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<\/a> Andi Lamoreaux<\/p><\/div>\n

Culminating a monumental 52-year run at Chicago\u2019s classical music station, Andi Lamoreaux is calling it a career.<\/p>\n

Revered by colleagues as a \u201cwalking compendium of Chicago music history,\u201d the longtime music director of WFMT 98.7-FM<\/a> will retire October 1, parent company Window to the World Communications announced today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are milestones in the history of WFMT, and then there is the retirement of Andi Lamoreaux after more than five decades of service,\u201d general manager George Preston said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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WFMT<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAndi\u2019s vast knowledge of classical music and familiarity with Chicago\u2019s musicians and organizations have been central to WFMT\u2019s programming and institutional relationships. She has the deepest thanks and appreciation from all of her colleagues, and we wish her a rewarding and relaxing retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lamoreaux, who grew up in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, earned a bachelor's degree in music from Wells College in Aurora, New York. In 1969 she joined WFMT as a music librarian straight out of Northwestern University, where she earned a master's degree in music history.<\/p>\n

Under the tutelage of WFMT programming legends Lois Baum and Norman Pellegrini, she also served as program administrator and program executive before being promoted to music director in 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will miss my everyday work for WFMT deeply,\u201d Lamoreaux said. \u201cThere is a family connection among the staff . . . an air of good cheer, professionalism and excellence. But I will still be listening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is a link to 10 of Lamoreaux\u2019s Favorite Musical Works.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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