Join High Plains Public Radio in sharing gratitude and appreciation for the many folks who’ve made outsized contributions of many sorts during HPPR’s 43 years of public radio on the High Plains
We’ve been airing short pieces recognizing individuals who have contributed so much throughout the years to making public radio possible on the High Plains. This is an ongoing effort that we hope to keep building on, and we could use your help!
Please use the link below to add to the growing list anyone you think should be recognized. There are so many that have helped in so many ways, in years past as well as current days, and we want to remember them all!
High Plains Public Radio honors these founding partners, as well as all of our member-listeners whose continued dedication has been the cornerstone of keeping access to NPR News, regional programming, specialty music, and community voices across our five-state region.
See below for stories of recognition and gratitude from HPPR’s 40th anniversary in 2020.
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High Plains Public Radio Day- Saturday, June 27, 2020. Thank you Mayors and Cities/Towns for recognizing HPPR 40 years of service to the High Plains. We… -
Chapter Eleven“Two Join Hall of Fame” read the headline from the Garden City Telegram, Monday, May 19, 1986.One inductee was Quentin Hope, Class of 1972,… -
Chapter Ten From Chuck to Chuck, 1980-2020. The minutes from May 25, 1980 reflect the board’s awareness of the importance of the station’s engineer by… -
Chapter Nine Jam-packed and the roof leaks, too – read the Sunday, April 25, 1987 headline in The Garden City Telegram. The lengthy article pointed out… -
Chapter EightRoping in the Dollars for KANZ Who could resist? An offer to have your picture taken as Wolfgang and Mrs. Mozart (Steve Olson, the first… -
Chapter Seven—The Mail Bag: Letters to the Station ~ The Mail Bag reported two letters of special interest – both mentioning the Wall Street Journal… -
Chapter Six: Chautauquas—a popular adult education movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Carrying on the tradition of the tent-show, the… -
Chapter FiveFirst Anniversary program listings carried a message from the station director – “We’ve dedicated ourselves to offering a listening schedule… -
Chapter FourHow Does It Work? In an early issue of “KANZAN, the Guide to Community Radio for Southwest Kansas”, readers were treated to an explanation –… -
Chapter Three: I’m ready for KANZ FM Public Radio! Bumper stickers bearing this message began appearing on cars, trucks, tractors, and saddle bags on…
