John Lemley

John Lemley is the host and producer of John Lemley’s City Café on Atlanta’s AM 1690 WMLB The Voice of the Arts. John also serves as an anchor on News Radio 106.7 (WYAY-Atlanta) and recently served as the principal guest anchor for the Info 2 Go newscasts on the Star 94 (94.1 FM WSTR) morning program.

From 1997-2015, John was an on-air host and producer at 90.1 WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. He created and hosted numerous news and music programs, including Daytime, Aubade, Tapestry, The Stargazer’s Journal, Bach’s Lunch and All Things Considered.

On Groundhog Day 2009, Lemley and a small group of WABE producers launched the one-hour daily music, arts and culture program, City Café with John Lemley, which included interviews with people from all walks of metro-Atlanta life, along with a number of international celebrities, including Richard Chamberlain, Barry Manilow, Joan Rivers and the B-52’s Fred Schneider.

Lemley has garnered a number of accolades and awards. In 2008, he was named “Best Drive-Time DJ” by the staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for his work as host of All Things Considered. In 2010, Atlanta Magazine picked Lemley and City Café as “Best of the Dial.” In 2012, Lemley received a GLAAD media award.

The Oneonta, Alabama native is an "accidental broadcaster," who received a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Birmingham-Southern College and spent the better part of his early years on-stage, but fell into a roll as an announcer on public radio at WBHM in Birmingham, AL and found his calling.
In 2013, John dusted off his acting shoes, and performed the role of “BBC Interviewer” in the critically acclaimed production End of the Rainbow at Atlanta-based theatre company, Actor’s Express.

John Lemley has become a fixture in the Atlanta-community, and serves as a narrator and emcee for fundraisers and public performances benefitting area non-profits and service organizations.

John lives in Decatur, GA with his partner, Mike Selk.