Christy L'Esperance

Interlochen Public Radio has announced that Christy L'Esperance has joined Classical IPR as the Morning Host and Producer of Programming for children and families.

L'Esperance (pronounced "LESS-per-ahns") comes to northern Michigan from Kansas City, MO, where she spent nearly two years at University of Missouri-Kansas City's Classical KC as Community Engagement Specialist/On-Air Host.  Prior to that, L'Esperance was a classical radio announcer and producer at Northern Illinois University's WNIU-FM.  She also worked at Iowa Public Radio as an announcer and board operator.

In addition to her radio work, she has also run a private studio, teaching a full roster of piano, music theory and music composition students. L'Esperance holds a Bachelors of Music, Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa.