Category Archives: Radio Talk

“Coming to You by Recording. . .”

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

Yes, I’m out of town, still in Powhatan, Virginia, visiting with daughter Sarah and family.  Had a full-filling Thanksgiving dinner with her Reilly in-laws, for which Sarah (with Dr Janie’s and her three boys’ help) made “All nine kinds of … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Met Broadcast Schedule for 2019-2020

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Once again we make room for the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, in the Boston area exclusively on WHRB.  All but three of the broadcasts start at 1:00 PM, with HAH ending about 15 minutes early for the Prelude … Continue reading →

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Engine 576 Whistles & The Pan-American on WSM in Nashville

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

In the previous post on the restoration of NC&StL Engine 576 and the Marty Stuart/Harry Stinson song, I drew on a post by ‘jh’ on the Mac Resource Forum.  I left out the part where jh posted a link to … Continue reading →

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Harvard Football vs. HAH: Call It a Draw

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

WHRB Sports is asking for only 15 minutes before the games, so most Saturdays this fall we’ll be going until 12:45 PM.  Can’t complain.  The two games in September will not affect HAH.  The Penn game is scheduled to start … Continue reading →

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Photos from the Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

I don’t get to many festivals, as the biggest day is always Saturday, and I have radio business then.  But I did arrange for a pre-recorded Hillbilly at Harvard on June 29th, so Dr Janie and I took the Green … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island’s Best-Kept Secret? Rock Hearts on HAH!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

I had heard the name, but knew nothing of the band when Tony Watt asked if I’d like to have them on live.  They are scheduled to appear at the Joe Val Festival this year, so I said, sure, if … Continue reading →

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Well Met—It’s Opry Time Again!

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins December 1st.  Again this year there are seven Saturdays starting earlier than 1:00 PM.  In all cases we subtract about 15 minutes from the Met starting time for WHRB’s Prelude to the Met.  Fans … Continue reading →

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Harvard Football vs. HAH: A Draw!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

This year the Sports Department has elected to dispense with their customary Pre-game shows, so they won’t be taking as much time away from HAH.  And there are three Friday games, plus two 1:30 Saturday games, so only five games … Continue reading →

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Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

I’ve been wondering whether I needed to explain this at all, but I did mention it on air, so if anyone is curious, this is what happened: Barbara Martin Stephens lived with Jimmy Martin from 1953 to 1966, and had … Continue reading →

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Talkin’ about Trains

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

The High 48s Bluegrass Band Back on the May 26th show I rediscovered the 2014 album of train songs, called Great Northern Railroad, from a band called The High 48s, a slim cardboard volume hiding amidst the plastic jewel boxes … Continue reading →

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