Catching Up on Classical Radio News
Happy Friday. I hope you’re getting spring weather, wherever you are. We are looking at low 60s and sunny in Seattle this weekend.
AMPPR/MPC
Registration is now open for the Music Personnel Conference in NYC Apr. 21-23. You can go to the AMPPR website for information. Rates have been reduced this year to make it more affordable, and early registration ends March 31st.
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KFUO Sale Revisited
A great example of collaborative, cumulative journalism –
From radio-info.com this morning: Senators Claire McCaskill and Kit Bond of Missouri have now joined House reps John Shimkus and Lacy Clay in examining the shady dealings surrounding the sale of St. Louis’s only classical station to religious broadcasters — this from an article in stltoday.com, written by Sarah Bryan Miller. Miller quotes author Stefene Russell in St. Louis Magazine:
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KUSC – You’re the Top, You’re a Hot Tamale
With apologies to Cole Porter, L.A.’s public station KUSC continues to lead in the nation’s public radio ratings.
Brenda Barnes is the President of KUSC. You can catch an interview with her about the ongoing good news, printed yesterday in the online journal LAdowntownnews.com.
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WQUB in Quincy, IL Losing its Local Hosts
From Mick Freeman at WQUB, via the AMPPR listserv:
Sadly WQUB is taking an unusual step on June 1st and firing all on-air staff…
Quincy is in the bottom left corner of Illinois, close to Missouri. An article in the Quincy Herald-Whig says that WGEM (news and sports) will handle the programming.
“We’re doing this to lower costs,” station manager Robert Weirather said. “There will not be much programming variation. We’ll still emphasize classical music and National Public Radio, and all sorts of news.”
The three people who are NOT losing their jobs are the station manager, a part-time engineer, and the person who does development and fundraising. That’s a little like firing the players in an orchestra, but keeping the management on.
Wow. Just wow.
How Many Are Listening to Radio? Who’s Making Money?
Some surprising statistics from a Jan. 19 post in radio-info.com. Look carefully at where the real revenue is. I would say radio is not dead yet!
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WUGA in Georgia Threatened by Budget Cuts
Radio-info.com this morning reports that dual-format station WUGA in Athens and northern Georgia is on the cutting block by the University of Georgia. This is just a proposed budget so far, but University officials are recommending layoffs of 1,400 staff members, reduction in student enrollment by 1,500, and elimination of WUGA from the budget altogether.
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Music Personnel Conference in NYC
Fred Child, host of Performance Today will be leading an air talent “super-session”. Come and improve your on-air performance with coaching from one of the best on-air talents in the business!
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The Great Conversation
I hadn’t thought of it like this before but the scenery completely changes with a gift to these wonderful music services of ours.
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Old broadcasters never die…
When I was about 10 years old someone teased my parents and said, “That kid was vaccinated with a Victrola needle”, meaning I talked a lot. Given my Irish heritage, I was told it was something to be proud of. “You have a gift for the gab”.
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