“Bob Krum has had the privilege of guest-conducting many of the world’s greatest orchestras…all in the comfort of his very own living room.”

I had an uncle who used to give me classical music LPs as a gift every birthday and Christmas from the time I was about three. I have an aunt who is a big opera fan. When I was 8 years old, I was at her house and she was playing a recording of Verdi’s Rigoletto. Thinking I would be bored by it, she was about to turn it off. I stopped her and said, “I want to hear more”. The rest is history. Classical music and, especially, opera, has been my passion ever since (OK, Henny Youngman jokes, too!). When I was in high school, while my friends admired athletes or movie stars, I wanted to be Peter Allen, host of the Met Broadcasts from 1975-2004. One of my biggest thrills was meeting Mr. Allen a number of years ago, and telling him that in person.

I am lucky enough to have had two great careers: I spent 24 years educating some of WNY’s finest young men as a Math teacher at Canisius High School. Now, I am experiencing one of those “Where else would you rather be than right here, right now?” moments every time I’m at Classical 94.5/WNED. I consider it an honor and privilege to be the music librarian, entrusted with the care and maintenance of approximately 35,000 CDs. That’s a lot of music for all of us to enjoy! I am also very happy to be able to present this music to you on the air. I’ve always been interested in radio, but I never imagined that someday I would be writing a “bio” to appear on the website of one of the finest classical music stations in the country! Just goes to show what happens when you follow your dream and have people in your life (family, friends & colleagues) who support and believe in you, both personally and professionally!

Looking forward to listening with you!