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Dyana is WBJC's midday host. Her full bio can be read here.

Mar. 13 2012

We fell down the rabbit hole

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& into a fabulous party! Concert Artists of Baltimore held their 2012 gala, “Through the Looking Glass”, at the Engineers Club this past Saturday evening & several of us from the station (Jonathan, Kati, & myself) attended. The invitation read “costumes encouraged”; quite a few of the guests either went all-out or accessorized more traditional […]

Mar. 08 2012

123456 won’t cut it in this case

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I don’t have a “smartphone” yet.  The electronic device on which I text, check email, look at Facebook, & yes, occasionally make calls would perhaps be better described as a “slow-on-the-uptake” phone. It does almost everything I need it to do, but I’m becoming more & more curious about the apps, better quality photos, & […]

Feb. 29 2012

We didn’t taste them all, but we tried…

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      200 wines  – & a few beers – at one event, all for the tasting. Now that’s my idea of a great afternoon! Wine Expo 2012 was held last Sunday at Harford Community College & several of us from the WBJC staff (Jonathan Palevsky, Kati Harrison, & myself) were in attendance, as […]

Feb. 28 2012

Does popularity breed contempt?

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Jim & I actually watched the Oscars this past Sunday – a first for us, & we’ve been together since 2001. We don’t usually tune in to awards shows because they are so long & commercial-packed; if I want to see fashion pics from such events, there are plenty of websites that will help me […]

Feb. 24 2012

Opera on-screen!

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While skimming friends’ Facebook posts this morning, I came across a few comments relating to Placido Domingo & Stephen Colbert having sung Verdi’s La Donna e Mobile on last night’s “Colbert Report.” Having missed the broadcast, I immediately Googled the performance & was delighted with the video I found. Both men sound great & look […]

Feb. 21 2012

Adventures of a Mezzo in Manhattan

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Greetings! It’s great to be back on the air. Jim & I took a trip to New York over the weekend, mostly to see Verdi’s Ernani at the Metropolitan Opera. We also got to visit with several friends, one of whom sings in the Met chorus (local opera fans may remember her: Sara Stewart, soprano […]

Feb. 13 2012

Is this the oldies station?

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Over the weekend, I walked past a woman about my age who was chatting on her cell phone & overheard a comment that absolutely stunned me. “But why would they pick such old music? Those songs were written before they were even born!” Admittedly, I don’t know of whom she was speaking or the occasion for which […]

Feb. 08 2012

Let’s not do lunch

By Dyana Neal | Posted in Host Blogs | 5 Comments

Every job has its quirks. One that comes with being on the air is that as per the FCC, leaving the building during one’s show for any reason short of a fire or other disaster is not an option if yours is the name signed on the control room log.  Since I work right through […]

Feb. 06 2012

What a weekend!

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As you are probably aware, WBJC had its Winter On-Air Fund Drive last weekend. Our listeners were as generous as ever & we actually exceeded our projected financial goal for the drive, so we’re a tired, yet happy bunch this morning. Big thanks to everyone who called in a pledge – you keep the music […]

Feb. 01 2012

What a nice way to end a workday!

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A few weeks ago, I got a phone call from a man who needed me to help him ID a classical piece. That’s all in a day’s work around here, but there were a couple of unusual things about this request. First, the caller had a snippet of a recording to play for me, which […]

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