Darel Snodgrass
Classical Music HostI began piano lessons at age 6, trumpet at age 9, and began teaching myself the guitar at 10. My electronics knowledge comes from my father, who had the RCA television and stereo shop in my hometown of Pocahontas, Arkansas for nearly 20 years. My dad is still fixing televisions at age 79.
I attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville as a music major, and worked weekend shifts at the U of A radio station (my first experience playing classical music on the radio). I spent a summer playing piano, guitar and bass at the defunct “L'il Abner”- based theme park Dogpatch USA, near Harrison, Arkansas. After a few years playing music professionally, I finished a BS degree in Radio/TV production at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
After another few years playing music in the Ozarks, I moved to Memphis with my wife. I’ve served as Operations Manager of WKNO-FM since 1988, and morning Classical Music host since 1994 – conducting more than 4,500 Checking on the Arts interviews along the way.
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We always make a Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. A more fitting name in our house should be to call this recipe Sarah’s Disappearing Banana Bread!My youngest…
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Bread is one of those items that can be hit or miss on the grocery shelves these days. Making your own is simpler than you think.DONATE NOWMany bread…
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Artist Justin Bowles has transformed the Beverly and Sam Ross Gallery at Christian Brothers University into Temple of the Cha-Cha-Hua, a fantasy…
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For 35 years, Memphis College of Art (MCA) students have been following in the footsteps of American artist Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) as they…
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The Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education, part of the Orpheum Theatre Group, has just announced its 2019-2020 season.In this interview, Ron…
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Ballet Memphis concludes their main-stage season with the iconic Giselle, April 12 through 14 at the Orpheum.Considered one of the Top 3 ballets to see…
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The Falling and the Rising? is a new American opera conceived by Sergeant First Class Ben Hilgert of the U.S. Army Soldiers' Chorus, inspired by Opera…
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February 22 - April 10, 2019Artist's Reception: Friday, March 15, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.“Mi Casa es Your House” explores multiple factors of Gonzalez’s…
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At Rhodes College on March 21 at 6 p.m., author Barbara J. King will present “Personalities on the Plate: The Lives and Minds of Animals We Eat,” based on…
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Combining the past with the present, Memphis College of Art (MCA) hosts the Take Note: The Final Faculty Biennial Exhibition, which showcases work from…