The 2023 Spring Fund Drive will run from March 13-17. UA Little Rock Public Radio has a goal of raising $100,000 and adding 100 new sustaining members to their loyal group of supporters.

UA Little Rock Public Radio Celebrates 50th Anniversary During Spring Drive

UA Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5, is celebrating 50 years of providing Arkansas with important news, vibrant music, and quality public programming. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Public Radio Celebrates 50th Anniversary During Spring Drive”

Daniel Breen and Michael Hibblen

Hibblen, Breen Take Home Diamond Journalism Awards for KUAR

The 2022 Diamond Journalism Awards, hosted by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, honored reporters in states throughout the region on June 30. The competition was for journalism that was broadcast or published.  Continue reading “Hibblen, Breen Take Home Diamond Journalism Awards for KUAR”

Ronak Patel

Patel Joins KUAR as Political and Government Affairs Reporter

Ronak Patel has joined UA Little Rock Public Radio as the new political and governmental affairs reporter for KUAR-FM 89.1, a National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. Continue reading “Patel Joins KUAR as Political and Government Affairs Reporter”

Maddie Becker

Transfer Student Spotlight on Maddie Becker

UA Little Rock is highlighting some of its outstanding transfer students in celebration of National Transfer Student Week, Oct. 18-22.

Maddie Becker is a senior mass communication major and intern at KUAR who transferred to UA Little Rock from ASU Beebe. Continue reading “Transfer Student Spotlight on Maddie Becker”

UA Little Rock Public Radio administrator Beth Wells reacts in shock and joy after learning about a $1.5 million gift to the station during its annual fund drive. Photo by Ben Krain.

UA Little Rock Public Radio Receives Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5, is closing its annual fall fund drive off on a high note with an anonymous donation of $1.5 million, the largest cash gift in UA Little Rock Public Radio history. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Public Radio Receives Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation”

KUAR reporter Alex Brown is the 2021 recipient of the Arkansas Press Women annual scholarship. Photo courtesy of UA Little Rock Public Radio.

Brown Honored in 2021 Diamond Journalism Awards

Alexandria Brown, a senior mass communication major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been honored for her work with the very first story she ever made for UA Little Rock Public Radio.  Continue reading “Brown Honored in 2021 Diamond Journalism Awards”