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By popular demand: WHQR's schedule will soon cater to youth audience

By Bob Workmon

(this article was originally posted on 04/01/13 as an April Fool's joke)

High Quality Radio just keeps getting better and better! With recent audience polls and pledge drive feedback, WHQR has decided to reevaluate some of its musical offerings. Starting this month, I will be transitioning the bulk of music programming duties to current intern John Mortara. Though I will miss it deeply, I have been told that John has a good ear for what all the hip 20-somethings like to hear on the radio.

8:47 am

Mon April 1, 2013

Marching To 'Easter Monday On The White House Lawn'

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President Barack Obama helps a young participant roll an egg during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 9, 2012 in Washington, DC.

By Mark Mobley

3:18 am

Mon April 1, 2013

Singing The Praises Of Pre-Dawn Walks

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Jazz composer Maria Schneider (left) and soprano Dawn Upshaw collaborated on the new album Winter Morning Walks.

By Jeff Lunden

Originally published on Mon April 1, 2013 9:49 am

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Minnesota-born composer Maria Schneider has called New York home for more than 30 years, and she knows how to find nature in the middle of the city. Because her new album is called Winter Morning Walks, we walked to her favorite bird-watching spot in Central Park on a chilly February morning.

3:43 pm

Sat March 30, 2013

Phil Ramone, A Record Producer Who Made Simplicity Sound Sublime, Has Died

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Phil Ramone in New York in 1997.

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Phil Ramone in the studio in the 1980s.

By Tom Moon

Originally published on Sat March 30, 2013 5:17 pm

12:16 pm

Sat March 30, 2013

Remembering Paul Williams, Founder Of Rock Magazine 'Crawdaddy!'

By Pat Thomas

6:11 am

Sat March 30, 2013

Jace Clayton Revives A Forgotten Voice From New York's Vanguard

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Musician Jace Clayton, who also performs under the name DJ /rupture, says he fell in love with the work of little-known composer Julius Eastman.

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Composer Julius Eastman.

By NPR Staff

Originally published on Sat March 30, 2013 6:37 pm

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2:29 pm

Fri March 29, 2013

Marches Madness: Rubbing Aladdin's Lamp

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By Tom Huizenga

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9:00 am

Mon April 1, 2013