Karl Haas

Karl Haas was a German-American classical music radio host, known for his sonorous speaking voice, humanistic approach to music appreciation, and popularization of classical music. He was the host of the classical music radio program Adventures in Good Music, which was syndicated to commercial and public radio stations around the world. He also published the book Inside Music. He was a respected musicologist, as well as an accomplished pianist and conductor. In 1996, he received an honorary degree in Doctor of Letters from Oglethorpe University.

6 December 1913

Born on the same birth day (6 December): Charles Martin Hall • Elián González • Frank Springer • Helen Cornelius • Helen Liddell • Herta Freitag • Jeff Rouse • Miroslav Vitouš • Robert Spear Hudson • Steven Wright • Winifred Lenihan

Born in the same month (December 1913): Alfred Bester • Archie Moore • Arnold Friberg • Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author) • Elyne Mitchell • Frank Swift • Giorgio Oberweger • Jean Marais • Lou Jacobi • Lucio Agostini • Marc Platt (dancer) • Mark Robson (film director) • Willy Brandt