Cultural Partnerships

Is it Journalism? Classical Radio and the Arts Community

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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is launching a new integrated media site called CSO Sounds and Stories, and in the subtitle of their press release they’re calling it “the first brand journalism site by a major American orchestra” (italics mine).  It’s basically an online music magazine, rich in audio (including the radio shows) and with unique content — a great place to hear the Chicago Symphony online, especially for non-Chicagoans. A thoughtful article by Chris Jones in the Chicago Tribune online claims that they shouldn’t call it “journalism” because it’s really p.r. “To the best of our knowledge … Continue Reading

Arts Reporter Jobs in Denver

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Chloe Veltman, VoiceBox Producer and Arts Editor at Colorado Public Radio, is looking to hire two out-of-the-box-thinking arts reporters to join her team: Arts Reporter Colorado Public Radio is seeking an experienced Arts Reporter to join its Arts Bureau. The Arts Reporter covers all aspects of the CPR arts and culture community and produces content via the mediums of radio and the online arts hub (text, video, social media, still images etc). As a member of the CPR Arts Bureau, the Arts Reporter will work across all three of CPR’s programing services — News, … Continue Reading

Catching Up

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Hello to all.  I’ve been away for a while.  Many of you know that I lost my husband of 40 years suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of July.  Thank you for your notes and condolences. In Boston, longtime classical broadcaster David MacNeill has passed away at age 80.  MacNeill worked at classical WCRB for 57 years, including many years as the voice of the Boston Pops from Boston and from Tanglewood.  There’s more from the Framingham MA paper here, and an obituary here. ____________ A cautionary tale about maintaining your records: … Continue Reading

NEA Shows Little Love for Classical Radio

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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 lost some or all of their funding after years of building partnerships with the NEA.  The MET Opera, PBS, and American Public Media (Performance Today and SymphonyCast) all had their funding decimated.  Some of these organizations regularly received large grants, but … Continue Reading

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