Public Radio Tulsa

Alan Chapman

Heard weekday and Saturday mornings, Alan has a multifaceted musical background. A familiar morning host on KUSC, Los Angeles, he was a longtime member of the music faculty at Occidental College, Los Angeles, and has also been a visiting professor at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. He has been a regular speaker on the L.A. Philharmonic's "Upbeat Live" series since its inception in 1984, and a frequent preconcert lecturer for many other performing organizations in southern California. He served for six seasons as producer, writer and host of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's national broadcast series. Alan is also an award-winning composer/lyricist, frequently appearing in a cabaret evening of his songs with his wife, singer Karen Benjamin. They made their Carnegie Hall debut with Michael Feinstein in December, 2000. As a composer, his works include a children's opera "Les Moose: The Operatic Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle," commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera for 1997, and the musical, “Lady Lou.” He is heard around the globe on United Airlines’ in-flight music channel, “Classical Collection” which reaches an audience of 11 million in-flight passengers.

Kimberlea Daggy

Kimberlea previously worked as the Music Director for WFDD Public Radio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She also hosted a daily music program, and created, hosted and produced their weekly live performance/interview program, Live from Studio A. Kimberlea received a Bachelor of Music in Voice from Northwestern University, with graduate studies at Yale University and Arizona State University. When she’s not sharing her love of music on the air or in a pre-concert lecture, she experiences it first-hand, Kimberlea enjoys singing, from choral to operatic, and playing the piano, from solo Bach or Ravel to four-hand music she shares with her husband. Kimberlea hosts The Classical Top 200, heard weekdays at 1:00 pm, and is heard weekday afternoons on Classical 88.7.

Charles Andrews

Charles started in radio in the 1970s at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; a few years later he was part of the group that finally put Hawaii Public Radio on the air. He worked at a community station in Homer, Alaska for three years and at WKSU in Kent, Ohio for 11 years. During his 20 years in noncommercial radio, Mr. Andrews has been a DJ, producer, Music Director, and Program Director - he likes having direct contact with listeners most of all and he feels very lucky to be sharing the music on late weekday afternoons. As a performer, Charles has played the flute in recitals and orchestras since his teenage years, and now enjoys arranging and coaching a middle school flute choir as well.

Monika Vischer

Monika began her announcing career in 1986 at KUNC at the University or Northern Colorado, where she hosted music and NPR news magazines. A flutist and singer, Monika has presented workshops in the U.S. and Canada with UNC's Axidentals and the Grammy-nominated group, Vocal Jazz I. Monika graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications. She takes great joy in sharing her love of classical music on the radio overnight on weekday and Saturday early mornings. Monika is the host of the Sunday morning show, Sacred Classics.

Steve Blatt

Steve was listening to classical music even before he was born. His father was a composer and pianist, as well as assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, so music was everywhere in their New York home. Growing up in Ann Arbor, he played violin and guitar. Following graduation from the University of Michigan, he began his career in classical radio with KVOD in Denver. During 12 years there, Steve was a music host, writer, producer and sales manager. As a part-time announcer, he is able to continue his pursuits in advertising, public relations, and marketing, while sharing his love of classical music middays and afternoons on Saturday and Sunday.

Pat Alexander

Pat Alexander, heard on Saturday and Sunday evenings and also on early Sunday and Monday mornings, has a broad musical credits including pianist, teacher and radio announcer. Classical music listeners in Denver knew her as a regular host on KVOD from 1988 to 2000. Her most devoted followers, however, are her many piano students. Having taught privately for over 15 years, Pat believes teaching is both a way to instill a love of classical music and a way to keep from taking herself too seriously. As President of the Denver Bach Society, Pat is committed to bringing the master's music to as many people as possible, through live performance and outreach programs. Lately, she has been excited to renew her studies on the ‘cello.

Ted Askew

After graduating from Western Washington University with a B.A. in Literature, Ted worked for 6 years as a pianist, composer, and music producer in the Seattle area. He has been involved with Public Radio since 1980, serving as classical music director and host at Northern Sound Public Radio, Production Director and classical music host for the Northwest Public Radio network, and most recently as General Manager at KUGS-FM at his alma mater, WWU. He has produced a wide variety of musical and educational programming and continues to enjoy playing, writing, and recording music in his free time. Ted is the host of the weekly program of 20th century music, Modern Masterpieces, heard on Saturday nights from 11:00 pm-1:00 am.