Rediscover UPR August 10
Dear UPR members and listeners,
Thank you to everyone who completed our survey this spring! We asked. You spoke. We listened. You made us wise with your resounding request for innovative programming.
Survey results indicated you strongly value news and information programming. You also expressed a desire for more cultural and entertainment programming. When asked about topics of greatest interest, you said Education, Science & Technology, Arts & Culture are top priorities. And the programs of greatest importance to you include local news and information.
To bring you these requests, UPR will introduce an exciting line-up of new programs Monday, August 10.
News lovers can look look forward to Here & Now, an NPR co-production with WBUR in Boston. A diverse selection of BBC programs will be heard with the addition of Assignment, The Inquiry, The Conversation, Trending, Business Daily, Witness, The Forum, and The Arts Hour. UPR is also embarking on a partnership with the Salt Lake Tribune to air and contribute to Behind the Headlines, hosted by Jennifer Napier-Pearce.
Because you value local news, we are creating a new position of Assistant News Director to expand our stateside reporting capacity. And we look forward to additional intern support through the College of Humanities and Social Sciences this fall.
In the arts, we hope you enjoy q from the CBC and Live Wire! from PRI. Performance art and storytelling will be showcased in The Moth from PRX, NPR's Bullseye, and BackStory featuring the American History guys. Humor and trivia are the focus of Ask Me Another.
Science takes center stage with Radiolab and BBC Discovery. Marketplace Tech Report, StarDate, and a new collaboration with USU's College of Science called Science by the Slice will debut as features throughout the broadcast day.
To ensure you have immediate access to emerging innovative content, UPR Presents will be a dedicated time slot for national series like Invisibilia, which provide compelling content but are not produced weekly. UPR Presents will also showcase locally produced specialty programming like The Source and Playing Shortly, designed through collaborations with USU science and arts communities.
The new schedule also represents UPR's continued commitment to fine arts programming with Performance Today moving to weekday evenings, opera to Sunday evenings, and Beethoven Satellite Network gracing the late night hours.
The survey results presented us with an opportunity to reimagine; to analyze not only the selection but the best placement of all programming within the schedule. We believe this schedule preserves prized public radio essentials, like Morning Edition and All Things Considered. At the same time it invites you to hear the latest creative shows that are advancing public radio news and cultural programming in inventive ways.
The new offerings will be heard throughout Utah on UPR's network of 36 transmitters and translators.
As always, your thoughts are welcome by email or by calling 435.797.3138.
With sincere wishes you enjoy rediscovering UPR,
Peg Arnold, General Manager