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.

WUIS Going All News in July

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From Brian M. in Illinois.  I moved this from the comments to a post because I thought it would be of general interest. I am not sure how to contact Marty directly so I will write here as this is news you will want to report. I got an email about an hour ago from WUIS 91.9 my local NPR station in Springfield, IL saying that that they going all news on weekdays starting July 1, 2012. They already aired no Classical music on the weekends and that does not change. I … Continue Reading

West Virginia Public Radio Swapping Opera for News

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Bill Lynch of the West Virginia Gazette reports that WVPR is planning to replace half of its opera time with news/talk when the Met Opera finishes next week.  The change, apparently, is not about dropping classical music per se, but about opera in particular. James Muhammad, director of Radio Services at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, said it’s been a long time coming, but change was almost inevitable. “Looking at the audience over the past 10 years, I’ve noticed a 48 percent decline in the cume and a 57 percent decline in the … 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

Mobile Classical Radio – Apple vs. Android

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The mobile phone radio app TuneIn has more than 30 million users in 230 countries.  A new app released today makes it even more user-accessible.  Connie Guglielmo writes about it in Forbes. They’ve added features that recommend new stations and music based on what listeners are tuned into (pun intended) and present a list of stations “Now Playing” the kind of music or talk radio you’re interested in. (In addition to letting you search by station or genre, or seeking out what station is playing a song by your favorite artist right now). … Continue Reading

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