Friday Night Live showcases performances recorded live from a host of musical genres. The program includes all the season performances from the PSO, as well as select performances from the Music Department of Murray State University, other performances from MSU's campus and other local and national venues.

Program Director Mark Welch says, "We're fortunate to have exceptional musical performances in our region. We're delighted to offer a showcase for Paducah Symphony concerts, campus recitals, Lovett Live concerts and occasionally network-produced broadcasts during this weekly series."

Friday Night Live airs every Friday from 7-9 p.m. It pre-empts
NPR's World Cafe, which continues to air at the 7 p.m. slot Monday thru Thursday.

Listen to the most recent (locally-produced) episode:

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Friday Night Live Podcast
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Host Info Mark Welch was born in Detroit and raised in Fulton, Kentucky. He graduated from Murray State University in 1978 with a degree in Journalism/Radio-TV. Mark caught the "public radio bug" as a student host of Jazz Horizons on WKMS, and in 1979 joined the full-time staff as host/producer. Mark and his wife, Karen, have two sons, Marshall and Luke and Grace and a pastel calico cat who rules their home near Murray State's campus. Mark and Karen co-pastor a non-denominational multi-racial church in Murray, manage a Christian bookstore and coffee bar owned by the church, and are involved in campus ministry at Murray State. In addition to hosting Friday Night Live, Mark also co-hosts Music from the Front Porch and Café Jazz.

If you like this show, check out these other shows on WKMS:

Classical 24

Music from the Front Porch

From the Top

Suggestions, Requests, Comments? Send an email to mark.welch@murraystate.edu