Darel Snodgrass
Classical Music HostAs a newly married itinerant musician, I really needed a day job when I walked into WKNO in the fall of 1987. They hired me to sign on and announce Morning Edition at 5 am. The next year I was promoted to Operations Manager; a couple of years later, I took over the morning classical music shift (and Checking on the Arts); I became Director of Radio in 2020. I’ve seen us become the primary home of arts coverage in the Mid-South, in addition to being the local home of NPR, the most trusted news source in the US, available for free to everyone. I’m happy to oversee our expansion into the new forms of media emerging today, while continuing to be a trusted radio companion to our loyal listeners.
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Ballet Memphis begins its 40th season with a salute to Memphis music in "Memphis Sounds," Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18, at Playhouse on the Square. -
Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center (BPACC) has already had one event this fall: the Tennessee Shakespeare Company's outdoor production of "Love's Labor's Lost" by the lake, but its regular season begins inside the theatre on Friday, October 9, with 80s icon John Waite. -
St. John's Episcopal Church Organist-Choirmaster Dr. Vernon Snyder joined Darel Snodgrass to discuss the origins and traditions of Compline and Choral Evensong, as well as the church's first Compline service of the season. -
Concerts International begins its 54th season of chamber music with the Isidore String Quartet on Thursday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. at Harris Concert Hall at the University of Memphis (UofM). -
The Dixon Gallery & Gardens continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary year with "Mallory/Wurtzburger: 80 Exhibitions, 18 Years," saluting 18 years of local artists in the Mallory/Wurtzburger Galleries. -
Project Green Fork Director Leann Edwards joins Darel Snodgrass to discuss "Reharvest Memphis," a fundraiser where 10 Memphis chefs transform surplus food into unique dishes while supporting efforts to reduce food waste. -
Rhodes College welcomes author Robert Macfarlane for a free public lecture, "Is a River Alive?," and a screening of his documentary, "Underland." -
Flutist Elise Blatchford and harpist Frances Cobb Kenney present "Wind and Wire," an evening of chamber music for flute and harp, Tuesday, September 29, at The Green Room at Crosstown Arts. -
Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) launches its 19th performance season in the Mid-South with its annual Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series, now in its 10th year. -
The Dixie Carter Performing Arts & Enrichment Center in Huntingdon, Tennessee, begins its 21st season Thursday, October 1, with bluegrass and Americana superstar Sam Bush.
