![]() Rita chose songs that she feels represent the show she created, at its best - a "greatest hits" journey through the styles, eras, and artists that tell her own story, and ours. ![]() Our first take, intended to be a mic test and run-through, became the show as she warmed up and felt that we should "just go with it." Although not in her home studio, but recording bedside with a portable mic, she was still in command, a true captain, despite her discomforts. Like everything in our Covid world, we connected electronically, not in person, a couple of weeks before she passed away. That I could participate as co-host for Rita's farewell "The Whole Wide World" is beyond an honor it's a deep expression of trust and friendship that I will cherish forever, culminating the many on-air years that we've shared. It's fitting that Rita's mighty radio legacy concludes in what I believe to be her finest hour: a frank, unvarnished, brave expression of who she is and how deeply this connection to music, and her audience, matters to her. When she passed on Tuesday, December 15, we knew that the ultimate honor would be to give her the last word. We had hoped that she could enjoy the pre-recorded show listening at home, in the good company of Laura, Deb, Banjo and Emmylou. ![]() But everything ends eventually and radio waves carrying Rita's music choices and unmistakable voice aired one last time for "The Whole Wide World" on December 18, 2020. They say the waves keep going on forever through space, as long as we keep sending them. Many New Yorkers, and now worldwide web listeners, can mark their life changes by songs and words that Rita shared through this magical, eternal medium of broadcasting. Paul writes:įor over 25 years, Rita Houston has brought countless hours of unforgettable radio to WFUV listeners. Here, you can listen to the show stream on demand. FUV's Program Director Rita Houston, who passed away on December 15, 2020, recorded her final edition of "The Whole Wide World" with longtime friend and co-host Paul Cavalconte in early December.
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