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St. Louis Public Radio Press Releases

2013 Press Releases (pdf docs)

 

February 6, 2013	St. Louis on the Air Special Broadcast: St. Louis Mayoral Primary Forum Life From UMSL at Grand Center
January 2, 2013	St. Louis Public Radio Announces Program Changes for 2013

 

2012 Press Releases (pdf docs)

 

December 21, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio Takes a Look Back With "A Good Year Series"
December 20, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio to Air Holiday Specials
October 25, 2012	The Nine Network of Public Media, Grand Center Inc., and the University of Missouri-St. Louis Announce Groundbreaking for Public Media Commons
October 22, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio - Quincy Public Radio Fall Membership Campaign Raises $478,000
October 5, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Beacon Announce Intent to Create Journalism Alliance
August 24, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio & Quincy Public Radio to Air the Republican and Democratic National Conventions
July 26, 2012	Quincy Public Radio | 90.3 WQUB to Debut This Evening as Part of the St. Louis Public Radio Network
June 7, 2012	Grant From Public Policy Research Center Provides for St. Louis Public Radio Fellowship
May 18, 2012	UMSL Acquiring Quincy Public Radio Station: St. Louis Public Radio to Handle Operations at WQUB
May 4, 2012	Monsanto Gift of $1 Million Will Help Fund New UMSL at Grand Center
March 23, 2012	St. Louis Public Radio Spring Fund Drive Raises $387,000

 

2011 Press Releases (pdf docs)

 

December 28, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio to Air NPR Coverage of the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary
December 12, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Announces Program Changes
November 11, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Announces New Board Members and Officers
October 21, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio's Fall Membership Campaign Raises $554,000
October 5, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Launches App for Smartphones and iPad
September 2, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Special Programming: Ten Years After the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
August 23, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio and the St. Louis Symphony Announce a Second Season of Live Broadcasts of the Saturday Evening Concerts Series
June 30, 2011	New Programs and New Partnerships Featured in St. Louis Public Radio's July Schedule
June 9, 2011	This American Life's Ira Glass to Appear at Powell Hall on June 18, 2011
June 6, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Reporters Honored with 2011 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards
April 22, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Honored with Two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
April 22, 2011	Two St. Louis Public Radio Reporters are Finalists in the 2011 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards Competition
March 25, 2011	St. Louis Public Radio Has Most Successful Spring Fund Drive in the Station's 39-Year History

2010 Press Releases (pdf docs)

 

December 14, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio's Website Undergoes Changes as Part of an NPR Pilot Project
December 9, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Receives a $50,000 Gift to Create Classical Music Endowment
October 22, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio's Fall Membership Campaign Raises $500,000+ for the First Time in the Station's History
October 12, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio to Air the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Matinee Performances
October 12, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Announces New Board Members
October 8, 2010	St. Louis on the Air to be Broadcast Live from SciFest 2010 at the Saint Louis Science Center
September 9, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio to Air the Eighth Season of Radio Lab
August 17, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio to Dedicate Its Second Channel to Adult Album Alternative Music
August 10, 2010	Christian Cudnik Named Host of St. Louis Public Radio's Live Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Broadcasts
July 21, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Weekend Program Schedule to Include Year-Round Classical Music on the Station's Main Channel
June 10, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Announce New Partnership
June 9, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Reporters Honored with 2010 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards
May 24, 2010	Classical Music Returns to St. Louis Public Radio
April 7, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Honored with Two Edward R. Murrow Awards
March 29, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Raises Twelve Percent More Revenue with Two Membership Drives than Previously Raised with Three
February 17, 2010	St. Louis on the Air to be Broadcast Live From the Missouri History Museum's Lee Auditorium
February 15, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Names Science Reporter
February 1, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio to Air The Environment Report's Documentary on Coal
January 11, 2010	St. Louis Public Radio Names Major Donor Manager

 

2009 Press Releases (pdf docs)

 

November 4, 2009	NPR's PLANET MONEY Takes the Stage November 19 at the Grandel Theatre
October 23, 2009	St. Louis Public Radio's Fall Membership Campaign Yields a Record 3,662 Pledges Totaling a Record $474,050
October 13, 2009	St. Louis Public Radio's Fall Membership Drive
September 9, 2009	KWMU to Become St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU
July 17, 2009	KWMU Finishes the Fiscal Year With Increases in Listenership and Community Support
July 9, 2009	KWMU to Carry Sotomayor Hearings
June 29, 2009	KWMU's Adam Allington Receives National Edward R. Murrow Award
June 18, 2009	KWMU Announces Programming Changes
June 10, 2009	KWMU's Adam Allington Honored at the 2009 Missouri Broadcast Association Awards
June 8, 2009	KWMU to Take Part in an Arts Tweet Up
April 30, 2009	KWMU Hits New Audience Milestones
April 27, 2009	KWMU Announces Special Coverage of President Obama's Historic "100 Days" Press Conference and The Diane Rehm Show's "Mortgage Crisis Special"
April 26, 2009	KWMU's Spring Membership Campaign Blossoms: Drive Exceeds Goal With Record Number of Pledges
April 10, 2009	KWMU Reporters Receive Edward R. Murrow Awards
March 6, 2009	KWMU Announces Programming Changes, March 2009
February 12, 2009	KWMU's February Membership Campaign Ends Early and Receives a Record Number of Pledges
February 10, 2009	University of Missouri President Gary Forsee to Guest on KWMU's St. Louis on the Air
February 6, 2009	90.7 to Air Live Coverage of President Barack Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan Press Conference
February 3, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM Names Wolf Science Reporter
January 28, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM Announces Programming Changes
January 22, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM and KWMU-2 to Air Live Coverage of Governor Nixon's State of the State Address
January 22, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM Hits Highest Audience Ratings in the Station's History
January 16, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM and KWMU-2 to Air Election Day Coverage and a Special America Abroad
January 15, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM to Air Live Coverage of Barack Obama's Inaugural Celebration From the Lincoln Memorial
January 13, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM to Air Live Coverage of President Bush's Final Address to the Nation
January 9, 2009	90.7 KWMU-FM to Air Live Coverage of the U.S. Senate Committee Hearings on Clinton, Holder, and Geithner
December 8, 2008	Tim Eby Is Named KWMU's New General Manager