KGOU Newsletter for July 2007
New KGOU Translator Station in Seminole at 103.1 FM
We've been dreaming about expanding our service into southeastern Oklahoma, which has limited options for public radio listening. This is a relatively affordable way to do that, costing about $15,000 to put the translator on the air, with an estimated annual operating cost of $5,000. Other dreams are coming true for KGOU in the near future as well. Stay tuned!
New Web Exclusive – Project Vote Smart
KGOU has begun a weekly series tracking how Oklahoma’s members of Congress vote on a variety of important issues. Our information comes from Project Vote Smart , a non-profit, non-partisan political research organization. Each Monday we’ll post on our website a new Congressional Snapshot of current issues and the Oklahoma delegation's votes. Snapshots over the past few weeks have focused on The Immigration Reform Act of 2007, The Clean Energy Act of 2007 and the renewal of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Visit our Oklahoma In-depth archive page to listen to previous segments in this series.  Celebrating 25 Years of Public Service
Showtime's This American Life Now Available from iTunes
From This American Life:"Hi everyone. Ira Glass here. For months now, I and everyone who works on This American Life have been approached by a steady stream of public radio listeners who don't get Showtime, but who want to see our TV show. 'When are the DVDs coming out?' they ask. 'When's it going to be on iTunes?'"  Well, the DVDs are still in the works, but every episode of the Showtime series is now available for purchase from iTunes.
Ira has a few favorites he especially wants fans to see – Nancy Updike's story about nonbelievers and believers colliding in Utah, a story about a fourteen-year-old who's decided he doesn't believe in love, a cartoon by Chris Ware, and G.J. Echternkamp's home movie. But This American Life is first and foremost a radio show, and Ira and the gang are also producing new episodes for radio, which you can hear Saturdays at noon on KGOU.
Summer Reading
 Whether you're wanting a book to take on vacation, or just take you away from it all – NPR has lists upon lists of recommended reads, for the young or young-at-heart. For readers who are hungering or thirsting, npr.org has a feast of titles sure to satisfy the most discerning bookworm.
Broadway Revisited Summer Series – Best Scores
 Many Broadway shows have memorable songs, but only a few have great complete scores. In July and August, Broadway Revisited features some of the best, Sundays at 7 p.m. on KGOU.
In July's programs, we'll revisit "Showboat", the classic score by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern, "The Pajama Game" and "Damn Yankees", two hit shows by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. Then in August, look for more interviews and insight, as well as the music of "Finian's Rainbow", "Brigadoon" and "The Apple Tree". Public Radio Talent Quest Round 2 Voting Underway
Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest has now entered Round 2. The ten talented
semi-finalists have posted new audio auditions, and you have another opportunity to vote for who you
want to hear on the radio.
For Round 2, each semi-finalist was required to complete three "challenges":
1) Free Association: To test general creativity and improvisation abilities, each semi-finalist was given a word or phrase to talk about for two minutes. This is a tough thing to do and they only got one shot. 2) Live Copy Reading: The semi-finalists were given a short passage to read "live" as they were recorded. 3) The Billboard: In public radio almost every show has a short scripted intro that both summarizes and promotes the upcoming hour. They write their own in this challenge. You can help narrow the field to seven who will go on to Round 3 on the way to the $10,000 final, in which three winners get to produce a pilot show for public radio. Voting ends at midnight Tuesday, July 10 at the Talent Quest website.
Highlights from the Networks:
This I Believe - A Connection to the Sun
 Native American poet Joy Harjo believes connecting to nature helps us see the sacredness of life. Her Muskogee Creek heritage taught Harjo that the sun is a relative to be honored. She believes that in doing so, we connect with nature and the sacredness of life. Listen to her essay, which aired on Weekend Edition July 8.
Jazz Profiles: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue ~ Web Exclusive
 In 1959, seven now-legendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. The result was a universally acknowledged masterpiece, the best-selling jazz album of all time – Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. In this program available only online, Nancy Davis chronicles the making of the album, and the musicians' own stories, too.
The Fastest Racehorse You've Never Heard Of
 When Texas racehorse owner Jimmy Maddox first laid eyes on the Paint horse he'd just bought sight unseen, he thought he'd made a bad trade. In fact, he got the better end of the deal – the horse, Got Country Grip, is undefeated with 14 consecutive wins, and is closing fast on the record of 16 wins in a row.
NPR Online has Wade Goodwyn's story from All Things Considered June 20, plus a video of one of his wins at Remington Park in Oklahoma City.
The Splendid Table Traveling and Eating Along Route 66
 Clanton's in Vinita, Oklahoma was featured on The Splendid Table June 20 on KGOU. Food critics Jane and Michael Stern have been traveling along the Mother Road – old Route 66 – and seem to order chicken fried steak at every opportunity. They told host Lynne Rossetto Kasper that Clanton's does it right. Listen to their mouth-watering critique.
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is opening a new location in Oklahoma City near Quail Springs Mall. As is their custom, BJ's grand opening celebrations include a fundraiser for a local non-profit organization, and KGOU is the beneficiary for this event.
