Playlist for Friday, August 14, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

Mornings with Jan Weller

Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.

10:00 am

Midday with Lisa Flynn

Including "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

Including "Friday Afternoon at the Movies" at 4:30pm and "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

6:30 pm

Grant Park Music Festival 2026

Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Live from the Pritzker Pavilion, featuring the Grant Park Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero. Julia Wolfe "Liberty Bell;" Michael Daugherty "Mount Rushmore;" Beethoven Symphony No. 9; Karen Slack, soprano; Imara Miles, mezzo-soprano; John Matthew Myers, tenor; Jongwon Han, bass-baritone; Christopher Bell, chorus director. Hosted by Dave Schwan.

9:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

Musical Dynasties

This week’s topic, “Musical Dynasties,” was suggested by a station in Arizona. Andy Bade, Music Host for Classical 90.5 KUAT-FM in Tucson, wrote in with some program ideas. So, Musical Dynasties: Gabrieli, Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann, Strauss: the Johanns and Richard, and ending with the Haydns: Joseph and Michael. Thanks so much for taking the time to write!

10:00 pm

Evening Music

11:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel

Kurt Elling (8/11/1997)

The magnificent American jazz singer Kurt Elling (b. 1967) was Studs Terkel’s guest in 1997. With his rich baritone voice and four-octave range, Elling had just released The Messenger, the album which cemented his reputation as a producer, arranger, poetic lyricist, composer, and captivating vocalist.