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- ↑ "Peter Van De Graaff is recognized nationwide as a leader in classical music broadcasting." WMOT website, Peter Van de Graaff Profile
- ↑ For example, KBYU-FM (Provo, Utah), WFMT (Chicago, Illinois), KUSU-FM (Logan, Utah), the Wisconsin Public Radio Network, WRR (FM) (Dallas, Texas), WUOL-FM (Louisville, Kentucky), WMOT (Nashville, Tennessee), KXMS (Joplin, Missouri)
- ↑ "New Trier music teacher dies - Chicago Tribune". 2013-03-07. Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ↑ Peter Van de Graaff Profile Archived 2011-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
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