Less than two weeks ago, Bob Bishop, Program Director at classical KHFM in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, was called into his new boss’s office and asked to turn in his keys on the spot. General Manager Sarah Colmark told Bishop that the station was going to be reorganized and he was being laid off.
Marty Ronish
Kathy Gronau of Creative PR: The State of Classical Music Radio
You have a great idea for a radio series. You have the skill to create some shows, and the musicians have signed off on the rights to put the music on the air. But you don’t know how to get stations interested in your shows. Well, one of the strengths of the classical radio world is the network of people who know the biz and are always keeping an ear open for great programming. Enter Kathy Gronau and her organization, Creative Public Radio.
Some Perspective on KCSN and News About the Oregon Symphony
We’ve been posting periodic updates about the disturbing decisions being made about KCSN in Northridge, CA (the L.A. area). We just received this bit of historical perspective from Helen Peppard, of CreativePR.
Some Innovative (And Painless) Programming
When stations play those CDs, and you hear the announcers chat about the music — blah, blah, blah — don’t you wish you could hear what the actual artists have to say about it? So many stations try to make celebrities out of their announcers, but the real celebrities are the people who make the music! It’s all about them. Really. That’s why I’m so fascinated by this fairly new production group called Virtuoso Voices. It’s not at all the old interview concept, where the announcer is still in the way. This … Continue Reading