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LIVE MUSIC FRIDAY: John Dale Smith and Janine Novenske Smith

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Janine Novenske Smith and John Dale Smith perform Christmas music live from WKAR's Studio S

Our Live Music Friday guests today are the husband and wife team of John Dale Smith on the piano, and singer Janine Novenske Smith. They bring the music of the holidays to Current State today.

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BONUS MUSIC: Janine Novenske Smith and John Dale Smith, 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town.'

This is the last Friday before Christmas, so we wanted a holiday theme to our Live Music Friday. Our guests are renowned Lansing-based pianist John Dale Smith, who’s worked on numerous musical theater productions in town and is also director of music at the Plymouth Congregational Christian Church in Lansing. We’re also joined by his wife, Janine Novenske Smith, director of choirs at University Lutheran Church in East Lansing.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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