Robert J. Washlow He started his career at WXCR, Safety Harbor, Florida, a commercial classical station serving the Tampa Bay market, and was also a program host and producer, music director, and assistant program director for WBUR, Boston. This platform, augmented by curatorial commentary, re-use tools, educational resources, highlights of creative re-use, and an original podcast, along with other special features, opens up Terkels radio programs and allows for a deeper level of user engagement. They included WEFM 99.5, WJJD at 104.3 and WNIB 97.1. Upon moving into his new role at KMFA, Preston will be responsible for the overall strategic, operational, financial, and managerial leadership. Thats the whole reason why I got into singing the ability to share my story I started to find ways of including composers like Charles Brown, Howard Swanson, Dorothy Rudd Moore., These performances sparked a passion that has gone on to guide his career. [14][17] All advertising on the station would be read exclusively by WFMT's on-air hosts, In 1976, WFMT created the Fine Arts Network for broadcast syndication of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera. He created programs such as Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin. Nicholas Antoine Hiranda S. Donoghue Christopher P. Valenti In fact, without realizing it, hes been preparing for his position for years. Rich Warren grew up in Evanston, Illinois, fascinated by radio. James D. Firth Please reference "WFMT Development Internship/Attn: Angela Golden" in subject line of all correspondence to ensure proper routing. Preston He will succeed Ann Hume Wilson, who is retiring at the end of the month after 10 years of leading the station, according to a station spokesperson. 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Sakamoto was a pioneer in electronics music of the late 1970s. For 15 years he reviewed folk music recordings for Sing Out! Peter B. Pond Here is the text of Preston's email to staff: . Award-winning stage and film director, writer, and producer Mike Nichols, at the time a student at the University of Chicago, joined the station in 1951. When Rich left for the University of Illinois in 1968 to major in history, he immediately convinced the commercial student radio station, WPGU, to allow him to host a folk music program. He takes over the position from Andi Lamoreaux, who served as the station's music director for the past 20 years and came to WFMT in 1969. Rich also produced folk music concerts on campus. WFMT also broadcasts in HD. The Studs Terkel Radio Archive has been made possible in part by a major grant from theNational Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. The show, Changes, was an unabashed imitation of The Midnight Special. 98.7 WFMT. [38][39] He had worked in classical music radio since 1967, and retired in 2016.[40][38][39]. WFMT's Uneasy Truce "I'd like to turn down every jingle there is," said Alfred Antlitz, general manager of WFMT. He learned the standard repertoire: the 24 Italian songs, Schubert, Mozart. LaRob says he loved this music, but it it wasnt until pianist Awadagin Pratt visited his school for a master class that he really connected to the music, realizing Oh, Black people do this, too To see Pratt, a Black pianist who ably traverses different types of music and composition, it just felt so familiar and comforting, LaRob recalls. To contact any member of WWCI management, please call (773) 583-5000. Erin Clifford Baum selected and programmed plays and readings produced by the BBC and by the National Radio Theater of Chicago, and created The Storytellers, a program devoted to short stories. After SNAP reduction, food demand spikes at central Illinois pantries Gordon Segal Loretta Julian He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional womens ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. Find out more here. Students of any major are encouraged to apply but an interest in classical music would be recommended. Interested students should email their resume and cover letter expressing their qualifications and interest in the internship to:[emailprotected]. Weekends feature shows on baroque music, folk music, Latin classical music and chamber music. Read the Story. | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Sandra Cordova Micek The Studs Terkel Radio Archive (STRA), launched in May 2018 on Studs Terkel's 106th birthday, is a digital platform whereon, eventually, will live the majority of the 5,600 radio programs Terkel created during his career at WFMT in Chicago between 1952 and 1997 live. [4] It originally held the call sign WOAK. Newton N. Minow* Good written and verbal communications skills are essential, as is an interest in development. The Library of Congress selects the titles for preservation for their cultural and historic importance to the American soundscape. During his tenure at WFMT, Rich has recorded a few hundred folk music concerts, and produced and co-hosted the City of Chicago/WFMT Folk Music Festival from 1985-89. Elizabeth Duncan SAVANNAH, Ga. Larry "Gator" Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died Saturday at age 73. How a speech by David Foster Wallace inspired a new triptych for brass quartet. Meet the New WFMT Music Director | WFMT WFMT is listener-suported and seeks donations on the air and on its website. Theresa Frankiewicz This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Allow us to introduce you to Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael, who join as fill-in hosts. [14] This feed was received by cable companies (who transmitted WFMT's programming to their subscribers), as well as by home TVRO users. Associate program director Lois Baum, a 32-year veteran of WFMT and longtime colleague of Pellegrini (the two serve as co-hosts for the station's Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts), says there. All Programs Read the biography of host Lisa Flynn and find out more about all WFMT hosts.View all >, Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Public File | 2022 WWCI, After 52 Years at WFMT, Music Director Andi Lamoreaux To Retire, Grammys 2022: See All the Classical+ Nominees (And Winners), Tr music supervisor Lucy Bright: 'It's rare to have classical music on screen in that way', Listening Party: WFMTs New Show Prizes Fresh Perspectives on Classical Music Sounds, 'Art unfolding': Leading American Composer Jennifer Higdon Tackles New Instruments, Breaks Boundaries, 2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, LIVE | Miriam Kessler, 17, harp, piano, and composer. In-kind digitization services of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive are provided by the Library of Congress. Norman Pellegrini joined the station as an announcer in 1952 and became program director in 1953, holding the position until 1996. He succeeds Ann Hume Wilson who retired at the end of 2022 after ten years leading KMFA. [8] WOAK generally aired pop music, but also featured classical music programs and dramas. [14], In 1968, WFMT began around-the-clock broadcasting. