Bluegrass Signal: Peter Thompson celebrates 40 years in radio

By Matt Martin

Published April 9, 2015 at 7:10 AM PDT

Peter Thompson with a small part of the tape collection at Vancouver Co-op Radio in the mid-'80s

On the April 11, 2015 edition of Bluegrass Signal, Peter Thompson celebrates 40 years of broadcasting with a program of live recordings by a few of his favorites, from the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe to the Kentucky Colonels and Hazel & Alice to the Good Ol’ Persons and Hot Rize to Mac Martin and Vern Williams. Music from the true vine!

Read Peter's reflections on 40 years in community-based radio in the latest KALW program guide.

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Matt Martin

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.

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