
Ruth Phinney
Classical 91.5 and Reachout Radio Program Directorrphinney@wxxi.org
585-258-0332
Ruth began working for WXXI in 1982 as the radio division secretary after working as a music teacher in several local districts. Trained as a classical musician, she was the perfect match for creating program listings for the monthly program guide and working with the radio hosts. As she began to learn the business of "radio," she took on the job of managing what is now WXXI Reachout Radio, and later to manage both Reachout Radio and Classical 91.5.
Today she sets the strategic goals and programs for Classical 91.5 and works nationally with Classical Music Rising, a collaborative project of leading classical stations to shape the future of classical music radio as the field confronts evolution in delivery across multiple broadcast and digital platforms, demographic and cultural change, and significant disruption throughout the music industry.
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Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 2 – 3 PM at Church of Love Faith Center (700 Exchange St., 14608)
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On Friday 6/17/22 Georgetown University music professor Carlos Simon drops his streaming album “Requiem for the Enslaved” ahead of Juneteenth.
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What do musicians and journalists have in common? They both tell stories - some in words, others in music.
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Host Diane Jones reflects on the waning days of summertime with music to stir fond memories. Saturday 9/4 at 8:00p.9/4 Summer Days Season 6 begins as…
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L'Opéra de Rouen Normandie presents Claude Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande on Saturday, 9/25 at 1:00p. Due to the French government's COVID-19 regulations,…
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Michael Morgan, Conductor of the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra in Rochester, and the Oakland Symphony died on Friday, August 20th at the age of 63.…
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Chrono Cross is an amazing RPG (role-playing game) whose early 3D graphics have aged better than most. The music also has had new life in orchestral…
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Relive the antics, enjoy the music and sneer at Jasper and Horace, Cruella De Vil's two bumbling henchmen and the secondary antagonists along with other…