I didn't put it in the piece, but the constant returning to the same artists is very apparent. If it's a baritone represented on the program, it's going to be Bryn Terfel. If it's a soprano, it's Renee Fleming. If it's a contralto or mezzo, it's Cecilia Bartoli. Except when he does his birthday thing.
Content is what brought the station into existence.
Any kind of commitment based on giving listeners only what they say they want doesn't benefit either side for long. It's WBEZ, CDs, the Internet, radios with push buttons and remotes, a world without music education in the schools, etc. Lipman led the angry faithful who went to court in 1989 when WFMT experimented with prerecorded commercials. Today the group is moribund, but she's on the station's board. I ask Lipman if the station is obligated to educate tomorrow's audience while entertaining today's.