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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Chapter Seven—The Mail Bag: Letters to the Station ~ The Mail Bag reported two letters of special interest – both mentioning the Wall Street Journal…
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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…
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Chapter FiveFirst Anniversary program listings carried a message from the station director – “We’ve dedicated ourselves to offering a listening schedule…
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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…
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Chapter Two How did it all begin? Like most impossible things, it began with a dream. In July 1975, college student Quentin Hope shared his dream with…
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Chapter OneOn a sunny Sunday afternoon June 29, 1980, in an abandoned schoolhouse in Pierceville, Kansas (population 85), KANZ signed on as the country’s…