“New Sounds” host John Schaefer at a 2018 event at Merkin Concert Hall. Photo by Steven Pisano.
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In Friday’s (4/18) New York Times, James Barron writes, “New York Public Radio, which has laid off about 50 employees in the last 18 months, says it has ‘saved’ a program that was facing cancellation after more than 40 years on its station WNYC. WNYC has run a fund-raising campaign in the last few weeks that raised $1.5 million for the program, ‘New Sounds,’ which has a particularly influential hold on New York’s new music universe. Of the roughly 1,000 listeners who contributed, one far outpaced the others, giving $1.2 million to keep ‘New Sounds’ going…. The fund-raising for ‘New Sounds’ came as New York Public Radio—whose holdings include WNYC and [classical music station] WQXR as well as the website Gothamist—said layoffs and other cost-cutting measures had closed a $12 million budget gap. It announced one round of layoffs just as it was celebrating the 100th anniversary of WNYC … LaFontaine Oliver, the president and chief executive of New York Public Radio, said that its recent past was ‘the familiar story across the media landscape,’ citing ‘headwinds in particular that have affected noncommercial underwriting or sponsorship.’” The article includes quotes from John Schaefer, who has hosted “New Sounds” since its start.
Donations from Listeners Save “New Sounds” Music Program from Budget Cuts at New York Public Radio – symphony.org
