Ken Davis
Director of Programming and ContentBorn and raised in Champaign, Illinois, Ken hosted his first public radio air shift as a jazz host in September of 1988, leading to a lifetime love of public radio. As program director, Ken oversees the programming and operations in Garden City and Amarillo, joining HPPR in May of 2020 after previously acting as Assistant PD/Operations Manager/On-Air Fundraising Producer at St. Louis Public Radio until 2000.
In between, he co-designed a software system now used by NPR and hundreds of public radio member stations nationwide, consulted on recording studio design and acoustics, and engineered and produced a variety of musical and experimental recordings.
Ken was attracted to the blend of music and news programming at HPPR and Connect, and as a musician, to the vibrant arts communities in the High Plains region. When he’s not listening to or thinking about radio, he’s spending time with the family, playing bluegrass music or recording local musicians.
If you'd like to share feedback on HPPR programming on our main signal or HPPR Connect, or if you have questions, please reach out to Ken at kdavis@hppr.org.
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Amarillo’s Don Harrington Discovery Center is trading galaxies for the Time Warp on Friday, Oct. 30, with 18-and-over screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in its Space Theater, in partnership with PFLAG Amarillo. -
Memphis-born folk singer Kelly Hunt teams up with renowned Cajun and Celtic musician and producer Dirk Powell for an evening of free music at the Hays Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CT -
Poetry lovers in southwest Kansas have an evening to look forward to on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when Garden City Arts welcomes Huascar Medina, who served as Kansas Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022. -
Rock fans in southwest Nebraska, northwest Kansas and beyond, get ready: HAIRBALL is returning to McCook, Nebraska, this Saturday, Oct. 17, for the 2026 Concert for Healthcare. The show takes over Kiplinger Arena at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds from 7 to 10 p.m., and all ages are welcome. It’s a loud, fun night out for a good cause, and the kind of event that works for a group of friends, a date night or a family outing. -
Amarillo’s most talked-about night out is back on Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Don Harrington Discovery Center fires up “Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon” in its Space Theater. Shows run at 4, 5 and 6 p.m., and the Discovery Center has been playing it on the third Saturday of every month in honor of its 50th anniversary. If you haven’t caught it yet, this is a good one to put on the calendar. -
Film lovers across the Panhandle have a good reason to head to Amarillo this weekend. The third annual Amarillo International Film Festival runs October 8 through 10 at Arts in the Sunset, 3701 Plains Blvd., bringing 62 films, filmmaker seminars, and a full weekend of community to the Texas Panhandle. -
Bluegrass fans across the region have a tradition to look forward to every October: Oklahoma's International Bluegrass Festival returns to the Cottonwood Flats in Guthrie, running Thursday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 10, with gates open daily from 12:01 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. -
Mark your calendars and gas up the car — the Big Kansas Road Trip is coming to Concordia on Saturday, Oct. 3, and organizers are promising a full day of only-in-Kansas fun. -
Book lovers across the state have a milestone to celebrate this fall as the Kansas Book Festival returns to Washburn University for its 15th year on Saturday, Sept. 26. -
Mark your calendars, High Plains families — the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo is celebrating its 50th year, and this milestone edition kicks off Saturday, Sept. 19, with a parade down Amarillo's downtown Polk Street starting at 10 a.m.
