WAMC Program Guide August 2013 - Volume 19 Issue 8 Big changes to WAMC HD2 Lineup Yo Yo Ma and the Secret of Teaching August Programming Notes Alan S. Chartock Katie Britton WAMC President and C.E.O. WAMC Program Director I recently had a chance to speak with one of my all WAMC HD 2: Hear the Diversity time heroes, Yo Yo Ma, certainly the finest cello player in the world and a citizen of our area. Variety is the spice of life. Wouldn’t you rather Whenever I spend any time with him I am impressed have an entire breakfast spread than just a piece of by his humility, his decency and his interest in other toast or one slice of bacon? Or have a closet full of people. Superstars can be arrogant, condescending items rather than the same shirt and pants every and intolerant. Believe me, I’ve interviewed some of day? Well it’s the same way with programming. this type and it can be very frustrating. But, Yo Yo, Why settle for just one WAMC channel? We have well he’s different. You would not think that you launched a revamped HD2 schedule, and the line- were sitting in his presence talking to the very best, up is going to blow you away. Wait! Don’t stop and yet also thinking that he cares about the person reading because you don’t have an HD radio! You that he is speaking with. Ma is a creative genius. He don’t have to have one; you can listen to the is responsible for selling out halls from Tanglewood programming on HD2 via our website. That’s to anywhere in the world. His Silk Road Project or right, it also streams directly from there, and you his Goat Rodeo Show, which show just how eclectic can flip between our FM/AM programming and this amazing man is, are just two demonstrations of the HD2. (It’s on the right side of our webpage, his depth. He cannot be compared to anyone else on right under the WAMC ‘now playing’ box. his instrument. As you watch him, his sensitivity, his mastery of his instrument, his absorption in what he So at this point you’re wondering what’s so mind is doing, you just know you’ll never ever see his like blowing on this channel that’s going to make you anywhere else. fire up the laptop, grab your iPad or buy an HD radio? Well the big event kicks off at 9AM with a variety of hour-long programs throughout the Continued on page 2 week including On Being with Krista Tippett, Studio 360 with Kurt Anderson and Philosophy Talks with John Perry and Ken Taylor. I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE At 10AM Tom Ashbrook joins us with On Point. The show’s lively conversation covers everything 2 Live at the Linda / ASO broadcast details from breaking news to ancient poetry, and features 4 WAMC Program Schedule at a Glance writers, politicians, journalists, artists, scientists and ordinary citizens from around the world. 8 Events Calendar Following On Point, we go to Here & Now with 9 Tanglewood broadcast schedule Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson (yep, you know 22 Underwriter Spotlight Hobson from the Marketplace Morning Report, continued on page 3 WAMC Program Guide 1 Chartock continued from page 1 He told me that he was a shy kid and he talked about WAMC Live at the Linda - Broadcasts how the secret of good teaching, speaking about his Wednesdays at 8pm on WAMC teachers, was to instill in a student self confidence. I told him that my music teacher Eugene Steiker was the 8/7 – Sera Cahoone and Chris Pureka most important teacher in my life and he told me of his (recorded 12-6-12) teachers who were incredibly patient with him. That really made me think of just how anyone who had a 8/14 – Dancing on The Air clear genius on his or her hands must feel, as in “I better not blow this.” 8/21 – Who Are You (recorded 10-13-12) I’ve always loved the Joshua Bell story of how he was put in a Washington D.C. subway station and how few 8/28 – Ellis Paul (recorded 3/3/13) people paid attention. So I asked Yo Yo whether he had David Wax Museum (recorded 9/19/12) ever wanted to do the same thing. He said that he had always wanted to do it and then confessed that on two occasions he had a chance to see how it worked. He For details on upcoming concerts, films and events used the term “busker.” The first was when he was at The Linda, tickets, parking information and performing at the church in which Bach worked and directions, visit www.TheLinda.org played. He was to perform that night but he needed to test out the acoustics so the church led him to the podium where he would play for just a few minutes. He WAMC Executive Staff says that he