I spoke this morning with Bryan Lowe, Program Director of KING-FM, who wanted me to clarify the situation in Seattle. His words:
Drastic Cuts in Seattle
I was chatting with a reader this evening about how dire things are for orchestras and stations in this recession, when I got a call that Seattle’s commercial classical station KING-FM laid off most three of its on-air staff members today. Steve Reeder, who’s been on-air for some 30 years was let go, as was Peter Newman, former Program Director and now overnight host. Gigi Yellen, the evening announcer is out, as well.
Bravo, Boston! Here’s the Whole Press Release
Public media leader WGBH to acquire WCRB Radio
Will preserve and strengthen classical music service for region
Boston, MA — Public service broadcaster WGBH today announced plans to acquire New England’s leading all-classical music station WCRB 99.5fm from Nassau Broadcasting Partners of New Jersey. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed pending filing with the FCC.
We Can Do Better: Promoting Classical Music On Your Air
Below you’ll find the first in a series of articles by professionals involved with classical public radio. These articles were originally posted on the Listserv of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio, and are being reprinted here with the permission of the authors.
The first article is by Peter Dominowski, a public radio researcher and consultant. He started his company Market Trends Research, Inc., in 1985. Here’s his full bio. Without further ado, his article:
We all love classical music and want other people to enjoy it as much as we do. Unfortunately, our aspirations for increasing listening to classical music on the radio are often not matched by the effectiveness of our promotion of the music on air.