Kansas Public Radio

Keep up with special events and updates from Kansas Public Radio. 📻🌻🎼 Celebrating 70 years of broadcast excellence!

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@KPRInfo will be stepping back from our (already pretty quiet) Twitter feed, but there are other places you can find us!

Facebook: https://t.co/fLHVUZY1iv

Instagram: https://t.co/Mu2vWrvYvn

YouTube: https://t.co/5Q6oXFGeiB

LinkedIn: https://t.co/d1NUQ2gCtg

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You can also stay up to date with all things KPR when you subscribe to our email newsletter! Keep up with events, giveaways and other exciting happenings 📻

KPR Newsletter: https://t.co/UoVYHVnURN

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Help us close out Live Day this evening with a special concert performed by Destiny Ann Mermagen, Tatiana Tessman, and Michael Mermagen. Tune in at 7 p.m. to KPR on-air or at https://t.co/4y2NifbenL.

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Happy Birthday, KPR!! 🥳📻 70 years ago today, at 1:45 pm on September 15, 1952, KANU (now Kansas Public Radio) first broadcast live on-air. We couldn't be prouder to have brought the gift of radio to our community for the past seven decades and can't wait for the years to come!

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It's finally Live Day! Join KPR at the @lawrencelibrary and tune in at home for live classical music concerts all day long in celebration of our 70th anniversary. The fun starts at 9 a.m. Listen on-air or at https://t.co/4y2NifbenL!

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Have you ever wanted to work for KPR? We're currently accepting applications for our Membership Director position, which builds support for the station through fundraising and member relations! Visit the link for a full position description and to apply: https://t.co/RQUQ527Iis

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Help KPR kick off the first day of our Spring Membership Drive by donating during our Power Breakfast today from 7:30 - 9 a.m, where pledges made will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Pledge your support at https://t.co/rVBaOeQWA4 or call 888-577-5268 to have your donation doubled!

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Support KPR and Statehouse News today during #OneDayOneKU. Consider a donation that helps KPR fund a new Statehouse Reporter to provide important updates on Kansas politics from the state capitol. Have your pledge matched dollar-for-dollar today only at https://t.co/GGyatQedbT

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Pledge your support for KPR and Statehouse News tomorrow, Feb. 17, during #OneDayOneKU. Help us raise funds to hire a new Statehouse Reporter, a position that provides important updates from the statehouse, on the issues that matter to Kansans. Donate at https://t.co/GGyatPWCkl

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Get an updated look at Kansas COVID-19 case numbers and information on KPR's Covid in Kansas - Live Data Tracker: https://t.co/RR5ybXKQx7

Statistics taken from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment provide daily case numbers, cumulative averages, and hospitalizations.

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Today's the day! Join us Dec. 2 & 3 for KPR's Socktacular Membership Drive! Your pledges will be matched dollar-for-dollar, and pledging $180 annually ($15/month) earns you a pair of custom KPR socks! You can pledge your support at https://t.co/kdre94ui32 or call at 888-577-5268.

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@kprnews @EdwinaMcHart You can purchase KPR tshirts at our online store: https://t.co/9o0ITUOP4b

Thank you!

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Join us tomorrow night, May 7 for our next Virtual Cinema a Go-Go featuring Giant of Metropolis, an utterly bonkers Italian-made epic that's part sword-and-sandal movie and part sci-fi adventure. This Zoom event is FREE...sign up at the link below.
https://t.co/WxZKq9DzfN

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Thank you to all the incredible artists who submitted their work to the KPR Mug Design Contest. KPR staff members have picked our top 5 and now it's your turn to select the winning design! Voting is open through Friday, April 2, at Noon.
https://t.co/ihPaaiEtOK

#mykpr

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If you love public radio, then we want you to submit your design to the KPR Mug Design Contest with great prizes from @wonderfair and @ravenbookstore. Learn how you can enter your design and more at the link below. https://t.co/OX3jMItdhE

#designcontest #graphicdesign #mykpr

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With your help today for #OneDayOneKU, we have raised over $15,000 and met our matches! We still have $68,000 left to raise to meet our goal. Gifts of any size will ensure access to high-quality public radio for the next 15-20 years.
Support now: https://t.co/2GuQyb6VLC

#mykpr

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Today, during #OneDayOneKU, a 24-hour giving campaign, KPR is raising money to replace its four aging transmitters. Donate before midnight and your gift towards our transmitter replacement will be matched!
Support now: https://t.co/2GuQyb6VLC

#supportpublicradio #npr #mykpr

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KPR's ability to serve its listeners is only as strong as its broadcast signal. On 2/18, we will be raising money to replace all four of our transmitters during #OneDayOneKU, a 24-hour giving campaign. Make your gift at https://t.co/2GuQyb6VLC and your gift will be matched!

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During #OneDayOneKU., a 24-hour giving campaign, we are raising money to replace all four of KPR’s transmitters, located in Lawrence, Emporia, Junction City and Chanute. Our equipment needs replacing and donations made on Feb. 18 will be matched!

Donate: https://t.co/2GuQyb6VLC

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KPR is kicking off our book club with a book by Meg Heriford, owner of Ladybird Diner, entitled "Ladybird, Collected".

Registration for the virtual author interview on March 31, at 7 p.m., coming soon.

Purchase the book here:
https://t.co/YXoLXQXmHZ
https://t.co/x8zRnpCBLr