Less than two weeks ago, Bob Bishop, Program Director at classical KHFM in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, was called into his new boss’s office and asked to turn in his keys on the spot. General Manager Sarah Colmark told Bishop that the station was going to be reorganized and he was being laid off.
Dogs join worms in classical radio’s sanctuary of calm
We might have a new recurring feature on Scanning the Dial: “Zoology Fridays.” Or at least as long as scientists continue to study the effects of classical radio on animals. Last week’s installment focused on the worms of Abram Sparks, which, as you might recall, became agitated by rap music and soothed by classical. This week we learned that British researchers found that classical radio had similar effects on dogs housed in a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shelter. The scientists listened to recordings of the dogs made … Continue Reading
Stations tie special programming to Olympics kickoff
With the Olympics about to begin Friday, two classical radio stations have announced special programming to mark the occasion. One is Boston’s WGBH, which has already kicked off its World of Classical Music Challenge on Aug. 1. The station is asking listeners to help create “the dream team of classical music” by submitting their favorite pieces of music from the world’s five regions as represented by the Olympic Rings: Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Submissions will be accepted until Aug. 24.