Albuquerque Journal

Maestros of the microphone

On-air personalit­ies at classical public radio station KHFM, 95.5:

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BRENT STEVENS is KHFM program director and host of “Weekday Mornings With Brent” and “Brent’s Morning Brew.” An Albuquerqu­e native, Stevens once served as general manager of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

KATHLENE RITCH is at the mic weekdays for “My Midday Show” and on Sunday mornings for “The Sacred Hours.” A Santa Fe resident since 2011, vocalist Ritch has sung with the New York Philharmon­ic, the London Sinfoniett­a, the Vienna Philharmon­ic and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

AMY HEGARTY guides listeners through “Afternoons With Amy” on weekdays. Long Island, N.Y., native Hegarty trained as a violinist and has extensive writing and editing experience. She has worked as publicatio­ns editor for the New York Philharmon­ic and as editor of

the Santa Fean, a bimonthly arts and culture magazine. She has lived in Santa Fe since 2010.

DAVID SINKUS is host of “Weeknights With David,” Monday through Thursday, and is at the mic from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. As an actor, he worked as a teaching artist for the New York City companies Roundabout Theatre and Lincoln Center Theatre and performed in La Scala Opera’s production of “West Side Story.” He lives in Corrales.

JOHN MICHAEL LUTHER, a musician and a composer, is at the helm for “Classic American Icons” on Friday evenings and for “Weekend Afternoons on KHFM.” His compositio­ns have been performed by musicians with the Philadelph­ia Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, among others. He lives in Bernalillo.

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