Paul Hume

Paul Chandler Hume was the music editor for the Washington Post from 1946 to 1982, best known for his critical review of a concert of Margaret Truman for which her father, then-President Harry S. Truman, threatened to punch him in the nose.

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Hume was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 13, 1915 and in addition to his role as the Post music editor, hosted a long-running classical music program on WGMS-FM radio in Washington and was guest commentator for the New York Metropolitan Opera intermission broadcasts. He was professor of music at Georgetown University from 1950-1977 and adjunct professor of music at Yale University from (1975-1983). Hume was a member of the American Association of University Professors, the Music Critics Association, and the Cosmos Club. He received a Peabody Award in 1977 for his outstanding achievement in music criticism. Hume also received honorary degrees from Thiel College, Rosary College, and Georgetown University.http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl228.htm

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Paul Hume died on November 27, 2001.

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