I would like to thank Mitzi for all of her dedicated work. My wife and I were on the Wolftrap trip last year and someone on the bus had a great description of her which was meant in the kindest way: "The voice that makes you want to send money just to get her off the air" ;-)

Anyway, I often listen to various Public Radio stations on the internet and ran across "Say's You" and loved it. It would be great to see this on WITF Radio.

Also...I love the Diane Rehm show. Please, consider adding that to the mix.

Craig, I am a huge fan of you and Radio Smart Talk - it's a great show! I'm new to the area within the last year and not only have I really enjoyed the show, but it's helped me learn more about the area in terms of local issues.

Question: I grew up in the DC area and my family listened to the local NPR station there - I remember listening to Beatle Brunch on Sundays when I was young. Does that program still air? I miss it! Thank you!

I would prefer more news/talk vs. music.

Could the Audio of WITF TV programs be broadcast over WITF FM? Some TV programs are nearly as enjoyable and informative without the pictures.

Wider variety in music programming. My preference is Latin, Jazz, and Show Tunes, but all types of music not heard on commercial radio would be appreciated in addition to your classical music programming.

WITF TV: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ has been very popular, but many people don’t realize anyone can learn to dance. With many excellent Dance Instructors in the area, and many places to dance, a Learn To Dance series may be popular.

MTTN is my favorite show. The hosts are so knowledgeable and their selections are continually amazing. Could Mitzi comment on the show while she's there with you this AM?

And have you ever thought of having someone like Lynn Warfel as a guest on RST?

I fear that in the station's efforts to be all things to all people your classical music roots may get more marginalized.

Music Through The Night has been a real joy for me.

Can Julia Child’s series be rerun?

Craig:
Thanks for the response. Just an FYI, there is already a spot for Radio Smart Talk on the NPR app. Click on "Stations (on the menu at the bottom)," then find "WITF." It pops up with "Listen Online" for the live stream along with slots for on-demand "Smart Talk" and "WITF Newsroom," but neither of the latter actually has any programs listed.

Wow! How much fun was THAT, friends?! Thank you SO MUCH for listening and for getting in touch with us! Craig and I had a conversation after the program about having a "Talk to the Programmer" show on a more regular basis, maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I LOVE talking with all of you and am SO fascinated by your likes, dislkes, comments and questions. You sure know how to keep a gal busy, though, and while I PROMISE to answer each and every question and respond to every comment, it may take me a day or two (especially with our annual spring radio fund drive going on through Friday). But, for now - thanks for listening and for getting in touch and I can't wait to talk with you all again on the radio one day soon. As soon as I finish THIS message, I'll address your individual comments and questions one by one. Look for those appearing online today and tomorrow. Thanks again for your support. EVERYTHING we do is FOR you and BECAUSE of you! THANKS! Mitzi

Hey Clark - good to know you're out there listening and THANKS so much for getting in touch with your question about BBC News! It IS true that listeners to 93.3 can hear BBC World News on that all news/talk station. If you were able to listen to all of Radio Smart Talk today, you heard me explain how difficult it is to program a dual-format (currently news and classical) radio station. I have to ask all of you to share the airwaves and understand that for now, when the classical folks are listening to music,you news folks might long for news - and vice versa. As I said this morning, the ideal situation would be for witf to be able to financially support two completely programming streams - one all news/talk and the other all classical. While we look forward to that future day, I'll remind you that we stream the 93.3 programming online at www.witf.org and it is also offered on our HD radio service. Perhaps listening that way might be an option for you. Hope this helps!

Hi Susan! Thanks so much for listening & for taking getting in touch with us! You asked a VERY smart question which probably confuses most people who don't deal with television & radio programming every day. The answer is pretty simple, really .. you already know that witf is your hometown public media organization; your home for public radio, television, Central PA Magazine and witf.org. Well, in order to bring radio and television programs to your household and to Central PA at large, we must subscribe to the various networks which provide us with the programs we wish to air. So ... we pay affiliation dues to NPR, APM, PRI and PBS for the right to air their programming. THEN, we also pay costs for individual programs from those networks. So, as an example, we pay NPR about $12,000 annually to become an affiliate, then we pay more than $400,000 for the NPR shows that I choose to air. And we do the same with PRI, APM, PBS, etc. Write back to me if you still have questions

Part 2 for MICHAEL: I needed to address your Dancing with the Stars comment separately: this makes me smile because if you have been watching PBS as long as I have, you may remember that FOR YEARS we featured BALLROOM DANCING! I am not kidding you -it's almost as if ABC should thank us for the good idea which began on PBS back in the 1980's! But then, if you think about it, PBS was really the first network to feature (smart!) reality television too! Do you remember "Six American Families" or the cinema verite documentary on the Loud Family from the 1970's?! If you're too young to know about this (yeah, I know, not everyone is an old 52-year-old like I am!), do a Google search. PBS truly started reality television 40-years ago! The problem is, PBS kind of left these things behind through the years and THEN the other networks got smart, snapped them up and branded them as their own. A GREAT idea, but if we reclaimed dancing, it might now look like WE were ripping off ABC!

I am sorry I missed the program today. I have two suggestions from the "old programming" area... I loved Mountain Stage, and Riders in The Sky. Friday nights were special, like part of the weekend programming. Any chance?
Also, we have a gem in Perry County which might expand WITF Presents: The Mini-Mountain Laurel Concert Series. You might want to explore recording them for replay!