WQXR at 75
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1948: WQXR's Halloween Nightmare
In a 1948 Halloween broadcast, a "recurrent nightmare" is played out in full: What would WQXR be like if it were part of a "big, great, wonderful network," broadcasting from "WQXR City?" Oct 28, 2011
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WQXR's Great Voices
In celebration of our 75th anniversary, we’ve culled our archive of interviews and shows for some of the most recognizable voices from the station’s past. Oct 26, 2011
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Tales of an Overnight Classical Deejay
WQXR's Nimet Habachy reveals how she faked an accent, lied about the weather, entertained cabbies -- and became a fixture on WQXR's overnight shift for the better part of three decades.
Oct 24, 2011
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1949: Stravinsky Visits WQXR with 'Orpheus'
WQXR has seen a lot of notable figures walk through its doors. In 1949, Igor Stravinsky stopped by to give an "aural program note" for his then-newly-composed ballet, Orpheus. Oct 24, 2011
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WQXR's Great Voices
In celebration of our 75th anniversary, we’ve culled our archive of interviews and shows for some of the most recognizable voices from the station’s past. Oct 19, 2011
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1951: An Historic Vladimir Horowitz Recital, Packed With Encores
In 1951, WQXR gave the first-ever radio broadcast of a Carnegie Hall recital by the piano giant Vladimir Horowitz. Listen to it here. Oct 12, 2011
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WQXR's Great Voices
In celebration of our 75th anniversary, we’ve culled our archive of interviews and shows for some of the most recognizable voices from the station’s past. Oct 7, 2011
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Back in the Day: Artifacts through the Ages
Did you know that WQXR used to have its own, in-house string quartet? Take a stroll through the WQXR audio and visual archives which has been digitally preserved. Sep 28, 2011
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1958: A Conversation with Van Cliburn
On May 26, 1958, WQXR program director Abram Chasins interviewed the Texan pianist Van Cliburn, just a few weeks after he won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition. Sep 23, 2011
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Video: Jazz Trio Performs at WQXR in 1943
Decades before MTV, the Leonard Ware Trio came to the WQXR studios to record a song for a March 1943 edition of The March of Time newsreel. Sep 23, 2011
