Traditions

[sunnydale47]

Washington, DC has two public radio stations: WAMU, with a news/talk format, and WETA.

WETA went on the air in 1970, and Mary Cliff started there two years later. Very soon she was asked to take over the station's Saturday night folk music show, Traditions, and she has been hosting it ever since, playing modern and traditional folk and acoustic

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[goingdriftless]

I was SO glad to hear this. I have yet to put it on my myspace blog. But I'm glad that she got a spot on WAMU... and so quickly!

[sunnydale47]

Oh no! I didn't know you didn't know, or I would have emailed you right away. Marc Fisher has been covering the whole situation intensively, and he announced it a week ago.

WAMU was late in picking her up, but once they did they didn't waste any time making room for her -- her first show was on Saturday night! It's pledge week, and they know they're going to get a lot of new members from among Mary's fans!

Mary spent the time from 10:30 to 11:00 chatting with Rob Bamberger (who hosts Hot Jazz Saturday Night), with Mary encouraging listeners to call in and pledge. Then she segued into her show at 11:00. The only thing that was different is that it was too short.

[goingdriftless]

No, no, I knew. Just saying I was glad to hear it when I did. I didn't get to listen this weekend, sadly. I agree... it will seem so... short...

[sunnydale47]

Oh good! I'm glad I had misunderstood rather than that you didn't know about it!

Now we have to persuade WAMU to expand the show! We'll never get five hours, but four -- even three -- would be better than two! Unless they tack the extra time onto the wrong end, in which case they might as well not bother. =sigh=