Career
Brookdale Public Radio, is also known as 90.5 The Night. Prior to joining the WBJB staff, he was a DJ at modern rock radio station, 106.3 FM, from October 1988 until March 2001. While there he hosted the new music radio show called "The Underground." In March 2001, the station was purchased by Press Communications, and he moved to WBJB.
Raspe currently hosts two radio shows at WBJB, "Music with Jeff and Darren" on weekday afternoons from 3:00 to 7:00 pm, and "Fresh Tracks," a new music show, at 11:00 pm on Tuesday.
They can be heard over the radio in central New Jersey or at www.90.5thenight.org online.
In the course of his time at WBJB, Raspe has interviewed such notable acts as Matthew Sweet, Jim Keller, The Saw Doctors, Rich Robinson, and The Cowboy Junkies, among others Raspe also worked for independent record label, "Absolute A Go Go Records" whose artists have included Phish, The Vestrymen, Tiny Lights, The Figgs, and Black Sun Ensemble and "Miracle Management," whose artists include Miracle Legion, Shelleyan Orphan, and The Figgs.
Raspe also coordinated and served as executive producer on a tribute album for the New Jersey band Winter Hours for called "A Few Uneven Rhymes" in 2008. In 2011, Raspe was a co-producer on another project
A tribute to the band The Runaways called, "Take lieutenant Or Leave lieutenant: A Tribute To The Queens of Noise, The Runaways".
The album, while controversial, was critically lauded and featured performances by artists such as The Donnas, The Dandy Warhols and original Runaways singer Cherie Currie. Raspe is known to friends and fans as "Unkajeff." When not in the studio, he frequents local live music venues on the New Jersey Shore. Raspe has been quoted as saying “In other musical communities, you’re lucky to have four or five good bands come out of it every few years.
Raspe has served as volunteer emcee for the annual Light of Day shows to benefit Parkinson’s Disease.
He has also served on the awards committee for the Jersey Acoustic Music Awards.