Karl Haas Dies at 91

DETROIT (CP) - Karl Haas, who brought classical music to millions of listeners in Canada, the United States and elsewhere through his syndicated radio program, Adventures in Good Music, has died. He was 91.

Well, with Karl Haas' death, there is an end of a long, wonderful, era. His show, "Adventures in Good Music" gave me many many delightful hours. A learned, erudite man, Haas brought life and depth to classical music.

It amazed me when I learned that he was still creating new shows up until he was 89 years old.

Haas died Sunday at a hospital in Royal Oak, according to WCLV-FM in Cleveland, which produced his program.

Adventures in Good Music, an hour-long program in which Haas blended music and talk aimed at casual listeners, was syndicated to hundreds of stations in the United States, Australia, Mexico and Panama and was broadcast by U.S. Armed Forces Radio. The signals in the United States could be picked up in areas of Canada close to the border.

The broadcast adventure started at radio station WWJ in Detroit in 1950 where Haas hosted a weekly preview of concerts performed by the Detroit Symphony.

Haas stopped doing new shows two years ago, but the program still airs in reruns on about 100 stations in the United States and Australia, Conrad said.