Nance (left) being interviewed in the studios of KQAC radio in 2019

Suzanne Nance is an American singer (soprano), actress, and radio and television personality.

Nance earned a bachelor of music degree from Syracuse University in New York before earning a masters degree from DePaul University in Chicago.[1] She was a faculty member of the Cappelli Institute of Music in Chicago (professor of voice), and simultaneously, a host and a producer at Aspen Public Radio in Aspen, Colorado. In September 2007, she became the music director of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.[2] She also hosted its Morning Classical Music radio program.[3] A soprano, she also continues to actively perform.[3] She left MBPN in mid-2013.[4][5]

Since 2018, Nance has been president and CEO of All Classical Portland (KQAC) (89.9 FM and allclassical.org), in Portland, Oregon. She was formerly the station's afternoon host from 2:00PM to 6:00PM weekdays, and served for a time as Interim CEO.[6] She was hired by KQAC in 2015.[7]

She continues to participate in the KQAC Sunday Brunch program and serves as Executive Producer for all of the station's nationally-syndicated programs.

References

  1. ↑ Bash, James (19 September 2023). "All Classical Radio heads to a new studio and into the future". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Suzanne Nance". Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Keyes, Bob (May 8, 2011). "Voicing passion for classical music". Portland Press Herald. South Portland, Maine.
  4. ↑ Keyes, Bob (July 11, 2013). "'Morning Classical' host Suzanne Nance leaving Maine". Portland Press Herald. South Portland, Maine. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Routhier, Ray (July 18, 2013). "MPBN to replace classical music host". Portland Press Herald. South Portland, Maine. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Savanna Frimoth (February 5, 2018). "All Classical Portland appoints Suzanne Nance as President and CEO" (PDF) (Press release). All Classical Portland. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kavanagh, Vickie (August 6, 2015). "Business Movers: David Anderson, Lori Flexer, Deanna Franco, Suzanne Nance, Greg Rikhoff". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 7, 2023.


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