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The show title also tied into its time slot, as it was broadcast on WFMT near midnight every Saturday. As of 2023 it begins at 9 p.m. and ends at midnight and is Chicago's longest running radio program. [2] In 1953, Mike Nichols (later notable
Exploring Music is an internationally syndicated radio program featuring classical music, with commentary and analysis by host Bill McGlaughlin. It is a daily, one-hour show with a single in-depth theme each week. The show, which debuted in 2003, is produced by WFMT Radio Network.
By 1991, Collector's Item was on an "extended hiatus", but continued to be heard internationally in syndication. [2] In 1996, WFMT's program director, Norman Pellegrini, was forced out of the station, a move that von Rhein said two years later had resulted in a "perceptible lowering of standards", with only Tait remaining as one of the last ...
WFMT (98.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a classical music radio format. It is managed by Chicago's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station WTTW's owner, Window to the World Communications, Inc. WFMT seeks donations on the air and on its website.
A Kickstarter campaign in 2016 raised $87,152 which was used for further accessibility by creating transcripts of programs and to create a permanent website. [7] [8] In December 2016 the National Endowment for the Humanities gave a $400,000 grant to WFMT to digitize the tapes, post them online, and to develop related educational programs. [9]
For three years, beginning in October 1986, Music of the Baroque performances were syndicated by WFMT, Chicago's fine arts radio station in an annual thirteen-week series. Each week a two-hour broadcast featuring Music of the Baroque performances and hosted by WFMT producer, Kerry Frumkin could be heard by radio listeners almost anywhere in the ...
Steve Robinson (born September 7, 1946) is an American radio manager, producer and executive producer. He has held senior management positions with numerous American radio stations, including WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network/Chicago, WCRB/Boston, and public radio outlets WBUR/Boston, WGBH/Boston, KPFA/Berkeley, WBGO/Newark, Vermont Public Radio and Nebraska Public Radio Network.
Norman Pellegrini (July 18, 1929 – July 2, 2009) was an American radio executive, producer, and personality. He was the program director for WFMT radio in Chicago from 1953 to 1996. On air he led WFMT's internationally syndicated broadcasts of live performances from the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 1971 until his retirement.