News Release

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June 20, 2006

Program Changes Coming to NPR News 91
New programs provide greater entertainment and more content

Boise State Radio will make significant changes to its weekend NPR News 91 lineup starting July 1.

Jim East, associate general manager of network programming, said the changes are the result of combining several goals of the network: “Bringing jazz to an FM radio station, providing a lighter view of the news and covering issues that have not been covered will all be helped with these changes.”

Following are some highlights:
Listen for jazz music overnight on Saturdays and Sundays.
Saturdays:
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me from NPR, 10 a.m., after Car Talk
Weekend America & Marketplace Money, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know, 6 p.m.
Sundays:
Speaking of Faith from American Public Media, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
New Horizons in Education and Dialogue, 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
The Ticket from the BBC, 4 p.m.

“We recognized that there would be more support for our jazz programming if it was available on an FM receiver,” East said. “This is a first-step toward making quality jazz programming more available.”

In addition, he said, there are some new programs available that have excellent content. “For example,” East explained, “we’ve long recognized that faith, religion and ethics are major issues shaping our world … but they are usually so divisive that no one wants to talk about them. Speaking of Faith is a program that thoughtfully and respectfully helps us understand our world in a way that makes all of us wiser.”

For a very light-hearted look at the week’s news, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me from NPR is a weekly game show where contestants and nationally known celebrities and comedians try to guess which news stories are real and which are made up. Winners have NPR Newscaster Karl Cassel voice their home answering machine.

The popularity of the daily show Marketplace has spawned a weekly hour-long look at managing our money. Marketplace Money will air at 1 p.m. Saturdays. During the program, host Kai Ryssdal and his guests will help listeners map out the course to financial well-being, offering advice on topics such as how to pay for college and whether to buy or lease a car, as well as the individual impact of national stories like the mutual fund scandal.

Weekend America, from American Public Media, features a combination of news, conversation and music. East called this program a smart, fun, interesting way to stay engaged in the world, without dwelling on the sober, negative news that fills the rest of the week.

One other new show is The Ticket from the BBC. Although there is a plethora of arts and entertainment news in other media, in our increasingly global community, understanding how books, movies and music are received in Europe can provide a greater global connection to listeners in Idaho. East called The Ticket a fun, interesting look at pop culture from a European perspective.

Other programs will show up in new time slots. Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know moves to 6 p.m. Saturdays. East said that he was surprised by the number of listeners from the Midwest who want to hear both Whad’Ya Know and A Prairie Home Companion. This change will allow them to hear the Garrison Keillor favorite on KBSU-FM from 4-6 p.m. and Whad’Ya Know from 6-8 p.m. on NPR News 91.

Local programs New Horizons in Education and Dialogue from Idaho Public Television will move to Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, allowing fans of Weekend Edition with Leanne Hanson to hear the program from 6-10 a.m.

NPR News 91 is a service of Boise State Radio and is heard on KBSX, Boise at 91.5 FM; KBSY, Burley at 88.5 FM; KBSJ, Jackpot, Nev. at 91.3 FM; KBSQ, McCall at 90.7 FM and KBSS, Sun Valley at 91.1 FM.

Information on the Boise State Radio network, including KBSU–Arts and Cultural Programming, Idaho Jazz Station and NPR News 91 is available at http://radio.boisestate.edu.

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Contact: Jim East, Associate General Manager, Network Programming, Boise State Radio, (208) 947-5659, jeast@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, News Services, (208) 426-3275, kraven@boisestate.edu
 
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