During our program on 4th October 2025 our founding presenters, Roger Beilby and John Smyth celebrated its 49th birthday. And thus the program is now in its 50th year of broadcasting on behalf of the Victorian Jazz Club, which was founded 1968 with the aim of promoting and providing opportunities for the live performance of jazz. (For more information, visit the Victorian Jazz Club website: vjc.org.au)

Our grateful thanks to the Club and the many generous 3CR listeners for the support over those 49 years that has helped keep us (and 3CR) on air. With the later addition of Geoff and John T to the team, together we intend to continue producing high quality programs featuring the broad spectrum of traditional and mainstream jazz from its origins over 100 years ago right up to the present day.

While it is still almost a year away until we can celebrate our 50th birthday, there are lots of things the team would like to do to mark our 50th year while we are on the way. Stay tuned for details of special events and broadcasts leading up to our half-century. If you have any idea for celebration, or to share recollections of the program, we’d love to hear from you via our contact email address joas45@panatrope.com.

Until then, the members of the JOAS team look forward to your company at 4pm in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon on 855 AM, or on Digital Radio as 3CR Digital, They also welcome the global audience listening via 3CR's live streaming and Audio on Demand (3cr.org.au/jazz).