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KGOU Newsletter for January 2007
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KGOU Covers Oklahoma Lawmakers in Washington
 As the 110th U.S. Congress finishes its second week, we’re kicking off a new approach to covering national politics here at KGOU. We’ve subscribed to a service called Capitol News Connection,
which will provide us with a team of reporters to track our elected representatives in Washington and issue regular reports about topics relevant to listeners in central Oklahoma.
In case you missed it, CNC reporter Neil Simon interviewed U.S. Representatives Tom Cole and John Sullivan for a story on the cost of wildfires in the state. Listen to the first CNC report aired on KGOU. Tune in at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 22, as Capitol News Connection's Bureau Chief Melinda Wittstock joins us to talk more about the service. And at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 29, we'll check in with a CNC reporter and our regular political pundit Keith Gaddie for a discussion about the upcoming legislative session. New Voice of Afternoon Updates
FY06 Financial Audit Complete
Each year, KGOU has an external audit of our financial records and the report for Fiscal Year 2006 is now complete. It is a 26-page PDF file that you can download and print if you want. Here are the highlights:
NPR News Series: Crossing the Divide
 There’s a new reality in Washington. Along with the first Democratically-controlled Congress since 1994 comes new rhetoric from Republicans and Democrats alike about collaboration. Can both sides of the aisle work together? All next week, NPR News will present a series of reports across all of its news programs. Crossing the Divide will explore the pros and cons of bipartisanship in Washington, and feature examples of compromise and working together from politics, business, and everyday life across the country. Listen Sunday, January 21 during Weekend Edition for the first of the series.
NPR Looking for Online Listener Input
NPR is using its website to solicit input from listeners on new programs and initiatives. If you've visited npr.org lately, you might have noticed a new heading and link in the right column called 'Rough Cuts'.
 As the website states, "Rough Cuts is a place where you can participate in our creative process. When we pilot new projects, we'll play 'rough cuts' of pieces and talk about what we're trying to achieve. In return, we invite you to share your ideas and reactions."
The first opportunity for input involves the development of a new NPR talk show featuring Michel Martin, set to launch this spring. At Rough Cuts, Michel and her producers explain the journalistic decisions that went into producing a particular segment for the show. Visitors to the site can listen to the segment online, and post comments, as well as read the comments of others.  Capitol Steps on YouTube
Highlights from the Networks:
This I Believe: Be Cool
A Year's Worth of Memorable Moments on NPR
Major egos and minor mysteries; heroes, history, music, musings; soldiers, poets, a dead moose, talking apes and toad-sucking dogs – NPR told some memorable stories in 2006. Read or listen to them again on npr.org.
Top Movies of 2006
Who says they don't make 'em like they used to? In many theaters, you could find something special in 2006. NPR Film Critic Bob Mondello offers a breakdown of his Top 10, plus 8 more.
Meet the Real Sacha Baron Cohen
 We know him more as his alter egos: a journalist from England named Ali G, Bruno, a flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter, or his most famous character, Borat, a decidedly unenlightened Kazakhstan reporter — seldom do we see the English comedian and actor as himself. Terry Gross revealed the real Sacha Baron Cohen on Fresh Air January 4. Listen to the interview on npr.org.
The Beatles, Remixed with Love
 When Cirque du Soleil needed music for a Beatles-inspired show, they enlisted the help of George Martin, the Beatles’ longtime producer, and his son Giles. The two set about remixing the Fab Four's classics, a task that for some might be unthinkable. NPR's Bob Boilen was among the skeptics, but after listening to the remix, and talking with the Martins, Boilen finds he really likes Love. Listen to Boilen's interview, and selected cuts from the new CD, at npr.org.
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Private gifts for the Expanding Horizons Capital Campaign received by June 30, 2006 totaled nearly $89,000, with an additional $25,000 pledged for the next two fiscal years.
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