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We Saw You with Jared “Jay B” Boyd, pt. 1

Michael Donahue speaks with the versatile journalist and musician about growing up in Memphis.

You’ve probably seen — or heard — Jared “Jay B” Boyd somewhere. He’s the program manager for WYXR radio, but he’s also a DJ, co-host of radio’s Beale Street Caravan, and a board member of BRIDGES.

Sitting down with Boyd for the latest We Saw You interview, I asked if there was more than one Jared Boyd because “Jared Boyd” seems to be everywhere.

He responds: “I’m the only one I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.”

In part one of the four-part series, Boyd talks about his childhood growing up in Parkway Village, going to Richland Elementary School, and White Station High School. His parents, he says, “allowed me to explore my interests.”

I also learned the late Andrew Love of the Memphis Horns was his cousin — and I learned Boyd can play the viola!

See the rest of the Boyd interviews in Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

Stay tuned for more installments of We Saw You with Jared Boyd.

By Michael Donahue

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until early 2017, when he joined Contemporary Media.