Anything We Can Do for Classical Music Radio in Boston?

Romy Romy@goodsoundclub.com
Mon Dec 28 18:42:32 EST 2009


Boston Musical Intelligencer will be presenting a panel discussion at Old
South Church, Copley Square, Tuesday, January 5, 6:00 to 7:30 pm. The panel
intends to address the overwhelming response of dismay at the diminution of
classical music programming in the greater Boston area.
Moderator: William M. Bulger, former Massachusetts Senate President and
President, University of Massachusetts, board member of the Boston Public
Library and Boston Symphony Orchestra

Panelists: Richard Dyer, former classical music critic, The Boston Globe;
Christopher Lydon, Radio Talk Host; Dave MacNeill, for many decades
announcer, then general manager at the old WCRB; and John Voci, general
manager, WGBH

Respondents: reviewers for The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Mark DeVoto,
John W. Ehrlich, Brian Jones, Peter Van Zandt Lane, Tom Schnauber. 

http://classical-scene.com/2009/12/24/anything-we-can-do-for-classical-music
-radio-in-boston/

The Issues:

. Friday afternoon broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra are
cancelled.
. In Boston's Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and areas south of Boston, listeners
are unable to receive a clear signal from "all-classical" WCRB.
. Much of the music on WCRB is programed by a Minneapolis syndicate.
. Area listeners have lost fifty hours a week of quality classical music.
. Do we really need more talk radio and duplicative NPR programming?
.Are WGBH contributors pleased with the changes?
.Are WCRB listeners pleased?
.Will the administration at WGBH reconsider?



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