A Day in the Life of a Classical Radio Host
This is why I don’t give many pre-concert talks.
Daniel Gilliam
@dgill.bsky.social
Composer: fictivemusic.com Director of Programming at Louisville Public Media & On-air weekdays 9a-12n 90.5 WUOL lpm.org/classical Dad Instagram: @fictivemusic 📍Louisville
A Day in the Life of a Classical Radio Host
This is why I don’t give many pre-concert talks.
last night's work stress dream was they forgot to bleep out the H in "S-H-I-T" for a radio story
From Borodin to Beshear: catch me on 89.3 WFPL hosting All Things Considered today from 4-6, then back again on 90.5 WUOL tomorrow at 0900.
Ed Wood. Showcase Cinemas, Bardstown Road (rip). The ticketing kid asked if I was over 18 and I said yes (I was not).
Do you remember what *your* first R-rated movie was? I finally asked my mom (I couldn't remember), and she told me it was The Lost Boys when I was roughly the same age as my daughter (about 9). The movie traumatized her more than it did me, apparently
Jude Vaclavik starts in the role leading the Louisville Orchestra now. He will have a hand in shaping the 2027-2028 season. www.lpm.org/news/2026-07...
Louisville Orchestra names Jude Vaclavik permanent CEO
Jude Vaclavik starts in the role leading the Louisville Orchestra now. He will have a hand in shaping the 2027-2028 season.
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I wrote a little something based on a Jean Ritchie tune called “Jubilee” open.spotify.com/track/1JfBLI...
Jubilee
Daniel Gilliam, Lara Downes · Hold These Truths · Song · 2026
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Well I’m glad we have four days to recover from the physicality of watching that game
LPM's analysis found that voters from more than 1,800 households may have received wrong ballots in past elections. This could have led some voters to participate in the wrong races, and may have kept others from voting for their rightful representatives. More here: www.lpm.org/news/ballots
I’ve heard the Macarena song twice today not by choice, and now you have to
Foul or no foul, goal or no goal, that was a painfully dumb play by Scotland and all my love to Scotland, really
I'm part of the very specific fragment of the population for whom this image is the best joke of the week.
Ed Hamilton talks about his bronze statue of York on the Belvedere, Frank X Walker reads his vivid poetry inspired by York, and news of a permanent resting place for the explorer announced.
I produced a Juneteenth special from “The Legacy of York,” a live event held this past Tuesday. Airs tonight at 8 on WFPL and LPM.org, or you can listen to it now: www.lpm.org/news/2026-06...
I produced a Juneteenth special from “The Legacy of York,” a live event held this past Tuesday. Airs tonight at 8 on WFPL and LPM.org, or you can listen to it now: www.lpm.org/news/2026-06...
Listen to a Louisville Juneteenth radio special on 89.3 WFPL
An hourlong radio special captures a live tribute to York and his role in Lewis and Clark’s expeditions.
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First evening of staycation and I just ordered a blood pressure monitor ama
come work with me and be our next ATC host! www.lpm.org/careers/2026...
89.3 WFPL News "All Things Considered" host
LPM is seeking an audio professional to serve as one of Louisville Public Media's most recognized public voices on 89.3 WFPL. In this high-profile role, you'll anchor afternoon drive programming for a...
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Longtime Louisville-based environmental journalist Jim Bruggers has died. He was a mentor, and a friend to me. He was a damn good journalist and he made Kentucky a better place. @connorgiffin.bsky.social has written a beautiful story about him. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...
James Bruggers, longtime environmental 'watchdog' for Kentucky, dies
James Bruggers, whose decades of environmental reporting in Kentucky and beyond helped win cleaner air and cleaner water, is dead at 68.
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Back home in Comer's Kentucky, this is what (alleged) Medicaid fraud looks like, from a massive white-guy-owned company:
Listen: How Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care allegedly committed massive Medicaid fraud
Kentucky-based Addiction Recovery Care is under fire in a civil lawsuit for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicaid for a service. A federal database shows ARC made up 20% of all payments for that ser...
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Comer: "What we're seeing especially in the blue states is there is rampant fraud, especially in the minority communities"