Some things just keep getting better with age. That is true with Northwest Public Radio. This month we celebrate the 95th anniversary of our first station going on the air in December 1922. At the inaugural broadcast, among the stated goals of the station where: "...to provide an information and cultural service to a wide area of population." We are proud that 95 years later our core mission at its heart is virtually unchanged.
It was in the KWSC studios that 1930 WSU alum Edward R. Murrow, the father of broadcast journalism, first sat behind a microphone in what might have been the country's first radio broadcasting class. Today, Northwest Public Radio is part of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at WSU and we continue to train and inspire the next generation of journalists.
Northwest Public Radio owes its longevity to dedicated staff, WSU leadership, communities we serve and listeners who have financially supported the station over the last 95 years. The service has grown to a network of 34 signals with staff, studios and offices in Tacoma, Tri Cities, Yakima, Wenatchee and Pullman, serving listeners all over the region in towns and cities large and small.
Public broadcasting has endured and continues to be an essential and relevant source of information, education and entertainment today and for generations to come. Speaking of the future, we have some great things in store for you for 2018 - read on for more information.
Sincerely,
Kerry Swanson
Station Manager
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New Year, New Program Schedules
Here are some of the programs coming your way in 2018.
The Moth Radio Hour
has become one of public radio's most popular storytelling shows. Each story is true, every voice authentic, every story told from the stage before a live audience - without notes! Why is it called "The Moth?" Founder George Dawes Green wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings in his native Georgia, when moths were attracted to the light on the porch where he and his friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales. Today, The Moth showcases the range of human experience in stories told to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Saturdays 1-2 PM, Sundays 5-6 PM, NPR News service
 If you've missed Neal Conan and Talk of the Nation as much as we have, you'll be delighted with his new show:
Truth, Politics and Power
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It brings the kind of thinking and conversation that help us understand the changing landscape of American politics and its implications. Interesting tidbit: Neal's other occupation these days is macadamia farmer in Hawaii! Wednesdays 10-11 PM, NPR News service
 You many know
Planet Money
from its occasional stories on NPR or as a very popular podcast. Now you can hear it as a weekly program on business and entrepreneurship, in an hour combined with
How I Built This
with Guy Raz, Saturdays 8-9 PM, NPR News service
Performance Today
with Fred Child is the most-listened-to classical music radio show in America. It features live concert recordings that can't be heard anywhere else, as well as in-studio performances and interviews. We present the best-of-week version Saturdays 2-4 PM, Sundays 7-9 PM, NPR and Classical music service
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Holiday Specials
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Photo Credit: Timothy K Hamilton, flickr.
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All through December and early January, Northwest Public Radio is your destination for festive tunes, heartwarming holiday tales and inspiring music. Spend the holiday season with some of your favorite voices - Dan Maher, Gigi Yellen, Frank Dominguez and more.
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Alec Baldwin is not just busy depicting the commander-in-chief on Saturday Night Live. He's also the host of
The New York Philharmonic This Week
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We kid you not!! The broadcast features recent performances of the orchestra and interviews with musicians, guest artists and conductors. Saturdays 5-7 PM, NPR and Classical music service
Some changes are coming to all stations on Saturdays and Sundays: Weekend Edition will now be heard 5-9 AM, and All Things Considered will run from 4-5 PM.
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Endeavour to Watch a New Year's Mystery
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Northwest Public Television has a tradition of special programming to celebrate New Year's Eve. This year is no exception with the broadcast of
Masterpiece Mystery! episodes from the
Endeavour
series. For those who follow
Masterpiece Mystery!, before Inspector Morse, there was the rookie Constable Morse, fed up with police work and ready to nip his career in the bud by handing in his resignation. That is, until a murder turned up that only he could solve. Shaun Evans (Silk, The Take, Cashback) is the young Endeavour Morse, before he drove his signature Jaguar but already with amazing deductive powers. Check out the schedule here.
At midnight on New Year's, KTNW viewers can celebrate with the 2017
Austin City Limits Hall of Fame New Year's Eve Special where Roy Orbison, Rosanne Cash and the Neville Brothers are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Performers include Neko Case, Brandi Carlile. After this special, Joanne Froggatt from
Downton Abbey stars in a totally different role in a spine-tingling drama as the notorious Victorian poisoner, Mary Ann Cotton, Britain's first female serial killer:
Dark Angel on Masterpiece.
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Your Gifts Make Everything Possible - Thank You!
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 At Northwest Public Radio your membership is always present. Even though you're not in the newsroom, your support keeps independent stories coming to you. You may not be selecting the music that soothes your soul, but it's your charitable gifts that bring you so many excellent performances. Thank you for the gifts that provide the essential resources that bring public radio to your community.
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Walla Walla Calls on Friends, Neighbors to Strengthen Public Broadcasting
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Walla Walla member, Steven Woolley joined NWPR's Sueann Ramella and Kerry Swanson to rally public radio and TV supporters. The members-only party was at the Walla Walla Country Club in early November. The point: public broadcasting's strength is in the number of members it has, and Walla Walla members want to
make it stronger
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A group of public media members helped formulate a plan to step up support for Northwest Public Radio and Northwest Public Television during the year-end "time of giving." Current members aim to sign up 200 new members before December 31. Supporters who get the most new members to join before December 31 win a prize. Get your "Many Hands" kit- it's everything you need to turn an old friend into a new member.
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A New Voice at the Membership Desk
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 Call to check on your membership and you'll be greeted by a new voice, that of Amber Tolonie. Amber just joined the membership services team and is quickly getting up to speed - which is no surprise, since she likes to spend her spare time running obstacle races! She climbs walls, jumps hurdles and sometimes works her way through the mud. Her other favorite pastimes are hiking, working out and most importantly, spending time with her young daughter Bailey. Amber was born and raised in Pullman and loves the area. Before she worked for membership, she was in the business office of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. We're happy she decided to make the move.
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Listen and Watch Again: Veterans Day Specials
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NWPR is a community service of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University -
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Veterans Day was November 11, but the stories and experiences of those we talked to that day carry on. If you missed it, 