KRUA News

From The North
The first fall episode of From the North will be featured in KRUA's New Remote Studio. Chancellor Fran Ulmer will be going our host this Friday 10am-11am.

Volunteer Meeting
Want to know more about KRUA? Come to our volunteer meeting this Friday Sept. 5 at 5pm in PSB 254.

Changes in Shows
Watch for changes in show days and times. Also other shows are returning for the new fall semester. Click here or go to Shows to see updates at the station. Also "The Bounce" and Digital Revolution are on-hiatus for the next two weeks.

KRUA's Rich Stromberg at the DNC
Reporter Rich Stromberg is in Denver reporting from the Democratic National Convention, August 25 - 28. Read his blog at http://www.thenorthernlight.org/democraticcaucus
Check out his reports below:
- Interview with Fairbanks mayor Jim Whitaker
- First Americans
- 8-26 Update
- 8-25 Update

Hello and Goodbye to "Vitamins"
The summer show "Vitamins" will be airing its last show on Thursday, August 21.

New Shows
Check out the "Shows" page to get info on new shows hitting the KRUA airwaves.

Broken Links
Vistors to the site may or may not have noticed some broken links when trying to return to the KRUA home page using the navigation bar on the left. KRUA is attempting to remedy the issue. Until then, please use the back button on your browser's navigation bar.

"Natural Selection" Says Goodbye
Tune in on Tuesday, July 15 from 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. to hear "Natural Selection" for the last time...ever.

Ticket Giveaway for "The Second City"
Tune in to "We're Friends" and "Humour Me" on Thursday, July 10, and "The Kitchen Sink" on Sunday, July 13 for ticket giveaways for "The Second City" comedy show.
"The Second City" will be performing on Monday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Tune in the day of as well for another chance for tickets.

New show, "Spoiler Alert", Debuts on Monday
Tune in Mondays from 6 - 8 p.m. starting July 7 to hear Alec and Toben talk about a plethora of pop-culture topics (relevant and otherwise). Also, hear music that they think is still cool.

Portugal. The Man Live in Studio - June 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Tune in Friday, June 27 at 4:00 p.m. for a live performance and interview.

Sweating Honey
Click here to listen to Sweating Honey's interview and performance on KRUA from last week.

Author and Former Anchoragite Marty Beckerman on "The Kitchen Sink" June 8
Tune in this Sunday from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. to hear Seth Boyer chat up controversial author Marty Beckerman.

June 4 Author Interview
KRUA Station Manager Paul will be interviewing Michael Patrick McDonald this Wednesday June 4
at 11 a.m. Michael Patrick McDonald is the author of "All Souls" and "Easter Rising" and will be giving a lecture on campus in the Arts Building, Rm. 150 at 7:30 p.m.

New Night and Time for "Peaches and Puppies in the Park": Tuesday 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Join Peter as his show moves to its new night and time on Tuesday, June 3 from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

New Shows
Check out the updated schedule to see when new shows and old favorites are now airing.

Ticket Giveaway for Trombone Shorty
Starting on June 1, tune in to Sunday Morning Jazz from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and The Blues Edge from
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. (Wednesdays) for a chance to win tickets for Trombone Shorty, who will be playing at 7:30 p.m. on June 18th at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Tickets will be given away on both shows every week until the day of the concert.

5-16-08 Updating Web Site
The KRUA Web site is undergoing some upgrades and changes. Please be patient as we update and revise some pages.

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