Last Sunday, the Charlotte-area arts community lost one of its more beloved figures, Dr. George Stegner. For decades he was a music teacher at Queens University (then College) in Charlotte.
He was also well known to Charlotte Symphony patrons for his 37 years of writing the detailed and enlightening program notes for the CSO concerts. He and his wife, Jackie, were a constant presence at local music events. If you bumped into them at a concert, they were always available for pleasant chats about music.
The Stegners supported WDAV from the very beginning. I have many fond memories of George phoning me here at the station to chat about the music I was currently playing on the air, or a piece of music that he felt WDAV listeners would enjoy. And it was always a highlight of my day whenever I saw George and Jackie at the concerts.
I will always hold George dear in my heart. And I am comforted to know that I will still be able to see Jackie at the Friends of Music at Queens concerts.
Details about Dr. George Stegner’s wonderful life are here.