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Sep 16, 2026
AlexaHOST
Milwaukee's WOM was accepted into the Library of Congress archive.
AlexaHOST
New York's WNYC slash WQXR archives are being preserved.
AlexaHOST
And Central State University's historic HBCU station, WCSU, had its recordings digitized and returned home.
AlexaHOST
Want to hear more about how those stations were saved and what made their cases successful?
AlexaHOST
Milwaukee's WOM was accepted into the Library of Congress archive.
AlexaHOST
New York's WNYC slash WQXR archives are being preserved.
AlexaHOST
And Central State University's historic HBCU station, WCSU, had its recordings digitized and returned home.
AlexaHOST
Want to hear more about how those stations were saved and what made their cases successful?
Matt RodbardHOST
Yeah.
Ruth ReichlGUEST
And even at The New York Times, I mean, in addition to doing a weekly review and then a lot of roundup kinds of things, I also had to do a radio show every morning on WQXR.
Matt RodbardHOST
Oh, you were five days on that?
Ruth ReichlGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Kusha NavidarHOST
My next guest is probably a familiar voice to many of you.
Kusha NavidarHOST
It's Jeff Spurgeon, the longtime morning show host on WQXR, New York Public Radio's classical music sister station.
Kusha NavidarHOST
We have the honor of speaking to Jeff now because this coming Friday will be his last day on the air.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Yes, Jeff Spurgeon, beloved host, is retiring after 30 years here at QXR and 40 total years on the airwaves in New York.
Jeff SpurgeonGUEST
Thanks for having me.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Absolutely, it's a privilege.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Jeff, when WQXR announced this news a few months ago, the comments on the web were, they were voluminous, and they were passionate.
Jeff SpurgeonGUEST
[laughs]
Jeff SpurgeonGUEST
You don't have to know all of what is in the ocean in order to enjoy what's at your own beach.
Janae PierreHOST
WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon has guided listeners through the big, bold world of classical music for over three decades.
Janae PierreHOST
On today's show, we discuss the evolution of the genre's audience and who's keeping it alive.
Janae PierreHOST
But before we get into that, here's a few headlines we're following as we head into the weekend.
Janae PierreHOST
All right.
Janae PierreHOST
Now let's get on with the show.
Janae PierreHOST
New York City's premier classical music radio station, WQXR, is saying goodbye to longtime host Jeff Spurgeon.
Janae PierreHOST
His departure comes as the genre expands.
Jeff BennettHOST
I do want to say something, and I know Joe and Ellen can relate to this, and I was asked by a guy that listens to all things radio.
Jeff BennettHOST
And he said, please remind the listeners who love classical music that Jeff Spurgeon did his last show with WQXR.
Jeff BennettHOST
Those who like classical might remember him working at Sirius XM Satellite Radio as well.
Jeff BennettHOST
So after like a 50-year career in radio, he is also retiring as well.
Emanuel AxHOST
[laughs]
Lauren Purcell JoynerHOST
Send us your questions at manny@wqxr.org. We did not make that one up, by the way.
Lauren Purcell JoynerHOST
That actually happened.
Emanuel AxHOST
[laughs]
Kusha NavidarHOST
My next guest is probably a familiar voice to many of you.
Kusha NavidarHOST
It's Jeff Spurgeon, the longtime morning show host on WQXR, New York Public Radio's classical music sister station.
Kusha NavidarHOST
We have the honor of speaking to Jeff now because this coming Friday will be his last day on the air.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Yes, Jeff Spurgeon, beloved host is retiring after 30 years here at QXR and 40 total years on the airwaves in New York.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Absolutely.
Kusha NavidarHOST
It's a privilege.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Jeff, when WQXR announced this news a few months ago, the comments on the web were they were voluminous and they were passionate.
Kusha NavidarHOST
Let me just say listeners are really going to miss you.
Kusha NavidarHOST
We'll talk today about the shift from physical media towards subscription payment models and what that means for consumers and the future of the quarter billion dollar video game industry.
Kusha NavidarHOST
And we'll have a very special guest at the end of today's show, our colleague Jeff Spurgeon, who is retiring as the morning show host on WQXR after 30 years on the air.
Kusha NavidarHOST
But first, dark money in the midterm elections.
Kusha NavidarHOST
When you see a political ad on TV or you get a direct mailer or you watch an influencer on your phone talking about a local race, do you know who paid for it? Most of the time, that money is untraceable.