Salmagundy

Host: Simon Pontin Simon has retired. This show is no longer on the air.   Arts & Cultural Council of Greater Rochester

"Salmagundy, the Show for Working People" Simon Pontin is the host of this light-hearted and humorous magazine-style program of folk, jazz, show tunes and novelty pieces. Locally-produced features include a movie review, a couple of historians, a bit of science, two storytellers, several musical commentaries and a book review. Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac" is heard at nine. Simon Pontin, host of "The Sunshine Show" and "Salmagundy" retires After 33 years of hosting Classical music on WXXI-FM, Simon Pontin will sign off for the last time on May 16. more Streamed live: wxxi.org/listen Discussion Board See also: Weekdays, Simon produces another program. If you'd like to know more, click on "The Sunshine Show with Simon Pontin   * Please note: Simon doesn't maintain a list of what was played during the program due to time constraints, but he is happy to answer individuals' questions at simon@wxxi.org.

Highlights:

This Week:

Each Saturday morning, you'll hear lots of good music and...

8:00  News & Weather

8:12  "A Tale in Two Minutes" with local storyteller, Jay Stetzer.

8:24  Joe Baker presents band music on "Gazebo - a Concert in the Park."

8:36  "Inventor of the Week." - Simon Pontin introduces another "Invention Dimension"

8:48  'City' Newspaper critic George Grella reviews current movies.

9:00  Garrison Keillor's nationally broadcast " Writer's Almanac." 

9:12 David Minor, "The Timemaster," with stories from history.

9:24  Ellen Koskoff of the Eastman School asks, "What In the World Is Music? 

9:36  Richard Howland-Bolton (An Englishman’s Perspective on US Life)

9:48  Features of local interest from Brenda Tremblay or David Perlman. 

10:00  News and Weather

10:15  Features of local interest from Brenda Tremblay or David Perlman. 

10:30  Peter Doyle delves into his huge music collection to take us back "Between the Wars"

10:45  "Bob on Books," a book review by local author and historian Bob Koch.