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Vermont Vermont Public lays off 15 staffers

Vermont Public Classical lost one of its three hosts, afternoon drive host James Stewart. He's been replaced by satellite-fed Classical24 programming (Scott Blankenship).
 
Oldie919 said:
Is Vermont Public's CEO, Vijay Singh, also (or was) a PGA pro golfer???
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that.. is the dumbest thing ive heard. a quick google would show they show they look nothing alike and.. why would a pro golfer then go work in public raido? not alot of logic going on there
 
CTListener said:
Vermont Public Classical lost one of its three hosts, afternoon drive host James Stewart. He's been replaced by satellite-fed Classical24 programming (Scott Blankenship).
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Would it make sense to move Walter Parker's five-hour midday shift to afternoon drive, say, from 2:00 till 7:00?
 
Kemosabe said:
Would it make sense to move Walter Parker's five-hour midday shift to afternoon drive, say, from 2:00 till 7:00?
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It would. Maybe that's the plan going forward. Stewart apparently was shown the door on Wednesday, with Blankenship airing through Friday. Maybe the station gets more listeners middays than late afternoon/early evening. After all, the classical network is 100 percent music, with no news/talk content, local or NPR.
 
This week I've noticed that VP Classical morning drive host Helen Lyons has taken on an afternoon drive shift (also live). There's nothing on the website about it, so I figure it's only for the duration of the current appeal for listener donations. We'll know next week.
 
CTListener said:
This week I've noticed that VP Classical morning drive host Helen Lyons has taken on an afternoon drive shift (also live).
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I noticed the same thing when I visited Vermont a few weeks ago.

There's nothing on the website about it, so I figure it's only for the duration of the current appeal for listener donations. We'll know next week.
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There is something on the website about it (published 30 October), so we already know: Changes coming to Vermont Public Classical's schedule November 3.
 
What I'd like to know is a breakdown between the TV side and Radio side. Of the 'cuts' I have seen elsewhere, the vast majority of the cuts were from the TV side, not the radio side. I recall one where of 15 jobs cut, 14 were on the TV side and 1 on the radio side. In that instance the radio side was only taking a small hit (single digits). It seems to me compared to Public TV, Public Radio is not that bad off in the lower 48.
 
Kemosabe said:
I noticed the same thing when I visited Vermont a few weeks ago.


There is something on the website about it (published 30 October), so we already know: Changes coming to Vermont Public Classical's schedule November 3.
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So what airs from 7-9 a.m.? There's a big gap between Classical 24 programming and the new start time for Lyons' show. Walter Parker retains 9 a.m.-3 p.m., I assume, followed by Lyons at 3, but 7-9 is unaccounted for. Those were the last two hours of Lyons' morning show. Also, are you absolutely sure that these changes took effect more than a month ago? I swear I've heard Lyons in the morning, and seen her playlists for that shift online, recently; it was just the new shift in the late afternoon that I noticed last week.
 
CTListener said:
So what airs from 7-9 a.m.? There's a big gap between Classical 24 programming and the new start time for Lyons' show. Walter Parker retains 9 a.m.-3 p.m., I assume, followed by Lyons at 3, but 7-9 is unaccounted for. Those were the last two hours of Lyons' morning show. Also, are you absolutely sure that these changes took effect more than a month ago? I swear I've heard Lyons in the morning, and seen her playlists for that shift online, recently; it was just the new shift in the late afternoon that I noticed last week.
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The answer can be found on the Vermont Public page to which I'd linked in my previous post:
Classical music with Helen Lyons may now be heard weekdays from 7-10 a.m. and 3-5 p.m., as well as Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
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Kemosabe said:
The answer can be found on the Vermont Public page to which I'd linked in my previous post:
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Yes, I saw that, but interpreted your previous post incorrectly. Got it now, thanks. Too bad James Stewart had to be sacrificed for VP Classical to survive the CPB disembowelment, but I'm glad that a creative way has been found to preserve the locally curated shifts (and playlists) with the loss of only four hours. I was unaware that Helen's early shift has been starting at 7 rather than at 5 since last month.
 
↑ I first heard Helen Lyons while driving to Northern Vermont to view the solar eclipse last year. She gave the impression of being quite knowledgeable and engaging. Furthermore, her pronunciation of foreign names and phrases exceeded that of most classical announcers. I hope her position won't be cut as a result of additional shortfalls.
 
Apparently, Helen Lyons's voice-tracked 3–5 p.m. segment was short-lived. Classical 24 programming now airs in its stead. I'm still not sure why Walter Parker's shift wasn't moved to afternoon drive.
 
Kemosabe said:
Apparently, Helen Lyons's voice-tracked 3–5 p.m. segment was short-lived. Classical 24 programming now airs in its stead. I'm still not sure why Walter Parker's shift wasn't moved to afternoon drive.
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I occasionally hear classical music on one of WEVH Hanover NH's HD subchannels, identifying as Classical New Hampshire. Is any of the programming local?
 


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