Radio show host donates music collection to Ukrainian museum in Stamford, Conn. (10/10/99)

Radio show host donates music collection to Ukrainian museum in Stamford, Conn.

STAMFORD, Conn. - Richard Kerry has brought Ukrainian music to Radio WRYM's audience every Saturday morning for 20 years. His record collection can now be heard by everyone, any day of the week, at the St. Basil's Ukrainian Cultural Research Center in Stamford, Conn.

Mr. Kerry, a resident of Newington, Conn., recently donated some 800 albums, tapes and reels from the 1930s to the 1990s - historic pieces that will no doubt enhance and enrich the center's library and museum, which already hold an expansive assortment of Ukrainian art, literature and music.

Mr. Kerry's donation was acknowledged by Bishop Basil Losten of the Stamford Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy. In a letter to the radio show host, Bishop Losten wrote: "Please accept our sincere gratitude for the wonderful gift you have donated to St. Basil's which consists of a grand collection of Ukrainian records and tapes. ... What an extraordinary and interesting collection it is! It reflects the care and devotion you spent in acquiring it and acquainting your audience with Ukrainian music, and we congratulate you for this accomplishment. We are proud to be the recipients of such a collection."

Since 1971 WRYM, the "Ethnic Voice of Connecticut," has featured Mr. Kerry and his wife, Stacy, on its "American Ukrainian Show," playing music by Canadian, American and Ukrainian artists, as well as radio shows from Kyiv.

The Kerrys compiled quite a collection in that time period, and, thanks to their generous contribution, the public can discover, appreciate and learn from it. For more information call the Ukrainian Museum of Stamford, (203) 324-7698.

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