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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. Email to a Friend 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 Bookspanâs love for classical music was not initially ignited by a concert at the venerable venue. The spark came from his familyâs most treasured possession in the depths of the Depression: an Atwater Kent radio. ....
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Martin Bookspan, a classical music broadcaster, author, critic and lecturer, who was well-known locally for his work with the the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, died peacefully at his home in Aventura, Fla. on Thursday. A former part-time resident of Stockbridge who spent summers in the Berkshires for more than 50 years, Bookspan was 94. Known for his distinctive delivery during his 60-year broadcasting career, Bookspan served as a host and commentator for live broadcasts of the BSO, Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra under its founder, Leopold Stokowski. He was also the lead commentator for Live at Lincoln Center on PBS for the show s first 30 years, until 2006. ....
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