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.
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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:
NPR Layoffs: The Trickle Down Effect
Much of the news content you hear on public radio is created by independent producers. NPR has always been a primary source of paid work for independents, so the recent layoffs and show cancellations at NPR have seriously impacted a lot of producers who rely on piecework to survive.
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…