Jared “Jay B.” Boyd is a multimedia journalist, DJ, and on-air personality based in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a co-founder and Program Manager of WYXR 91.7 FM, the nonprofit freeform radio station he helped establish as a platform for adventurous music, local voices, and cultural storytelling.

 

Boyd is also the host of Nervous Wreck Radio, his weekly mix show airing Fridays at noon on WYXR, where he curates genre-spanning sets rooted in Memphis music and global Black sound.

As a writer, Boyd documents the city’s musical legacy and evolving scene through reported features, essays, and archival work. He has written for outlets including the Daily Memphian and Memphis Flyer, authored a cover story on Memphis hip-hop’s early underground, and contributes monthly historical essays to Stax Records’ website and newsletter. His liner notes appear on releases including The Gospel Truth: The Complete Singles Collection, Truth Is Where It’s At: A Gospel Truth Collection, and the reissue of Frederick Knight’s I’ve Been Lonely for So Long.

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Boyd is also the lead writer and co-host of Beale Street Caravan, the globally syndicated roots music program distributed via NPR, where he helps share the breadth and influence of Memphis music with audiences worldwide. He performs nationally as DJ Bizzle Bluebland, bringing a curator’s ear and a historian’s perspective to live musical experiences.