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Downsizing at American Public Media
In the last couple of weeks American Public Media has tightened its belt and laid off people from several departments and shows, including three from the classical music unit. Senior Producer/on-air host Melissa Ousley, Producer Karl Gehrke, and Managing Producer Silvester Vicic have all been let go from their classical music jobs.
Our (sort of) big list of classical radio blogs
Reader Mona Seghatoleslami of West Virginia Public Broadcasting was kind enough to pass along her uber-list of blogs about classical music within the world of public radio. Perhaps “uber” is an overstatement, however — of the 150 public stations out there airing classical, nearly all of which probably have websites, more than the 10 listed below ought to have blogs.
WPRB upgrades Web stream
Our devoted reader Richard points out that WPRB, the student-run radio station at Princeton University, has upgraded its online stream to stereo (it was previously mono). Here’s Richard’s take on WPRB:
WPRB presents the very best in Classical Music programming from 6:00AM (or, when someone gets there to turn on the lights) to 11:00AM, Eastern time, Monday through Friday. The highlight for me is Marvin Rosen, “Classical Discoveries.” But, in truth, everyone at this station is extremely knowledgeable and very good.