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News from WCLV

I’m moving this from the comments to a post.  Thanks to Robert Conrad of WCLV: WCLV TO MOVE FACILITIES TO THE IDEA CENTER ON PLAYHOUSE SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND It was announced on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, that WCLV 104.9, northeast Ohio’s classical music station, will be moving its studios and offices from the current [...]

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, [...]

Good News in Portland

All Classical FM at 89.9 in Portland, Oregon is having another spectacular year.  My co-blogger Jack Allen would never toot his own horn, but the station is up 58% in listenership over two years.  They have a 3.6 share, according to Arbitron, and have broken into the top ten stations in the city.   In addition to [...]

What’s the Vector, Victor? Or Whose 4th was it, anyway?

These lazy days of summer are turning out to be anything but lazy for me.  One of the problems with writing a blog is keeping it up, and I’m so buried in the new American Music Festivals series that the blog has languished.  I did promise you some comments that were running on the AMPPR [...]

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 [...]

The Rising Tide

A dear old friend of mine, long since gone, used to say when offered ice with her whiskey, “No thanks, that stuff sunk the Titanic, I’ll keep it neat.” She was a Belfast gal from way back.

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.

Blogging from WQXR/WNYC

Hello, A quick note from the Music Personnel Conference in New York City.  Today was the first day of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio annual conference.  Despite the difficulties in the industry that Jack wrote about yesterday, the mood is very positive here.