Big Jim Shively

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Host ‘Big Jim’ Shively grew up in Ferrum in a family with deep bluegrass roots. His cousin is legendary Appalachian musician Roscoe Holcomb, and his grandfather, Frank Holcomb, played Bluegrass with all his aunts..  His Aunt Virginia Lee was in the Nashville based bluegrass band Mixt Company.  After graduating high school, Jim moved to Nashville where he worked as a session bass player and toured with several bands before returning home to Southwest Virginia. Along with his work at WYTI, Jim has also been involved with several regional radio stations including WVTF Music, WHEO, WROE-LP, and WQMR-LP. His background in both bluegrass music and broadcasting brings an authentic Appalachian connection to Blue Ridge Breakdown and the music heard each week on WYTI.  You can hear him Saturday mornings from 6am until Noon and Sundays for Blue Ridge Breakdown Noon til 7pm!