Proud to Be
Pride Month is a wonderful time to celebrate our unique identities and to reflect on how pride and authenticity show up in our lives. We asked classical musicians in the LGBTQIA community about their thoughts on Pride. The answers we got were incredibly diverse and thought-provoking. This one-hour special brings all of those thoughts to you punctuated with music performed, conducted or composed by these featured artists.
Host
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin grew up in a household where his father and boisterous Irish uncles would often noisily
debate what was to be played on the turntable: Between the three brothers, and depending on the mood of the day, it wavered between
Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson and Gordon Lightfoot. Kevin's career arc seemed to follow suit, spinning and selling classical, jazz,
folk and pop music on the radio, and briefly in retail, for the past three decades. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he
migrated to the Pacific Northwest, landing the requisite free-form overnight shift at his college station, KBSU, Boise. This was the
first among many rungs in a public radio career that has always permitted him to express his passions for great music and explore his
mercenary tendency toward spreading the message to anyone who will listen.
Length
One hour
Show Clock
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Playlist Available: May 31, 2024
Promo spot available: May 17, 2024
Program rundown available: May 31, 2024
Date content will be available: May 31, 2024
Broadcast Window
May 31, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Broadcast Rights
Affiliate stations may carry this program multiple times before July 1, 2024. The program must be carried in its entirety. No excerpting is permitted. Simulcast streaming rights are available for this program. Prior to carrying this program, stations must contact their American Public Media Station Relations Representative.
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