On this historic day, leading up to an even more historic day, I was just thinking about where we’ve been and where we’re going in our narrow slice of American life called Classical Music Radio. Those of us who are already committed to the beauty and life-affirming power of classical music know what our art form can do for people’s lives if they get the chance to learn about it and appreciate it.
Big Picture
Music for Inauguration Day
Is your station doing special programming for Inauguration Day and for MLK Day?
WDAV — with General Manager Ben Roe and Program Director Frank Dominguez out there leading the pack, as usual — is adding some live national coverage of inauguration events to its normal streaming programming:
Tech survey should give classical programmers something to chew on
Happy New Year! Let’s start the New Year with a sobering dose of reality. Look no further than the Public Radio Tech Survey 2008.
It’s Not ALL Bad News
We have lots of news to fill you in on, and plenty of it is bad, but here’s a wonderful report from American Public Media:
Classical South Florida announced … it will use a $250,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to build listener support for its all-classical public radio station in Miami and West Palm Beach…