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WFMT Pressroom
Welcome to the 98.7WFMT Pressroom, your source for news and promotional materials from our Studios.
Press Releases
January 7, 2013
98.7WFMT to Broadcast HEALING THE BROKENHEARTED
June 6, 2012
Chicago's Classical Radio Station 98.7WFMT to broadcast MAKE MUSIC CHICAGO
March 7, 2012
98.7WFMT to Launch Contemporary Music Series Relevant Tones
December 12, 2011
Window to the World Communications Elects Four New Members to Its Board of Trustees
February 9, 2010
98.7WFMT to air new documentary: Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Path to Eternity
July 15, 2009
WFMT's Studs Terkel: Montage of a Life wins Gold World Medal and Grand Award from the New York Festivals
May 5, 2009
The Art of the Cantor
March 9, 2009
98.7WFMT Welcomes New Program Host
January 14, 2009
98.7WFMT to Broadcast SpecialInauguration Day Programming
November 21, 2008
98.7WFMT presents: Artur Rodzinski – A Perfectionist's Legacy, a special documentary memoir of a remarkable conductor, 50 years after his death.
September 8, 2008
The New York Philharmonic Announces Fifth Season of National Radio Broadcast Series, The New York Philharmonic This Week!
June 27, 2008
Exploring Music's Bill McGlaughlin in Performance in Chicago with the Grant Park Music Festival on July 2 and 5
March 24, 2008
Introductions: 98.7WFMT to Debut New Series Focusing on Local Young Musicians
March 15, 2008
Live from Quebec City - A 400th Anniversary Celebration
February 22, 2008
98.7WFMT to Broadcast Momentous New York Philharmonic Concert from Pyongyang, North Korea
February 21, 2008
WFMT's Rich Warren Named Broadcaster of the Year by the North American Folk Alliance
October 29, 2007
Voices: A Collection of Illinois Stories radio series features voices of the state's youth, scholars, artists, migrant workers and musicians
October 2, 2007
Chicago's WFMT Radio Network Begins International Distribution of
Nashville Symphony's American Encores Radio Series
September 28, 2007
The New York Philharmonic announces fourth season of national radio broadcast series The New York Philharmonic This Week
September 14, 2007
98.7WFMT Presents New Web Streaming Service
May 10, 2007
WFMT Radio Network to Syndicate The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts to 290 Markets
May 7, 2007
98.7WFMT Celebrates Studs Terkel’s 95th Birthday on May 16
May 2, 2007
98.7WFMT to Profile Country’s Top Arts Education Program
April 27, 2007
98.7WFMT Pays Tribute to Cellist, Conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
January 22, 2007
New York Philharmonic Announces Details of National Weekly Radio Broadcasts, The New York Philharmonic This Week, For March 2007
December 19, 2006
98.7WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network Unveil New Radio Series Lyon & Healy Presents: The Glory Of The Harp
November 30, 2006
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announces Major Radio And Recording Initiatives
October 18, 2006
Live opening-night broadcast of Lyric Opera of Chicago's Salome begins at 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 21, on 98.7WFMT
October 11, 2006
98.7WFMT and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Announce New Radio Series
June 23, 2006
It's Ragtime To The Max
April 29, 2006
May Highlights
April 28, 2006
New York Philharmonic on WFMT
March 30, 2006
WFMT Radio Network offers expanded New York Philharmonic Season
February 15, 2006
Illinois Stories to air on WFMT
February 8, 2006
The Midnight Special - Live From Austin Texas
February 1, 2006
WFMT Launches the Fazioli Salon Series
February 1, 2006
From the Recording Horn Celebrates 30 Years
October 14, 2005
96.3 FM WQXR and the WFMT Radio Network to join in Production, Distribution, and Promotion Efforts
September 29, 2005
98.7WFMT Celebrates Luciano Pavarotti's 70th Birthday



