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Catching Up On the News
Classical radio is not quite ready to bite the dust just yet! Two brand new 24-hour classical services in three markets are gearing up to go live this fall: In Columbus, Ohio a new 24 hour classical station is about to start up. Ohio State University’s WOSU is acquiring an adult alternative rock station and relaunching the frequency in the fall as Classical 101. WOSU at 89.7, now dual format, [...]
Graham Parker – New VP of WQXR
People can have different relationships with WQXR besides broadcast. Radio isn’t just FM anymore. Great content will find people wherever they are – we need to open up the definition of what radio is. Graham Parker, the new VP of Classical WQXR. Parker is enthusiastic about the variety of platforms and programming coming out of WQXR, both on the [...]
WQXR – Smart Thinking
Kudos to CEO Laura Walker and the WQXR/WNYC staff for having the vision to hire yet another creative thinker. Graham Parker has been the Executive Director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, where he has been doing brilliant work. He will fill the newly-created post of Vice President of Classical 105.9 WQXR. Parker has a deep set of skills [...]
More From AMPPR – Part Deux
Some continued reporting from AMPPR attendees. Valerie Stains is a freelance producer who spent many years at NPR doing a variety of jobs. She reports on two sessions: FRED CHILD, host of Performance Today (Air Talent Training) As he has done for past radio conferences, popular PT host Fred Child had sent out a pre-conference call for [...]
More from AMPPR
I asked some of the attendees at the AMPPR conference in NYC to write reports for this blog. Here is the first of two installments: From John Pitman, Music Director at All Classical in Portland OR: While visiting the facilities of WQXR/WNYC, I felt like I was walking the halls of some vast intergalactic public radio space [...]
WQXR/WNYC: Report from the Music Personnel Conference
The Music Personnel Conference is not just a chance for those of us in the radio biz to get together with old friends. It’s also a place to discuss best practices in our industry and to refill the well when the daily grind has depleted it. UPDATE: Here’s a timely article in the NY Times.
Acts of God
Given overall economic hardships, dwindling government funding for the arts, a distracted and over-stimulated audience, community malaise, dizzying media environment, must we in the arts also factor in “acts of god” when considering our long-term planning?
Caution: Sports Analogy
We’ve talked before in this blog about a subsistence existence, pertaining to a common financial mindset at many stations in public radio. I’m pretty convinced that there also exists a similar mindset when it comes to excellence and excelling.
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 [...]
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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