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KGOU to Broadcast Special Convention Coverage
National Public Radio is planning special coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions, to be broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. nightly on KGOU. Andrea Seabrook will host.
 The Democrats meet in Denver Monday through Thursday of next week, August 25 - 28. Immediately following the final night of coverage, listeners will have the opportunity to call in and voice their thoughts on convention happenings. The call-in program, hosted by Neal Conan, begins at 10 p.m. Thursday night.
NPR will produce similar special coverage during the Republican National Convention September 1 - 4, with a call-in program following the final night of coverage. See our programming page for more details.
On those days, Fresh Air will be broadcast immediately following special convention coverage. Programs regularly scheduled during the 8 p.m. hour will be pre-empted on days with special coverage, and will return once the conventions are over. KGOU is working on some special election stories also. Be listening for interviews with Oklahoma's convention delegates on our local news programs, as well as coverage of Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett's and US Senator Tom Coburn’s speeches before the Republican National Convention, courtesy of Capitol News Connection. Echoes of 1968: 40 Years of Influence
NPR continues its yearlong Echoes of 1968 series this week with two stories about political changes. Today on All Things Considered, David Folkenflick will examine how coverage of the conventions has changed since the Democratic Convention of 1968. Then, on Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR's Ina Jaffee looks back at four decades of evolution in the field of political activism.
Monday on Oklahoma Voices: The Future of Energy in Oklahoma
 Interest is high in alternative fuel sources, and business and political leaders are looking to a variety of domestic and renewable sources – wind, solar and non-cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass – to fill our energy needs in the future. On the next Oklahoma Voices, we hear from US Congressman Tom Cole (D-Moore) and several alternative fuel experts and industry leaders about what’s on the horizon.
Tune in Monday, August 25 at 11 a.m.
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Highlights from the Networks:
Leroy Sievers: A Farewell In His Own Words
 For two and a half years, Leroy Sievers has touched our hearts and lifted our spirits with his online and audio blog, My Cancer, chronicling his own ups and downs battling the disease. Cancer won the war on Friday, August 15. NPR.org has a number of tributes and commentaries about Leroy's life, his work, and his legacy. You can hear them or read some of his posts on the blog, which he considered his most meaningful work as a journalist.
A Photo Project's Message: Hello, Neighbor
 This Portland, Oregon project was conceived by photojournalist Julie Keefe, after she observed how gentrification was leaving many of her own neighborhood's kids estranged. As their young friends moved away, strangers were moving in.
And, as Keefe noticed, neighbors were no longer saying "hello" to each other. Hear this story of building community and see a gallery of photos taken by Keefe and the neighborhood kids at NPR.org.
 All Things Considered: Cartooning on the Radio
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While most of NPR's election unit is busy gearing up for the Republican and Democratic conventions, Thomas Pierce and David Greene are preparing for a different kind of adventure. They're setting off today for a road trip from Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago, headed for John McCain's hometown, Phoenix.
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