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.

3 Classical Stations Bankrupt in Maine

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Three of Maine’s classical stations are victims of the bankruptcy of Nassau Broadcasting.  The three are WBQW 104.7 in Southern Maine, WBQX 106.9 in midcoast, and WBQI 107.7 in Down East Maine. You can read more at the Bangor Daily News: The various radio broadcast licenses, radio tower leases, intellectual property and other businesses assets are being sold off to the highest bidders. The Delaware bankruptcy court is accepting bids until May 1, with the auction set to start on May 8… Mark Vogelzang, president and CEO of Maine Public Broadcasting Network, said his … Continue Reading

Future of Music is PubRadio

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For Public Radio Month, the Future of Music Coalition, a group of wonderful folks who are always thinking of the big picture wrote a brief blog post that says more in its simplicity than most of the other blather out there. There’s no way to not know that FMC are HUGE supporters of public and noncommercial radio. From our fight to expand Low Power FM service to our working with tons of amazing musicians to make the case for the continued funding of public broadcasting, we’re always ready to go to bat … Continue Reading

“Public Radio Makes Us Better Listeners”

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A favorite local author, Nicole Brodeur with the Seattle Times has penned a paean to public radio for Public Radio Month, and just in time for various pledge drives. We know what we’ve got up and down the dial here — jazz, bluegrass, classical, blues — and we support it, because public radio makes us better listeners. It’s a give and take — and give. And it’s worth it. Seattle is a public radio city, staunchly supporting four stations in Seattle proper, plus community stations in Everett and Bellevue.  We also support a number of public … Continue Reading

Political Ads on Public Stations?

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Ok, all.  You really need to weigh in on this.  How is this even possible, given the restrictions on political activity by 501c3’s and the prohibition against call to action? From Tom Taylor on Radio-info.com: Is Nothing Sacred?                         Obama ads in “Masterpiece Theater”? Romney spots in “All Things Considered”? A stunning free speech case out of San Francisco – A 2-1 decision from two Republican-appointed judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down a lower court … Continue Reading

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