KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 ABOUT KCCU / SIMULCAST KCCU is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Cameron University in Lawton, OK. KLCU-Ardmore, KMCU-Wichita Falls and KOCU-Altus simulcast the KCCU-Lawton signal. NATIONAL PROGRAMMING The KCCU Network (“KCCU”) airs some of the most prominent programs in public media, such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Performance Today. KCCU carries seven hours of national news programming from NPR Monday through Friday and four hours on Saturdays and Sundays. KCCU also carries other news and information programs that air at various times throughout the week. KCCU carries cultural and entertainment programs from NPR, American Public Media, and other entities. LOCAL PROGRAMMING KCCU airs locally- and regionally-produced news programs, public service announcements, live classical music, and specialty programs daily. Local news programming includes The Texoma Report, a newscast covering the KCCU network broadcast area, and feature stories covering topics from around the area. KCCU also airs regional news content developed by sources such as the StateImpact program, the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange and the collaborative outlet AudioTexas. Specialty programming includes cultural programs such as Classical Music Today, highlighting notable historical events from each day in the world of classical music, and Slice of Life, a weekly commentary; informational programs such as the public affairs program Community Focus; and special news coverage, such as for elections and important breaking news. Enclosed is a list of topics covered by NPR, PRI, StateImpact Oklahoma and KCCU news during the fourth quarter of 2020. Gerald D. Cole Director of Broadcasting, KCCU July 8, 2021 KCCU Quarterly Issues and Programs Report – Q2-2021 1 KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 NPR’s Morning Edition is aired on KCCU Monday through Friday from 5 - 9 a.m. Date - Time Cumulative Length (in minutes) 04/01/21 05:07 & 07:07am 07:29 POLITICS - BIDEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN - President Biden has laid out an ambitious, $2T plan to rebuild roads and bridges and create millions of job. But how will we pay for it? NPR's Noel King asks Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. 07:29 04/02/21 06:07 & 08:07am 14:49 COVID-19 - Noel King speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and worries over a new surge as millions more Americans get vaccinated. 07:20 04/05/21 06:07 & 08:07am 22:42 MILITARY - EXTREMISM IN RANKS - The military nears a deadline for mandatory talks about extremism in the ranks after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the so-called "stand downs." 07:53 04/06/21 06:07 & 008:07am 34:02 FOREIGN AFFAIRS - IRAN NUKES - NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Robert Malley, the Biden administration's special envoy to Iran, as talks resume this week over Iran's nuclear program. 11:20 04/07/21 06:10 & 08:10 40:02 POLICE REFORM - CHAUVIN TRIAL - NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nekima Levy Armstrong, a Minneapolis civil rights lawyer, about the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, who's accused of killing George Floyd. 06:00 04/08/21 05:12 & 07:12am 47:06 POLITICS - VOTING RIGHTS - Missouri is one of the states where Republican legislators are trying to impose new voting restrictions. Voting advocacy groups are fighting against that. The divide has deep roots. 07:04 Cumulative Morning Edition Feature time this page: 47:06 KCCU Quarterly Issues and Programs Report – Q2-2021 2 KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 04/13/21 05:07 & 08:07am 58:34 FIRST AMENDMENT - DISINFORMATION & YOUTUBE - Disinformation and conspiracy theories are rampant on the Internet. One platform that's seen a surge in that content and disinformation is YouTube. We explore what the company is doing in response. 11:28 04/14/21 06:22 & 08:22am 65:41 IMMIGRATION - Thousands of desperate Central Americans trying to get to the U.S. for better lives face a treacherous journey. The first 100 miles take them through jungles. NPR's Carrie Kahn, who recently followed them on this trek has the report. 07:04 04/15/21 06:22 & 08:22am 72:46 CONGRESS - NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Karen Gibson, who is in her first month as the U.S. Senate's sergeant-at-arms. Protecting senators and their staff is a key focus. 07:05 04/16/21 05:07 & 07:07am 78:01 POLICE REFORM - CHAUVIN TRIAL - The defense and prosecutors have rested their cases in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd while he was in custody. 