KUAR presents the politics and economics of sports

The Friends of KLRE/KUAR will host a fundraiser featuring an evening with sportswriter and public radio commentator, Frank Deford. Continue reading “KUAR presents the politics and economics of sports”

KUAR shuffles midday, introduces ‘The Takeaway’

Public Radio listeners in central Arkansas will notice a change in midday programming on KUAR FM 89.1 starting Monday, July 1, when Here and Now expands from one to two hours and moves from noon to 1-3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Continue reading “KUAR shuffles midday, introduces ‘The Takeaway’”

Jewish Guys Return for Holiday ‘Shtick’

Little Rock attorney Phil Kaplan and adman Leslie Singer will team up with KUAR FM 89.1 to present the 12th annual “Jewish Guys Chanukah Special” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Clinton Presidential Center. The show will be recorded before a live audience and broadcast on FM 89.1 on Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. and on Christmas Day at 1 p.m.

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Stella Hosts Int’l Jazz Concert Feb. 19

UALR Public Radio and the Hot Springs Music Festival will host international jazz artist Amir Gwirtzman of Tel Aviv, Israel, for a 7 p.m. Feb. 19, performance at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in UALR’s Fine Arts Building.

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Gwatney Helps Public Radio Reach Tower Goal

When a three-day on-air funding drive fell $6,275 short of a goal needed to expand central Arkansas’s public radio signal, KUAR General Manager Ben Fry feared the station would miss the chance to improve the signal, reduce operating costs, and save the eventual expense of new tower construction.

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KUAR, CALS Host ‘Book Guy’ for Book Appraisal Evening July 8

UALR Public Radio and the Central Arkansas Library System will host a Book Appraisal Evening featuring Allan Stypeck, one of public radio’s “Book Guys,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8, at the Main Library, 100 Rock Street.

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Fourth Edition of ‘The Arkansas Flyer’ Moves to Wildwood

KUAR FM 89 will celebrate Arkansas Heritage Month with its fourth performance of “The Arkansas Flyer,” the live variety show highlighting the best of Arkansas culture and music, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14, at Wildwood Park for the Arts.

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KUAR Forms Statewide News Network

UALR’s public radio station KUAR now includes news coverage from correspondents in cities around Arkansas.

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Diane Rehm Event to Benefit KUAR Tower

dianeUALR Public Radio KUAR/KLRE presents “An Evening with Diane Rehm,” Thursday, Sept. 3, for a reception and dinner with the veteran broadcaster whose daily national radio program, the “Diane Rehm Show,” airs on KUAR FM 89 weekday at 9 a.m.

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KUAR Hosts ‘This American Life’ April 23

Fans of Public Radio’s Ira Glass and his program “This American Life” can watch him perform live onstage via high definition satellite at a screening at Breckenridge Village Cinema Thursday, April 23, sponsored by KUAR-FM 89. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $20 and are available online at Fandango.

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