Manager's Desk

  June 16, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.   This week is the big week for the Jazz in June concerts, clinics and musician jams here in Norman – Thursday through Saturday -- the 20th through the 22nd.  Here's the link  to the Jazz in June web page to find more information about the concerts – from locations, times, the artistic line up and more. 

  June 9, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.  We have upgraded the KGOU web page with a new audio streaming service.  Click on the “listen live” tab in the upper left corner of the KGOU web page to see the new options for listening online.

If you have already installed the KGOU mobile web page on your smart phone, the streaming button on the top of the page is now functional.  You can get the mobile web page by loading "kgou.org" in your smart phone browser and following directions.

May 28, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.

I hope this message finds you safe and well after the events of last week, and if you have been directly affected, that you are receiving the services needed to start the road to recovery.

I trust you've had the opportunity to hear or read the radio and online coverage from KGOU, StateImpact Oklahoma and NPR in the aftermath of the severe storms, and I hope you've found it to be enlightening and insightful.

  May 19, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.  Once again, the members of KGOU have stood up and have been counted. I am very happy to report that membership pledges of support have continued to come into KGOU, and we are now past our spring membership goal of $180,000.

This is great news and it means we can finish off this fiscal year and start the new one in July with confidence that listener support remains strong.

May 12, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.

I’m sure you’ve heard that NPR is ending the broadcast run of “”Talk of the Nation” on June 27th. KGOU has carried “Talk of the Nation” since 1996 and you have consistently supported the program.

Because of the show’s popularity, we were just as surprised as you at the news.

Ending TOTN was not our decision, but we now must decide what to do next. NPR’s announcement also affected other program producers, and everyone’s plans are still in flux.

May 5, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk. The spring semester of twenty thirteen is nearly over and we must say goodbye to some students.

In our largest Radio News class ever, we had 9 students:  Joey Adams, Kate Carlton, Brett Coppenbarger, Cailey Dougherty, Kiana King, Brant Morrell, Ana Nospal, Ajinur Setiwaldi, and Hayley Thornton. Their last stories will air on Assignment Radio on May 12 at 12 noon.

Hunter Clausen participated in the Radio Practicum class.

April 27, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.  Well, on some days it feels like you have a lot of energy and can spend that energy on very productive things.  Then things don’t happen as fast as you had expected, or wanted.

So you redouble your efforts, keep a stiff upper lip, and move forward.  And things don’t happen as fast as you had expected or wanted.

H.T. Palmer said, Try, try, try again.  Master Po said, “Patience, grasshopper.”  Wait for it, wait for it.  April showers bring May flowers.  A watched pot never boils!

 This is from the Manager’s Desk.

As I’ve been pondering KGOU’s fortunes, I realized something I want to confess this week. You may find it strange, but maybe not.

This is from the Manager’s Desk.

For KGOU’s 30th anniversary year, I want to share a bit about KGOU’s financial picture this fiscal year and do a quick comparison to the past.

Bob Dylan: There is nothing so stable as change.

March 31, 2013

This is from the Manager’s Desk.  When I celebrate an anniversary, I am nostalgic about the past, and I take pleasure in the present, but I really like thinking about the future.