 2003 Ted launched BAGeL Radio to share his enviable music collection with the world (and to convey simple views like, "Media consolidation: bad. BAGeL Radio: good.").

Ted was twice honored with the College Music Journal (CMJ) Specialty Music Director of the Year Award, making BAGeL Radio the first internet radio station to win a CMJ award at the annual CMJ Music Marathon Awards in New York City. BAGeL Radio has been nominated as Best Online Station at the 2008 PLUG Awards. Ted was featured on the "Invasion of the New Media" panel at the CMJ NMM alongside representatives from ClearChannel, XM, and Sirius, and moderated a similar panel at the NEMO Music Festival in Boston. BAGeL Radio was honored with the Best Live Show award at the Best Of Live365 Awards.

Ted hosts 480 Minutes, now on SomaFM, this and every Friday from 9am-5pm Pacific Time. Requests, comments, and criticisms are taken via e-mail or IM.