My father listened to WQXR almost exclusively, so I grew up with it whether I wanted to or not (and I didn't want to). As I grew older, I learned to appreciate classical music, so listening to WQXR was a good thing after all. I moved away for a few years in the 70's, and when I returned to the NYC area, I went back to listening, but a lot of the announcers were incredibly stuffy. If they played a record that they didn't like, they had no problem telling you that they didn't like it, and neither did you. "I am a classical music announcer and you, mere listener, will like what I tell you to like, hate what I tell you to hate". I switched to WNCR, where they took a lighter approach to classical music. They switched to hard rock one night. Then I moved out of WQXR's range and haven't listened in years.

I did miss the voice of the lovely Nimet. I don't know what she looked like, but if you ever heard her, you would also assume she was lovely. She had the midnight to 5am spot. She kept me awake through plenty of night shifts. If she's still on the air, I hope they keep her forever.