Karl Haas dead at 91
Syndicated Classical music personality Karl Hass died Sunday in Detroit at age 91, bringing to an end a 55-year career in radio, including the last 35 as host of "Adventures in Good Music." WCLV Cleveland President Robert Conrad, whose company syndicated the show, told RBR that Haas regularly recorded new programs up until about two and a half years ago, but had still continued to produce a few new shows for special occasions. Reruns will continue to air indefinitely. "They're timeless," Conrad said. At the peak a decade or so ago, Haas was on more than 175 US stations, plus the US Armed Forces network and stations in Mexico and Panama. Adventures in Good Music is still carried on about 100 US stations, plus an Australian network. "He affected the lives of thousands and thousands of people," Conrad said of Haas, whose wit and passion helped many listeners develop a love of Classical music. In addition to two Peabody awards, Haas received eight honorary doctorates, numerous awards from the US and foreign governments and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. His book, "Inside Music," was published in 1984 and is now in its 10th reprinting.
"Free Spirit" found at C-SPAN
C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb has been named the recipient of the 2004 Al Neuharth Free Spirit of the Year Award. The award is given each year by the Freedom Forum to some one who has "stirred the public's hearts and souls by demonstrating the human capacity to dream, dare and do." The dream that Lamb had was to put a video feed from the House of Representatives on cable systems across the country. Today, 25 years later, C-SPAN has grown to three 24-hour cable networks, a radio station and 10 websites.
Dr. Laura's son to join Special Forces
Dr. Laura Schlessinger told some 300 people at a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion event on Saturday that her son, 19-year-old Deryk Bishop, will join the U.S. Special Forces later this year, a mission that could take him to the Middle East.
Bishop, who enlisted last year, joined his mother on stage to explain his reasons for signing up. He told the crowd at the Calvary Chapel that he resented the way Americans criticize the war without recognizing soldiers' sacrifices - a theme echoed by his mother.
Schlessinger said she wasn't too worried about her son.
"I brought my son up to be a warrior," she said. "I feel sorry for the mothers of the bad guys. And I just have a good feeling."
AWRT and Katz team for Women's Career Summit
American Women in Radio & Television and Katz Media Group have linked up to present a number of Women's Career Summit events in 2005, building on the annual event launched by Katz in 2003. The first segment this year will be February 25th in Washington, DC - - "Continuing the Dialog: Expanding the Definition of Real Beauty and the Influence of Media." The panel, moderated by Betty Hudson of National Geographic, will be part of the AWRT Leadership Summit.
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