Michael Barone, amiable host and senior executive producer of Pipedreams, marks his 50th anniversary of employment at Minnesota Public Radio on August 20. Pipedreams itself is celebrating its 35th anniversary as a continuing national broadcast presence dedicated to the pipe organ, the only radio program of its kind in the United States. A free public celebration of Barone’s work, and a multi-performer concert, essentially a Pipedreams Live! event will take place September 23 at 3:00 p.m. at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
In addition to Pipedreams, Barone’s tenure at MPR has included roles as music director and announcer, as well as producer and host for programs such as The New Releases, the national and local broadcasts of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and, more recently, the annual live Christmas broadcast of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, England.
For information: www.pipedreams.org.
