General Manager Search – KCME in Colorado Springs

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From Livingston Associates, here’s the job description.  (Applications are due Jan. 18th.): Our client seeks a General Manager for an all Classical public radio station in the Western United States, whose current GM is retiring, and who is likely to have an ongoing role at the station. The ideal candidate will be energetic, entrepreneurial and externally focused, including being a highly effective advocate and spokesperson for the organization in the community. The GM will be the lead fundraiser for the organization, with commitment to and demonstrated success in relationship centered fundraising, including … Continue Reading

Congrats to WCLV

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… and Happy New Year to all of our friends in classical radio! From Robert Conrad: Well, WCLV has crossed the Rubicon and is now the nation’s newest public radio station. It happened at Midnight on New Year’s Day, on which we re-broadcast the eleven hour November 1st WCLV at 50 live broadcasts of performances by area musical groups, utilizing all three of the ideastream studios in a round robin sequence. Informal fund raising has been steady and above expectations. And we do our first official extended fund raiser in February. My … Continue Reading

Can Classical Music Save the World?

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If the misinterpreters of the Mayan prophecy are right, the world is going to end on Friday, Dec. 21st, but some musicians in Alaska have a plan to rescue us all.  Cellist Zuill Bailey, violinist Paul Rosenthal, and pianist Natasha Paremski perform a recital they’re calling “Concert to Save the World” in Anchorage Friday night.  Radio station KLEF is in on the fun. Promoter Rick Goodfellow, owner of KLEF classical radio, insists that he “discovered encoded messages for extending the Mayan Long Count Calendar and undoing the apocalyptic prophecies of Nostradamus while … Continue Reading

Two Program Director Jobs

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A couple of job openings in case you’re interested: Colorado Public Radio Classical Program Director The Classical Program Director is responsible for the overall sound and direction of Colorado Public Radio’s classical music service and for directing on-air staff in presentation and other content, on- air and online. Responsible for developing and maintaining CPR Classical as the primary classical music organization in Colorado. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Set, oversee and lead implementation of the Classical service on-air and on the CPR website and social media … Continue Reading

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