Susan Giles Wantuck
Reporter/HostI grew up in a radio household. My dad was a radio newsman, and he used to take me and my siblings to work at his station in Coral Gables. Hearing his voice on the radio was a comfort to me.
My childhood in sunny South Florida was spent listening to popular music, reading just about everything I could get my hands on and writing poetry. I always thought I wanted to be a dentist or a lawyer, but that wasn’t for me.
Music was a constant in my family, my dad and sister played brass instruments, my brothers played guitar and my mom played the piano. We also sang around the piano. I still love to sing.
Radio is the most intimate medium, and I’ve hosted News and Classical music for many years.
It’s an honor for you to welcome me into your home or car to share the ride and I will never take that for granted.
Contact Susan at 813-974-8657, on X @SGWantuck, or by email at sgiles@wusf.org.
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Sarasota is one of those cities that will always be connected to the events of 9/11 because the president was in town when word of the attacks came. -
Conductor Steve Hackman said it became clear to him that Swift's songs were meant to be played by strings. -
Lyric Soprano Maiya Stevenson runs an Afro Opera Production Experience and said she has a special program to offer locals on June 14 as they celebrate Juneteenth. -
Amy Collins, who occasionally collaborates with a longtime friend, artist Christopher Still, recently premiered a new work she commissioned about Tarpon Springs, composed by Kimberly Osberg. -
Michelle Kim-Painter, Florida Orchestra's vice president of education and community impact, said she's excited about this new way to highlight the orchestra's ties to the community. -
The Sarasota chamber group is celebrating many milestones with this performance Friday, not the least of which is composer Steve Reich's 90th birthday. -
The orchestra is presenting the U.S. premiere of Thierry Caens’ "Tribones," a concerto for three trombones that TFO co-commissioned with the French Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. -
Pianist Dimitri Malignan and Soprano Lily Arbisser are sharing music of composers who died in the Holocaust. -
"The Shark Is Broken," performed by Jobsite Theater and playing at the Straz, was co-written by Ian Shaw, son of late actor Robert Shaw, who played Quint in the 1975 blockbuster film. -
USF School of Music director David Williams said this is the second year USF's CDAP is doing the festival. And they're hoping to have a big turnout.
