Lopate has been with the station, which serves as a key provider of news and programming to other public radio stations, for more than three decades. He hosts a 2-hour public affairs program each weekday morning, interviewing prominent local and national figures in culture and politics.
Schwartz, an expert on popular music and jazz, hosts his own program on weekends and serves as the ominpresent guide to his own syndicated venue, The Jonathan Channel. Both specialize in music from the American songbook catalogue, with a special emphasis on iconic figures including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald and contemporary keepers of that flame such as Michael Feinstein and Diana Krall.
No stand-in for Schwartz was named in the announcement. Hockenberry, a memoirist and writer, created another public affairs program, The Takeaway, which focused on diversity, and was its host for nearly a decade before retiring in August. Wednesday as he was preparing for the noon broadcast of his show.
When his contract was not renewed last June with no explanation, she wrote, she grew suspicious. Having to deal with my own physical limitations has given me an understanding of powerlessness, and I should have been more aware of how the power I wielded over others, coupled with inappropriate comments and communications, could be construed.
I have no excuses. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. All Rights reserved. Read the full story. At a WNYC board meeting last week, the first since allegations against the hosts were revealed, CEO Laura Walker said the station had hired an outside investigator and two lawyers to look into the claims.
For me personally, Jonathan Schwartz was a cherished icon. And I feel violated because I have been deprived of his presence on air. Has there been ANY due process here? Or have to year careers been demolished without the benefit of a full hearing, in court if necessary? Your email address will not be published.
Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Hey, WNYC — do my feelings of violation mean anything to you? Crying at heart today.
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