Jazz Icon, Marian McPartland, will be one of five inductees into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago in a ceremony to be held November 3rd of this year.
Host of Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz for more than 25 years, McPartland taught herself how to play piano at age three. Since 1978 the English born jazz musician has hosted one of the longest running weekly programs on NPR. McPartland is revered for her own talent and welcomes a wide range of guests to her program, including legendary jazz artists and fledgling jazz talents.
To read all about the National Radio Hall of Fame as well as to find out more about the Museum of Broadcast Communications, which is scheduled for opening in 2008 in downtown Chicago, click HERE
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