The Arts Tonight was a Canadian radio programme that aired weeknights from 10:00 to 10:40 p.m. on CBC Radio 2.John Doyle, "CBC Stereo expands The Arts Tonight". The Globe and Mail, October 16, 1993.
It debuted in 1988 with host Shelagh Rogers and covered theatre, dance, books, music and visual arts in Canada in a magazine and interview format. It was followed at 10:40 p.m. by Between the Covers. In 1993, it expanded for a time into a one-hour magazine show on Radio 2 followed by three hours of recorded concert performances of classical music; the concert portion was initially hosted by Paul Kennedy, and later by Peter Tiefenbach."CBC Arts Tonight to get new host". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1993. This format lasted until 1996, when Tiefenbach moved to host a new daytime classical music show, Radio Concert Hall,Arthur Kaptainis, "CBC Stereo's quiet revolution: Network changes format for first time in 20 years". Montreal Gazette, August 10, 1996. while The Arts Tonight narrowed back down to a half-hour magazine format hosted on a rotating basis by Eleanor Wachtel, Erika Ritter and Carol Off.Christopher Harris, "CBC's Arts Tonight trimmed to 30 minutes". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1996.
In later years, the show was hosted solely by Wachtel.
The last episode aired on February 16, 2007.
References
External links The Arts Tonight - Canadian Communication Foundation