Remembering Hiroshima 80 Years Later

Blue Lake Public Radio | By Foley Schuler

Published August 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM EDT

Wednesday afternoon in the 3 o'clock hour, Foley commemorates the 80th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and its victims, with several special musical selections.

The world in which we live was changed forever 80 years ago today, with dropping of the atomic bomb and the city's destruction, August 6, 1945. This afternoon in the 3 o'clock hour, we will remember this momentous event, and the lives lost, through music.

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Foley Schuler

Encouraged by creative parents, Foley began his music career at age 7, studying violin with Jean Manning at North Muskegon Public Schools. As a Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp camper, he became Blue Lake Public Radio’s first high school intern. Foley earned an English Literature degree from Hope College, and Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson College. He has performed with the West Michigan (formerly West Shore) Symphony; served on the English Department faculty at Muskegon Community College, and been the Music, Art & Theatre reviewer for the Muskegon Chronicle. He follows his love of the arts around the globe, but says, “There is no place like the Blue Lake setting, sharing extraordinary music with our listeners.” Foley hosts Blue Lake Public Radio’s weekday classical music from 1 to 5 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.

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