The Man who gave a Siren her Song

What would a siren be without her song? Nothing feeds a siren's soul more fully and beautifully than lilting, lovely music.  Adventures in Good Music opened up the world of classical music to me in my youth.  I awakened every morning to Karl Haas' exuberant "Hello everyone!" accompanied by Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata.  That song remains a trusted friend and go-to source of comfort.

Haas' cheerful voice, love of his subject matter, and cheeky unassuming wit captivated and catapulted me into a world more colorful and glorious than anything I could have imagined. Even through my Grunge years, I remained a devotee.  His passing from this world was indeed a 'pathétique' moment for me. He was something more akin to a father figure than a mere radio Disc Jockey, back when there were actual LP vinyl discs to jockey. For years I have been searching for his recorded shows without luck.  Every now and again I still check the internet, hoping for a minor miracle.  Turns out that miracle is WUFT out of Gainesville, FL as featured on RadioShowLinks.com.  All I can say to them is thank you... and bless you.  My first listening experience will commence in 3 hours when Adventures in Good Music airs today. This will surely be one of the blessings I count on Thanksgiving.

From Wikipedia:

Haas began his radio program Adventures in Good Music on WJR in Detroit, Michigan in 1959.^[2] Syndicated broadcasts of the show across the United States began in 1970 onWCLV, a Cleveland, Ohio radio station. Eventually syndicated to commercial and public radio stations around the world, the show became the world's most widely listened-toclassical music radio program.^[4][5] 

The theme music for Adventures in Good Music was the 2nd movement from Beethoven's "Pathétique" Sonata (Sonata No. 8 in C minor), performed by Haas himself. Haas started every show with his trademark greeting "Hello everyone," and even titled a track of his CD as such. For several years, the program had the most listeners of any classical music radio show in the world.^[4] 

Haas received the Charles Frankel Award of the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1991.^[6] President George H. W. Bush personally presented the award to Haas at theWhite House. Haas also twice won the George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting.^[4] In 1997 he became the first classical music broadcaster to be named to the National Radio Hall of Fame.^[7] 

Haas did not produce any new episodes of the show in the last two years of his life.^[1] WCLV continued to syndicate recordings of his previous shows until June 2007. That month, WCLV announced "with great regret" that it would broadcast and syndicate its last Adventures in Good Music program on June 29, 2007.^[7] The announcement explained that the number of stations that carried the show had dropped from well over 400 to fewer than 20, which made it unfeasible to continue the program's national distribution. 

Although most episodes of Adventures in Good Music are not available publicly because of copyright restrictions, three CDs featuring Haas and his commentary have been issued: The Romantic Piano, The Story of the Bells, and Song and Dance.