Bob Conrad of WCLV

Another CoolCleveland.com video exclusive. Register to win an iPhone & prizes http://www.CoolCleveland.com. Robert Conrad has taken some profound steps to insure that Clevelanders will always be able to listen to classical music on the radio. Because of economics and a 1996 FCC ruling allowing for multiple broadcast ownership, classical music stations have all but disappeared. In 1990, there were 90 classical music radio stations, today there are only about 20. But thanks to a couple of savvy business deals, Conrad forewent selling out and retiring to Florida, and instead created the WCLV Foundation, which owns WCLV and will operate it with classical music... forever. As he relates to Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready, his interest in radio started young, reading from the dictionary to practice his diction. During the war years, his second place contest finish identified him as having the country's most beautiful (male) voice. Check out his mellifluous vocal cords in this video interview, which includes his signature WCLV air check. http://www.WCLV.org

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