▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁in ▁Pal md ale , ▁California ▁Category : T ele vision ▁channels ▁and ▁stations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Category : Def unct ▁terrest rial ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : T ele vision ▁channels ▁and ▁stations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁Eric ▁Edward ▁Whit acre ▁( born ▁January 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁composer , ▁conduct or , ▁and ▁speaker ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ch oral , ▁orch est ral , ▁and ▁wind ▁ensemble ▁music . ▁In ▁March 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Master ▁Chor ale ' s ▁first ▁artist - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Con cert ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Whit acre ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ren o , ▁Nev ada , ▁to ▁Ross ▁and ▁Ro x anne ▁Whit acre . ▁He ▁studied ▁piano ▁inter mitt ently ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁junior ▁high ▁march ing ▁band ▁under ▁band ▁leader ▁Jim ▁Burn ett . ▁Later ▁Whit acre ▁played ▁synth es izer ▁in ▁a ▁te ch no - pop ▁band , ▁dream ing ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁rock ▁star . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁read ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Whit acre ▁began ▁his ▁full ▁musical ▁training ▁while ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Las ▁Veg as ,