Dan Reed is the Music Director and operations manager of WXPN-fm in
Philadelphia. He oversees WXPN’s production and programming operations as well as
talent relations for the nationally syndicated program World Café.
He is also founder and producer of the Triple A (AAA) NON-COMMvention, a
yearly conference for non-commercial “Triple A” formatted radio stations.
On this episode, he talks about the changing face of radio, local music scenes,
commercial and non-commercial radio (public radio), and his work with
the successful World Café where he now serves as the primary liaison to
the music industry on behalf of the station and World Café. World Cafe®
has emerged as the “premiere public radio showcase for contemporary
music serving up an eclectic blend that includes indie rock,
singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music.”
The show takes “listeners on a unique journey of musical discovery and
presents a mix of music from both new and legendary artists.”
We also talked about Dan's non-commercial radio convention, the
Non-COMMvention. It is primarily for people involved in radio, but
anybody is welcome, and it's a great way to get into the minds of radio
people, for those who are looking to get airplay.
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