Meet Jenell Walton

Many of you may remember Jenell Walton from her long broadcasting career on Cincinnati television, but now you get to meet her in her new role: Vice President of Content for Cincinnati Public Radio.

She's now responsible for the programming and marketing of 91.7 WVXU and 90.9 WGUC, and she's been on board since March. WVXU News Director Maryanne Zeleznik recently sat down with Jenell so you could meet her.

Enjoy their conversation!

New Music from Miami University's Frank Huang

By Elaine Diehl

Miami University Professor of Piano, Dr. Frank Huang announces his new album, Solo Piano Works of Nikolai Medtner, Vol. 1, scheduled to be available on Amazon, iTunes, and other various outlets on Friday, April 16, 2021.

Dr. Huang remarks, “This album, the first of a nine-disc set, marks the beginning of a long journey that I decided to take in 2017. I had always wanted to perform and record the music of Nikolai Medtner, a composer that I felt has long been neglected by the general public. This project is my humble attempt to bring Medtner’s music to the forefront with the hope that you will appreciate these works as much as I do!”

Frank Huang and I talked about the album and the composer:

A Conversation with Michael Torke

by Brian O'Donnell

It’s always a thrill when we at WGUC are able to play music by living composers... composers whom we may even be able to interact with at times. 

Michael Torke is one such composer. Here, he talks about growing up in the Midwest, taking piano lessons as a young boy AND starting to compose music at a very young age.

Later, Torke got a good break when he was summoned to write music for the Olympic games and that worked out very nicely.

In his own words, listen to composer Michael Torke tell it: