Avery Fisher Artist Program Oral History Project

Mary Lou Falcone

Founder of M. L. Falcone, Public Relations; Overseer of the Avery Fisher Artist Program (1981-2016); Member of the Executive Committee for the Avery Fisher Artist Program.

Interviews with Mary Lou Falcone conducted April 2, 2019 and May 3, 2019 by Gerry Albarelli for the Columbia Center for Oral History, Avery Fisher Artist Program Oral History Project. 

Mary Lou Falcone is a music public relations strategist who, on Avery Fisher’s recommendation, became the public relations representative as well as administrator for the Avery Fisher Artist Program.  In 2016, she joined the Program’s Executive Committee. She was a close friend of Avery and Janet Fisher and spoke at Avery’s memorial.