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You’ve probably seen the news about Alec Baldwin’s donation last week.  Baldwin is the host of the NY Phil radio broadcasts. $1 million is about what it costs to produce 52 weeks of broadcasts for a year.  What a happy coincidence.  

Beginning June 1st, the Los Angeles Philharmonic will  air 14 concert broadcasts from Disney Hall and Caracas, Venezuela on Britain’s largest classical radio station, Classic FM.  As Joe Biden would say, this is a BFD.   You can read more about it in this post from the LA Times. For the past decade, Classic FM has partnered with a range of U.K. ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia and the Sixteen. The agreement with the L.A. Phil is the first overseas partnership of this nature in the radio station’s 20-year history. For the … Continue Reading

Ok, all.  You really need to weigh in on this.  How is this even possible, given the restrictions on political activity by 501c3’s and the prohibition against call to action? From Tom Taylor on Radio-info.com: Is Nothing Sacred?                         Obama ads in “Masterpiece Theater”? Romney spots in “All Things Considered”? A stunning free speech case out of San Francisco – A 2-1 decision from two Republican-appointed judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down a lower court … Continue Reading

Scanning the Dial is seeking creative ideas to share.  I’ll put these in an idea folder when we get critical mass, but I’m moving Robert Conrad’s comment into a post so you’ll see it: Speaking of poetry, WCLV has a long running annual Valentine’s Love Poem Contest. We get between 100 and 150 poems with the winning 10 poems read on the air and posted in both print and audio on our web page. All winners get an assortment of “love” themed CDs, tickets to area concerts, etc. The first place winner … Continue Reading