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WXXI Classical 91.5 50th Anniversary Memories

In 2024 WXXI-FM 91.5 celebrates its 50th anniversary, 12/23/1974. Each month we will share reflections and memories of events, celebrations, honors and personalities that have made WXXI Public Media what it is today. Read any of the monthly highlights and you'll find a link at the bottom of each page to download a .pdf of the entire WXXI Classical 91.5's 50th Anniversary booklet.

Celebrating 50 years of WXXI's Classical 91.5

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published December 31, 2024 at 8:06 AM EST

On Dec 30th staff past and present reflected on the 50 years of WXXI-FM 91.5 with Connections host Evan Dawson. LISTEN HERE

(foreground) Mona Seghatoleslami, Brenda Tremblay, (background) Ruth Phinney, and Marianne Carberry

Fifty years ago this month, WXXI-FM 91.5 hit the airwaves. Before it became the region's home for classical music, it was a mix of music, talk, news, and early NPR programming.

We take a tour of our history with our WXXI colleagues, and we look ahead. LISTEN HERE

Our guests:

Ruth Phinney, program director for WXXI Classical 91.5

Brenda Tremblay, morning host and producer for WXXI Classical 91.5
Mona Seghatoleslami, music director and afternoon host for WXXI Classical 91.5
Marianne Carberry, Saturday host of WXXI Classical 91.5
Dave Dial, WXXI-FM station manager in 1974
David Glerum, WXXI music director from 1978 to 1988