Tag: Jazz
Merger of Buffalo stations boosts news, reduces music
Public radio listeners are hearing more local news in Buffalo, where two stations that competed against each other are now operating as ...Judy Jankowski, 61, managed prominent jazz stations
Judy Jankowski, who held top management positions at several public broadcasting stations, died Dec. 17 [2011] at Kindred Hospital in Westminster, Calif. ...WVIA leaders plot revival of donated jazz recording label
Possibilities include a jazz show for NPR and PBS stations, and an HD channel dedicated to the musical library.Two more feeds syndicate jazz to public radio
Public radio stations shopping for a plug-and-play jazz stream now have double the options to consider, with two newcomers to the field ...Grammy academy salutes McPartland for ‘timeless legacy’ of music
The Recording Academy presented a 2004 Trustees Award to jazz pianist and public radio host Marian McPartland. The award recognizes “music people ...‘Piano Jazz’ host Marian McPartland, a dame at jazz crossroads
Piano Jazz hits its silver anniversary in April, a landmark that surprises nobody more than venerated host and pianist Marian McPartland. “It’s kind of ...Marian McPartland: still going full tilt
When the NPR-distributed program Piano Jazz had its 20th anniversary in 1999, Current Contributing Editor David Stewart wrote this profile of the program and its host. ...Jazzcasters try music testing to pick cuts
The minority of public radio stations that use listener preference data to choose music is becoming a little less minor as music ...
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