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Melissa Dundis is a host on Minnesota-based YourClassical MPR and is heard nationwide as part of YourClassical Radio.
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Classical host Melissa Dundis says goodbye

Editor’s note: Classical host Melissa Dundis says goodbye to listeners before leaving for a new position at KBAQ in Phoenix. Her last shift was Sept. 18. Read her message below.

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of the listening community here on YourClassical. I’ve enjoyed meeting new friends from Minnesota and from Miami to Rochester, N.Y. I’m also grateful for the launch of the YourClassical Adventures podcasts and for the handwritten letters I received from the kids and hope that continues. I’m moving on to a morning show position in Phoenix. I do hope to keep in touch with the friends I’ve made here.

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