KGOU Newsletter for July 2006
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Programming Changes
The recent loss of Brain Brew has prompted us to revisit our programming during the 11 a.m. time slot on weekdays, and also during the 8 p.m. hour. After reviewing what programs are available, our finances, and your programming suggestions and
requests, we've settled on what we believe is a winning combination.Take a look at our new Program Schedule, or print your own copy to help keep track of what's on when.
We've shifted a few existing shows, and added a few programs new to KGOU listeners that we believe will enhance our overall programming. They are: It's Your World - 8pm Mondays - A speaker's forum produced by World Affairs Council War News Radio - 8pm Fridays - Personal stories of the war on terror produced by Swarthmore College Left, Right & Center - 8:30pm Fridays - Topical political analysis and debate featuring panelists Matt Miller (center), Robert Scheer (left), Tony Blankley (right), and Arianna Huffington (progressive). We're also adding a two-minute program at 3:57 p.m. every weekday, toward the end of BBC Newshour, A Moment in Time. It's a historical narrative designed to enlighten the listener about the past, its relevance to the present, and its impact on the future. Election Coverage for Upcoming Primary
 With the primary election for many statewide offices coming up July 25, KGOU News is providing pre-election coverage of the most hotly contested races. Each Monday in July, at 11:30 a.m., News Director Scott Gurian profiles the candidates in the race for Oklahoma's fifth congressional district.
Audio archives for our recent longer-length local programs are now available for download from our website, as well as weekly analysis of campaign developments. If you've missed any of our candidate profiles, or the forum featuring Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor, you can now listen on demand!
KGOU Student Producer Wins Award
 The Press Club of Dallas has awarded a 2006 Student Katie Award to Terah Lawson in the category, "Best Student Feature Story." Terah was a student producer of KGOU's Assignment: Radio for the Fall 2005 semester. The winning piece was Terah's profile of Madeline Willis, who returned to OU to take classes at the age of 93. Congratulations, Terah!
KGOU Hires Business Manager
 Kathy Hawkins has joined KGOU as Business Manager. She has been part of the larger OU family for more than 16 years, and brings her expertise on accounting and budgeting. You won't hear her on the air, but Kathy will be hard at work helping to create our budgets, planning purchases, reconciling accounts, and keeping the auditors happy. Welcome, Kathy! Annual Report Available
2005 was a very good year for KGOU. We accomplished much and prepared to embark on a new journey to improve our service to listeners. Our report to our stakeholders is now available online. Read all about the work we did, our financial standing for FY05, and our dreams for the future!
StoryCorps Coming to Lawton
 This fall, our fellow public radio station KCCU at Cameron University in Lawton will host one of the mobile "StoryBooths" currently traveling the country.The dates for the Lawton visit are October 23 through November 20. Details are still being worked out as to where the booth will be parked. KCCU would like to invite any KGOU listeners who are interested in recording an interview to visit the booth while it's in Lawton. Appointments will be made about a month before the mobile booth visit, so monitor the StoryCorps website for availability. If you can't make a trip to Lawton, StoryCorps has StoryKits for rent, which include recording equipment and guidelines for a do-it-yourself submission.
Splendid Table Discussion Group Online
Fans of Splendid Table can swap recipes, kitchen successes, lessons learned, and even a tall tale or two in a new online discussion group, Food Talk, hosted by Gather.com. Sign up now!
 The Splendid Table website has a number of interactive features to complement the weekly program produced by American Public Media. You can sign up for the weekly e-newsletter, Weeknight Kitchen, which includes recipes from host Lynne Rossetto Kasper and her guests. Or, sign up for the new podcast, Kitchen Questions, and hear Lynne's responses to listeners' questions about food and wine.
Join Lynne and her guests for mouth-watering discussion on Splendid Table, Wednesdays at 11 a.m. on KGOU.
Publicize Your Event On Our Community Calendar!
 KGOU and kgou.org provide listings of events throughout the state, volunteer opportunities, and community services provided locally. Visit our event submission page today, and send us all the particulars about your upcoming event. You'll reach thousands of KGOU listeners and website visitors, and best of all, it's free! Be sure to let others know about this valuable community service.Please submit your event three weeks in advance for our online or on-air calendars. On-air calendar announcements must also adhere to a set of guidelines. Highlights from NPR:
Job Vacancy: NPR Ombudsman
NPR News is one of the few broadcast news organizations that publicly discusses its own news coverage, through its Ombudsman. Since the position was created in 2000, Jeffrey Dvorkin has fielded questions from listeners about NPR's adherance to the principles of journalism.
 Dvorkin has resigned effective at the end of July, to become Executive Director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, located in Washington, D.C., but affiliated with the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The following is an exerpt from his farewell letter:"Dear listeners: I have learned much from you. I am grateful for your observations about journalism and your insistence that public radio must live up to its own high standards. You have rightly demanded that NPR be both accountable and transparent about how its journalism is carried out. Kudos to you for that." NPR President Kevin Klose has high praise for Dvorkin's tenure as Ombudsman, and says the position will be filled "with someone who will uphold and grow the standards we have set." The Inner World of Ripley the Robot
 Ripley is smarter than your average robot. Ripley can see objects with an electronic eye and pick them up with a mechanical mouth. The robot keeps a mental image of objects in its computer brain.
And Ripley can speak. Scientists at MIT are trying to develop robots that can communicate more intelligently with humans. NPR Producer Anna Vigran and Reporter Jon Hamilton gave us a glimpse of Ripley's world (and perhaps, the future) on Morning Edition July 10. NPR Online has audio of their report, and video of Ripley the Robot exploring its environment.  Music and Commentary from Bonnie Raitt
Hidden Kitchens: Texas Icehouses Melt Away
 Icehouses have been a south Texas tradition since the 1920s. Once a staple of life in these towns, icehouses have been transformed from ice manufacturing and cold storage plants to "watering holes" and gathering places. But now even converted icehouses are rapidly disappearing.
The Kitchen Sisters traveled to Texas recently to find what remains of this Mexican-German-Tejano-Anglo tradition. Photos, music, and the story that aired June 30 on Morning Edition are available online at NPR.org.
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