Public Radio lost a gentle voice last week when Richard Gladwell, host of With Heart and Voice, died after a mercifully brief struggle with brain cancer. He passed away peacefully at home, with his wife, his granddaughter and his hospice nurse at his side.Richard was born in London in 1920, and came to the United States in 1955. He helped to found public radio station WXXI in Rochester NY, which signed on the air on December 23, 1974. With Heart and Voice began a few weeks later, and is heard on more than 100 public radio stations across the United States. The weekly program of sacred choral music is a mainstay for music loves around the world, with regular Internet listeners from as far away as South Africa and China.
Throughout his life, Richard loved the Anglican choral tradition, and as an adult, he felt called to share God's music with the world. He will be missed, and remembered with love and respect.
Praise God with heart and voice for the life of Richard Gladwell!
