Marty Ronish

Marty Ronish is an independent producer of classical music radio programs. She currently produces the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts that air 52 weeks a year on more than 400 stations and online at www.cso.org. She also produces a radio series called "America's Music Festivals," which presents live music from some of the country's most dynamic festivals. She is a former Fulbright scholar and co-author of a catalogue of Handel's autograph manuscripts.

Job Posting in Atlanta

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From our friend Sarah Zaslaw at GPB: Radio Director Candidate Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communications, Journalism, Media Arts or related field required. Seven years of progressively responsible management experience in broadcasting, public radio, programming and production, communications, or a related field required. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Job Responsibilities Include: Assesses the needs, allocates the resources, and coordinates the activities surrounding the personnel, production, and programming components of a multi-station public radio network. Develops on-air talent, manages on-air sound and productions Manages special … Continue Reading

WITF in Harrisburg – Update

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We told you about the switch from classical to news/talk in Harrisburg PA on WITF a while back.  Well, the change happened this morning.  A few interesting observations from the Pennlive.com blog post today: 1. The rationale for changing formats was that there were twice as many news listeners as classical listeners. I hear this a lot.  It assumes that because more people listen to news/talk than classical, that those people want talk all the time.  In 2004 the PRPD did an audience segmentation study, separating listeners in “NPR Activists” and “Classical Monks” and concluded there was limited overlap in the two … Continue Reading

WWNO in New Orleans Dumps Daytime Classical

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Dual-format station WWNO in New Orleans is going all news/talk during weekdays, according to Dave Walker at the Times-Picayune, though the overnights will remain classical.  The change is scheduled to happen July 23rd.  Note the spin: Now carrying a combination of Classical music and news-and-talk, WWNO-2 – available over the air via digital radio and streaming at WWNO.org and on the station’s smart-phone app – will become a full-time home for Classical music, some programmed by WWNO personality Farrar Hudkins. Classical music will still be carried on WWNO’s main over-the-air signal from 8 p.m. … Continue Reading

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

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