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.

Holy Crap, Houston!

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Thanks to David Duff for pointing out the latest sheer insanity by classical  KUHA CEO Lisa Trapani Shumate.  In the city where the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University is turning out some of the greatest musicians of our era, this short-sighted manager has fired almost the entire staff of the classical station.  Her excuse was a pretty sketchy report of revenue shortfall, which usually is an indication of management not doing its job. From Houstonculturemap.com: Employees were told that lack of funds accrued from the recent nine-day fundraising campaign, which a source … Continue Reading

Classical Station For Sale

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Want to live in Santa Barbara?  The Santa Barbara Independent reports that legacy station KDB is for sale. The 87-year-old classical music station is owned by the Santa Barbara Foundation, but the philanthropic organization recently decided to relinquish control after KDB ran more than $400,000 in deficits over the last three years with even more loss expected this year. It’s a small station, about 20,000 listeners.  Santa Barbara is such a great town and it has a music-loving audience, but there’s strong competition in the listening area from LA powerhouse KUSC. With an annual operating … Continue Reading

Director of Music and Performance, Maine Public Broadcasting

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Pretty spiffy job posting: DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & PERFORMANCE The Maine Public Broadcasting Network has an exciting opportunity for the right individual to produce and host our daily flagship statewide morning classical music program, serve as MPBN’s ambassador to the state’s vibrant and rich arts community, and be an integral player in helping MPBN to secure support for and launch a new classical music service! Sharing and interacting daily with music listeners all around our state and beyond, with a goal of building audience value and support for MPBN’s classical music efforts, … Continue Reading

GM Out After Brief Stint at WRR in Dallas

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In unsurprising news, the Dallas Morning News reports that General Manager Sarah Colmark is out after only 19 months at WRR in Dallas: Colmark, a classically trained pianist who went to work at her dad’s Albuquerque radio station in 2008, came to Dallas in January 2012…  The city said at the time that her pay would be based in part on an “incentive” tied to “specific benchmarks of operating revenue.” But as the Dallas Observer notes today, per a memo sent to the council last month, the city-owned radio station’s expected revenue is down $611,000 … Continue Reading

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