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Press Releases

November 9, 2023
WFMT CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
September 7, 2023
Window to the World Communications, Inc. NAMES ROGER WIGHT WFMT Head of Programming and Operations
June 23, 2023
WFMT PRESENTS CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S CONCERT FOR CHICAGO LIVE FROM MILLENNIUM PARK
May 15, 2023
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL CELEBRATES 70th ANNIVERSARY
March 20, 2023
INTRODUCTIONS – WFMT’s weekly showcase for talented young musicians celebrates 15th anniversary
February 6, 2023
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Elects New Members to its Board of Trustees
November 14, 2022
SOUNDS CLASSICAL | A new weekly series on WFMT hosted by Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael offers fresh perspectives on classical music sounds | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 – 8:00 PM
July 14, 2022
Navy Pier Hosts WFMT’s Introductions Special
February 8, 2022
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Elects Four New Members To Its Board of Trustees
December 1, 2021
WFMT 70th ANNIVERSARY DAY OF CELEBRATION
October 11, 2021
WFMT CLASSICAL NAMES NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR/HOST AND HOST/PRODUCER
October 7, 2021
WFMT’s BACH TO SCHOOL Music Donation Program Expanding for 2021
September 1, 2021
ANDI LAMOREAUX WFMT’s Longtime Music Director Retiring after 52 Years
July 1, 2021
WFMT’S LIVE SERIES FROM GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS SUMMER
June 30, 2021
WFMT and RAVINIA FESTIVAL partner to broadcast and stream Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Marin Alsop featuring pianist Jorge Federico Osorio as soloist
January 28, 2021
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Announces Six New Trustees in Fiscal 2020
June 5, 2020
WTTW and WFMT to Address Race in America through Broadcast and Streaming Content and Discussion PEACE & JUSTICE: A WTTW News Special and Community Discussion, Documentaries, Music, and Children’s Programming
May 27, 2020
Rich Warren retiring as host of WFMT’s The Midnight Special Marilyn Rea Beyer to take over as host on August 1, 2020
May 13, 2020
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Names David C. Blowers Board of Trustees Chair
April 2, 2020
New Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series to Launch on WFMT on April 7: From the CSO’s Archives: Maestro’s Choice
February 21, 2020
MATH IN MUSIC: WFMT’s New Digital Series to launch on PI Day
December 16, 2019
WFMT to Premiere Two New Saturday Morning Programs for Kids and Families
May 1, 2019
Live on Memorial Day from Theater on the Lake
January 22, 2019
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Names George Preston WFMT Vice President and General Manager
November 26, 2018
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Names Timothy Russell Vice President of Community Engagement
September 21, 2018
WFMT’s Introductions Celebrates 10 Years at Youth Arts Showcase in Millennium Park
August 28, 2018
WFMT Program Director DAVID POLK named to the first-ever “Crain’s Chicago Business” Notable LGBTQ Executives List
July 23, 2018
WFMT names Dennis Moore new Morning Program Host, Maggie Clennon Reberg to host weekend mornings and weekday late evenings
April 26, 2018
Window To The World Communications, Inc. Names Sandra Cordova Micek as President & CEO
March 7, 2018
The Studs Terkel Radio Archive Available to General Public on May 16, 2018
February 20, 2018
WFMT announces the upcoming retirement of longtime Morning Program host CARL GRAPENTINE
September 27, 2017
WTTW and WFMT Announce Imagining More Campaign
June 22, 2017
Daniel J. Schmidt To Retire as President & CEO of Window To The World Communications, Inc.
December 14, 2016
The Studs Terkel Radio Archive receives a $400,000 Digital Programs for the Public Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
December 12, 2016
WFMT Radio Network spotlights Jazz with launch of a new national Jazz Network
November 18, 2016
WFMT / The WFMT Radio Network’s Relevant Tones and host Seth Boustead are honored with an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for Radio Broadcast
November 16, 2016
WFMT Announces Artists-in-Residence for 2017
August 8, 2016
WFMT will air Ravinia Festival Gala concert marking the return of Maestro James Levine
June 1, 2016
WFMT announces Grant Park Music Festival broadcast schedule for summer 2016
January 28, 2016
WFMT celebrates Cinema in February 2016 with ‘The Film Score,’ a daily feature by Chicago Tribune Film Critic Michael Phillips, and an “Audio Film Festival” during Oscar® Weekend
January 8, 2016
WFMT celebrates ARTS MONTH Fridays in January 2016: A four-week exploration of the connection between music, the visual arts, literature, theater, and dance
September 15, 2015
WFMT to welcome U.S. Supreme Court Justice RUTH BADER GINSBURG as Guest Host on Monday, September 21
August 7, 2015
WFMT Presents a Eleven-Concert Series: THE BACH KEYBOARD FESTIVAL
August 4, 2015
WFMT, Chicago’s Classical and Fine Arts Radio Station, Names CANDICE AGREE Afternoon Drive Host