I was in Grant Park Tuesday night for the big event, and it was the most thrilling experience you can imagine. Besides the electricity and unbridled joy of the occasion, it was about 90% young people. All races, all nationalities, all income levels. They were powered by hope, and their energy was infectious. I couldn’t help but think that this was an entire generation of computer-savvy kids, who are looking for answers and who want something our generation hasn’t given them.
Big Picture
Great News From KUSC
KUSC in Los Angeles continues to move forward in audience service. The station just completed a very successful fund drive, despite the rotten economy. And now this, from LAradio.com:
Classical KUSC/fm 91.5, the most listened to public radio station in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, will expand its service to include the Central Coast in early 2009, according to station President Brenda Barnes. Barnes said that KUSC, which is licensed to the University of Southern California, was approached by Public Radio Capital recently regarding the possibility of purchasing KGDP/fm 90.5, which airs from Santa Maria.
Classical listeners testify to their love of music
People say they listen to classical music for the emotional connection — the feelings stirred by a beautiful performance. Perhaps more than any other fare on public radio, classical aims for the heart. This makes classical stations natural participants in a new public-awareness campaign for public broadcasting, “My Source.”
This is What I Mean When I Write About Diversity
An upcoming concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 23-25:
The Inca Trail
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jessica Warren-Acosta, Andean flutes
Kenneth Olsen, cello