Kate Botello
Music Host and ProducerKate comes to Northern Michigan via New York City, where she was a freelance actor, singer and playwright, appearing Off-Broadway as Judy Garland in the underground hit, Christmas with the Crawfords. She wrote and starred in several Judy Garland-themed productions, including Judy’s Christmas Garland and Judy Garland and Uninvited Company -- for which she was nominated for a Nightlife Award and won a Backstage Bistro award.
Before her time in New York, Kate was one of the founding on-air personalities for ZDTV, a national television network (later to become TechTV). There, she hosted "The Screen Savers," a live daily call-in show co-starring tech guru Leo Laporte, as well as "Extended Play," a show about videogames and the gaming industry with cohost Adam Sessler. She also puppeteered and provided the voice for Tilde, the network’s "virtual host" - work for which she won an Emmy Award.
Kate Botello has lived in Traverse City, Michigan since 2005, and is delighted by the huge amount of talent and art available to people in our area. She directed and starred in many productions for the Old Town Playhouse and Young Company, and led the OTP's Summer Performing Arts Camp for four years. Kate has even had a chance to make a few dreams come true, including hosting live "Sing-a-Long" events at the State Theatre, narrating stories with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and serving as the official "Word Pronouncer" for the Traverse City County and Regional Spelling Bees.
Kate brings a lifetime love of classical music to IPR, and she is thrilled by discoveries of beautiful pieces, new and old, to share with you.
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Interlochen Arts Academy flute students studying with Nancy Stagnitta came to Studio A to give a preview of an upcoming off-campus recital at the Music House Museum. -
Kate shares one of her favorite (but somehow also least favorite) Venezuelan folk song, 'El Sapo'!
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This week on Kids Commute, we're going following the fairytale brother and sister duo as they venture into the woods to find some berries...
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A break from the news this week as we spend some time with classical guitarists Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister.
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We're getting festive this season and getting ready to dance! We'll learn a Venezuelan folk song, go the the opera, play video games, and head to space!
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Ballet superstar, Native American advocate ... Maria Tallchief was COOL.
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This week on Kids Commute, we're going on a journey with Coyote to see the Spirit Chief for a new name!
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Three Interlochen Arts Academy string quartets perform music by Joseph Haydn at the City Opera House as a part of the new Interlochen in Town series.
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Join the trickster coyote, the lumbering bear, the swimming salmon and the majestic eagle as they get their new names from the Spirit Chief. Composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is our guest this week on Classical Sprouts guiding us through this musical story!
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This week on Kids Commute, we're strolling around a garden with the music of Amy Beach!
