Candice Agree
Candice Agree joined WFMT in 2013, continuing a radio career that began with an internship at WNBC for Howard Stern and continued in Washington, DC (WETA, VOA) and New York City (WQXR, WNCN, WNYC, WAXQ, ABC Radio Network, Sirius XM.) An off-camera and promo announcer with CBS News since 1998, she’s heard on CBS Sunday Morning, Evening News, and Weekend News, as well as Sunday Morning on the Radio and CBS News podcasts. As a voice actor, she’s garnered a national presence in promos, audio books, industrials, commercials, animation, and new media. After studying theory and composition at Eastman School of Music, Candice received a degree in Russian from Barnard College. A Foundation for Iberian Music Contributing Scholar, her program The Spanish Hour has been distributed nationally since 2010 via PRX. She and her husband run Media Attic Radio, a 24-hour internet radio station. At WFMT, Candice hosts weekdays from 2:00 to 7:00 pm, Baroque&Before on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm, and the Ryan Opera Center Recital Series at 5:00 pm on the first Sunday of every month.
Marilyn Rea Beyer
Marilyn Rea Beyer Marilyn Rea Beyer hosted her first concert in junior high as the school band emcee. She got on board The Midnight Special listening to WFMT as a Chicago teenager. She has had careers in arts education, PR and high tech. In 1995, Marilyn became on-air host and music director at Boston’s premiere folk station, WUMB-FM where she was best known for the daily "Live at Noon" show, conducting more than 1,000 artist interviews on the air. She also served on the board of the legendary Club Passim and emcee'd countless concerts in greater Boston. Returning to Chicago, Marilyn joined WFMT in 2020 as host of The Midnight Special and now Folkstage. She says that judicious risk-taking, nurturing artists, falling in love with new music, and engaging with the lively Folkstage audience make the job fun. Marilyn was inducted into the 2023 Folk Alliance International Folk DJ Hall of Fame.
Oliver Camacho
Oliver Camacho joined the announcer team in February of 2019. He is the co-host and creative consultant of Opera Box Score and co-host of OperaNow! Podcast. A proud graduate of Chicago’s Lane Technical High School, where he was mentored by George Rico, Oliver went on to study music at Northwestern University, and historically informed performance practice at the Amherst Early Music Festival and Early Music Vancouver. His musical passions are opera, art song, choral music, Early Music, and discovering new composers as well as those who have been previously marginalized or disenfranchised. In January of 2021, Oliver began hosting Listening to Singers, and in October of the same year, he was named WFMT’s Music Director.
Robbie Ellis
Robbie Ellis is the host of Sunday Afternoons. He joined WFMT in 2015 as part-time host, and from 2020 to 2025, worked full-time as the host and producer of Introductions. Robbie has hosted a variety of events for WFMT, including Classical Cabaret and Folkstage, performing on piano. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Robbie studied Composition at the University of Auckland and started in classical music radio at RNZ Concert. He has created comedy classical concerts with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Fourth Coast Ensemble and the Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet; and has been a music director at the Chicago Magic Lounge and The Second City. Robbie hosts pre-concert talks for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Grant Park Music Festival, Apollo’s Fire, the Rush Hour Concerts and more; you can find Robbie's comedy albums on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music. By day, Robbie is General Manager of the Northbrook Symphony.
Lisa Flynn
Lead host and midday announcer Lisa Flynn has been with WFMT since 1991. She has hosted many programs for the WFMT Radio Network, including broadcasts from Salzburg for Mozart’s 250th birthday, the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and the WFMT Opera Series. Before coming to Chicago, Lisa presented classical music in Columbus, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida. She holds a music degree from the University of Central Florida.
Kristina Lynn
Kristina Lynn is a producer and the Weekend Morning host at WFMT. She has hosted live performances and artist interviews with the Rush Hour Concerts in addition to her voiceover work for the WFMT Radio Network. With an easygoing approach, Kristina aims to welcome all types of listeners to classical music and explore the art form from a 21st-century perspective. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree specializing in Trumpet Performance from DePaul University. Before announcing at WFMT, she has previously worked in radio production at both WFMT and at WQXR in New York.
Dave Schwan
Dave Schwan has been around music all his life and has worked in broadcasting for over 40 years. Dave joined WFMT in 2010, and he hosts a number of programs including live broadcasts from Dame Myra Hess Concerts and the Grant Park Music Festival. In addition, he is a program host for the internationally syndicated WFMT Jazz Network. Dave is also the Sunday morning news anchor at WGN radio. As an amateur musician, he has been involved in various instrumental and choral groups in Chicago, playing both classical and jazz music. A native of Highland, Indiana, Dave grew up listening to WFMT and attending concerts around the Chicago area. During his travels, he’s had the opportunity to attend concerts around the U.S. and in Europe.
Peter van de Graaff
Peter van de Graaff joined the Beethoven Satellite Network in February 1989 after a year as one of the staff announcers on WFMT. He serves as overnight host on WFMT, a program heard on many radio stations across the United States. As a professional singer, Peter has performed with opera companies and orchestras throughout the world including the Czech State Orchestra, and with the New Orleans, Utah, Colorado Springs, and San Antonio symphonies. Beginning in spring 2026, Peter will also be heard as one of the hosts of Exploring Music.
Jan Weller
Jan Weller has worked as both a host and producer for WFMT on-and-off since 1995. He is currently WFMT’s Weekday Morning Host. Jan first displayed his love of music at the age of 2; he happened to hear a marching band’s rehearsal, and when they stopped, he yelled out, “More mooie!” He began working at his local NPR station while still a music student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and went on to work at public radio stations in North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin, including a five-year stint as a talk show host on the Wisconsin Public Radio network. Since arriving at WFMT, Jan has had the opportunity to travel to Israel and South Africa on production projects for the WFMT Radio Network, and in 2002, he won a Peter Lisagor Award for the documentary The Making of Princess Magogo. He is an avid listener to music of all sorts and attends as many concerts as he can!
