Five O’Clock Favorite
Every weekday at 5:00 PM PT
Every weekday at 5:00 PM PT, All Classical Radio and host Christa Wessel invite listeners to be part of the programming. During the Five O’Clock Favorite, you’ll hear a listener-suggested piece of music along with a personal story about their choice. With pieces that are fun and familiar, music for remembrance and reflection, and everything in between, the Five O’Clock Favorite is a perfect way to ease your commute, end your workday, or start off your evening soundtrack on All Classical Radio.
Your Host
Christa Wessel
Weekdays at 5:00, you’ll find me in my happy place on the radio: sharing your Five O’Clock Favorite. This special program is an opportunity for me to celebrate listeners’ memories and favorite pieces of classical music. Our stories connect us to each other, and this daily segment allows us to hear what’s in the hearts of our friends and neighbors. I hope you’ll submit your suggestion for a future Five O’Clock Favorite!
Submit your favorite piece:
Suggestions are easiest to honor if they’re 20 minutes or less.
I'm a longtime listener to KQAC, way back since the station was at Benson High School, and I also am an amateur astronomer. As an astronomer, I noticed that the middle of Summer, between the summer solstice and the fall equinox, falls in this month of August. As there aren't any other major holidays to celebrate in August, I am sharing this with you as a suggestion for a nice Summer event to celebrate with music. For the music; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" comes to mind, but actually the time called midsummer happens on the Summer solstice on June 20. So I needed to make a new name for it, so I now call the halfway point of Summer "Summer Middle." It's always good to find another excuse to celebrate a special time. Thanks for all the great music. You really make my days.