Paul C. Hume :::
Paul C. Hume
Graduated in 1933
Inducted in 1999
A 1933 graduate of LTHS, Paul C. Hume attended the University of Chicago and was later
presented with three honorary degrees: from Thiel College, Rosary College, and Georgetown
University. He was a music critic and editor of the Washington Post, Washington, D.C. from
1947-1962. He taught at Georgetown University from 1950-1977 and was a visiting music professor at
Yale University from 1975-1985. A radio commentator, he presented daily broadcasts on music for
more than 20 years and hosted a weekly opera program. A featured guest on The Catholic Hour, he
also served as guest commentator during the Metropolitan Opera and the New
York Philharmonic intermissions. Active in professional organizations, he was a member
of the American Association of University Professors and the Music Critics Association. He received
a coveted Peabody Award in 1977 for his radio program, "A Variable Feast." The series shared his
vast knowledge of composers and their compositions in a superb blend of creative elements. Author
of more than 100 magazine articles, including feature articles in The Saturday Review, The Critic,
and Reader's Digest, he also authored four books and a half dozen choral compositions. Famous for
his criticisms of singer Margaret Truman, Hume made national headlines when President Harry S.
Truman wrote a rather incensed letter to him after a critical review of his daughter's performance.