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e-Newsletter
| February 4, 2016 |
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Contents:
- NPR special coverage of primaries
- House divided?
- Awards from our peers
- Two great giveaways
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NPR Special Coverage: New Hampshire Presidential Primary
The next presidential contest is Tuesday, Feb. 9 in New Hampshire, and NPR's special coverage will air on KGOU beginning at 7 p.m. that evening. Voting results and candidate speeches will be augmented by reports from NPR's correspondents at key locations and analysis from Mara Liasson, Ron Elving and others.
Here & Now is also hitting the road for New Hampshire, and will be reporting there next week. Producers will be keeping an election road trip blog on their Tumblr page.
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Listener Input Wanted: Help Inform KGOU Coverage
Are you in a politically divided relationship? Do you and your significant other, best friend or siblings see eye-to-eye on just about everything -- except politics? As part of KGOU's political and election coverage, we'd like to ask you about how you talk with one another about political topics. If you have something to share, or know someone who fits the bill, get in contact with KGOU News Director Jacob McCleland at newsdirector@kgou.org.
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Keep Track of Legislative Coverage
KGOU will be covering legislative issues during the 2016 session that opened Feb. 1 with the governor's State of the State speech. You can keep up with how lawmakers address the nearly 1 billion dollar state budget deficit, and other measures they decide this session with our new 2016 Oklahoma Legislative Session topic page, where coverage by KGOU and our public media partners will be compiled as the session unfolds.
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KGOU Wins Two Awards From OAB
The 2016 awards season for 2015's journalistic work is off to a great start for KGOU. The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters just announced the winners of its Outstanding Achievement Awards, and KGOU won -- twice! Our work was recognized in the General News and the Special Programming categories. See the winning entries on our updated Awards page.
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The Splendid Table Collaborates with America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen and The Splendid Table have announced a new partnership to expand the culinary conversation and explore the science of food. Molly Birnbaum, Executive Editor of Cook's Science at America's Test Kitchen, will contribute monthly segments focusing on food science. The first segment, all about those kitchen essentials, onions and garlic, will air on KGOU on Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. Be sure to check out The Splendid Table's program page for recipes, techniques, and more, like these ideas for vegan dishes.
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Jazz Night in America: Civil Rights 'Revisited'
All Things Considered's Audie Cornish guest hosts this week's Jazz Night in America episode, airing Friday at 9 p.m. The tables turn as regular host Christian McBride -- also a talented bassist and composer -- unveils his new oratorio 'The Movement Revisited', inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ticket Giveaway ~ Los Lobos' Fiesta México Americana
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2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, Los Lobos, are going back to their roots on their Fiesta México Americana Tour featuring dance troupe Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno. They're coming to OCCC's Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Enter our drawing for a chance to win!
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Ticket Giveaway ~ Band of Royal Marines and Scots Guard
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An audience favorite, the Band of the Royal Marines and the Scots Guard perform a stirring evening of marches, anthems, changing of the guards, music from the Royal Castles of England, Scotland and Ireland, highland dancing, broadswords and more! This world class military band brings its musicianship and precision marching to Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond on Sunday, Feb. 14. Enter our drawing for your chance to win tickets.
Congratulations to our winners!
In our last issue, we gave away satellite cinema passes for Fathom Events' presentation of the Bolshoi Ballet to Teresa, Don, Joan, Chris and Lissa. Lissa reported that the ballet was excellent! We also gave tickets to Mariachi Los Camperos appearing tonight at Armstrong Auditorium to Harolyn and Ashley. Enjoy the music!
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