The Music Personnel Conference is not just a chance for those of us in the radio biz to get together with old friends. It’s also a place to discuss best practices in our industry and to refill the well when the daily grind has depleted it. UPDATE: Here’s a timely article in the NY Times.
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A quick note from the Music Personnel Conference in New York City. Today was the first day of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio annual conference. Despite the difficulties in the industry that Jack wrote about yesterday, the mood is very positive here.
Big News in Seattle
SEATTLE, Wash.—March 23, 2010—KING FM, Seattle’s iconic classical music radio station, announced today that it intends to become a listener-supported public radio station beginning in July 2011.
WQUB in Quincy, IL Losing its Local Hosts
From Mick Freeman at WQUB, via the AMPPR listserv: Sadly WQUB is taking an unusual step on June 1st and firing all on-air staff… Quincy is in the bottom left corner of Illinois, close to Missouri. An article in the Quincy Herald-Whig says that WGEM (news and sports) will handle the programming. “We’re doing this to lower costs,” station manager Robert Weirather said. “There will not be much programming variation. We’ll still emphasize classical music and National Public Radio, and all sorts of news.” The three people who are NOT losing their … Continue Reading