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New PD at WGBH

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From WGBH in Boston: Ben Roe is joining the WGBH Radio management team as Managing Director for Classical Services… Ben is well known and highly regarded in the public broadcasting and music communities. He comes to us from Charlotte, North Carolina classical station WDAV-FM, where he served as General Manager, overseeing all aspects of programming and operations, including producing national classical programs. Ben has worked within the NPR system for 20 years in various classical music and news capacities, working with many stations and with world-class musicians. He has garnered numerous honors, … Continue Reading

PD Job in Austin

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From John Silliman Dodge: KMFA Classical Radio has a rare opening for a Program Director in one of the most desirable markets in the US: Austin, Texas, the “live music capitol of the world.” The right candidate will have the opportunity to help lead this heritage public radio station to the next level of growth, service and success. The winning candidate has strong interpersonal skills, prior classical radio programming experience, extensive knowledge of classical music, creative team management and leadership experience, demonstrated fundraising skills, public speaking and presentation expertise, knowledge of audience … Continue Reading

Classical Radio in the News

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Some good news and some bad news on the classical radio front:

Peter van de Graaff, the congenial host of the Beethoven Satellite Network, has won the Karl Haas Prize for Music Education from KXMS in southern Missouri.  You can read about it here.  

A practicing classical baritone and a competent linguist, Peter’s command of the complex raw materials of classical music radio hosting has enabled him to fashion a first-rate service imbued with rare, relaxed charm.

The prize is given annually by The Klassix Society/Friends of KXMS to honor and promote music educators who make a difference on the air.

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Classical Birth Knell in Houston

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Looks like Houston will get a full-time Classical station fairly soon, not though without some consternation and birth pains. According to a University of Houston news release, the Board of Regents voted to buy Rice University’s  student-run radio station, 50,000 watt KTRU for $9.5-million,  If approved by the Feds it would end the station’s student-driven programming and create an all new 24-hour classical-music station, the call letters of which would be KUHC. The students at Rice aren’t laying down quietly, mounting what always feels like a futile SOS (save our station) campaign … Continue Reading

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