Mary Hoffman became program director of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½-FM in 1966. Before her retirement thirty years later, Mary interviewed at length some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.
She caught on the fly at Port Columbus airport. caught in a drafty Ohio Theater dressing room. A jovial chatted on the phone prior to a concert in St. John's Arena. was in Columbus to conduct the Columbus symphony in his and .
Hoffman recently downsized and moved into a new home. You bet she's alive and well. Mary continued a long career in the travel business. Her boxes of reel to reel tapes made their way to retired ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ audio master Dave Gelfer. Dave digitized the reels and voila!
The Mary Hoffman Archive is born!
Mary Hoffman interviewed , , , , and . There's lots more.
Watch this space for regular posts from The Mary Hoffman Archive!
Here's Mary talking with in Columbus on May 17, 1975.