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon. He scanned the radio dial for folk music, which was plentiful in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and discovered The Midnight Special. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. Its website says WFMT "strives to entertain, engage, and above all, respect its listeners with a quality and variety of programming found nowhere else." He joined the station in 2022. Before the pandemic, I was at a performance probably every night of the week. WFMT has leased one of its slots to RBC Radio, a New York-based broadcaster of Indian programming, and has been testing its signal since May. The programming? Ive listened to WFMT for as long as I can remember, Kristina Lynn recalls. Robert H. Baum Classical 89.5 KMFA Austin TX has appointed George Preston as Chief Executive Officer. joined the WFMT announcing staff in 2020 as a fill-in host and became WFMTs full-time weekend morning host and producer in Fall of 2021. President and Chief Executive Officer, Jill Britton She received a Bachelor in Music specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University, and has worked in radio production at WQXR as well as WFMT, where she will continue to work as a production assistant as well as a fill-in host. He takes over the position from Andi Lamoreaux, who served as the stations music director for the past 20 years and came to WFMT in 1969. He continues hosting The Midnight Special and recording folk music concerts for the station and enjoying semi-rural living. Rich also produced folk music concerts on campus. WFMT's signal decision brings some static - Chicago Tribune Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen was broadcast live for the first time as a digital transatlantic performance from Bayreuth, Germany to the US and Canada in 1983.[21]. Duffie Adelson* Rachel Saunders [14] Its ERP was increased to 120,000 watts the same year. William Brown [14], WFMT won another Alfred I. DuPont Award in 1960, this time as the country's best broadcaster in the large-station category. The staff at WFMT will mold an internship to meet the applicant's interests and desired skills. Preston succeeds President and General Manager, Ann Hume Wilson, who has led KMFA for 10 years. [33] In 1983, Rich Warren became a co-host of The Midnight Special, and later became its sole host in 1996. Sounds Classical is made possible, in part by, Sylvia Furner and the members of the WFMT Fine Arts Circle. Robert Clifford . Soon, the monumental task of digitizing the tapes began, at their state of the art Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Culpepper, Virginia. David has been an outstanding leader of WFMT - from his early assignment to assist Studs Terkel with his last radio interviews, to producing stories for the Salzburg Festival series, to covering the Chopin piano competition in Warsaw, to putting WFMT programming on a bright path towards the . Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. [14] The new facility included an all-digital path from studios to transmitter. Esther E.T. Arriving at the station from KPFK in California in July 1964, Baum produced and oversaw the production of countless spoken arts programs and features. Since 1996 he has been the program [42][14] The station broadcast material from Digital Audio Tape for the first time in 1987,[43][44] and was once again chosen by Sony to broadcast from a MiniDisc in 1992,[44] to demonstrate the subtle differences between an MD and a CD. Since 2018, Dennis has served as the host of Weekday Mornings. He has a deep understanding of the classical music landscape and possess the qualities needed to expand and engage our listening audience size and diversity in Austin, Central Texas, and beyond.. Possible learning opportunities include, but are not limited to assisting with on-air pledge drives, donor event involvement and planning, participating in the membership renewal and gift acknowledgement process, researching donors for cultivation and fundraising, and creating and researching new benefits for the donor membership card, and interacting with donors. Contact, 2023 WFMT Radio Network Front [14][22] It allows public radio stations to broadcast classical music during some hours of the day or around the clock, even if their budgets don't allow for a local staff or music library. A worker cleans the outside of a First Republic bank in San Francisco. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this web resource do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. JPMorgan Chase, one of the biggest banks in the U.S., is buying the troubled First Republic Bank's deposits, a "substantial amount of their assets and certain liabilities," JPMorgan Chase said in a press release Monday. Meet WFMT's Newest Voices | WFMT In 1957, the station received an Alfred I. DuPont Award as the country's best broadcaster in the small-station category. Apollos Fire presents Vivaldis Four Seasons Rediscovered, The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer, Memorial in Song with John Brancy and Peter Dugan, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts, Orchestras from the European Broadcasting Union. I want to take in as much as possible. Growing up listening to WFMT with her family in the Chicago suburbs, she was moved to pick up the trumpet herself. We have great ongoing need for interns and volunteers to assist with various facets of the archive and occasionally have job openings. WFMT has been broadcasting classical music since 1951. And for those who have come to love his