Kurt Hauswirth

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  • Username: khauswir
  • Classical Music Producer/Host/Announcer
  • Role: Host: Station-Based

About Me

Kurt lives in Marquette with his wife Abbey and son Graeme, and can’t imagine living elsewhere. He was born in Marquette and has been a Yooper his whole life. Kurt hosts Classiclectic, the weekday morning classical program and he also produces and hosts Peninsula Performances, our local concert series program. He also launched the new music program The Shuffle with Kurt Hauswirth in January 2021.

Kurt presents local arts and culture features and interviews with musicians, composers, and authors. He’s the one to contact to schedule an interview, and he also assists in training student on-air board operators. He loves spending time with his family, writing and producing his own music, reading, running, and listening to any music that catches his ear.

My Groups: WNMU-FM
Favorite Shows: World Cafe, WWDTM
Influences: John Schaefer (New Sounds), Cheryl Waters (KEXP), Marcus Doucette (Radio Milwaukee), Raina Douris (WXPN / World Cafe), Peter Sagal (NPR / WBEZ)

Availability

Kurt is currently unavailable for new projects.

Skills

  • Producing: Music and Performance Programs
  • Hosting Call-in and Live Programs
  • Voice Talent
  • Station-Based Fundraising Management/Consulting
  • Music Consulting
  • Podcast Production: Basic
  • Producing: News
  • Field Recording
  • Editing
  • Station-Based Fundraising Production
  • Social Networking Knowledge
  • HTML: Basic
  • Hosting Music Programs

Available For

  • Long Walks on the Beach
  • Interviewing

Equipment

  • Hard Disc/Flash Recorder
  • Recording Studio
  • Adobe Audition
  • ENCO DAD Automation
  • Axia Radius board

Languages I Speak

  • English

Work Experience

Classical Music Programmer/Producer/Host at Public Radio 90 WNMU-FM,  February 2017 - Present
Host of Classiclectic (morning classical) and Host/Producer of Peninsula Performances (local evening concert series)

Student Board-Operator at Public Radio 90 WNMU-FM,  April 2007 - August 2010
On-Air Legal ID's, Weather Forecasts, News Briefs, Hosted Sunday Swing, Jazz Showcase, fill-in host for Humoresque (classical)

Previously Aired On


Education

Northern Michigan University, Music Education, 2009

Awards

  • Individual Innovation Award, Kurt Hauswirth, producer, host and announcer for WNMU-FM, is one of Northern Michigan University's 2022 Individual Innovation Award recipients for his passion and determination to embrace new technologies and improve existing technologies to create new op, 2022
  • 2021 Broadcast Excellence Award, Best Musical Programming: "The Local Shuffle", Best locally originated, regularly produced musical programming. Criteria: presentation, entertainment value, creativity and enrichment., 2022
  • 2021 Broadcast Excellence Award, Special Interest & Cultural Programming Merit Award, Public affairs program featuring issues of interest to Michigan citizens of all ages (may be children’s Programming, recreation, sports, special performances, parades, concerts, etc.) at local and state levels. Criteria: locally produced, presentation, pr, 2022

Additional Information

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Other Web sites: https://www.instagram.com/kthauswirth/