KPR welcomes Destiny Ann Mermagen as new classical music host


LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio will welcome its newest classical music host, Destiny Ann Mermagen, on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Following the retirement of longtime evening classical host Marcia Higginson in July, KPR was left without a local nighttime classical music figure. Mermagen will fill that role as the listeners’ connection to classical music in the evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Destiny Ann Mermagen, KPR classical music hostDestiny Ann Mermagen, also known as the "Classical Cowgirl," is a Kansas City violinist and offers a unique combination of the classical tradition alongside American folk music.

She is the winner of many international competitions and performance awards, and she has appeared as violin soloist and chamber musician in various prestigious venues in the United States, Russia, Prague and elsewhere in Europe. Some of her U.S. venue appearances include Kennedy Center stages, Strathmore Hall and New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Mermagen is no stranger to KPR; she first became involved with the station in 2019 during KPR’s second annual Live Day, an entire day dedicated to live classical music. She has since appeared multiple times live on KPR, including lending her voice during the station’s membership fund drives. Many may also remember Mermagen from a recent concert appearance during KPR's 2022 Live Day as the event’s featured musician.

Kansas Public Radio offers classical music every weekday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

KPR, a 21-time winner of the KAB’s Station of the Year, licensed to the University of Kansas, broadcasts on 91.5 FM and 96.1 FM (KPR2) in Lawrence, 89.7 FM in Emporia, 91.3 FM in Olsburg-Junction City, 89.9 FM in Atchison, 90.3 FM in Chanute, and 99.5 FM and 97.9 FM (KPR2) in Manhattan. KPR can be heard online at kansaspublicradio.org, and KPR2, a news-talk programming stream, which can be heard on an HD receiver or on KPR’s website.

Tue, 11/01/2022

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Emily Fisher

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