‘New Standards’ Changes The Station
• New York Public Radio’s WNYC/New York announced that New Standards, its weekly program devoted to the American Songbook, hosted by Paul Cavalconte, has found a new home with Jazz-formatted 88.3 WBGO/Newark.
New Standards‘ final WNYC broadcast was this past Saturday, March 22, and the show will be relaunched on-air and online on WBGO in late April.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that New Standards will continue to delight listeners in the NYC and NJ region from a new perch right across the Hudson,” said LaFontaine E. Oliver, President & CEO, New York Public Radio, the parent of WNYC. “For close to a decade, Paul has been a trusted guide to this cherished American artform, and I’m grateful to our public radio colleagues at WBGO for working with us to find a way to keep music going. I know the show and its ardent listener base are in good hands.”
“New Standards will be a uniquely compatible addition to BGO’s broadcast and online programming schedule,” said Steven A. Williams, President & CEO of WBGO. “I have a deep and abiding admiration for Paul’s singular professionalism and unrivaled musical aptitude. And when we were presented with this opportunity, there was only one response — and it took me about a nano-second to make it.”
Cavalconte (left), a mainstay on the New York City area airwaves for over 30 years, noted, “In the Songbook classic, ‘Where or When,’ Lorenz Hart wrote, ‘some things that happen for the first time, seem to be happening again.’ I am deeply grateful for the ongoing support from WNYC, my new champions at WBGO, and for the career serendipity that has allowed me to find such a unique niche in New York radio, bringing my music passions to the public stations with the most dedicated audiences.”
In addition to his work on WNYC, Cavalconte is currently a weekend host on Classical WQXR, and on WFUV‘s Cavalcade.
