Help KBAQ Save Time and Money Through Email

You can receive the KBAQ newsletter that alerts you to the latest programming information and station events. Get timely notices while helping us save natural resources. Just sign up to receive your KBAQ correspondences via e-mail. It's a quick and easy way to help us save money and cut back on the natural resources we use to stay in contact with you.

More Info

Classical Music with Jon Town

During the 30 some odd years Jon has been in radio he has lived and worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Denver, Colorado; Dallas and San Antonio, Texas. The last 24 years have been in Phoenix where, before coming to KBAQ, he was the morning show host of KKLT. He and his wife Lynn live in a historic neighborhood in Central Phoenix their LARGE dog Roxanne and LARGE cat Jonah, a 21 pound Manx from AZ Rescue.

Performance Today with Fred Child and Jon Town

Start	End	Program
00:00	06:00	Classical Music with Scott Blakenship, Ward Jacobson, John Zech, Valerie Kahler
06:00	09:00	Classical Music with Sterling Beeaff
09:00	12:00	Classical Music with Jane Hilton
09:25	09:30	The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor
12:00	13:00	Mozart Buffet with Randy Kinkel
13:00	16:00	Classical Music with Randy Kinkel
16:00	19:00	Classical Music with Jon Town
17:00	19:00	Performance Today with Fred Child and Jon Town
19:00	21:00	ASU in Concert
19:00	23:00	Classical Music with Frank Sprague
23:00	00:00	Classical Music with Scott Blakenship, Ward Jacobson, John Zech, Valerie Kahler

:: Listen ::

:: Pledge ::

Why Beethoven Threw the Stew

KBAQ's Randy Kinkel recommends "Why Beethoven Threw the Stew". A funny and factual guide to the lives, quirks and foibles of six of the great composers of classical music, written by Master Cellist Steven Isserlis. Written for kids, but in a way that adults can also enjoy and learn from, it's the KBAQ book of the month for June. Great for reading aloud!

Rachel Barton Pine plays concerti by Beethoven & Clement

KBAQ's music director, Sterling Beeaff, reviews Rachel Barton Pine's CD of violin concerti by Beethoven and Clement. This recording will be available in stores September 9, 2008.

This Week in Classical Music - July 20, 2008

•Lang Lang auctions
•Steinway for charity
•Cinci musicians in trouble Music makes wine taste better

Music Therapy

A new program in Phoenix is taking an unusual approach to try to help people with degenerative brain illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease organize their memories. KJZZ's Rene Gutel reports.

Artist Story - Joan Herlihy

In addition to being a loyal KBAQ listener, Sun Lakes resident Joan Herlihy is also a composer. She talks about her musical inspirations with KBAQ's Tim McDonnell in this interview.

"The Music Man"

KBAQ Theater Critic Chris Curcio reviews the Hale Centre Theatre's production of Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man." The musical, which includes "SEventy-Six Trombones," pits turn-of-the-last-century Iowans against conman's Harold Hill's zealous selling of a boy's band thet the town librarian and piano teacher, Marian Paroo, watches cautiously.

KBAQ Events Calendar

Vehicles Donations

By donating your vehicle to Charitable Auto Resources, you do a good deed, you may get a tax deduction, and you get the added benefit that 100% of the funds generated from the sale of your donation will be distributed to KJZZ.

Advertise in Wavelength

For more information about advertising in the next issue of Wavelength magazine, please call Nancy Mitchell at 602-824-9480 or email nmitchell@prpnetwork.com

KBAQ T-Shirts Available

The Friends of Public Radio Arizona is selling KBAQ T-Shirts. These are available in men's and women's sizes as well as in the colors baby blue or cream.

Traffic Reports

You can check the latest traffic conditions before you leave home or work by clicking on one of the lines below. And make sure to listen to KBAQ as you're driving for the latest in news and traffic reports on your radio!

KBAQ is a partner the Arizona Amber Alert program. In the case of an abduction, you can find Amber Alert information here.

Please read our Contributor Confidentiality Policy.

Please note: Station policy mandates that listeners who win on-air giveaways on this station are not eligible to win again for 30 days.

KBAQ supports Equal Employment Opportunities and works against discrimination in employment. For more information, please see KBAQ's Employment and EEO Information pages.

KBAQ is a service of Rio Salado College, Maricopa Community Colleges, and Arizona State University.

For questions or comments about this website, please contact the KBAQ webmaster. For general comments or questions see the various options on the Contact KBAQ page for a listing of contacts by topic.

Help KBAQ Save Time and Money Through Email

Traffic Reports

Amber Alert Information