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WNYC's classical music host Margaret Juntwait has been named the new announcer for the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts. Ms. Juntwait is only the third regular announcer of the long-standing broadcast series, launched in 1931, and is the first woman to hold the position. The Metropolitan Opera announced the news today.
"I am honored and thrilled to become the announcer for what is probably the most revered live classical radio show in the world," Juntwait said in a statement. "I simply can't imagine a better focus for my love of opera and live performance."
The Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts is the longest-running cultural program in American broadcast history, and is heard by over 10 million listeners internationally.
Ms. Juntwait will continue her stellar work as host of WNYC's Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait, which can be heard on Saturday and Sunday nights on WNYC 93.9 FM. For WNYC, she also regularly hosts live local and national radio broadcasts which have recently included an opening concert of Carnegie's Zankel Hall, featuring the Emerson String Quartet with Emanuel Ax; New Year's Eve with the New York Philharmonic; the Philharmonic's star-studded broadcast of Candide last spring; and last summer's opening Mostly Mozart Program from Avery Fisher Hall. Ms. Juntwait's also hosts special music programs and makes regular appearances on WNYC's weekday talk/music program, Soundcheck. Upcoming projects include co-hosting the BBC/WNYC Music Party, a joint production of WNYC Radio and the BBC World Service. The two BBC/WNYC programs, taped in New York City and heard internationally, will include conversation and performances featuring the Ritz Chamber Ensemble and the Orion String Quartet.
“It is no surprise that Margaret Juntwait has been chosen to be the new voice of the Metropolitan Opera, perhaps the most coveted radio broadcast job in the field of classical music,” said Elena Park, WNYC's Executive Producer, Music & Culture. “Margaret is an extraordinarily gracious, personable and knowledgeable hostqualities well known to her fans at WNYC Radio, where she has been a fixture since 1991. WNYC is delighted that she will continue in her current role at the station, while sharing her love of opera with the Met's international audience.”
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» The Third's a Charm
» WNYC's Margaret Juntwait makes her Met debut
WNYC's classical music host Margaret Juntwait has been named the new announcer for the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts. Ms. Juntwait is only the third regular announcer of the long-standing broadcast series, launched in 1931, and is the first woman to hold the position. The Metropolitan Opera announced the news today.
"I am honored and thrilled to become the announcer for what is probably the most revered live classical radio show in the world," Juntwait said in a statement. "I simply can't imagine a better focus for my love of opera and live performance."
The Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Afternoon Radio Broadcasts is the longest-running cultural program in American broadcast history, and is heard by over 10 million listeners internationally.
Ms. Juntwait will continue her stellar work as host of WNYC's Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait, which can be heard on Saturday and Sunday nights on WNYC 93.9 FM. For WNYC, she also regularly hosts live local and national radio broadcasts which have recently included an opening concert of Carnegie's Zankel Hall, featuring the Emerson String Quartet with Emanuel Ax; New Year's Eve with the New York Philharmonic; the Philharmonic's star-studded broadcast of Candide last spring; and last summer's opening Mostly Mozart Program from Avery Fisher Hall. Ms. Juntwait's also hosts special music programs and makes regular appearances on WNYC's weekday talk/music program, Soundcheck. Upcoming projects include co-hosting the BBC/WNYC Music Party, a joint production of WNYC Radio and the BBC World Service. The two BBC/WNYC programs, taped in New York City and heard internationally, will include conversation and performances featuring the Ritz Chamber Ensemble and the Orion String Quartet.
“It is no surprise that Margaret Juntwait has been chosen to be the new voice of the Metropolitan Opera, perhaps the most coveted radio broadcast job in the field of classical music,” said Elena Park, WNYC's Executive Producer, Music & Culture. “Margaret is an extraordinarily gracious, personable and knowledgeable hostqualities well known to her fans at WNYC Radio, where she has been a fixture since 1991. WNYC is delighted that she will continue in her current role at the station, while sharing her love of opera with the Met's international audience.”