William McGlaughlin

A nationally noted radio commentator from 1981 onward, McGlaughlin was known for his cheerful, open, and down-to-earth personality on classical music radio. Beyond his career as a broadcaster and music educator, McGlaughlin also spent a decade as a professional orchestral musician, over three decades as a conductor, and a decade as a composer. He viewed the more recent, radio broadcast aspect of his musical career as outreach – as a way to keep classical music from becoming an increasingly marginalized art form, with ever-smaller and older audiences.