CHICAGO – January 12, 2024 – Window To The World Communications, Inc. (WWCI), parent organization of WTTW and WFMT, announced the election of five new members of its Board of Trustees, each to three-year terms. “We look forward to welcoming these talented and diverse professionals to our organization,” said WTTW and WFMT President & CEO Sandra Cordova Micek. “Each newly …
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Elects Five New Members to Board of Trustees
Presenting the Last Picture Program of Recorded Music (12/18/1997)
From 1952 to 1997, Studs Terkel often filled his daily radio programs with a wide and wonderful variety of music. On these occasions, he would select a range of recordings through which he told a story or conveyed whatever thematic ideas he had in mind. Tonight on The Best of Studs Terkel, we bring you the very last of those shows …
FOLKSTAGE: NEW YEAR’S STEVE — Saturday, December 30 at 8:00 pm
A 75th birthday tribute to Chicago singer-songwriter Steve Goodman CHICAGO – December 15, 2023 – On Saturday, December 30 at 8:00 pm, Folkstage, WFMT’s Saturday night concert series will mark the 75th anniversary of the birth of the iconic Chicago folk and country singer-songwriter Steve Goodman with a live one-hour special, New Year’s Steve, from WFMT’s Fay and Daniel Levin …
WFMT CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
CHICAGO – November 9, 2023 – WFMT classical radio will present a variety of holiday specials and concerts throughout December that explore the background and celebrate the traditions of holidays all over the world. New holiday programming this year includes performances from ensembles around the globe and specials that examine traditional and contemporary customs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Candles …
Michael Babatunde Olatunji (11/02/1960)
On a November morning in 1960, Studs Terkel’s guest was Michael Babatunde Olatunji of Nigeria. Olatunji (1927-2003) brought along some of his drums, as well as some recordings. This lively hour from WFMT’s past features the rhythms, music, and lore of west Africa and the continent itself.
Window to the World Communications, Inc. NAMES ROGER WIGHT WFMT Head of Programming and Operations
CHICAGO – September 7, 2023 – Window To The World Communications, Inc. (WWCI), parent organization of 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com, announced today that president and CEO Sandra Cordova Micek has selected Roger Wight for the position of WFMT head of programming and operations effective September 11, 2023. Wight will be responsible for strategic programming, production, broadcasting operations, and syndication for the …
Big Bill Broonzy (07/22/1953)
Join WFMT as we tune our radios back to July 22, 1953, and the time that Studs Terkel’s guest was the legendary American bluesman, William Lee Conley Broonzy – better known as Big Bill.
Dizzy Gillespie (6/2/1982)
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina on October 21, 1917. The ground-breaking Jazz trumpet player was Studs Terkel’s guest in this original WFMT program from June 1982.
WFMT PRESENTS CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S CONCERT FOR CHICAGO LIVE FROM MILLENNIUM PARK
Chicago, IL – June 23, 2023 – Chicago’s classical music radio station WFMT will present CONCERT FOR CHICAGO – a live performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) from Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion – on 98.7WFMT, wfmt.com, and the WFMT app on Tuesday, June 27 at 6:30 pm. WFMT’s Dave Schwan and Robbie Ellis will co-host the program. CSO …
Josef Krips (c. 11/1964)
The Austrian conductor and violinist Josef Krips visited with Studs Terkel in November 1964. During their conversation, Krips shared stories about his life in music, his reverence of Mozart, and his unwavering conviction that “art is an essential part of a human life.”
