Program Guide
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1:30 PMWRTI Saturday Opera

Tune in for broadcasts from the world's leading opera houses.
5:00 PMNew Releases/Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection
Hosted By; Mark Pinto/Kile Smith
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection is on the first Saturday of each month. Mark Pinto hosts New Releases other Saturdays.
6:00 PMStraight Ahead
Jeff Duperon, Host
Jeff Duperon hosts a hard-driving, three-hour romp through the jazz we have come to know and love as mainstream. Every show includes a little bit of something old, then a lot of something new, a mix of something borrowed, and a dash of something blue. Tune in every Saturday night to hear jazz greats from Shaun Jones to Bootsy Barnes to the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble and expand your jazz horizons.
9:00 PMEl Viaje
David Ortiz, Host
David Ortiz spins the classics alongside the currents in the ever-growing field of Latin jazz.
Earlier On WRTI
12:00 AMThe Bridge
J. Michael Harrison, Host
J. Michael Harrison presents his award-winning blend of jazz that takes you from the mainstream to the edge of the art. Rarely heard artists are played with regularity, as is a dash of jazz poetry.
2:00 AMJazz through the Night

Early morning deejays spin the classics from our library and the latest in acoustic jazz. Also tune in at midnight on Saturday and Sunday and at 2 am on Fridays.
6:00 AMUniversity Forum
Dr. Jean Moore, Host
Dr. Jean Moore Explores the topic of current interests with experts from Temple and the Philadelphia region.
6:30 AMSaturday Classics
Hosted By: Rolf Charlston
Join Rolf Charlston for favorites and a few surprises.
11:00 AMCreatively Speaking
Jim Cotter, Host
Creatively Speaking is WRTI's award-winning weekly look into the world of arts and culture. Meet the people behind the footlights and the artists in the spotlight, as Jim Cotter and company introduce you to those who make the performing and visual arts come alive in our region.
11:30 AMCrossover
Jill Pasternak interviews Christoph Eschenbach (conductor and pianist)
Christoph Eschenbach reflects on his time at the Philadelphia Orchestra, and shares some very revealing anecdotes about his fascinating life--including the story of his youth in Germany.
12:30 PMFrom the Top
Christopher O'Riley, Host
Pianist Christopher O'Riley hosts this showcase for talented young performers, in which they demonstrate their prodigious ability and reveal details of their non-musical lives, from sibling secrets to favorite foods.

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