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From the General Manger
 Dear Friends,
This coming week marks two critical events for KUNC.
Monday is Cyber Day, an encouragement for members to renew through our website, kunc.org, before the Spring On-Air Membership Drive. The goal is to raise $20,000. Cyber Day benefits the station in several ways:
- Most importantly, the dollars raised help pay for the programming heard on KUNC.
- Paying a pledge online saves paper and money at the station.
- It allows the On-Air Drive to focus on encouraging listeners to join with a new membership.
And, there will be a very special premium for a sustaining membership of only $15 a month!
The second event is the On-Air Membership Drive that begins on Thursday, April 24, and ends on Wednesday, April 30. KUNC fundraises on-air only 17 days a year, and the next drive won’t take place for five and a half months. This is the last on-air drive for this fiscal year.
If you like short membership drives and appreciate the quality of the programming on KUNC, please consider a pledge on Cyber Day or during the On-Air Membership Drive.
Thanks,
Neil |
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Become a Leadership Circle Member
Did you know that for only $2.74 a day, you can become a member of our Leadership Circle? That's less than the price of a cup of coffee at most places.
As a Leadership Circle member, you receive the following benefits:
- Invitations to special events throughout the year
- Acknowledgment of support, with your permission, in our Annual Report
- Personal tour of KUNC broadcast production facilities
- On-air recognition through two day sponsorship announcement packages
- Quarterly newsletter
- Satisfaction of being a major donor to KUNC and strengthening the impact of public broadcasting in northern Colorado
Please consider becoming a member of the KUNC Leadership Circle by making an annual donation of $1,000 or more. Thank you!
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Award-winning Reporter
The Radio and Television News Directors Association has recognized KUNC’s Brian Larson with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in electronic journalism. The award was given in region three in the U.S. which includes Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Larson was awarded Best Feature in the Hard News category for his report Yours, Mine, and Uranium on a proposed uranium mine in Weld County. It’s the second regional Murrow award for Larson, who won last year in the Best News Series category for his reports on Avian Flu and Colorado.
The RTNDA received 3,459 regional entries. Judges gave awards in 14 categories, including overall excellence, spot news, continuing coverage, and investigative reporting, among others.
Regional winners automatically become eligible for the national awards competition, which will be judged in early June. More information on the RTNDA award winners is available here.
Larson also received a second-place award from the Colorado Broadcasters Association in the Best Single Event News Coverage Category for a 2007 story about declining numbers of young hunters in Colorado. The award was issued in the major market category in which KUNC competed against other radio stations from Greeley, Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont,Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Grand Junction.
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Listener Appreciation Day
 A single click and they show up, this cast of characters who’ve taken up residence in my small black box. One by one they arrive, faithful to their appointed times every week. I welcome each old friend, anxious to hear what they have to say...
We loved hearing from you about why you
listen to KUNC! Members of the KUNC Advisory Board have reviewed all
the entries and picked the winners. Thank you for all your creative
submissions - thank you for listening and supporting KUNC! Click here to see all the winning entries.
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UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival
 KUNC is proud to sponsor the 38th Annual UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, April 24-26, the largest event of its kind in the nation. This year’s festival features main stage performances from Take 6, Slide Hampton, Ahmad Jamal, and Stefon Harris & Blackout, and others over 3 nights at the Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley.
The UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival brings together internationally recognized artists, jazz lovers, award-winning clinicians, and over 300 college, high school, and middle school big bands, combos, and jazz vocal groups. Each year, over 7,000 participants enjoy the main stage concerts, after-hours sessions, daytime performances, and the many educational workshop sessions.
The Festival is a non-competitive educational and cultural facet of the UNC Jazz Studies Program that furthers the University’s mission of lifelong learning and commitment to service. For more information, click here. Tickets available at www.ucstars.com. |
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ReDirect Guide
 Look for the 2nd annual edition of the ReDirect Guide, which will be formally released on Earth Day, April 22. The ReDirect Guide is a free sustainable-living business directory and resource guide for the northern Front Range. KUNC is a proud sponsor of this year’s expanded edition, which features many new green businesses and educational articles that will help you, the conscientious consumer, make informed purchases from qualified green businesses!
Also this year, find special discounts for ReDirect Guide Visa Cardholders. The ReDirect Guide Visa Card is the planet's first carbon-offset credit card that offers discounts from green businesses and is backed by all sustainable banking institutions.
