NPR Series: Climate Solutions | |
NPR News is setting out on a journey around the U.S. and beyond in search of solutions to the growing threat of climate change. A series of reports during the week of Oct. 2 - 8 will focus on solutions for adapting to a changing climate— successes, lessons learned, and ideas still in the works. The series will include stories from local stations and their work as NPR's new Climate Collaborative. Tune in during Morning Edition, Here & Now and All Things Considered, and watch KGOU.org for this wide-ranging series.
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Fall fundraising update: A great start to the year | |
KGOU's fall on-air fundraiser ended last week on a hopeful note: more than 250 new and renewing supporters joined 1000+ sustainers to bolster KGOU's individual giving ranks. Thank you! We've started the new fiscal year with great community support, hopeful it will continue.
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NPR CEO John Lansing (third from left) paid a visit to the KGOU studios last fall. | |
NPR to search for next CEO | |
NPR chief executive John Lansing says he intends to retire at the end of 2023, necessitating a nationwide search for the next leader of the public radio network. As media correspondent David Folkenflik reported, Lansing's four-year tenure will be defined by his handling of the tumult of the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and a downturn in podcast advertising revenue that led to layoffs at the network. Lansing made diversifying NPR's staff, offerings and audiences a hallmark of his leadership, defining it as both a moral and a business imperative. NPR is governed by a board of directors made up of local station leaders, who will launch a search for the next chief executive.
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Founder of Tiny Desk Concerts to leave NPR
Bob Boilen, whose desk at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. is the Tiny Desk, has announced he's leaving the network after 35 years. Boilen joined NPR in 1988, working as director of All Things Considered before founding All Songs Considered in 2000. In 2008, he co-founded Tiny Desk Concerts with Stephen Thompson. More information will be coming on how this will affect the show All Songs Considered, which airs on KGOU at 12:30 a.m. early Sunday mornings. Stay tuned.
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KGOU Readers Club: 'Behold the Walls' encore | |
For this week's Sunday Radio Matinee it's an encore of September's KGOU Readers Club discussion of Behold The Walls by civil rights icon Clara Luper. Originally published in 1979, there's a new edition of Luper's memoir about the sit-in movement she spearheaded in Oklahoma. KGOU's Logan Layden talked with Karlos Hill, who edited the new edition commemorating what would have been Luper's 100th birthday. Tune in Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m.
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How Curious: Oklahoma's influence on 'The Chicken Dance' | |
Originally titled Der Ententanz (The Duck Dance) by Swiss accordionist Werner Thomas, what we know as The Chicken Dance is a staple of weddings, Oktoberfests and other gatherings. How Curious found a strange turn of events in Oklahoma that fueled the spread of the song and its signature moves worldwide. Tune in Tuesday, Oct. 3 for the next episode, on the air during the newsmagazines or wherever you get podcasts.
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Tonic: The Funky Groove Show ~ New episodes! | |
Get set to groove with all-new episodes of Tonic: The Funky Groove Show as the fourth season kicks off tomorrow evening. Join host Michael B. for two hours of the funkiest, grooviest tunes each week, including some special-themed shows coming up for Halloween, Christmas, sci-fi music, and more. Tune in Fridays at 9 p.m. for all the funky fun!
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Joe Bonamassa at the Civic Center | |
Blues guitar great Joe Bonamassa appears in concert at Oklahoma City's Civic Center on Sunday, Nov. 5, backed by a stellar band. KGOU has a pair of tickets to give away in a random drawing for newsletter subscribers. Enter at the link below for your chance to win!
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Congratulations to Our Winner
In our last issue we gave away a pair of tickets to OU Theatre's production of Everybody, Sept. 22 - Oct. 1 at the Rupel J. Jones Fine Arts Center in Norman. Our lucky winner is Elaine! Congratulations.
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