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With all of this in mind, a “calm” fund drive is underway as we endeavor About the Best of Musicfest Northwest to support and sustain our service, to maintain the news you can use, and Spokane Public Radio Public Spokane Street Monroe 1229 North 99201 WA Spokane, 509.328.5729 91.1 KPBX Ideas and Music News, 92.1 ID / KIBX Ferry, Bonners 91.9 / KPBW WA Brewster, / 89.3 OR Enterprise, / 91.9 WA Coulee, Grand ID / KLGG 89.3 Kellogg, 88.5 / KOMQ WA Omak, 90.9 / KPBG WA Oroville, ID / 101.7 Sandpoint, / 90.7 WA Spokane, South Hill, / 103.9 MT Falls, Thompson 91.1 / KTWP WA Twisp/Winthrop, 91.9 KSFC Ideas and Conversation News, ID / 100.3 d’Alene, Coeur / 88.9 WA Omak, 92.1 ID / KXJO Maries, St. 90.3 KPBZ Radio Remix at: Stream / kpbz.org / ksfc.org kpbx.org Broadcasting May 13-15, 10 a.m. to noon on KPBX by Printing by Mailing to keep music and entertainment on the air to soothe and enlighten our Started by a piano teacher named Josephine Clark, this festival originally spirits. By pledging now, you help us keep our airtime focused on the rapidly centered around piano playing. It soon grew into all instruments, and took the breaking news instead of fundraising. It’s deeply appreciated. Thank you for name Greater Spokane Music and Allied Arts Festival. Now called Musicfest your support. Northwest, it continues every May as a major effort involving well over a A request to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been made to thousand (mostly young) musicians and over a dozen renowned teachers as help public media stations stay afloat and viable through this difficult time. adjudicators; a musical term for a combination of teaching and judging. The results are uncertain as yet, and we are grateful for your support as well. In the early 1990s KPBX had a borrowed grand piano in our small You may notice a few more interruptions of regular programs as we performance studio. By May of 1995 we invited a few young musicians from the bring you breaking news. There may be a few more repeat broadcasts as we festival to perform in our studio. maintain minimal production time and volunteer help. There will be more In these 25 years SPR has showcased over 1000 young musicians in live interviews by phone or Skype so the sound may not be optimal. (But thank performance. Many have, or are on their way to, significant careers in music. heavens for technology!) We hope these changes will be minimal. This year the festival has been We know these are challenging times for everyone, so it’s an awkward suspended but we will keep the time to ask for help. But we believe in the strength of our communities to legacy alive in the second week of survive and thrive—which is why we come to you. At the same time, I’ve never May by showcasing many great been more proud of our service—and our members. You help make SPR the performers of the past, as we look great public radio service it is. forward to when the festival Stay healthy, and thank you. returns. -Cary Boyce, President and General Manager Coming Up with Spokane Public Radio KPBX Program Grid / April-June 2020 KSFC Program Grid / April-June 2020 2020 Bike Everywhere Month - Media Mon Tues ed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues ed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mid Mid Partner - Throughout May ra illian i e ire Hour Join Spokane Public Radio & Spokane Bikes as we a a participate in Bike Everywhere Month in May. We a a orld invite you to get on your bike and ride to work, C orld Ser ice orld Radio Networ Radio a C a Networ errands, and everywhere. 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Movies 101 coming year and Inland Journal debuts. first mention of “Cures & Costs: Healthcare returns 4 times a week! Recordings and Reform in America” forum Video Sale – The presented by SPR and the KPBX Record, Tape, Spokane Public Library with and CD Sale. Doug Nadvornick moderating. June - Art a la Carte begins broadcasting. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
In October National Telecom and In April, KPBX December ice July: KPBX gets Information Administration pays Peter Schickele July: “KSFC: begins offering storm creates a generator! 75% of the cost of setting up 3 new KPBX Jazz comes to SPR 48 hours 24 hour-a-day cold radios & translators to serve north-central Cruise on Spokane on a day!” New broadcasting. warm hearts: June: A Prairie Home WA. Another translator is installed September May 23 for station up & power outages Companion comes to to serve Bonners Ferry thanks to 1 to support Thank You running. knocked radio Spokane! the North Idaho Foundation. the station. Concert. off air for a day!