Here & Now series looks at upcoming SCOTUS term
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Starting tomorrow, Sept. 30, Here & Now will begin a series of reports on the start of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joins the court. Over the next few months, the court will hear cases affecting college admissions, Medicaid recipients, political maps and the environment. Tune in tomorrow for Here & Now from noon to 2 p.m. as the occasional series begins with an overview of the term.
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Fall fundraising update: Strong start to a new fiscal year |
KGOU's fall fundraising season kicked off with a week-long on-air pledge drive last week, and strong response from listeners! So far this fall, 769 supporters have pledged a little over $120,500. That includes 104 additional gifts that matched contributions from 76 brand new members and 74 rejoining members. Add in our 1100 sustaining members who provide year-round support. Thank you, everyone! If you didn't get a chance to participate, it's not too late. Check out our new Public Radio Nerd reusable grocery bag or our other thank-you gifts and make your contribution now.
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KGOU Readers Club encore: Everything Sad Is Untrue
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A KGOU listener nominated Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri in our recent call-out for great books about or featuring Oklahoma in some way. KGOU Managing Editor Logan Layden talked with the author about his mostly-true Young Adult novel about a young Iranian refugee whose travels brought him to Edmond to face new challenges. The recorded discussion is this week's Sunday Radio Matinee, Oct. 2 at 12 p.m.
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NPR news chief to leave network amid executive restructuring |
NPR's chief news executive, Nancy Barnes, announced she would be leaving the network in November, prompted by NPR CEO John Lansing's decision to create a new executive position above her, a chief content officer, responsible for news and programming. Lansing expressed his gratitude for Barnes’s leadership through a relentless news cycle that included elections, social unrest, insurrection and a global pandemic. NPR is launching a nationwide search to fill both executive positions. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reported on the surprise shakeup last week, in a story independently edited:
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NPR foreign correspondents move assignments |
For the past six years, NPR’s Eyder Peralta has been covering civil wars, disputed elections and outbreaks of disease across Africa. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, and later Cape Town, South Africa, he will now cover Mexico and Central America for NPR. Carrie Kahn, who has been based in Mexico City, will take on a new assignment in South America. Peralta recently spoke with Here & Now about his work, which includes being jailed and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize:
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New co-host joins Here & Now in October
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Award-winning journalist Deepa Fernandes is joining NPR and WBUR’s Here & Now as the show's third host on Monday, Oct. 10.
Fernandes comes from the San Francisco Chronicle most recently, but her background includes the BBC, PRI, NPR and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She joins Robin Young and Scott Tong in rotation as host of the mid-day newsmagazine.
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Tonic: The Funky Groove Show highlights music of science fiction |
It was a hit when Tonic: The Funky Groove Show featured a science fiction episode last season -- so let's do it again! This week's show is all-new with funky sci-fi tunes from TV and movies, from monsters, robots, aliens and more out-of-this-world groovy-ness. Tune in Friday, Sept. 30 from 9 to 11 p.m.
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Congratulations to Canterbury Voices, 2022 winner of The American Prize for choral performance, community division! |
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Canterbury Voices: Mendelssohn's Elijah
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Canterbury Voices perform Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah, known as the "oratorio to end all oratorios," on Sunday, Oct. 9 at OKC's Civic Center, featuring choirs from Oklahoma City University, Canterbury Youth Voices, and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Enter our drawing for a chance to win a pair of tickets:
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Note: This production contains adult themes, violence, and suggestive dialogue. |
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OU Theatre: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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OU Theatre takes on the Broadway favorite Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 in Norman in mid-October. Based on Tolstoy's War and Peace, literature's most iconic characters come to life with a lush score of electro-pop, folk, rock, and opera and fully immersive staging. Enter our drawing for a pair of tickets to the performance of your choice:
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