I lived in Fresno for a year. The public radio station there only played classical standards that I had first heard as a child. I very much missed the quality talk radio that I had become addicted to when a resident of the greater Washington DC metro area. I hasten to add that when I first arrive there in the early 80s, WGMS played afternoon spotlights featuring the music of such composers and Meyerbeer. It was all arias sung by names like Gruberova, Sutherland, Caballe, Horne, etc. I think the vocal community of DC should make some noise and urge the return to this varied programming. As for WETA, it always struck me as the "black tie" PBS station of that area with all those heavy hitter corporate sponsors. I came to expect very little from them in the way of original thinking.
Public radio has been hijacked by the Yanni crowd. Fight to get it back!
Michael E. Chesebro, M.A.,C.C.C., S.L.P. Voice & Fax: 562/983-9965 Wireless: 562/884-2122
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