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      Sir Georg Solti, Federico Fellini, Jerry Garcia – I LOVE MY JOB

      Posted: 3 May 2012, 4:12 pm

      STUDS TERKEL TURNS 100 May 16th ALL Studs, ALL day. 98.7 WFMT Chicago/wfmt.com

      WE MADE OUR GOAL, $740,000+! BACK TO MUSIC!!!!

      Posted: 26 April 2012, 9:05 pm

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      Sir Georg Solti, Federico Fellini, Jerry Garcia – I LOVE MY JOB

      Posted: 3 May 2012, 4:12 pm

      STUDS TERKEL TURNS 100 May 16th ALL Studs, ALL day. 98.7 WFMT Chicago/wfmt.com

      WE MADE OUR GOAL, $740,000+! BACK TO MUSIC!!!!

      Posted: 26 April 2012, 9:05 pm

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      Explore the world of classical music with Bill McGlaughlin.

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      Sir Georg Solti, Federico Fellini, Jerry Garcia – I LOVE MY JOB

      Posted: 3 May 2012, 4:12 pm

      STUDS TERKEL TURNS 100 May 16th ALL Studs, ALL day. 98.7 WFMT Chicago/wfmt.com

      WE MADE OUR GOAL, $740,000+! BACK TO MUSIC!!!!

      Posted: 26 April 2012, 9:05 pm

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      Critic's Choice, Critical Thinking, The View from Here blog, and more from Andrew Patner.

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      Studs Terkel (Rebroadcast from 2005)

      Posted: 15 May 2012, 3:00 am

      With Studs Terkel‘s centennial anniversary approaching, Andrew presents his 2005 WFMT interview with Studs discussing his then new book, And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey.  Studs talks about his disc jockey days in general, his love of opera, and the music editions of The Studs Terkel Program which aired daily for 45 years, from more...

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      Studs 100th, Iceman Cometh

      Posted: 9 May 2012, 3:00 pm

      Andrew comments on the celebration of Studs Terkel’s 100th birthday year, as well as Goodman Theatre’s staging of Iceman Cometh.

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      MusicNOW: May 2012

      Posted: 8 May 2012, 3:00 am

      With an assist from Chicago Symphony Orchestra Mead Composer-in-Residence Anna Clyne, Andrew previews two Chicago upcoming new-music events from CSO MusicNOW and ensemble dal niente with Italian pianist/conductor/curator Marino Formenti.

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