Paul Conley
Creative Content Producer

Paul started at CapRadio in 1987 as a jazz host. He moved into the news department in 2001 to serve as the station’s first Arts Editor. Later came a transition to Senior Producer, then Senior Editor for Innovation.
In 2015 Paul returned to the music department to serve for six years as Managing Editor, Music and Arts, overseeing CapRadio’s classical and jazz formats and streams.
In his current role as Creative Content Producer, Paul brings high level technical and artistic knowledge and skills in support of CapRadio’s audio content production across all formats and platforms.
Paul helped develop CapRadio’s award-winning documentary unit The View From Here, exploring such topics as food insecurity, family caregiving and adults with autism through the intimate lens of first-person storytelling.
In 2006, Paul co-produced Dina's Diary, featuring Carmichael resident Dina Howard and her emotional journey through a year of breast cancer treatment. The powerful program continues to air on radio stations across the country.
From 1996 to 2002 Paul wrote and produced ten one-hour documentaries for NPR’s weekly series Jazz Profiles, hosted by singer Nancy Wilson. Erroll Garner, Paul Desmond, Mel Tormé, and Quincy Jones are among the subjects he profiled. His show on vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was part of Jazz Profiles’ Peabody Award season of 2001.
Paul has also produced shorter features for NPR on The Monterey Jazz Festival, Dave Brubeck and Ansel Adams, Moby Grape, Eric von Essen, and composer Avner Dorman’s collaboration with the Stockton Symphony.
Jazz Festival Memories From The CapRadio Archives
December 19, 2017
Managing Editor Paul Conley and Jazz Music Director Gary Vercelli of CapRadio Music reflect on the Sacramento Music Festival, after it was announced the festival would be cancelled after 44 years.
Canadian Jazz Star Bria Skonberg Keeps Strong Ties To Sacramento
August 4, 2017
Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg was born in Canada and now lives in New York, but she's been playing and teaching in Sacramento since 2001. She’ll be doing both here this week, while also celebrating the release of her new CD, With A Twist.
Vocalist Sandy Cressman's Brazilian Odyssey Brings Return To Sacramento
July 19, 2017
Bay area vocalist Sandy Cressman loves Brazilian music. Her sensitive, studied approach has won praise from Brazilian musicians and has earned her invitations to perform in that country. This week Cressman performs in Sacramento, supporting a new CD.
Area Musicians Tout Traditional Jazz's Cross-Generational Appeal
May 26, 2017
There are many styles of music featured at the Sacramento Music Festival. But traditional, New Orleans-style jazz has been always been at the festival’s core. We asked musicians from different generations what attracts them to traditional jazz.
Joe Gilman Deconstructs Dave Brubeck's Explorations In Time
April 14, 2017
This weekend the Joe Gilman Quartet will commemorate jazz great Dave Brubeck's famous recording "Time Out" with a concert featuring all of the selections that appeared on the groundbreaking album. Gilman helps explain what made the record so unique.
A Sample Of Jazz And Classical Acts To Expect In April
April 6, 2017
CapRadio's Managing Editor for Music and Arts Paul Conley previews upcoming concerts in the month of April.
Jazz Singer James Tormé: Giant Shoes Comfortably Filled
December 1, 2016
Making a career as a jazz singer is tough, but when you're the son of one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, the challenge comes with unfair but inevitable comparisons. Thankfully James Tormé inherited what he calls his dad's "circuitry."
Popular Northern California Classical Music Conductor Henrik Jul-Hansen Has Died
October 28, 2016
Classical music conductor, composer and professor Henrik Jul Hansen has died at his home in Sacramento. A family friend says Hansen – who founded and conducted the Gold Country Chamber Orchestra - died last week at the age of 62.
Feeling The Groove: Celebrated Jazz Prodigy Joey Alexander Plays For His Peers
October 21, 2016
Teenage jazz sensation Joey Alexander took time out from his 4-night, sold out engagement at the Mondavi Center in Davis to perform for and answer questions from an audience made up entirely of his peers at Arden Middle School in Sacramento.
Q&A With Classical Music Curator Cale Wiggins
September 1, 2016
Classical content coordinator Cale Wiggins responds to five questions about his job as the curator of CapRadio's distinctive mix of classical music.