To learn more about the ReDirect Guide Visa Card, or for more information on where to pick up a free copy visit www.redirectguide.com.
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etown
etown Greeley
 KUNC welcomes etown back to northern Colorado, for the show’s first-ever live taping in Greeley, at the Union Colony Civic Center. Join us for an evening of music and conversation with singer Kathy Mattea and bluesman Johnny Long, Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
 Mattea’s appearance coincides with the release of her powerful new record, 'Coal', which sees her returning to her West Virginia roots to produce a mesmerizing collection of mining songs.
It has been said of Long, he is a 100 percent pure, dyed-in-the-wool, no-BS bluesman for life. He was born, raised and bred on the blues. It's not a 'career choice' for Long, not just a type of music he plays, or something he happened to be influenced by at some point. He's not a blues player, he's a Bluesman, with a capital B.
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Underwriter of the Month
Beet Street is a non-profit organization that presents thematic arts, cultural and scientific programs in collaboration with established local organizations to raise cultural awareness and to distinguish Fort Collins as a community where everyone is welcome to share in discussion, reflection and creative expression.
For more on our underwriter of the month, click here. |
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Colorado Places
April 20, 1914 marked a dark day in Colorado history. Twenty people were killed during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, an event now known as the Ludlow Massacre. For this month’s installment of "Colorado Places," KUNC’s Deanna Garcia looks at the history of Ludlow, and efforts to preserve the site and its story. Listen Monday, April 28, at 5:35 and 7:35 a.m. during Morning Edition and 3:44 p.m. during All Things Considered.
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Trip of a Lifetime!
Enjoy the trip of a lifetime with other public radio listeners! Experience a tour of Yunnan in southern China or trek through the Markha Valley of India and support KUNC at the same time!
Community Radio for Northern Colorado has teamed up with Snow Lion Expeditions to offer these two exciting trips for our listeners.
Yunnan is unspoiled China at its best, representing the greatest cultural diversity. This 14-day journey includes Shangri La, Tiger Leaping Gorge, and the Li River Valley. Visit colorful pagodas, temples and villages of humble log cabins. Treat yourself to an odyssey of exquisite cuisine, timeless traditions and unforgettable landscapes. Learn More.
If you are more adventurous, you may want to trek along the Markha River through one of the world’s highest inhabited plateaus. This journey offers spectacular views of the Great Himalayan, Ladakh, and Zanskar ranges and is home to pastoral nomads and Buddhist monasteries. Explore verdant meadows under soaring 20,000-foot mountain ranges and contemplate sacred trailside temples. Learn More.
TRIP OF A LIFETIME... PUBLIC RADIO TRAVEL COMPANIONS... SUPPORTING THE STATION YOU LOVE... PRICELESS! |
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Lynne Rossetto Kasper coming to Denver & Boulder
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table (heard Sundays from 2-3 p.m. on KUNC) will be making appearances in Boulder and Denver from May 6-8. Lynne will be speaking and signing her new cookbook How To Eat Supper at the Boulder Farmers’ Market on Wednesday, May 7, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. She will be at the Denver Room and Board store in Cherry Creek on Thursday, May 8 from 6-8 p.m.
You can meet Lynne at a special reception hosted by KUNC on Wednesday, May 7, from 7-9 p.m., at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder. Sample wines and hors d’oeuvres from How To Eat Supper, and get your own copy of the book for Lynne to autograph. Reserve your tickets by May 2 by clicking here, or by calling the Dairy Center Box Office at (303) 440-7826.
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StoryCorps in Northern Colorado
NPR’s StoryCorps will be visiting Fort Collins April 23-24. Twelve pairs of people from northern Colorado will be selected to participate in the acclaimed oral history project catalogued in the Library of Congress and aired weekly over KUNC and many other National Public Radio stations.
StoryCorps’ mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. StoryCorps has facilitated over 15,000 interviews since 2003, and is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind.
Each 40-minute conversation is recorded on a free CD to share and is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Everybody’s story matters. Every life counts. Help us reach out to record our history, hopes, and common humanity—and illuminate the true character of this nation.
To learn more about StoryCorps visit www.storycorps.net.
Apply online: All entries must be received by midnight, Sunday, April 20, for consideration. |
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Remember KUNC's Cyber Day Monday, April 21Special Premiums only on Cyber Day!!Visit kunc.org Monday for more information. |
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