▁members ▁of ▁his ▁or chestra ▁( al ong ▁with ▁personal ▁qui ps ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Festival , ▁as ▁heard ▁on ▁Ell ington ' s ▁Ell ington ▁at ▁New port . ▁O ' Con nor ▁wrote ▁a ▁week ly ▁jazz ▁column ▁for ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁and ▁fre el anced ▁for ▁Down ▁Beat , ▁Met ron ome , ▁and ▁other ▁music ▁mag az ines . ▁He ▁did ▁jazz ▁radio ▁shows ▁on ▁W GB H - FM ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁previous ▁to , ▁and ▁over la pping ▁with , ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁TV ▁at ▁W GB H , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁When ▁television ▁started , ▁he ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁medium ▁on ▁Jazz ▁with ▁Father ▁O ' Con nor . ▁His ▁guests ▁included ▁national ▁jazz ▁figures , ▁like ▁C annon ball ▁Ad der ley ▁and ▁George ▁She aring , ▁among ▁others , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁Boston ▁mus icians ▁like ▁" Bo ots " ▁M uss ul li , ▁Her b ▁Pom ero y ▁and ▁Al ▁and ▁B uz zy ▁D root in . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁for ▁the ▁Paul ist ▁F athers ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁also ▁hosted ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁radio ▁show ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁TV ▁show , ▁" D ial ▁M ▁for ▁Music ", ▁on ▁W C BS - TV ▁( New ▁York ▁City ). ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁New