UA Little Rock Public Radio
KUAR/KLRE Rebrands, Names New ‘All Things Considered’ Host
The broadcaster said it remains dedicated to news programming and teased a "dynamic range" of new programs coming soon. read more >
KUAR Promotes Daniel Breen to News Director, Ryan Gregory to Program Director
Breen succeeds longtime news director Michael Hibblen, who moved to Arkansas PBS late last year. read more >
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Stephanie Blevins Joins Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (Movers & Shakers)
Blevins will serve as director of northwest Arkansas community engagement. read more >
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Gains New Director of State Affairs (Movers & Shakers)
Mark Lambert previously worked in the bureau’s commodity and regulatory affairs department. read more >
KUAR Veteran Nathan Vandiver Stepping Down as GM
Vandiver has led the campus station and NPR affiliate KUAR-FM, 89.1, and classical music outlet KLRE-FM, 90.5, since March 2016. read more >
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Public Radio Says Thanks a Million — and a Half
An anonymous benefactor gave a record $1.5 million to University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio, home to central Arkansas’ NPR station, KUAR-FM, 98.1, and the state’s only classical music FM station, KLRE Classical 90.5. read more >
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Anonymous Donor Gives Record $1.5M to UA Little Rock Public Radio
The amount is 10 times what the broadcaster was seeking during its fall fund drive. read more >
Fate of Arkansas Public Media Illustrates Struggles Facing Nonprofit Coverage Model
Bobby Ampezzan didn’t learn he was on the firing line till August, but he knew his nonprofit Arkansas Public Media project was in trouble when an 11th-hour appeal for additional national grant money crashed. Spectacularly. read more >
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Arkansas Public Media Soldiers On
Don’t mourn the complete loss of Arkansas Public Media, the statewide news collaboration of the state’s public radio stations whose major grant funding ran out at the end of September. read more >