Background
Child was born in Huntsville, Alabama on March 30, 1963.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Fred Child
Edit ProfileEducation
He attended Oregon State University, where he was first exposed to radio work while hosting a jazz program on the student-run campus radio station.
Career
He is the host of the classical music radio program Performance Today on American Public Media. He is also the announcer and commentator for the Public Broadcasting Service program Live from Lincoln Center. He moved to Portland, Oregon while still a young child, and began studying classical piano.
Subsequently, Child was host, announcer, producer, and programmer for Oregon Public Broadcasting for ten years, including five years (1990-1994) on his two-hour weekend program of World Music called Music Confluence.
He also performed as part of Neal Gladstone & Company Child then moved to New York City and worked at Way of New York City, where he became music director, director of cultural programming, and also host of the program Around New New York
He worked at Way of New York City until 2000, when he was chosen to replace Martin Goldsmith as host of Performance Today, when Goldsmith stepped down to pursue writing. In addition to Performance Today, Fred Child is the host of National Public Radio"s Creators Carnegie.
A contributor to National Public Radio"s All Things Considered.
And a host for live broadcasts of important concert events from New York City, Los Angeles, and London. He also appears on-stage doing pre-concert talks for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, New York"s Lincoln Center, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Washington Performing Arts Society. Child is also a keen musician, playing the piano, guitar, marimba, and bagpipes.
His group, Balafón Marimba Ensemble, once opened for the Grateful Dead at Oakland Coliseum.
