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Job Opening at WNED in Buffalo

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Morning Announcer/Producer: Serves as Announcer/Producer and Master Control Operator during on-air shifts.  Serves as announcer and master control operator during local music programming and live or taped network (and other acquired) programs.  Monitors transmitter performance and maintains transmitter program logs. Participates actively in on-air fundraising campaigns. Reports (or solves) programming or equipment discrepancies or problems as they occur. During non-business hour shifts, takes responsibility for overall FM operations and monitors security. Music Programming: Selects the music to be played on the air during the morning shift (Note: Morning Classics requires considerable programming expertise and … Continue Reading

Is News/Talk the “Tyranny of the Majority?”

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There’s an interesting post on BuffaloNews.com today by Jeff Simon.  I think his hyperbole is tongue-in-cheek, but he has some intriguing thoughts.  Simon bemoans the whittling away of jazz and blues on Buffalo’s stations: …no one ever understood the inherent flaw in American democracy better than Alexis de Tocqueville, whose 1835 “Democracy in America” tells you most of what you need to know about why excellence always has been a media battleground and always will be. What de Tocqueville summarized in one phrase characterizes the current perils of WBFO-FM in an age of WNED … Continue Reading

Graham Parker – New VP of WQXR

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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 air and online.  He comes to WQXR most recently from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, an organization that has a unique philosophy of what an orchestra is.

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Peter Goldsmith

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Gabe Di Maio, Program Director of WNED in Buffalo reports the passing of beloved broadcaster and friend to many of us, Peter Goldsmith. It is with great sadness that I must report that Peter Goldsmith, the first Program Director of Classical 94.5 WNED, passed away suddenly on Tuesday night. As details of funeral arrangements become available, I will let you know.  Gabriel S. DiMaio, Program Director, Classical 94.5 WNED FM, Buffalo    

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