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| Genre | live classical music performance and interviews |
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| Running time | 60 minutes, weekly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Syndicates | American Public Media Sirius XM Radio Radio New Zealand Concert |
| Hosted by | Bill McGlaughlin |
| Created by | Tom Voegeli |
| Written by | Bill McGlaughlin |
| Produced by | Vaughn Ormseth |
| Executive producer(s) | Mary Lee |
| Recording studio | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Original release | 1980 – 2007 (original recordings) 2007 to 2012 (encore broadcasts) |
| Website | saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org |
Saint Paul Sunday is a Peabody Award-winning weekly classical music radio program that aired from 1980 to 2007, with encore broadcasts airing through 2012. It was hosted by Bill McGlaughlin for its entire run. At its height, it was America's most widely listened to weekly classical music program produced by public radio, and aired on approximately 200 stations nationwide.[1] Programs since 1997 are also available as archived audio on the Internet.[2] The hour-long show featured live, in-studio performances by and interviews with the world's top classical musicians, both soloists and ensembles.
For each hour-long show, McGlaughlin invited a virtuoso soloist or ensemble into the studio to discuss and perform music. The music on the program generally fit under the wide umbrella of classical music, and the pieces performed ran the gamut from late medieval through to contemporary music.
Saint Paul Sunday was distributed by American Public Media, and produced in the St. Paul, Minnesota studios of Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media's main subsidiary.