didn’t realize that a few tourists had been trickling into the church. He was surprised when he Alan Chartock – President and CEO heard a clink in his open cello case and realized that people were putting coins in, thinking that was how he Dona Frank-Federico– Chief of Staff made his living. The second time he tried it he did it in Selma Kaplan – Senior Vice President Times Square and I think he said that he collected a dollar sixty seven. Some of the musicians I have Pat Cooney – Vice President, Operations interviewed at Tanglewood, the greats and the near greats, would never have told that kind of self Joe Donahue – Vice President, News/Programming deprecating story about themselves, but the Management Staff unforgettable Yo Yo does. Meegan Finnegan – Membership Director He also did something else for me. He told me that he and his family listen to WAMC in every room in his Mary Jackson – Business Manager house: bedroom, bathroom and kitchen among others. Ian Pickus – News Director You know, I was taken back to earlier in our conversation when he said that a great teacher inspires Katie Britton – Programming & Outreach Director self confidence in his students. When Yo Yo said nice Ray Graf – New Media Director things about the station, and even about me, I felt it was one of the most charitable of gifts. He was doing for us Marian Wise – Grants Director at the station what had been done by his teachers for Stacey Rosenberry – Engineering/Operations Manager him. It really makes a difference when one of the greatest men in the world reinforces what we’ve all Graeme McKenna – General Manager, The Linda, been trying to do here. In fact, I can’t think of a greater WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio gift. As he spoke of his love of Tanglewood and the Peter Koniuto – Fund Drive Manager Berkshires I thanked my lucky stars that all of us have either, by design or just plain luck, got plunked down Stefanie Abel – Marketing /Underwriting Manager where we are. All I can say is that when the interview Kristen Gilbert – Traffic Manager was over I have never felt better. - Alan Michele Battle – Database Manager WAMC Program Guide 2 Programming Notes continued from page 1 instead of breakfast, you can have lunch with him). Cavett. Here & Now offers a distinctive mix of hard news and rich conversation featuring interesting players from We also have a late night music block on Sundays, across the spectrum of arts and culture, business, beginning at 9PM with Song Travels with Michael technology, science and politics. Feinstein, which looks at how popular standards and show tunes have evolved through the years; Riverwalk There are a few other shows that I want to highlight. Jazz at 10PM, and JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater We know you love As It Happens on our main at 11PM. channel, so we thought we’d bring you another CBC production, Q with Jian Ghomeshi. Q is an energetic You can get the entire schedule on-line to see what daily arts, culture and entertainment magazine that else is new, and add some variety to your daily takes you on a smart and surprising ride, interviewing listening.– Katie personalities and tackling the cultural issues that matter. From music icons like Van Morrison and Neil WAMC-FM broadcasts 365 days a year to eastern Young; smart conversations with everyone from Al New York and western New England on 90.3 MHz. Gore to Barbara Walters; CNN operas; to the branding Our studios and offices are in Albany, NY. of politicians... Q brings you big names, big ideas, and those paving the way on the cultural landscape. It airs The WAMC transmitter is located atop Mount Greylock in each weekday at 3PM. Adams, MA. The WAMC-AM transmitter is located in Albany, NY. WAMK’s transmitter is located on Overlook Mountain, Woodstock, NY. 8PM on HD2 brings us The Diane Rehm Show, a staple in public radio. Rehm has been hosting the show WAMC transmits on these frequencies: since 1979. In the last 33 years, Diane's guests include WAMC-FM 90.3 - Albany, NY many of the nation's top newsmakers, journalists and WCAN-FM 93.3 - Canajoharie, NY authors. Guests include former president Bill Clinton, WAMQ-FM 105.1 - Great Barrington, MA General Tommy Franks, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, WAMK-FM 90.9 - Kingston, NY Julie Andrews and Toni Morrison. Newsweek WOSR-FM 91.7 - Middletown, NY WWES-FM 88.9 – Mount Kisco, NY magazine calls the program one of the most interesting WCEL-FM 91.9 - Plattsburgh, NY talk shows in the country.