Performance Today
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Performance Today is the most listened-to daily classical music show in the United States, with about one million listeners on 230 stations.[1] The show is currently produced and distributed by National Public Radio, a role that American Public Media (APM) will take over in January 2007.[2]
The program went on the air in 1987. Current host Fred Child took over as host in October 2000; he'll remain as host as the show moves to APM.[2] Prior to Child, Martin Goldsmith[3] hosted for nearly ten years; he left in October 1999.[4] During Goldsmith's tenure as host the show grew from 40 stations to 230, with weekly listeners reaching 1.5 million.
Performance Today offers its two-hour[5] show built solely on recent concert performances from across the country and around the world. The show is also known for presenting in-studio recitals, music-related interviews, and the weekly Piano Puzzler featuring pianist/composer Bruce Adolphe.
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4
- ^ a b http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/5563.html
- ^ Goldsmith is no relation to the B-movie screenwriter of the same name.
- ^ http://www.npr.org/about/press/990920.goldsmith.html
- ^ Some NPR affiliates broadcast only one hour of the program.
