WQXR – Smart Thinking

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Kudos to CEO Laura Walker and the WQXR/WNYC staff for having the vision to hire yet another creative thinker.  Graham Parker has been the Executive Director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, where he has been doing brilliant work.  He will fill the newly-created post of Vice President of Classical 105.9 WQXR.  Parker has a deep set of skills in business and live music production, is innovative and openminded, and I know first hand that his radio sense more than makes up for not having run an actual station before. From the press release: “Graham’s reputation as an innovative … Continue Reading

Job Opening in Boston

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Jon Solins, Program Director of WGBH in Boston writes that the station is hiring: Classical producer / Announcer Details at wgbh.org/jobs Applications being accepted now.

Lois Bent

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Very sad news — Lois Bent of Yellowstone Public Radio passed away yesterday after an 18-month battle with cancer.  Here’s a brief article from the Billings Gazette. Is there anyone in classical radio who didn’t know Lois Bent?  Lois was always interested in the ideas of others and the new programming they came up with, especially anything choral.  She showed up at every radio meeting and made it a point to meet the newbies and greet her old friends.  She was delighted about everything in our crazy business. I know you all have stories to … Continue Reading

Tough Being a Stand Alone Classical Station (Anywhere).

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Stations are still not out of the woods. Not In Chicago or in any city for that matter. Revenue realities are coming into focus, but what about expense realities? We’re in fiscal-year-end mop up mode with a mini-June drive here in Portland, closing a revenue gap. It will indeed be interesting to watch as KING in Seattle moves to a listener support model.

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