March 13, 2016
This is from the Manager's Desk.
This fall is the 20th anniversary of KGOU’s change to news and information during the weekdays.
We made the decision carefully. We looked at what was then available in the community and concluded if we concentrated on news and information, KGOU could be a better service.
It was a risk because we didn’t have the audience or donations to support purchasing more NPR programs at that time.
It was the right decision because the audience has tripled over the years and donations have increased by over one thousand percent. And we’ve used that increased funding to hire more reporters, expand our web page content, build new studios, and expand the service area with transmitters in Ada, Seminole, Chickasha, Shawnee and Woodward.
The result is that KGOU delivers more Oklahoma news and information mixed with the quality programs from national and regional sources.
20 years of news and information!
From KGOU: KGOU News, Oklahoma Voices, Business Intelligence Report, StateImpact Oklahoma, World Views, Current Conversations, Race Matters, and news from our partners in the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange and Harvest Public Media.
From national sources: Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, Dr. Zorba, You Bet Your Garden, Splendid Table, Here and Now, Science Friday, To the Point, BBC News Hour, BBC World Service, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, This American Life, Weekend Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, National Native News, Native America Calling, World Affairs, Reveal and more!
You listened and you supported KGOU with your financial contributions. Thanks!
From the Manager’s Desk, I’m Karen Holp.
Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography, CC BY 2.0
