The Marshall Portnoy Show: Recent Episodes
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A bis'l Yiddish, but you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy The Marshall Portnoy Show.
A bis'l Yiddish, but you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy The Marshall Portnoy Show!
There’s music, interviews with fascinating people talking one-on-one about our great city, nostalgic tales and great memories, and then some more music, from Broadway to the Bimah. Tune in to hear about what’s happening, from the restaurant scene to the latest exhibit; call-in for that special birthday or anniversary in your life for a song sung especially for you!
The Marshall Portnoy Show, a new radio experience for the Delaware Valley!
For over 40 years, MARSHALL PORTNOY has celebrated life through his music.
A graduate of Yale, Cantor Portnoy was invested both by the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Hebrew Union College. In 2008 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Music, honoris causa, by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He has spent the last 20 years as the chazan of Main Line Reform Temple in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
This week I depart from my usual format, as I play my very favorite love songs as performed by my very favorite singers. Celebrate you-know-what day on the show this week! The Marshall Portnoy Show is heard every Tuesday at 10 AM, with Friday repeat at the same hour, on WWDB AM 860 in Greater Philadelphia, or […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
What a dynamic duo on this week’s program! I’ll welcome William Perthes, Bernard C. Watson Director of Adult Education at the Barnes Foundation, to talk about the life and times of Albert Barnes, founder of that incredible institution, and what’s happening right now at the Foundation! And. . . Philadelphia legend Cantor David Tilman brings […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
Think you don’t like poetry? Think again. Harriet Levin channels the poignant often stormy life of artist Eva Hesse in a brilliant and unforgettable new book of poems entitled My Oceanography. More than that, Harriet takes us into the world of poetry, such that you’ll be wanting more and more. Then, Filmadelphia author Irv Slifkin sheds new light […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
This week on The Marshall Portnoy Show – – Lots of great music! – – – particularly that of singer/songwriter Denise Moser, always a lovely and very interesting voice in our region. We’ll hear her magical music, and also about the unexpected way her life took a sudden sharp turn in the direction of Judaism. […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
We observe Martin Luther King Day on this special edition of the show with three great interviews. Denise Clay of “Mark and Denise in the Mornings” gives her special insights into the holiday. Representatives of ADL speak about the work of that organization in combatting racism, bullying and defamation. Finally, Joe Zahm of The Core […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
Naomi Miller provides the music, Rita Ratson brings the Yiddish, Chef Jane serves the mandelbrot, and we all sit down for a fascinating talk with Eleanor Reissa, star of the Yiddish stage. It’s a Yiddish-inspired edition of The Marshall Portnoy Show coming to you Tuesday at 10 AM, repeated Friday at 10 AM, on WWDB […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
What a Show! “Christian Music by Jewish Composers. . .and Jewish Music by Christian Composers” is the theme of next week’s show! Among the music you’ll hear will be “Holiday” Music, Schubert’s Psalm 92 (commissioned by Salomon Sulzer) and the Bernstein Mass. But wait, there’s much more! Delightful Broadway star Susan Derry will be […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.
Fresh off a sold-out triumph with the first Yiddish-language production of The Tenth Man by Paddy Chayefsky, which she translated and directed, Eleanor Reissa joins me for an expanded and frank discussion of her life in and out of the Yiddish and American stage. Don’t miss this talented, deep and wonderful icon of today’s New York theatre […] The post The Marshall Portnoy Show appeared first on WWDB-AM.