05:15 04/19/21 05:07 & 07:07am 83:31 COVID-19 - Rachel Martin speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the state of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on the day when all American adults become eligible to get the vaccine. 05:30 04/21/21 06:07 & 08:07am 94:46 POLICE REFORM - CHAUVIN TRIAL VERDICT - The conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is a major moment in the push for police to face accountability in the killings of Black men. Chris Stewart, a lawyer for the Floyd family, talks about what the murder conviction of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin means for George Floyd's family and Black communities across America. 11:15 Cumulative Morning Edition Feature time: 94:46 KCCU Quarterly Issues and Programs Report – Q2-2021 3 KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 04/26/21 05:07 & 07:07am 102:37 POLICE REFORM - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says the trial of Derek Chauvin puts other police on notice: if they break the law, they may see their chief and colleagues testify against them. 06:51 05/03/21 05:22 & 07:22am 109:39 SOCIAL SECURITY - FOSTER CARE - When kids age out of foster care, they face high rates of unemployment and homelessness. An NPR investigation finds that many of these youths were entitled to federal funds that could have helped. The investigation, conducted by NPR along with The Marshall Project, finds that tens of thousands of children in foster care aren't getting their Social Security benefits. 07:01 05/06/21 06:22 & 08:22am 116:35 IMMIGRATION - More families are fleeing Honduras than any other country for the U.S. southern border. They're escaping hunger, violence and catastrophic flooding. NPR's John Burnett introduces us to three Hondurans, whose lives are inextricably tied to the migrant experience. 06:56 05/11/21 06:07 & 08:07am 125:20 CYBER TERRORISM - The Biden administration says Russian cybercriminals are the likely suspects in a ransomware attack on a gas pipeline. This hack is different from another big intrusion blamed on Russia last year. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Amy Myers Jaffe of Tufts University's Fletcher School and author of the book Energy's Digital Future about the cyberattack on a critical U.S. oil pipeline. 08:45 05/13/21 06:22 & 08:22 131:54 INFRASTRUCTURE - LEAD PIPES - Part of President Biden's infrastructure proposal calls for replacing all lead water service lines in the country. The experience of Flint, Michigan, shows both the need for that, and the challenge. 06:34 Cumulative Morning Edition Feature time: 131:54 KCCU Quarterly Issues and Programs Report – Q2-2021 4 KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 05/14/21 05:07 & 07:07am 140:39 COVID-19 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say fully vaccinated people against COVID- 19 can resume activities indoors or outdoors, in gatherings large or small, without masks or distancing. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the CDC's new mask guidelines for people vaccinated against COVID-19. 08:45 05/17/21 05:07 & 08:07am 147:39 COVID-19 - Many Americans are baring their faces in public again, following the CDC recommendation that fully vaccinated people don't need them in most settings. But there are critics who say it's too soon. 07:00 05/19/21 05:22 & 07:22pm 154:36 MILITARY - A third of potential U.S. Army recruits are rejected because they are overweight. Recruiters are offering unofficial exercise programs to help wanna be soldiers lose enough weight so they can enlist. 06:53 05/20/21 05:22 & 07:22am 161:38 POLICE REFORM - Oakland is preparing to launch a new program that will send mobile teams of civilians, not police, to some 911 calls related to mental health or substance-use crises and lower-level non- criminal cases. 07:02 05/24/21 05:07 & 07:07am 170:38 RACISM - Survivors and their descendants say confronting the truth of the Tulsa Race Massacre is essential in the nation's struggle to confront racial injustice and violence against Black people. 09:00 05/25/21 06:22 & 08:22am 177:56 POLICE REFORM - It's been one year since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police. In this encore interview with NPR's Noel King, two former Minneapolis police officers react to George Floyd's autopsy report. 07:18 Cumulative Morning Edition Feature time: 177:56 KCCU Quarterly Issues and Programs Report – Q2-2021 5 KCCU QUARTERLY ISSUES AND PROGRAMS REPORT April 01 - June 30, 2021 05/26/21 06:22 & 08:22am 183:46 EDUCATION - MENTAL HEALTH - As rates of anxiety, depression and suicide in children have been rising in recent years, only 20% of kids have access to mental health care.