Valentine requests and Super Thursday returns

February 2018 Connect

Now Taking Your Valentine Requests on NWPB

This Valentine’s Day, give your someone special the gift of classical music! Email us with your dedication and request and you could hear it on air Wednesday, February 14. Whether it’s "Clair de Lune" for your sweetie, "Bolero" for your friends or a "Brandenburg Concerto" for a furry friend, love is in - and on - the air this Valentine’s Day. Be part of the fun on NWPB – send us your dedication and request by February 12.

It’s the Return of Super Thursday!

Back by popular demand, Super Thursday is March 1st. It’s your chance to make possible music that inspires, reporting that informs and storytelling that entertains. It’s also an opportunity to keep radio fund drives short. If you’ve never donated before, make a difference with your gift. Keep programs of substance on the air.

Robert Siegel to Visit Pullman in March

Robert Siegel, retired senior host of All Things Considered, will be the keynote speaker and recipient of The Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Murrow Symposium. Mr. Siegel will speak about his career in broadcast journalism on Monday, March 26 at 7 PM in the CUB (Compton Union Building) on the WSU campus. Seating is limited, so event registration is mandatory . Here is a campus map with parking availability .

Combating Elder Abuse

NWPB’s broadcast of the national program Elder Abuse And Exploitation followed immediately by a panel discussion with local experts hosted by Sueann Ramella is scheduled to air on Sunday, February 11 at 6 PM on KWSU-TV and at 7 PM on KTNW. It will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, February 13 at 7 PM on both stations.

Meet The Newest Host Of All Things Considered :

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly

You’ve probably heard Mary Louise Kelly’s reports on national security on NPR for a number of years, but she’s now a steady presence each afternoon, co-hosting All Things Considered . It’s not unfamiliar territory for the Harvard-educated Georgia native.

Learn more about Mary Louise Kelly

Rattlesnake Ridge: An Ongoing Slide Means Ongoing Coverage

It started with a crack. Then it got bigger. Then video footage from a drone let everyone have a bird’s eye view of how the Rattlesnake Ridge slide outside of Union Gap, Washington, was coming – or sliding – along. Through the late fall and early winter, there were plenty of stories from Northwest Public Broadcasting and other regional news media.