New NPR national Jewish Music Radio program

[Mayer Pasternak <mayer...>]

We have just been contacted about the possibility of NPR creating a nationally 
syndicated Jewish Radio program ... stay tuned for details. The powers that be 
were concerned that the Jewish genre did not have sufficient depth to sustain a 
program. If you all will voice your opinions so that they can hear it, it might 
get pushed through.



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From:   JSU @ Western[SMTP:ljfjsu (at) info(dot)london(dot)on(dot)ca]
Sent:   Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:29 PM
To:     World music from a Jewish slant
Subject:        Re: Magazine...Good idea

Ari,

after doing some research the I have found that very few stations offer Jewish
music on their airwaves. You have lsited the few shows that are on the air on
your website.
Their are few stations willing to give air time to one-dimensional (only
Orthodox music, only Klezmer, only CDs with Troy Dexter associated with them
{there are tons})
But there are so many stations listed as "religios" on the air today in centres
where Jews live.  These stations could be used to promote Jewish music. Think
of the good PR...Christain radio station hosts Jewish music show.
Who has money to buy blocks of air-time? Bronfman Jr are you listening?
I think Phil Finks Shalom America if it was broader based would be a great
vehicle to continue promoting Jewish music available on the radio 24 hours a
day.

I know it would be a hard pitch to get air-time and then get jews to tune into
WJSUS but..
I don't see PBS doing a weekly syndicated Jewish music show. Please correct me
if they are doing one somewhere.

Arye

Ari Davidow wrote:

> Sure, on any general purpose radio station. But one dedicated
> to proselytizing Christianity? I don't get why such stations
> are even in anyone's sights--surely there are other opportunities
> for airplay, and surely there are other stations that sells blocks
> of time to speciality (or "vanity") radio shows?
>
> ari
>
> >The idea is to get the music promoted and publicized.
> >
> >Arye
> >
> >Ari Davidow wrote:
> >
> >> >Would Jews
> >> >tune into a known predominatly Christian station to hear their own
> >> >spiritual music?
> >>
> >> No.
> >>
> >> "Yes, Jesus saves, and now, following the god squad's stunning rendition
> >> of "what a friend I have in the lord," we'll play this debbie friedman
> >> number...."
> >>
> >> I'm having trouble visualizing this as having any relevance to a
> >> Jewish context.
> >>
> >> And, of course, for many of us, "Jewish" music has cultural roots,
> >> but doesn't speak (and may not have been written) to any religious
> >> context in the first place. I'd sooner expect to hear Statman's
> >> "Flatbush Waltz" or an excellent Freilachmaker's number on a
> >> bluegrass show.
> >>
> >> ari
> >>
> >> Ari Davidow
> >> ari (at) ivritype(dot)com
> >> list owner, jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> >> the klezmer shack: http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/
> >>
> >
> >--
> >Arye Berk
> >Director Jewish Students' Union
> >Phone # 519-679-2111 Ext. 2634
> >LISTEN TO KOSHER KORNER EVERY FRIDAY
> >FROM 11:00 - 1:00PM LIVE ON THE JSU WEBSITE
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> >
> >
> >
>

--
Arye Berk
Director Jewish Students' Union
Phone # 519-679-2111 Ext. 2634
LISTEN TO KOSHER KORNER EVERY FRIDAY
FROM 11:00 - 1:00PM LIVE ON THE JSU WEBSITE
Http://www.usc.uwo.ca/clubs/jsu

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