The collection includes over 200 hours of interviews with major jazz artists, historians and others recorded for National Public Radio’s jazz programs including Jazz Profiles and Owens’ own interviews: over 250 hours of performance masters recorded primarily for NPR’s Jazz Alive! series, and other live jazz performances. Also included are his radio show, photographs, videos, scripts and interview transcripts.

Additional Resources

A complete description of the physical collection is available via the collection's finding aid.



At a Glance



Cite This Collection

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Tim Owens Jazz and Broadcast Collection in UNT Digital Library. University of North Texas Libraries. https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/TOJB/ accessed January 18, 2026.



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