WDAV Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Statement

At WDAV Classical Public Radio we acknowledge that racism and discrimination are part of the history of classical music, and we apologize for the role we have played in perpetuating it because of the way the arts and public media have been administered predominately in white, male, and European-centered contexts.

We believe that the arts and public media are obligated to challenge structures of inequality. As such, we at WDAV commit to actively doing the necessary work to dismantle the systems that uphold racism and discrimination by identifying, discussing, and challenging unjust perspectives and practices in classical music, the arts, public media, our community, and our society.

We believe that classical music is for everyone and strive to advance accessibility and inclusivity for all people who want to engage with the classical music community. We will seek to amplify the talents and works of those artists who have always been part of classical music – including but not limited to Black, indigenous, other artists of color, and LGBTQIA+ musicians – but are historically excluded because of systemic inequality.

We explicitly and publicly affirm our identity as an arts and public media organization opposed to racism and discrimination in any form; therefore, we resolve to reflect our commitment to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion through our policies, programs, and practices.

– The WDAV Staff

Andrea Billimoria
Charmaine DeGuzman
Frank Dominguez
Tamberly Ferguson
Kendra Intihar
Will Keible
Mary Lathem
Mike McKay
Myelita Melton
Doug Rubel
Bruce Scott
Rachel Stewart
Ted Weiner