KGOU Newsletter for September 2007
KGOU Adds Translator in Ada
ECU is providing a location for the translator on the roof of Danley Hall on the ECU campus. KGOU will provide airtime for ECU student-produced programs during the fall and spring semesters each year (similar to Assignment: Radio, OU's student-produced program), plus one or two internships for ECU broadcasting students each summer. This has been a longtime dream of ours at KGOU – bringing public radio to more Oklahomans. Another dream realized!
Ticket Giveaway
KGOU has four pairs of tickets to see Little Feat in concert in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on Friday, September 14. It's part of the second annual Feat Fest, featuring music in various locations all around Eureka Springs.
Tickets are for the Friday Little Feat performance at The Auditorium only. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Enter our drawing before Monday, September 10 to win! And while in Eureka Springs, you can check out Oklahoma’s own Sugar Free Allstars, regulars on Hardluck Jim's playlist, who will be among the many bands performing over the weekend.
Oklahoma Flooding Chronicled on ATC
The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin fueled torrential rains from Texas to Minnesota, leaving death and destruction in its wake. NPR called upon KGOU News Director Scott Gurian to report on the resulting flooding in central Oklahoma, after flash floods claimed six lives and led to several dramatic rooftop rescues. His report aired August 20 during All Things Considered.
Final Round of PRX Talent Quest ~ Making the Demo
The first few minutes of a radio show should capture the idea and the energy of a new program, and make the listener hungry for more. This is the challenge placed before the five finalists in the Public Radio Exchange's Talent Quest.
In Round 4, each finalist will write, host, and produce a 5-minute demo recording of the program they hope to develop and host should they be a winner .
The Talent Quest is focused on hosting, and most of the challenges have placed a high premium on the skills necessary to host a public radio show. A good host, as the contestants have demonstrated, isn't just a voice – they have to show editorial judgment and storytelling ability, the gravitas to 'own the moment' and guide guests and topics like a confident moderator, and most of all, the ability to connect with an audience. Round 4 entries will be posted and online voting will take place September 17 - 23. The three winners – each of whom will get to produce a pilot show plus $10,000 in cash – will be announced the evening of September 26. Vote for your favorite! Network Highlights:
Election 2008 - Keep Up to Speed with NPR Coverage
Who gained the most ground from the Republican debate? Who's winning the funding race? From the ever-changing primary dates to the growing list of announced candidates for the White House, NPR provides extensive coverage of next year's elections.
Keep up with the latest, including insight from NPR political analysts, at npr.org.
Joe Andoe: An Artist's Wild Tales
 Painter Joe Andoe has lived in New York for more than 20 years, but he never stopped thinking about his hometown. Tulsa is where Andoe built a reputation as a wild man and party animal. Andoe has cleaned up his act and written a memoir, Jubilee City, and you can read an excerpt and listen to the interview that aired on All Things Considered September 4.
You can see some of Andoe's work, and that of other Oklahoma contemporary artists on display at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art from September 29 through January 6, 2008. Inventor Makes Prison Toiletries Safer
Prisoners have been known to make weapons out of toothbrushes, razor blades and other toiletries. Paul Biermann, an inventor at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, thinks that everyday toiletries can be rendered harmless, just by altering the materials they're made of.
Hear Scott Simon's Weekend Edition interview with Biermann, and watch video demonstrations of how his inventions work.
Dad Finds Answers to Kids' Darnedest Questions
 This might sound familiar to parents: "Why is the sky blue? What are eyebrows for?" Kids ask the darnedest things, and author Wendell Jamieson decided he'd find the answers. He discussed his book Father Knows Less or: Can I Cook My Sister? on Talk of the Nation September 3. Hear the answers to some of the mysteries of the universe, including "Why do policemen like doughnuts?"
Move Over, Spam: 'Bacn' Is the E-Mail Dish du Jour
The cyber-post office has a new term: "Bacn" (pronounced "bacon") is e-mail you want to read — but maybe not right now. Bacn is better than spam, but not as good as a personal e-mail. And unlike spam, bacn is largely self-inflicted, consisting of messages you've signed up to receive. Some, though, say this new term offers more sizzle than substance.
NPR.org has a good tip for managing your overflowing e-mail inbox in this Web-only feature.
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