He acted as an advisor for the station for decades, eventually serving as chair of the Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2018.Įlliott, who played piano as a child, was a life-long lover of classical music and opera. After graduating from Harvard College, he attended law school at Indiana University, but soon returned to the station he had joined as an undergraduate in 1960. He was 78.Įlliott grew up in Needham, MA, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. 12 in his home in Cambridge after a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Elliott, a pillar of WHRB’s community for nearly six decades, died on Nov. It was one of many moments of technical expertise he deployed to support the station that he loved. Horsley ’88, then an engineer at the station and NPR’s current Chief Economics Correspondent, recalled. Elliott ’64, who was then announcing the concert live on-air, diagnosed the issue and crawled under the table to fix the problem - all “without missing a beat of the narration” - while the performance continued, Scott W. The station was airing an outdoor concert next to Widener Library when one of its microphones stopped working.ĭavid R. supple and harrowing.In the middle of Harvard’s 350th anniversary celebrations, Harvard Radio Broadcasting – known by its call name WHRB – had a problem. "An elegant, spirited introduction to classical poetry and to a woman fighting not just for a cause but for a place in a world that undervalued her voice." - Booklist creative historical account of a young woman who answered a norm-shattering higher call." - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) "Joan’s thoughts are almost conversational, in simple left-justified verse with rhyme skillfully embedded within lines. A must-have." - School Library Journal (starred review) A glorious tribute to a woman who dared, defied, and defended her truth. showcases a gorgeous storytelling style that flows in an effortless fashion. An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for Voices: "With stunning lyricism, these poems fashion an enlivened, gripping narrative that addresses themes of gender identity, class and vocation, and innocence and culpability, bringing fresh nuance to an oft-told story." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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