RIP Norman Pellegrini
GMS
know, he was a fixture and guiding light at WFMT-FM in Chicago for at
least 50 years. His dedication, knowledge, and good taste made WFMT
the flagship station for classical music in the USA. Thanks for
everything, Norm! Rest well.
Gary Stucka
Bill Anderson
Thank you for the information. This is very sad news. I was always
impressed and appreciative of his work at WFMT.
- Bill
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Bill Anderson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-090702-norman-pellegrini-dead,0,553354.story
- Bill
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Sad news. Great classical music broadcasters like him are a rarity.
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GMS
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of our colleague
and friend, Norman Pellegrini. The longtime WFMT program director died
early this morning. Norman was 79 years old.
A native of Chicago, Norman attended the University of Chicago and
received a degree from Columbia College. He first joined WFMT founders
Bernie and Rita Jacobs at radio station WOAK and continued to work
with them after they launched WFMT in 1951. Norman became WFMT’s
program director in 1953, a post he held until 1996.
“No one in WFMT’s 58-year history had more influence on WFMT’s sound,
style and programming than Norm Pellegrini, and he shaped that sound
every day for the nearly 45 years he worked as our program director,”
said Steve Robinson, WFMT’s general manager. “Over the decades, many
have admired and praised the station’s programming for its diversity,
richness, breadth and integrity. All of those elements, and so much
more, are Norm’s legacy, and we honor him today and every day by our
devotion to maintaining the standards he set so high. He will be
missed.”
Pellegrini hosted WFMT’s Lyric Opera broadcasts in partnership with
Lois Baum, and then Lisa Flynn, beginning in 1971 with a performance
of Rossini’s Semiramide. Norman also hosted broadcasts by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, beginning in 1976 and continuing into the 1990s.
Listeners will also remember Norman as host of WFMT’s Midnight Special
for many years.
“Norman Pellegrini was the voice of Lyric Opera---and what a voice he
was!” remarks Lyric Opera general director William Mason. “Norm was
not only a man who knew opera---he loved opera. And all of us at Lyric
loved him. We deeply mourn the passing of this cherished and admired
member of the Lyric Opera and WFMT families,” he adds.
“Norm Pellegrini’s love of music, and his standards of quality,
established the character of WFMT radio from its beginnings in the
early 1950s. His passion for good music is still with us today,”
offers Andi Lamoreaux, WFMT’s music director and a longtime friend and
colleague. “Norm loved his native city, and most especially its
musicians, always striving to find new outlets to showcase the
excellence and variety of Chicago’s musical life. His energy,
enthusiasm, and dedication made him a colleague both demanding and
inspiring. He will be missed, but his legacy will live at WFMT so long
as the station is on the air.”
A memorial service for Norman is being planned by his long-time
partner, Donald Knight. It will be held on July 18th, on what would
have been Norman’s 80th birthday, at Mayfair Lutheran Church, 4335
Lawrence Avenue, in Chicago. More details will be shared on 98.7WFMT
and wfmt.com as they become available.
WFMT listeners and family members are encouraged to share their
remembrances of Norman Pellegrini. Messages can be recorded by calling
773-279-2174 or posted to WFMT’s online message board (coming soon).
These messages will be shared throughout the day on 98.7WFMT and here
on wmft.com.
Bob Harper
Amen. May he rest in peace. He represented the very best in broadcasting.
Bob Harper
Fred Maroth
was about to release this now (it's a Haydn anniversary) when I discovered
that the master tape boxes actually contained tapes for Gluck's Orfeo
(Urania LP set 223)... And we don't have the LP set of the Haydn to master
from...
Thanks--
Fred Maroth * Music & Arts
Bill Anderson
I think you may have posted this on the wrong thread.
- Bill
Gerard
Not so, I think.
You have posted this in the thread (started by Fred) "Haydn: Orfeo & Euridice,
cond Swarowsky (Haydn Soc. 2029 )" and changed the subject line.
GMS
I started this thread and I've tried to manage this thread from Google
groups. How the Haydn/Swarowsky topic got introduced is a mystery to
me along with all of the fake postings allegedly made by "stars" of
this newsgroup. Not trying to be confrontational here, but something
in Google groups is amiss and many of the posts have been "infected".
Just reporting what I see from this end.
Regards, Gary Stucka
Gerard
Maybe you're right, and is this a bug in the Google software.
The way I've seen it:
- You started a thread about Pellegrini;
- someone (you?) changed the subject line (into "More re: RIP Norman
Pellegrini");
- Bill replied in the Haydn Orfeo thread, with the Pellegrini thread subject in
the subject line.
- You changed the subject into "RIP Norm Pellegrini NOT Re: Haydn: Orfeo &
Euridice".
I suppose that changing the subject line (again) will contribute to even more
troubles when reading this in Google Groups.
Dontait...@aol.com
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Gary Stucka began this thread this morning -- posted at 10:14 AM
Central USA time -- as "RIP Norm Pellegrini." It later got changed to
one about the Swarowsky Haydn recording. Something got changed. Google
groups or not, Fred did not start this thread. Gary did, and it was
about Norm Pellegrini.
Don Tait
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