Arthur would have scoffed at that title. Icon. He wasn’t much for titles, mantles, or even accolades. Too “effete”. He hated pomp or ceremony. Loathed pretension. Back in the late 90’s, the title “Chief Announcer” was suggested to Arthur at Minnesota Public Radio, and he smiled deliciously. That smile spoke a thousand words and you could hear it on the radio. Arthur had been the godfather, mentor, muse, and yes, chief for almost 40 years, not just at MPR, but to countless other broadcasters, and especially his audience. An official title was completely unnecessary.
Congrats to KING-FM in Seattle
From Radio-Info.com: Seattle’s classical KING-FM is doing so well with donations – it’s converting to non-com status two months early. GM Jennifer Ridewood thanks “Seattle’s strong community of classical music supporters” and says there’s enough money to pull the deadline up from July to May. The already-unique KING-FM announced last year (March 24, 2010 TRI Newsletter) that “with all the changes in media, commercial advertising is no longer a fit for KING-FM.” … being a standalone commercial station became less and less tenable (same thing happened to Boston’s WCRB), and the plan … Continue Reading