Frank Christel http://kwgs.org en KWGS and StateImpact Oklahoma Receive Society of Professional Journalists Awards http://kwgs.org/post/kwgs-and-stateimpact-oklahoma-receive-society-professional-journalists-awards <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">KWGS and StateImpact Oklahoma <a href="http://www.okspj.com/2013awards.html">received seventeen awards</a> from the Society of Professional Journalists&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Oklahoma Pro Chapter on Saturday, April 21, 2013.</span></p> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:59:03 +0000 Frank Christel 37764 at http://kwgs.org KWGS and StateImpact Oklahoma Receive Society of Professional Journalists Awards KWGS Wins Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Awards http://kwgs.org/post/kwgs-wins-oklahoma-association-broadcasters-awards <p></p><p>Two <em>Outstanding Achievement</em>&nbsp;awards were presented to KWGS on Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.</p><p><strong>For his <em>Live From The Cain's Ballroom</em> broadcast of October 13, 2012, <em>Swing On This</em> host John Wooley received a Special Programming award</strong>.</p><p>That program featured&nbsp;The Tulsa Playboys and special guest, Cowbop, for two hours of western swing music celebrating the 100th birthday of western swing great, Johnnie Lee Wills.</p> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:56:27 +0000 Frank Christel 37706 at http://kwgs.org KWGS Wins Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Awards Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Cinecast Tickets Available http://kwgs.org/post/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-cinecast-tickets-available <p><em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Breaking News: “Not My Job” guest Steve Martin and live music from Sharon Jones &amp; the Dap-Kings&nbsp;have been added to the show's lineup!</span></em></p><p><strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It's <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em> like you've never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can't see it — it's a radio show. </span></strong></p> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:03:23 +0000 Frank Christel 37527 at http://kwgs.org Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Cinecast Tickets Available Kudos & Brickbats From Our Spring Forward 2013 Fund Drive http://kwgs.org/post/kudos-brickbats-our-spring-forward-2013-fund-drive <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">These listeners haven't been too shy to tell us what they think about the six HD Radio channels of Public Radio Tulsa. S</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">hare <em>your</em> thoughts, good and bad, in these three ways:</span></p><p class="p1"><a href="https://payment.utulsa.edu/public-radio" style="line-height: 1.5;"><b>Contribute Now &amp; Comment</b></a></p><p class="p2"><a href="mailto:public@publicradiotulsa.org"><b>Or&nbsp;Comment by Email</b></a></p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:50:36 +0000 Frank Christel 36865 at http://kwgs.org Kudos & Brickbats From Our Spring Forward 2013 Fund Drive So, What's In It For Me To Contribute? http://kwgs.org/post/so-whats-it-me-contribute <p><strong style="line-height: 1.5;"><em>Undying gratitude&nbsp;</em></strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">from zillions of form-fitting </span>earbuds<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">stereo radio speakers aching</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> to be modulated with the dulcet tones of NPR's announcers and the classical strains of the world's most transcendent music!</span></p><p>Oh, and these <em><strong>nifty items</strong></em>, too...</p><p><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">NPR Go Public Cap</strong></p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:20:09 +0000 Frank Christel 36861 at http://kwgs.org So, What's In It For Me To Contribute? Take II: Tokyo & Zodiac on Performance Oklahoma http://kwgs.org/post/take-ii-tokyo-zodiac-performance-oklahoma <p>For fans of the Tokyo String Quartet and the Zodiac Trio who would like to hear the <em><strong>entire</strong></em> <em>Performance Oklahoma</em> program promised last Saturday evening, we have good news - a rebroadcast! This time, a broadcast in its entirety (we promise) this Saturday evening at 8:00 over Classical 88.7-1.</p> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:54:30 +0000 Frank Christel 36512 at http://kwgs.org Take II: Tokyo & Zodiac on Performance Oklahoma Performance Oklahoma Debuts on Classical 88.7-1 Saturday Night at 8:00 http://kwgs.org/post/performance-oklahoma-debuts-classical-887-1-saturday-night-800 <p><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Performance Oklahoma airs Saturday evenings at 8:00&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5;">on Classical 88.7-1.</span></em></p> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:35:33 +0000 Frank Christel 35271 at http://kwgs.org Performance Oklahoma Debuts on Classical 88.7-1 Saturday Night at 8:00 Winterbound on A Prairie Home Companion http://kwgs.org/post/winterbound-prairie-home-companion <p></p> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:31:03 +0000 Frank Christel 34125 at http://kwgs.org Winterbound on A Prairie Home Companion This Weekend on A Prairie Home Companion: The Heart is a Tender Thing http://kwgs.org/post/weekend-prairie-home-companion-heart-tender-thing <p></p> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:42:43 +0000 Frank Christel 33728 at http://kwgs.org This Weekend on A Prairie Home Companion: The Heart is a Tender Thing Masked Ball on A Prairie Home Companion http://kwgs.org/post/masked-ball-prairie-home-companion <p><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; ">This week on&nbsp;</span><em style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; ">A Prairie Home Companion</em><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; ">&nbsp;with Garrison Keillor, we're kicking off a five-week homestand in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a live broadcast from&nbsp;</span><a href="http://app.info.americanpublicmediagroup.org/e/er?s=1715082578&amp;lid=724&amp;elq=52573 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:43:52 +0000 Frank Christel 33434 at http://kwgs.org Masked Ball on A Prairie Home Companion