December 21st’s broadcast marks the 350th program of Arias and Songs. Over the seven years on WFMT, host Larry Johnson has played everything from Callas and ‘La Traviata’ to Nat King Cole and ‘The Producers.’
Arias and Songs hits 350 broadcasts on WFMT
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“I was thirteen years old and on a definite budget: I took some of my paltry allowance and spent the princely sum of $1 on a record.”
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