
Mark Pinto
Classical HostA Philadelphia native, Mark grew up in Roxborough and at WRTI has followed in the footsteps of his father, William, who once hosted a music program on the station back in the '50s.
As an undergraduate in communications at La Salle University, Mark hosted their radio station's only classical music show. He went on to become the weekend overnight host at WFLN-FM for seven years until the station changed format in 1997.
Mark is also a professional librarian. His full-time gig is as the Adult Services Director at Phoenixville Public Library, where he has worked since 1997. Mark serves as the unofficial librarian of WRTI, cataloging new classical recordings and maintaining the classical CD library.
At his church, he coordinates the lector (liturgical reader) program and serves as cantor and member of the tenor section of the choir. He sings with other choral groups around Montgomery and Chester counties, including Musica Concordia, Wayne Oratorio Society, and the Ursinus College Choir. Mark and his organist/choir director wife, Donna, are also active volunteers with the Chester County Pops Orchestra.
Hear Mark on Saturdays from 12 to 1 pm for Overture with Mark Pinto, and from 5 to 6 pm as host of WRTI's Classical New Releases show.
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The album includes works by Arvo Pärt, Julia Wolfe, and Caroline Shaw.
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A Valentine’s weekend request show is in the works! WRTI Classical Hosts Debra Lew Harder and Mark Pinto will play your requests and dedications on…
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Join the fun for this year's Opera Day when we make you, our listeners, the stars of the show! Debra Lew Harder, Bliss Michelson, Mark Pinto, and Melinda…
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Opera fans, take note! WRTI's Annual Opera Day is coming up on Saturday, November 14th. This year, to make it extra special, we're taking your requests!…
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One of America’s most admired civil rights icons, though she disliked the label, wasn’t a political or religious figure—she was a singer with a “rich,…
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December 10, 2018. Musical traditions abound during the holidays. In Vienna, Austria, as New Year’s approaches, waltzes, marches, and polkas of the…
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WRTI's Mark Pinto fills you in on the latest and greatest classical music recordings on (most) Saturdays at 5 pm on Classical New Releases. Here are his…
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WRTI's Mark Pinto fills us in on the latest classical music CDs on Saturdays after the opera on Classical New Releases. Check out five newly released…
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WRTI's Mark Pinto fills us in on the latest classical music CDs on (most) Saturdays at 5 pm on Classical New Releases. Here are five newly released…
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WRTI's Mark Pinto fills us in on the latest classical music CDs Saturdays at 5 pm on Classical New Releases. Here are five newly released recordings he…