Question: Facts: - instrument: trombone - website: -lsb- http://billmcglaughlin.com/ billmcglaughlin.com -rsb- - years active: 1967 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: bill mcglaughlin recording '' exploring music '' - birth name: william mcglaughlin - genre: classical - birth date: 3 october 1943 - name: bill mcglaughlin - image size: 270px - background: classical_ensemble - image: billmcglaughlin.jpg - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania - associated acts: '' '' center stage from wolf trap '' '' concerts from exploring the library of congress '' kansas city symphony st. paul music chamber orchestra '' '' saint paul sunday '' - occupation: radio , conductor host , music educator , musicologist , composer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bill mcglaughlin .
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william '' bill '' mcglaughlin -lrb- born october 3 , 1943 -rrb- is an american composer , conductor , music educator , and peabody award-winning classical music radio host .he is the host and music director of the public radio programs '' exploring music '' and '' saint paul sunday '' .a nationally noted radio commentator , bill mcglaughlin is known for his cheerful , open , and down-to-earth personality on classical music radio .beyond his career as a broadcaster and music educator , mcglaughlin has also spent a decade as a professional orchestral musician , over three decades as a conductor , and a decade as a successful composer .mcglaughlin views the more recent , radio broadcast aspect of his musical career as outreach -- as a way to keep classical music from becoming an increasingly marginalized art form , with ever smaller and older audiences .