New York City Classical Music station WQXR has announced that Jacqui Cheng will join as its first-ever Editor-in-Chief for Music. Most recently, Cheng served as Editor-in-Chief of Wirecutter. Prior to Wirecutter, Cheng was Editor-at-Large at Ars Technica. She has played the violin for more than three decades and currently performs with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra.
“Jacqui is a digital native, editor, and content creator with experience building brands and scaling them to millions of readers,” said Connolly. “When you combine that with her expertise and passion for classical music, you have the perfect leader to take WQXR into its digital future.”
“I’m excited to join WQXR as its first Editor-in-Chief, Music in order to widen the world of classical music to as many humans as possible — especially those who are looking to get their feet wet,” said Cheng. “With this new position, my lifelong love of classical music will become intertwined with my experience building best-in-class digital media brands. I love listening to the questions and observations that people have about classical music when they’re speaking freely at a party or at a coffee shop, outside the traditional confines that we’ve come to expect. What excites me most about joining Shannon and this team is the opportunity to expand the audience that already exists for classical music and to invite new listeners in.”
Cheng will report to Shannon Connolly, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Music at New York Public Radio.
