WUOT’s Garrett McQueen will be guest host for the nationally syndicated radio program Performance Today on Wednesday, April 4.
American Public Media’s Performance Today is the country’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on nearly 300 public radio stations across the US and reaches approximately 1.4 million listeners each week.
In addition to his duties as afternoon concert host on WUOT, McQueen serves as second bassoonist of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and performs with groups across the country. He’s also worked with organizations nationwide promoting and celebrating diversity in classical music.
WUOT airs Performance Today at 4 p.m. weekdays on WUOT-2 and streams the program at WUOT.org.
Listener-supported WUOT 91.9 FM is qualified by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and is an NPR member station and an affiliate of Public Radio International and American Public Media. The station’s primary format is classical and jazz music, news, and public affairs. WUOT serves listeners throughout East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. The station broadcasts around the clock and streams on the web. WUOT’s second audio channel, WUOT-2, is available on HD Radio, internet radio, and the web.
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Contact:
Todd Steed (865-974-3177, steed@utk.edu)