Midge Woolsey
FEINSTEIN’S AT THE REGENCY’S WORLD OF NEW YORK CABARET
hosted by 96.3fm WQXR’s Midge Woolsey |
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Feinstein’s at the Regency, the ultra chic “nightclub of New York”, presents an insider’s look at the fabulous and fun world of cabaret, the intimate art form that’s more popular than ever. Enjoy performances by the most talented young singers in town and interviews with New York’s brightest music reviewers. Hosted by WQXR’s Midge Woolsey.
Ms. Woolsey has been associated with television and radio, on and off the air, for over 20 years, having hosted such programs as “PBS Millennium 2000,” “Your Money Matters 2000” and two of the “Three Tenors” specials, as well as numerous award-winning programs and teleconferences for the national PBS education division. Recently, she has served as Production Executive for David Grubin Productions, working on such PBS series as “The American Experience” and “The Language of Life with Bill Moyers.” In addition, Ms. Woolsey hosted the opening program of the Lyrics and Lyricists Series at New York’s 92nd Street Y. Ms. Woolsey has degrees in theater and music, and has worked as a director, performer and choreographer in more than 100 productions with various regional opera and musical theater companies. |
David Dubal
96.3fm WQXR’s host of Reflections from the Keyboard presents “An Exploration of Piano Literature” with performances by Julliard students |
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David Dubal is internationally known as a pianist, teacher, writer, and broadcaster. An acknowledged authority on the piano literature, Mr. Dubal’s highly acclaimed books include The Art of the Piano, Evenings with Horowitz, Reflections from the Keyboard, and Conversations with Menuhin.
Mr. Dubal’s video, The Golden Age of the Piano, has been seen worldwide in four languages, and won him an Emmy award. His compact disc, Remembering Horowitz, featured Dubal and 125 other pianists recalling this legendary performer.
Recipient of the First ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for broadcast journalism, Mr. Dubal has won numerous other honors, including the coveted George Foster Peabody Award for innovative broadcasting. He served as Music Director of WNCN in New York City from l967-90, and was also producer and commentator for innumerable special broadcasts, including “Conversations with Horowitz.” He can currently be heard each week on Wednesday on WQXR in New York City in "Reflections from the Keyboard" and on the internet at www.wqxr.com.
Mr. Dubal has been a faculty member of The Juilliard School since 1983, and joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in 1994. He has performed in recitals and lecture-recitals in forty states, conducted master classes and lectured world-wide, and judged many international competitions, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. |
Elliott Forrest
96.3fm WQXR’s host presents “A Tribute to the Great White Way”With interviews of Broadway Luminaries such as Maury Yeston, composer of “Nine”, “Titanic”, “Grand Hotel”; Don Frantz, producer of “Lion King”, “Beauty and the Beast”; Stephanie D’Abruzzo from the cast of “Ave. Q”; Arthur Kopit, playwright of “Nine”, “Wings”; Rob Diamond, founder and editor-in-chief of “Broadwayworld.com”. |
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He is the recipient of broadcasting's highest honor, the George Foster Peabody Award and two New York State Broadcasting Awards.
He can now be heard on 96.3 fm WQXR (1994 & 2003-2005) in New York and on WQXR.com, the classical radio station in New York City owned by The New York Times. He is heard nationally as the radio host of the syndicated concerts from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Seattle Symphony and The Jerusalem Symphony.
Elliott hosted the national radio broadcast BRING BACK THE MUSIC,a benefit concert for Katrina victims live from Lincoln Center. It featured The New York Philharmonic, Audra McDonald, Wynton Marsalis and Randy Newman.
During 1995 Elliott co-hosted the nationally syndicated talk show, The Late Late Radio Show with Tom Snyder and Elliott Forrest, for the CBS Network Radio (1995). The show featured one-on-one celebrity interviews and nightly conversations between Tom and Elliott. As for his part of the show, Elliott interviewed hundreds of people included Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, John Cleese, Shirley MacLaine, Peter Arnett, Bill Mahar, Larry King, Garrison Keillor, Garry Shandling, Elvis Costello, Peter Ustinov, members of the rock groups The Moody Blues, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, and Charlotte St.Martin, Executive Director of The League of American Theatres and Producers, among others. On working with Mr. Snyder, Elliott considers it a high point in his career "to have talked over the daily news events and the everyday events of life with one of this country's legendary broadcasters."
From 1986 to 1993, Elliott was morning drive-time host on WNCN-fm, a New York City station. He broadcast special events from The United Nations and Carnegie Hall (co-hosting with Peter Jennings).
His first radio job was in his hometown of Midland, Texas on KNfm. He went on to work at Kansas City's KXTR-fm, (where he was also Program Director); WEVD, NY; and WKJY, Long Island. |
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