Karen El-Chaar
Program HostKaren El-Chaar is a longtime volunteer at WDIY. She is the host of the public affairs program, The El-Chaar Chronicles, where she discusses legal, environmental, and political issues. She is also a rotating host of WDIY music programs WDIY Classics, Jazz Factory, and Swing Sunday. Karen currently serves as the president of the board of directors for the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association, the nonprofit group which operates WDIY.
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WDIY's Karen El-Chaar talks with Allentown Symphony Orchestra Conductor Diane Wittry and Conducting Fellow Megan Maddaleno about the orchestra's opening weekend for their 2022-23 season.
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Karen El-Chaar speaks with Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck about his office's gun buyback program, then welcomes Andrea Search from Turning Point of Lehigh Valley about the resources available for survivors of domestic violence.
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Karen El-Chaar speaks with Northampton County DA Terence Houck about combatting the opioid crisis with the county's new full-time drug task force, then chats with State Rep. Peter Schweyer about advancing environmental initiatives through the state legislature.
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Dr. Christopher Jackson sits down with WDIY's Karen El-Chaar to talk about his new role at the Bach Choir of Bethlehem and how he came to love classical music from a young age growing up in Oklahoma.
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Candice Night of traditional Renaissance folk band Blackmore's Night talks with WDIY's Karen El-Chaar ahead of the band's upcoming shows which will take them just outside of the Lehigh Valley.
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Karen El-Chaar hosts a discussion about second chances and the criminal justice system with Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck and Reverend Michael Comick.
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Karen El-Chaar welcomes guests from Allentown Symphony Orchestra to preview the 'All Beethoven' concerts coming to Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown: Maestra Diane Wittry, Italian pianist Stefano Greco, and conducting fellow Sebastian Serrano-Ayala.
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Mark Fitzgerald Wilson, Executive Director of the Zoellner Arts Center, joins WDIY Classics host Karen El-Chaar to tell us about Zoellner's upcoming event, 'A Celebration of Opera' with Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts.
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Karen El-Chaar discusses how equitable access to parks and recreation can bring positive social and environmental changes to a community.
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Karen El-Chaar brings listeners an important episode about Indigenous peoples' history with guests Doug George-Kanentiio, Pat Rivera, and Bart Standing Elk.