Musician and educator creates daily “emotional arc” for listeners

FAIRFIELD, CT – WSHU Public Radio, the region’s principal source of public radio programming, has hired Emily Boyer as host of its morning classical music program. She replaced Kate Remington, who has retired after 24 years with the station. Emily can be heard every day on 91.1 FM, 107.5 FM and wshu.org from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; her shift includes the station’s popular noon-time segment, “Midday Mozart.”

Emily is a French horn player, music educator and a passionate music advocate. She grew up on a farm in northern Michigan and says that classical music programming on public radio—which played in her childhood home all day long—inspired her to pursue a career in music. Emily is also an adjunct music instructor at Sacred Heart University.

“My passion is connecting people through the sounds and stories of classical music, so I am honored to be part of the team at WSHU Public Radio,” Emily said. “I’m so excited to share my insights and create an emotional arc for listeners to experience every day.”

“At WSHU, we believe that classical music is a vibrant, living art form that evolves continuously,” said WSHU Program Director Julie Freddino. “Combining the joy of new discoveries with favorites from the classical canon is the hallmark of our programming. Emily brings an educator’s passion and knowledge to her on-air delivery that we hope will inspire new and existing audiences.”

About WSHU Public Radio:

WSHU Public Radio is a group of not-for-profit, member-supported radio stations, owned and operated by Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, that brings the best in public broadcasting to over 250,000* radio and digital listeners in Connecticut and Long Island. An NPR member since 1984, the station airs highly regarded national programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, and Marketplace; locally-produced classical music; and its own regional news coverage for which it has won six national Edward R. Murrow Awards, a PMJA Award from the Public Media Journalists Association, a Peabody Award nomination and scores of other prestigious prizes. The station’s classical music program Sunday Baroque is syndicated and heard on over 270 stations nationwide. All programming is available for streaming at www.wshu.org and for broadcast on 13 radio frequencies.