Chef Ra
Tribute to Chef Ra (II)
Date and time:
2007-01-04 07:00 - 09:00
Thursday, Jan. 4th, "Roots, Rock, Reggae", the longest running show on WEFT, continues from 8-10PM with another opportunity for people to stop on by or call in their memories of Chef Ra. The station number is 217-359-9338. To speak on air, you can call 217-359-5483.
WEFT Will Miss Chef Ra
WEFT's own Chef Ra passed away early morning, on Tuesday, December 26th, 2006. The following Thursday night, from 8-10PM, WEFT held a tribute to Chef Ra during his long-standing "Roots, Rock, Reggae" inviting listeners and friends to come down to the station or call in to share their stories and memories of one of Champaign-Urbana's radio legends. WEFT sends our condolences to Ra's family and friends.
More about Chef Ra:
- Chef Ra photos from the WEFT archives
- 'Chef Ra' enjoyed the high life, Paul Wood, The News-Gazette
- RIP James 'Chef Ra' Wilson - from High Times
- July 2005 article in the Buzz
- Interview with Steve Hager
- About Chef Ra's cooking
- Chef Ra's Recipes in High Times
Friends and Colleagues Remember Chef Ra
- Rasta Man is Gone, Ed Hadley
- Remembering Ra, Jeff Machota
- My two cents on Ra, Mick Woolf
- Chef Ra had many identities!, Jonathan Pines
James Wilson (a.k.a. Chef Ra) in front of the studios on Market Street
2nd Annual Pork Rib Cook-Off Benefit
Another Pork Rib Cook-Off poster by Ed Hadley.
2nd Annual Pork Rib Cook-Off
A poster created by Ed Hadley for a cook-off organized by Chef Ra on Saturday, August 11.
Jonathan Pines of Private Studios remembers Chef Ra
Very sad... James Brown and James Wilson in a coupla of days...
I've known James Wilson since about 1974... He was a Film Student at UIUC then, [Grad Student... by 1977 I'm sure]. James [this is before he created his Chef Ra personae] was very knowledgeable about Film, and was passionately interested in Bob Marley and reggae in general. This was a bond that several of his friends shared with him. Todd Harrison is the one who comes to mind- Todd introduced
Chef Ra at "C-U Shelter from the Storm"
Chef Ra and David Adcock at the Hurricane Katrina benefit, C-U Shelter from the Storm, on Oct. 15, 2005 at Alto Vineyards. Photo courtesy Yvonne Vitosky.
