100 Years of 100 Things is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration. Each week, host Brian Lehrer will take listeners through a century’s worth of history of things that shape our politics, our lives and our world.

In this episode John Schaefer, host of WNYC's ‪@NewSoundsMusic‬ , takes us through WNYC's musical legacy.

This episode is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.

As we celebrate our 100th birthday and beyond, check out our full calendar of on-air and live centennial events, listen to more historical audio gems from our archives, share your own New York story, and learn about our first century of serving New York: https://www.wnyc.org/100

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Photo of longtime WNYC music host John Schaefer in the studio in 1981 | WNYC Archive Collections
Video by Kim Nowacki