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January 26, 2023
President Biden gives State of the Union address in 2022 with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looking on
President Biden gestures during his 2022 State of the Union address. (U.S. House photo by Ike Hayman)
Special coverage: State of the Union address
President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the 2023 State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Ari Shapiro will host NPR's live special coverage of the president's speech followed by a Republican response. KGOU will broadcast the special coverage beginning at 8 p.m. CT. Video will also be available on KGOU.org.

KGOU annual financial audit completed
KGOU has completed its annual external financial audit, a requirement to receive a community service grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as a local public radio station. The audit was for the 2022 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2022. Overall, KGOU's financial support nearly kept pace as expenses climbed.

Here are the highlights: Donations from listeners declined from the previous year; support from local businesses rebounded from a low point during the height of the pandemic; and expenses rose for salaries, benefits, and fees KGOU must pay to deliver our service to listeners. The financial audit report is available on KGOU.org if you want to dive into the numbers:
Live From Cain's: All-new show
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fullbright headlines an all-new episode of Live From Cain's. Host Fats Kaplan joins house band leader Paul Benjaman and the Oklahoma Specials, and featured performances from Kalyn Fay, Matt Magerkurth, and Sarah Frick. It's the KGOU Sunday Radio Matinee this week, airing Jan. 29 at 12 p.m.

Drummer behind drum kit and man at keyboard on stage at Cains Ballroom
John Fullbright (at keyboard) sings 'Paranoid Heart' on the Cain's Ballroom stage in Tulsa, recorded for NPR Music's Live Sessions
KGOU Readers Club: Discussion of 'A Promise Kept'
KGOU's Readers Club convenes on Monday for discussion of a newly released history of treaties between the United States government and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and how they factored into the 2020 Supreme Court decision McGirt v. Oklahoma. This month's book is A Promise Kept by professors Robert J. Miller and Robbie Etheridge. Join KGOU's Logan Layden for discussion of this very timely subject on Monday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m.

Tonic: The Funky Groove Show goes full superhero
Tonic: The Funky Groove Show has an all-new special-themed episode next week: Host Michael B will be celebrating superheroes, from graphic novels to TV and movies, featuring funky instrumental tunes spanning the past 70 years. Tune in Friday, Feb. 3 from 9-11 p.m., or copy his playlist once it's posted here:

Ticket Giveaway
The Wild Party
OU Theatre presents The Wild Party
An off-Broadway gem of a musical, The Wild Party, steamrolls across the stage in the Rupel J. Jones Fine Arts Center on the OU campus Feb. 10-19. We're giving away a pair of tickets in a random drawing to the winner's choice of performance. (Note: This production contains adult themes, violence, and sexual content.)

Congratulations to Our Winner
In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to OU Theatre's Young Choreographers' Showcase in Norman this weekend. Our winner is Stephen -- congratulations!
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