American radio personality
John Schaefer
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Born
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Nationality
| American
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Alma mater
| Fordham University
(B.A., 1980)
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Occupation
| Radio host
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Years active
| 1981?present
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Organization
| New York Public Radio
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Notable work
| New Sounds
,
Soundcheck
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Awards
| AMC's
Letter of Distinction (2003)
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Website
| newsounds
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John Schaefer
is an American radio host and author. A longtime host at
WNYC
, Schaefer began hosting the influential radio shows
New Sounds
in 1982 and
Soundcheck
in 2002, and has produced many different programs for other
New York Public Radio
platforms. Schaefer is also the author of the book
New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music
, first published in 1987.
Early life and education
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Schaefer was born and raised in
Queens
, New York.
[1]
He attended
Fordham University
in the Bronx, from which he graduated in 1980.
[2]
Career
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Broadcast Journalism
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Schaefer began his career in radio in the late 1970s at
WFUV
, which was then a student-run
college radio
station at
Fordham University
. By the time he graduated, he was the station's programming director, after which he spent one year at a classical station in Portland, Maine before returning to New York and joining WNYC in 1981.
[1]
Schaefer began developing his genre-spanning music program
New Sounds
in early 1982, with the show premiering that September.
[1]
Billboard
has called the show "The No. 1 radio show for the Global Village" and it has been syndicated by
NPR
as well as by stations in Australia and Taiwan.
[3]
[1]
He began the
New Sounds Live
concert series in 1986.
[4]
In 2002, be began hosting the art and music talk radio show
Soundcheck
for WNYC.
[3]
He had composer
Steve Reich
as a guest on his
Soundcheck
show in 2009.
[5]
Also for WNYC, Schaefer hosts the segment "Gig Alerts" for the news program
Morning Edition
.
[6]
From January 2016 until January 2017, Schaefer hosted the podcast
LPR Live
which showcased live performances from the
Greenwich Village
music venue
(Le) Poisson Rouge
.
[7]
The show was broadcast on the digital station Q2, the online affiliate of the classical music station
WQXR
which, like WYNC, is owned by the non-profit
New York Public Radio
(NYPR).
[8]
Later in 2017, Schaefer joined WQXR to host the weekly show
The Furthermore
and continues to advise on Q2.
[9]
In 2018, NYPR announced that they were expanding
New Sounds
into its own online platform. While Schafer's programs continued to be broadcast on their original stations, the New Sounds "online destination" collected most of Schafer's programs into one place. With this expansion, Schafer also began hosting a new titular online radio station as well.
[10]
Just a year later, it was reported that all of the New Sounds programming would be dropped by NYPR and Schaefer's shows would no longer be broadcast by WNYC nor WQXR.
[11]
After more than a week of outcry by the public and musicians, with many calling Schaefer a vital part of the New York music scene, NYPR announced that they would be retaining New Sounds and all of its affiliated programs.
[12]
Composer
Philip Glass
has been quoted saying, "'For we who live in New York to have [Schaefer] in the position he's in at the radio station, that's amazing... There are very few professional music people -- not only musicians, but writers about music -- who you can really truly say have an open, expansive horizon. And he does."
[1]
Print Journalism
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Schaefer published his first book in 1987,
New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music
(New York:
Harper & Row
, 1987). For
Virgin
, he wrote the book
New Sounds: the Virgin Guide to New Music
, published in 1990.
[13]
He has contributed to
The Cambridge Companion to Singing
(2000) and to
Spin
and
Ear
magazines.
[14]
[15]
Schaefer has written liner notes for more than 100 albums, including for
Yo-Yo Ma
and
Terry Riley
.
[16]
He is also one of the compilation producers on the various artists
Invocation
album.
[17]
Personal life
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Schaefer is passionate about horse racing. He grew up near the
Aqueduct Racetrack
in Queens and spent summers with his family in Saratoga Springs at the
Saratoga Race Course
.
[1]
He contributed to the 2006 anthology
Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology
.
[18]
Original programs
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- New Sounds
(WNYC); since 1982
- Soundcheck
(WNYC); since 2002
- Gig Alerts
(WNYC);
Morning Edition
segment
- LPR Live
(Q2/WQXR); podcast produced 2016/2017
- The Furthermore
(WQXR); since 2017
- Carnegie Hall Live
(Carnegie Hall/WQXR); 2018, thirteen-part series co-hosted with Jeff Spurgeon
[19]
Further reading
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References
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Goodman, Fred (2000-10-15).
"TELEVISION/RADIO; In Search of New Music, Both Ancient and Modern"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"Fordham Community Mourns the Loss of WNYC's Richard Hake"
.
Fordham Newsroom
. 2020-04-28
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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a
b
"John Schaefer | Host"
, WNYC.
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admin (2011-06-21).
"American Impresario: John Schaefer"
.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"From the Archives: 30 Years of Conversations at WNYC"
, WQXR, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
- ^
"Gig Alerts | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News"
.
WNYC
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
- ^
"LPR Live | New Sounds | Hand-picked music, genre free"
.
newsounds
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"WQXR's Q2 Music Launches New Podcast Series "LPR LIVE"
"
.
WQXR
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
- ^
"WNYC Radio Host John Schaefer to Join the WQXR Lineup with the Launch of New Classical Music Program, "The Furthermore"
"
.
WQXR
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"WNYC's Legendary "New Sounds" Program Expands into Online Destination for the Musically Curious | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News"
.
WNYC
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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Cooper, Michael (2019-10-11).
"WNYC Is Dropping 'New Sounds' After 37 Years. Musicians Are Mourning"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"WNYC will keep Jon Schaefer's 'New Sounds' on the air after all"
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BrooklynVegan
. 21 October 2019
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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New Sounds: the Virgin Guide to New Music
. Virgin Books. 15 February 1990.
ISBN
9780863693755
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.
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"'Does Bob Dylan Still Matter?' - A Panel Discussion Event At NYU"
,
Music Industry News Network
, October 16, 2015.
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John Potter (ed.),
The Cambridge Companion to Singing
, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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New York News & Politics -
"The Influentials: Classical and Dance | John Schaefer"
,
New York
magazine.
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Various ? Invocation
at Discogs.
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Estep, Maggie; Starr, Jason (2006).
Bloodlines: A Horse Racing Anthology
. Vintage Books.
ISBN
978-1-4000-9695-4
.
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"Carnegie Hall Live"
.
www.kvpr.org
. Archived from
the original
on 2020-09-23
. Retrieved
2020-05-05
.