presence on the air, including his Saturday afternoon vocal music program Listening to Singers, dont fear; Oliver will continue to appear as a host on WFMT, and his show will continue! Belafonte stands as the model and the epitome of the celebrity activist. [3], The station signed on the air on May16, 1948; 74 years ago(1948-05-16). [37] He later became the assistant of original owner Bernard Jacobs. Im glad shes going to be available to me if I need help., When it comes to being attuned to audiences and helping shape the sound of the station, Oliver is well qualified. His tapes for his many oral history books are owned and maintained at the Chicago History Museum, whose oral history activities as a whole are operated by its Studs Terkel Center for Oral History.. [14][24] WFMT also aired a discussion between Frank Lloyd Wright and Carl Sandburg, which was simulcast with WTTW, marking the first collaboration between WTTW and WFMT. I dont have a lot of classical musicians in my family, especially my extended family, so Id like to make it more accessible and welcoming to more listeners.. How can I use STRA audio in the classroom? While WFMT was a station supported by the sales of commercials, it aired no pre-recorded (by non-station hosts) advertising. Martin J. Koldyke* Jim served as Trustee at WTTW and WFMT for 20 years and as Board Chair from 2014-2020. Attn: Angela Golden [14], In 2001, the station's transmitter was moved to the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago (now the Willis Tower).[14]. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of Hearing in Color and combines his experience and research to change the predominantly white, European, male classical canon. Our internships are very flexible and allow for a wide range of experiences. My goal in life has just been to get people to listen. A Bass-Baritone from the DMV area (Maryland), LaRob has been involved with music since childhood and is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied Vocal Performance. David R. Olivencia | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Home | Stories | WFMT Welcomes Next Music Director. Learn more about advertising and sponsorship on WFMT. PDF Fall Quarter 2018 (October - December) - WFMT Radio Network He has also held roles as GM of KCME Colorado Springs, afternoon host at WFMT, Music Director of WNYC New York, Program Director of WXCR Tampa, and APD/MD of WBUR Boston. Symphony No. | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Home | Stories | Meet WFMTs Newest Voices. Application Process Interested students should email their resume and cover letter expressing their qualifications and interest in the internship to: jobs@wttw.com . James W. Mabie Memorial | WTTW | WTTW Chicago 24 Etudes, Op 125 | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Public File | 2022 WWCI, In addition to being your host for weekday evenings, Peabody Award winner. STRA will continue to evolve, guided by the staffs at the WFMT Radio Network, the Chicago History Museum, and the Studs Terkel Radio Archive Advisory Committee, which meets regularly to shape the mission and future of the archive. Ray generously agreed, and also allowed Rich to visit WFMT and watch him host the show. Wfmt Classical Names New Music Director/Host and Host/Producer Howard Dubin Bruce Sagan* [14] In 1953, programming was expanded to 18 hours per day. WFMT is excited to welcome two new voices to our host roster! Combine audio from the Archive to create entirely new works. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Email Bridget Dehl, Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Public File | 2022 WWCI. One of KMFAs central goals is to increase our community partnerships as a collaborator both inside and outside the Austin arts community. James Rosenbloom* Art dealer Richard Gray, a member of the subcommittee of CETA trustees that oversees. [41] In 1972 it broadcast for the first time in four-channel (quadrophonic) sound, a live performance of the Chicago Lyric Opera's presentation of Rossini's Semiramide. He worked as a salesperson for Midnight Special sponsor Toad Hall, a stereo shop in Wilmette. Rene Crown Roger L. Plummer* He has since gone on to work with arts organizations including Lyric Opera of Chicago, La Caccina (a professional womens ensemble), Black Opera Alliance, Black Administrators of Opera, and Sphinx Organization to name a few. How well do you know the strange and changing times Rachmaninoff lived in? Tune in to the Best of Studs Friday nights at 11:00 PM on WFMT or stream at wfmt.com! [14], In August 1976, the FCC granted WFMT temporary authority to simulcast on AM 1450, using the former facilities of WVON, which had moved its call sign and programming to another frequency the previous year. Listening to theSpecial became a passion. Dennis Moore joined the WFMT announcing staff in 1990 after being a regular listener to the station via cable during his ten years as music director of WMFE in Orlando, Florida. The Studs Terkel Estate is a close partner of the radio archive; all inquires can be directed to [emailprotected]. Explore themed playlists of audio clips from the Archive. The syndicated weekly show With Heart and Voice airs Sunday mornings. This platform, augmented by curatorial commentary, re-use tools, educational resources, highlights of creative re-use, and an . WFMT is an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. As a performer with the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, she got to share the stage with violin superstar Midori as well as WFMT host and bass-baritone Peter van de Graaff. Sidney Dillard Weekly broadcasts include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera. During his tenure at WFMT, Rich has recorded a few hundred folk music concerts, and produced and co-hosted the City of Chicago/WFMT Folk Music Festival from 1985-89. In 1986, WFMT launched the Beethoven Satellite Network, a satellite delivered classical music programming service. How can I get copies of Studs Terkels books? Kmfa Classical Appoints New Chief Executive Officer The new station manager, Alfred Antlitz, has abandoned WFMT's decades-old policy of no prerecorded commercials, hired burblemeister Jay Andres away from rival classical station WNIB, and brought.
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