Jeff has a website for his Los Angeles show, which you can reach
by clicking here.
Radio Shack sold Jeff Levy a TRS 80 in 1976; it was Jeff’s 1st
computer. The Apple II was Jeff’s second. By the time the IBM PC
rolled out everyone around Jeff Levy knew he had some kind of gift,
many said, “Jeff Levy thinks like a computer”. Jeff Levy’s
understanding of computers and his loving to teach, he was soon
helping anyone that asked for his advice. With the birth of the
personal computer the demand for computer knowledge and
understanding soared. The problem, computers were boring, and
learning about boring things was not what most of us chose to do
with our free time. When Jeff Levy teaches computers he has a way of
making us understand them in a fun way.
People had always told Jeff Levy he had a great voice for radio.
After thinking it over, Jeff Levy decided he could reach out and
teach computers to everyone that wanted to know about them and do it
in a fun style would people truly learn. In January of 1995 he
started hosting Jeff Levy “On Computers” at Los Angeles radio
station, KFI. He made the move to KNX, another Los Angeles radio
station, in 2004, where he broadcasts from today.
Jeff Levy takes questions from callers, translates those
questions into understandable English, and then uses the question to
teach the audience about that particular topic. He injects his own
brand of humor in his exchanges with callers, and tells them that
it’s ok to be a "computer creampuff" or a "Windows weenie" because
everyone is a beginner at something, sometime. He makes listeners
feel like they are not alone with their problems and that they are
not incompetent or stupid because they can’t figure them out. He
does what every successful communicator does: takes the complex and
makes it understandable.
As the world changes and technology shapes and change it, more
and more people need the information Jeff Levy offers. Which cell
phone should I choose? What’s the difference between wireless Web
and Wi-Fi? How does plasma screen work? Do refrigerators with
computers in their doors really save me from having spoiled milk? My
computer keeps shutting down, why? Why can’t I print with this new
printer? How do auto navigation systems work? You’ve got questions,
Jeff Levy’s got answers!