“Hundreds of listeners participate in our semi-annual fund drives and become members of UALR Public Radio,” says Development Director Mary Waldo. With public radio, “members” of the Friends of KLRE/KUAR make financial contributions to support the stations’ annual operating budgets. The Friends of KLRE/KUAR is a non-profit organization that financially supports the two stations of UALR Public Radio. “Reporters, producers, and board operators are having technical problems. “The equipment is more than 15 years old and starting to fail,” says General Manager Ben Fry, “and some of the parts for these control boards are getting hard to replace because they are no longer available.”
The top priority is replacing the stations’ aging audio control boards used to broadcast programming and record local content. “We hope that this event will help public radio reach a new segment of our listeners and get to know some of our more occasional listeners better.” “Nelson is going to be a great host because he’s an expert on Arkansas culture with a background in politics, sports, and writing,” says Lu. Nelson is a regular political commentator on KUAR news, head of Arkansas’ Independent Colleges & Universities association, and a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. His career started as broadcaster and sportswriter covering the Ouachita Baptist Tigers. Rex Nelson will be introducing Deford and conducting a question-and-answer session at the end of Deford’s presentation. His Wednesday morning sports commentaries are broadcast on KUAR FM 89 at 7:50. He’s a writer of great fiction and a national sports icon,” she says of the Baltimore native whose work appears regularly in Sports Illustrated, on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and on National Public Radio.ĭeford is the author of 18 books, nine of them novels, and was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama on July 10.
“We are very excited to welcome Frank Deford to Little Rock,” says Katherine Lu, board president of the Friends of KLRE/KUAR. “He’s more than just an NPR personality. A cash bar will precede the dinner in the foyer of the Embassy Suites ballroom. “Sports: The Hype and The Hypocrisy” will be the theme, and the event will include a dinner, talk and book signing with Deford.Īrkadelphia native and Southern Fried blogger Rex Nelson will be the master of ceremonies. $50 of the ticket amount is a tax-deductible donation to your non-profit public radio stations. Users can also explore select podcasts from NPR and SC Public Radio.įor those who wish to connect with a local player, here are the links for our streams.The Friends of KLRE/KUAR will host a fundraiser featuring an evening with legendary sportswriter and public radio commentator Frank Deford on Thursday, September 19, at 7 p.m.Īdmission to the event at Embassy Suites in Little Rock is $100, and tickets can be purchased online or by calling us at 50.
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