LA Philharmonic on Classic FM – Wow

By on | May 19, 2012 in | Comments { 0 }

Beginning June 1st, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will  air 14 concert broadcasts from Disney Hall and Caracas, Venezuela on Britain’s largest classical radio station, Classic FM.  As Joe Biden would say, this is a BFD.   You can read more about it in this post from the LA Times. For the past decade, Classic FM has partnered with [...]

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On-Air Job Opening in Sacramento

By on | May 10, 2012 in | Comments { 0 }

Classical Host Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Permalink JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Title:    Classical Host Department:    Programming Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt Posting Date: April 27, 2012 End Date: Open Until Filled Summary Classical Host announces and engineers weekday music shift; produces content for automated classical programs; participates in on-air fundraising; station appearances and other fundraising and promotional [...]

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WUIS Going All News in July

By on | May 3, 2012 in | Comments { 0 }

From Brian M. in Illinois.  I moved this from the comments to a post because I thought it would be of general interest. I am not sure how to contact Marty directly so I will write here as this is news you will want to report. I got an email about an hour ago from [...]

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West Virginia Public Radio Swapping Opera for News

By on | April 29, 2012 in | Comments { 1 }

Bill Lynch of the West Virginia Gazette reports that WVPR is planning to replace half of its opera time with news/talk when the Met Opera finishes next week.  The change, apparently, is not about dropping classical music per se, but about opera in particular. James Muhammad, director of Radio Services at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, [...]

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NEA Shows Little Love for Classical Radio

By on | April 25, 2012 in | Comments { 0 }

In what was a surprise to virtually all the major producers of classical radio, the National Endowment for the Arts has taken a hard left turn, and diverted long-standing television and radio funding to gaming, mobile, and web projects. A detailed and scathing article in the New York Times gives examples of organizations that have [...]

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