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The Fine Arts Radio International Awards Background … The Fine Arts Radio International Awards (FARIA) were inaugurated in 2000 by The Klassix Society/Friends of KXMS for the purpose of recognizing outstanding achievements in classical music education via the medium of radio. The Klassix Society initially developed two awards: the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Radio Producers Contest for the best entries in national and international competition. 88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Fine Arts Radio International Awards Why Sponsor Such Awards? It is a dream of many a university radio station to market programming nationally to the broader public radio community. Nevertheless, that sort of institutional prominence comes at a very high price: the financial commitment, along with requisite personnel and facilities, make national program production/distribution nearly impossible to mount or sustain. Even if a program series were to be picked up nationally, chances are slim that it would survive for any length of time. Our international radio awards have been extremely cost-effective in advancing the repute of Missouri Southern and 88.7 KXMS far and wide. We have sustained that radio industry visibility ever since 2000!

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Lifetime Achievement Awards How it All Began … On March 3, 2000, KXMS and The Klassix Society/Friends of KXMS presented a lifetime achievement honor to Karl Haas, long-time producer and host of the internationally-syndicated “Adventures in Good Music.” Dr. Haas advanced the enjoyment and understanding of classical music through his unique daily radio programs for over forty years. It was subsequently decided that the Lifetime Achievement Award would become an annual event, bestowed on those who, like Dr. Haas, produce an outstanding radio program/series for the advancement of music education.

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Lifetime Achievement Awards Honorees… 2000: Karl Haas (radio producer) for “Adventures in Good Music” 2001: Peter Schickele ( composer/radio host) for “Schickele Mix” 2002: Martin Bookspan (WQXR-FM producer ) and host of “Live from Lincoln Center” 2003: Leonard Slatkin (NSO Music Director & Conductor) for “The National Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin” 2004: Bill McGlaughlin (conductor/radio host) for “Exploring Music,” “St. Paul Sunday Morning,” & “Center Stage from Wolf Trap”

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Fine Arts Radio International Radio Producers Contest Background… C oncurrent with the development of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, The Klassix Society established an international contest to recognize radio producers whose work advances the cause of music education.

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Fine Arts Radio International Radio Producers Contest ( 2000 - 2005) First Prize Winners… 2000: Edward Tarte (“Mr. Music” series, Kingwood, Texas) 2001: David Ford & Russell Sarre (“Mind Your Music” series, KMFA-FM) 2002: Eric Benjamin (“ Klassical Kids” series, WCLV-FM/Cleveland ) 2003: Marty Ronish (“ Boombox Classroom” series, Sweet Bird Classics) 2004: Roger Cooper (“The Creole Romantics ” series, WILL-FM/Urbana) 2005: Robert McBride (“Played in Oregon” series, KBPS-FM/Portland )

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Karl Haas Prize for Music Education Background… When Dr. Haas died in February 2005, the Lifetime Achievement Award was officially renamed “The Karl Haas Prize for Music Education,” honoring our inaugural recipient. With the awarding of the first Karl Haas Prize to The Children’s Group of Toronto, Canada, the Fine Arts Radio International Awards achieved genuine international scope. Dr. Haas’ work remains the benchmark by which all subsequent honorees are measured.

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88.7 KXMS: Public Radio Leadership in Music Education The Karl Haas Prize for Music Education Honorees… 2005: The Children’s Group ( “ Classical Kids,” Toronto, Canada) 2006: Christopher O’Riley (“From the Top” host, WGBH/Boston) 2007: “Performance Today” (American Public Media) 2008: Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director , San Francisco Symphony) 2009: Howard Goodall (British composer/Classic FM radio personality) 2010: Peter Van De Graaff (Beethoven Satellite Network/WFMT) A Cultural Resource and a Community Service of Missouri Southern State University And Coming New in 2011… Brain Games!

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