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Martin Bookspan, broadcaster who brought classical music from concert halls into the home, dies at 94


Martin Bookspan, broadcaster who brought classical music from concert halls into the home, dies at 94
By Globe staff and News ServicesUpdated May 4, 2021, 10:26 p.m.
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Martin Bookspan, radio announcer for WQXR, posed in the radio booth backstage in the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, ca. July 1960.William Tague/Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
He grew up near Symphony Hall, but Martin Bookspan’s love for classical music was not initially ignited by a concert at the venerable venue. The spark came from his family’s most treasured possession in the depths of the Depression: an Atwater Kent radio. ....

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