I got an email on Thursday from someone signing himself “John Doe,” asking me to “share the information” in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s “FAQ” on their proposed sale of KFUO “Classic99″ to Gateway Creative Broadcasting, aka Joy FM.

It’s something I’ve been…

I’m taking off to accompany Opera Theatre of St. Louis’s Tim O’Leary and OTSL patrons (and no, the paper isn’t paying for it!) on their weeklong journey to London and Ireland’s Wexford Festival.

I’ll cover the events for the A&E section,…

The latest scuttlebutt on the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s plans to sell KFUO-FM, aka “Classic 99,” features a new set of possible buyers along with the original, Gateway Creative Broadcasting, parent of Joy FM. The “Christian contemporary” station, based in Des…

The Culture Club poll on whether KFUO-99.1 FM should be saved as a classical music station will close this Sunday, August 23 - so if you haven’t cast your vote yet, don’t miss your chance. Find it here:
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/culture-club/culture-club/2009/08/poll-can-st-louis-afford-to-lose-kfuo-fm/

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The board of directors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, with a committee led by board member and attorney Kermit Brashear of Omaha, has been quietly negotiating a deal to sell KFUO-99.1 FM to a group called “Joy FM.”

“Joy FM” broadcasts…

The St. Louis Chamber Chorus, our region’s finest choral ensemble, was recently featured on HEC-TV, the St. Louis Higher Education Channel. Jim Althoff, a weekend announcer on KFUO (99.1; http://www.classic99.com narrates. It gives some good insights into how artistic director Philip…

Norman Pellegrini, program director at Chicago’s iconic WFMT (98.7 FM) for 45 years, died early today after a brief illness. He was 79.

Norm Pellegrini, 1929-2009

Mr. Pellegrini started at WFMT at the station’s beginnings in 1951, and became program director two…

Tune in, turn on, drop in: Beginning on July 1 and running through September 9, KFUO (99.1-FM) will broadcast a weekly “SLSO Summer Series,” hosted by music director David Robertson. The broadcasts will be heard on Wednesdays beginning at 8…

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra director of communications Adam Crane has sent out the final schedule for Saturday’s radiothon on KFUO, 99.1 FM.

Crane, who’s been getting a lot of exposure in recent weeks for his part in “The Soloist,” says he’ll…

Lebanon, Ill.-based soprano Christine Brewer may have blown out her knee, but her voice is just fine — and she was once again the go-to replacement for an ailing soprano in a big sing, this time with the Santa Fe…