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Gay in the Eyes of God

Steve Clem — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:42:51 +0000

Gay in the Eyes of God

Steve Clem — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:53 +0000

State of the Re: Union – Summer in Sanctuary –An Amercian Graduate Special

Steve Clem — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:45 +0000

Climate One - Clean Money

Steve Clem — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:26:30 +0000

The sun provides less than one percent of American electricity. But there is a solar surge underway and the number of installations grew 75% in 2012. Wind power is also on the upswing and it is happening in places you might not expect.

KWGS and StateImpact Oklahoma Receive Society of Professional Journalists Awards

Frank Christel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:59:03 +0000

KWGS and StateImpact Oklahoma received seventeen awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Oklahoma Pro Chapter on Saturday, April 21, 2013.

KWGS Wins Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Awards

Frank Christel — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:56:27 +0000

Two Outstanding Achievement awards were presented to KWGS on Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters.

For his Live From The Cain's Ballroom broadcast of October 13, 2012, Swing On This host John Wooley received a Special Programming award.

That program featured 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.

Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Cinecast Tickets Available

Frank Christel — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:03:23 +0000

Breaking News: “Not My Job” guest Steve Martin and live music from Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have been added to the show's lineup!

It's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! like you've never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can't see it — it's a radio show.

Big Band Saturday Night's Alan Lambert to be Honored at the Newsies Awards

Editor — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:08:20 +0000

TULSA PRESS CLUB TO HONOR LOCAL MEDIA ICON

Alan Lambert to be honored at March 28 Newsies Awards. Big Band Saturday Night is heard every Saturday on Public Radio 89.5-1 from 8-10 pm.

Veteran Tulsa broadcaster Alan Lambert has been named the Tulsa Press Club’s newest Media Icon, and will be recognized during the Press Club’s annual Newsies Awards, which will be held March 28 at the Campbell Hotel.

American Red Cross Tornado Warning App

Editor — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:41:15 +0000

Springtime in Oklahoma means severe weather. At Public Radio Tulsa, we broadcast the latest Tulsa area severe weather bulletins immediately from National Weather Service. But we also realize you don’t always have on your radio. The American Red Cross has developed new app to address that problem. It sends a message to your smartphone or tablet to alert you of a pending storm. You can download this app and stay safe this spring in Oklahoma.

Metropolitan Opera Presents Operatic Rarity

Rich Fisher — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:25:55 +0000

When a classical music fan thinks of "Francesca da Rimini", one immediately thinks of Tchaikovsky's famous tone poem. In fact, this brief episodic story from Dante's Inferno, became the most famous opera of a relatively unknown Italian 20th Century composer, Riccardo Zandonai. Librettist Tito Ricordi, Jr. adapted a play drawn from this historical episode, and envisioned it as revival of the grand Italian operatic tradition, with the music of Italy's greatest operatic composer, Giacomo Puccini. Unfortunately for Ricordi, Puccini had no interest in reviving the grand operatic tradition.