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Celebrating 50 years of WXXI's Classical 91.5

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

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(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