WABE music contributor Dr. Scott Stewart reflects on decades of musical moments with Lois Reitzes

Dr. Scott Stewart and Lois Reitzes at the "City Lights"/"Closer Look" 10th anniversary listening event. (WABE)

Lois Reitzes, host of “City Lights,” will retire on June 26 after 45 years with WABE. In her final week, she wanted to reminisce with former special guests, including Dr. Scott Stewart.

He hosts the “City Lights” series “Music in Media” segments, and is a longtime contributor to WABE Classical programming with his show, “Strike up the Band.

Their friendship dates back 26 years, when Stewart moved to Decatur from Bloomington, Indiana, where Reitzes and Stewart both went to Indiana University. While tuning the dial in a moving truck in traffic, Stewart heard Reitzes hosting her Second Cup Concert show.