Margaret Mercer
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Margaret Mercer was program director
of WQXR
in New York
, the classical music
station in New York.
As such, her programming decisions and choices as to program material have significant influence on shaping the artistic
and cultural
scene in one of the world's great cities, and, by influence and extension, on an international scale as well.
WQXR is now owned by WNYC and she left the station in 2009.
Program director
In service industries, such as education, a program director or programme director researches, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services...
of WQXR
WQXR-FM
WQXR-FM is an American classical radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area. It is the most-listened-to classical-music station in the United States, with an average quarter-hour audience of 63,000...
in New York
New York City
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, the classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
station in New York.
As such, her programming decisions and choices as to program material have significant influence on shaping the artistic
ARts
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and cultural
Culture
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scene in one of the world's great cities, and, by influence and extension, on an international scale as well.
WQXR is now owned by WNYC and she left the station in 2009.