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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

Arts Reporter Jobs in Denver

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Chloe Veltman, VoiceBox Producer and Arts Editor at Colorado Public Radio, is looking to hire two out-of-the-box-thinking arts reporters to join her team: Arts Reporter Colorado Public Radio is seeking an experienced Arts Reporter to join its Arts Bureau. The Arts Reporter covers all aspects of the CPR arts and culture community and produces content via the mediums of radio and the online arts hub (text, video, social media, still images etc). As a member of the CPR Arts Bureau, the Arts Reporter will work across all three of CPR’s programing services — News, … Continue Reading

Catching Up on Some News Bits

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KCME in Colorado Springs welcomes George Preston as its new General Manager.  If you’ve been in the radio biz for a while, you know George as a presence on WFMT in Chicago and producer/host of the Chicago Lyric Opera broadcasts.  Before that he was Music Director and overnight host at WNYC in New York.  He is replacing Jeanna Wearing, who ran the station for 18 years and is staying on to help with development. In Kansas City, defunct classical station KXTR is coming back as an internet station.  Radio Bach is streaming classical … Continue Reading

Job Opening – Music Director, Wisconsin Public Radio

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From David Michael Wood and Michael Arnold at WI Public Radio: JOB LISTING: Wisconsin Public Radio is seeking a new music director.   This is a great opportunity for the right person.  If you know anybody who loves classical music and would enjoy working at a large station with an incredibly talented staff, please encourage them to apply. Madison is a wonderful place to live and work.   It regularly shows up on lists of great places to live.  You can find out more about our lovely community here:  http://www.visitmadison.com/ We are reviewing our … Continue Reading

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