Editing Jon Fishman (section)

== Personal life ==
Fishman and his five children Ella Cynthia, 21, Jack Bradley, 19, Rose (Rosie) Lorelei, 15, Lily Millay, 13, Fredrick (Freddie) George, 9, live in [[Lincolnville, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curtis |first1=Abigail |title=Toddler's lead poison scare turns Phish family into accidental activists |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2017/10/10/homestead/toddlers-lead-poison-scare-turns-phish-family-into-accidental-activists/ |website=Bangor Daily News |date=10 October 2017 |access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref> The family appeared on an episode of the [[Magnolia Network]] home restoration series ''Maine Cabin Masters'' in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title='Maine Cabin Masters' Fix Up Jon Fishman's Cabin In Upcoming Episode |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/maine-cabin-masters-fix-jon-fishmans-cabin-upcoming-episode |website=JamBase |access-date=23 December 2018 |date=16 March 2018}}</ref> He is a fan of the [[deathgrind]] band [[Cattle Decapitation]] and guested on their 2019 album, [[Death Atlas]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-29|title=Listen to Jon Fishman Narrate Extreme Metal Band Cattle Decapitation's New LP|url=https://jambands.com/news/2019/11/29/listen-to-jon-fishman-narrate-extreme-metal-band-cattle-decapitations-new-lp/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Jambands|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Radio ===
He has hosted a radio show on [[WBFY-LP]], a community radio station in [[Belfast, Maine]], since 2017.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/-Business-News/Article/Belfast-Community-Radio-Offers-24-7-Programming/130/68/50562 |title=Belfast Community Radio Offers 24/7 Programming - Free Press Online |website=freepressonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011858/https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/-Business-News/Article/Belfast-Community-Radio-Offers-24-7-Programming/130/68/50562 |archive-date=2018-05-23}}</ref> The show was originally called the Jonny B. Fishman Radio Show, but has since changed its name to The Errant Path.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon Fishman Launches New Radio Show on WBFY - Jambands |url=https://jambands.com/news/2017/03/29/jon-fishman-launches-new-radio-show-on-wbfy/ |website=Jambands |access-date=22 November 2018 |date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Archive – The Errant Path {{!}} Belfast Community Radio |url=https://belfastcommunityradio.org/archives/archive-errant/ |website=belfastcommunityradio.org}}</ref> Fishman hosts the show weekly on Thursday evenings when Phish is not on tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/-Business-News/Article/Belfast-Community-Radio-Offers-24-7-Programming/130/68/50562 | title=Belfast Community Radio Offers 24/7 Programming | access-date=22 November 2018 | language=en-us | website=freepressonline.com | archive-date=23 May 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011858/https://freepressonline.com/Content/Articles/-Business-News/Article/Belfast-Community-Radio-Offers-24-7-Programming/130/68/50562 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Politics ===
Fishman was inspired by former [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] bassist [[Krist Novoselic]] to take action in his local elections. Fishman publicly endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in both the 2016 and 2020 democratic primaries. Fishman cites Sanders leadership in Burlington and dedication to upholding the arts as primary factors for his support. In 2017, he was voted a [[selectman]] of Lincolnville, Maine.<ref name="election">{{cite news|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2017/06/14/news/midcoast/phish-drummer-elected-as-lincolnville-selectman/|title=Phish drummer, filmmaker elected as Lincolnville selectmen|last=McCrea|first=Nick|date=June 14, 2017|work=Bangor Daily News|access-date=June 14, 2017|location=Bangor, Maine}}</ref> He did not run for reelection in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lincolnville Board of Selectmen Candidate Mike Ray |url=https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/lincolnville-board-selectmen-candidate-mike-ray/135714 |access-date=12 April 2025 |work=Penobscot Bay Pilot |date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>