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.

Once Again, KUSC Gets It

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I’ve always maintained that if a classical music radio station wants to be healthy, it needs to be Arts Central for its community.  That means the station should be the first place people turn for info.  For that reason, a good radio station will be the keeper of the community arts calendar.  It’s not rocket science and it’s not a hugely burdensome task, but it IS enormously useful to listeners if it’s done well. Need to find out what time a concert starts?  Where you can get tickets?   Who’s performing in what venue?  It’s a no-brainer.  Stations … Continue Reading

Job Posting in Michigan

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From Jody Knol at WKAR in Lansing MI: A rare opening at Michigan State University public radio to work for a station that has enjoyed nearly the same success as our men’s basketball team! RADIO STATION MANAGER/WKAR-AM/FM Michigan State University is seeking a Station Manager for WKAR Radio.  The Station Manager will oversee operation of WKAR FM (NPR news and classical music), WKAR AM (NPR news and talk), the WKAR Classical, Jazz and Folk internet streams and the WKAR Radio Reading Service for the visually impaired. The Station Manager will lead a … Continue Reading

Radio France and BBC Radio 3 — Some Great Listening

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Culture Monster of the LA Times reports that musicians from North Korea’s Unhasu Orchestra and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performed jointly in the Salle Pleyel in Paris, under the baton of South Korean conductor Myung Whun Chung.  The concert was broadcast on Radio France and is available on-demand for the next month here.  It’s fun to hear the Korean traditional music. ********* From Mar. 23 through Mar. 31, BBC Radio 3 is going to play a Schubert marathon — all Schubert all the time.  The Independent has more, including an … Continue Reading

Andre Previn – Grumpy Old Man

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Andrew Druckenbrod at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes on his blog that Andre Previn lost his shpadoinkle in a radio interview with 90.5 Essential Public Radio.  It starts out like any old generic interview — could have been a little more focused maybe — but the interviewer, Paul Guggenheim found out that Previn really hates generic questions.  To his credit, Guggenheim never  retaliated or lost his cool.  Here’s the link for the audio. The real zingers are at 5:22 and 6:16 and around 7:30.  Previn says things like… You ask really ridiculous questions if you don’t mind my saying so. … Continue Reading

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