I Feel Good!

Who's the hardest working "reporter" at Colorado Public Radio? It used to be Kirk Siegler of Aspen Public Radio; that is, until he moved to Denver to take a job with KUNC-FM.

Now the hardest working guy at CPR is . . . Eric Whitney of KRCC-FM in Colorado Springs! I can't wait for the the new Health Reporter to start at Colorado Public Radio in FY2009. Then they will have 1 whole reporter on staff.

In the meantime, you can catch Eric Whitney during Morning Edition on 1340-AM in Denver, and on 90.1 FM HD2 if you have an HD radio in your car, in hour pickup, in your house, in your boat, on your motorcycle, on your snowmobile, on your lawn mower, on your scooter, in your tractor--that is, if you haven't already donated all of your vehicles to "support the programming" at Colorado Public Radio.

Did I forget to mention that you can hear CPR are on the web at cpr.org, kcfr.org, kvod.org and podcasting all 30 minutes of Colorado Matters on the NPR website? It's called CPR Everywhere! They're HUGE! Colorado Matters is biggest 30 minutes of news in Colorado. Just ask them!

Here is a link to Eric Whitney's most recent feature on Colorado Public Radio. It is entitled, New Program for Wounded Soliders.

KAJX-FM hires PR Pro as News Director.

According to The Aspen Times, KAJX-FM hired Mitzi Rapkin. Rapkin most recently served as the Director of Community Relations for Aspen, Colorado. The Aspen Daily News reports that Rapkin formerly worked as a reporter at Aspen Public Radio, for National Geographic, and in Washington DC. She is filling the News Director position vacated by Kirk Siegler, who moved to KUNC-FM.

So for those news people who fear losing journalistic credibility after working in as advocates or activists in public relations and corporate communications, I guess there really is a second life--in public radio news and in radio station management.

Another Public Radio Job in The High Country.

Aspen Public Radio has an opening for a Morning News Anchor and Reporter. If we're lucky, maybe we'll continue to hear stories from Aspen Public Radio on Colorado Public Radio and KUNC-FM.

Here is the job description, provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Another Opening at Aspen Public Radio.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting just posted another job opening at Aspen Public Radio on August 13th. Read about it here.

This position is listed as both a Classical Music Program Director and Classical Music Host/Producer. Does that mean the staff member who lands this lucrative job gets two paychecks or three?

Maybe one of the classical public radio hosts at CPRN is interested in moving from Denver (or Los Angeles) to Aspen? My guess is that it would be a pay cut though.

Kirk Siegler is on the move to KUNC.

News Director Kirk Siegler is moving from Aspen Public Radio to KUNC-FM. I wonder what that means for the hardest working reporter at Colorado Public Radio? My guess is that Eric Whitney of KRCC-FM in Colorado Springs becomes CPR's go-to guy for news reporting now.

Hey Eric and Kirk, send me some recent (and larger photos), unless of course you think that you have faces for radio! And in that case, I am sure someone ELSE will provide us the material.

Aspen Public Radio Job Opening.

Aspen Public Radio is looking for a News Director. Anyone looking for a low-paying job in a high-cost area of Colorado? Trust-funders or millionaires with journalism degrees might have an edge here. Or maybe they'll let you telecommute from somewhere else? Denver perhaps?

The Aspen Music Festival on Performance Today.

The Aspen Times reports that "Seven Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) students will be featured on Performance Today, the American Public Media show (since it was moved from National Public Radio on January 16, 2007) hosted by Christopher O’Riley and set to hit the airwaves in the fall."

"The show, which can be heard on 250 stations around the country, including Aspen Public Radio on Fridays at 2 p.m., will be recorded live in Harris Concert Hall on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30. The session will also feature interviews and performances by some of the country’s best young musicians, along with a little humor."

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro at KAJX-FM, Aspen.

The Aspen Times reports here that National Public Radio's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro "is in town in support of Aspen Public Radio's Summer Fund Drive. She is replacing NPR's Liane Hansen and Neal Conan, who postponed their appearances."

Garcia-Navarro, just back from Jerusalem and Baghdad, will speak on politics and the military, social life and international relations of these two centers of turmoil. Born in London, Garcia-Navarro has lived and reported from the United States, Colombia, Afghanistan, Israel, Iraq and the United States. Her home now is Mexico City.

Tickets are $10 and are on sale at the Wheeler Opera House box office. They also will be available at the door the night of the talk.

--Press release provided by the The Aspen Times.

The Huffington Post & Aspen Public Radio.

Susan Saywers of The Huffington Post mentions The Aspen Ideas Festival and Aspen Public Radio right here.

The Aspen Institute & Aspen Public Radio

Find Seminars and Public Programs that are broadcast on Aspen Public Radio and Grassroots TV 12 here.

Upcoming speakers include Former US House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, Ambassador Dennis Ross, and Former US Senator and Current Democratic Presidential Candidate, John Edwards.

Changes at Aspen Public Radio.

The Aspen Daily News reports the two changes, Executive Director and Station Manager, at KAJX. Read the June 29th article here and the June 30th article here. The station promoted existing staff members instead of hiring interested, national talent.

Did You Ever Wonder?

Billy Crystal and Christoper Guest did a sketch (Willie and Frankie) on Saturday Night Live that began with, "Did you ever wonder . . ." Then they would go on to describe some painful bodily invasion like, " . . . what would happen if you stuck an icepick in your eye?"

In keeping with that theme, did you ever wonder what your local public radio stations are worth or what their employees get paid? It might be more (or less) than you think. Some of this financial information may be news to you. It certainly was news to me.

You can download and compare documents here. They are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Get Adobe Acrobat Reader here.

Colorado Public Radio Form 990 from 2003.
Colorado Public Radio Form 990 from 2004.
Colorado Public Radio Form 990 from 2005.

KUVO Form 990 from 2003.
KUVO Form 990 from 2004.
KUVO Form 990 from 2005.

Aspen Public Radio Form 990 from 2001.
Aspen Public Radio Form 990 from 2003.
Aspen Public Radio Form 990 from 2004.

KUNC Form 990 from 2003.
KUNC Form 990 from 2004.
KUNC Form 990 from 2005.

KDNK Form 990 from 2003.
KDNK Form 990 from 2004.
KDNK Form 990 from 2005.

KVNF Form 990 from 2003.
KVNF Form 990 from 2004.
KVNF Form 990 from 2005.

KGNU Form 900 from 2001.
KGNU Form 900 from 2002.
KGNU Form 900 from 2003.

KSUT Form 990 from 2003.
KSUT Form 990 from 2004.
KSUT Form 990 from 2005.

KBUT Form 990 from 2003.
KBUT Form 990 from 2004.
KBUT Form 990 from 2005.

KCSU Form 990 from 2002.
KCSU Form 990 from 2003.
KCSU Form 990 from 2004.

KAFM Form 990 from 2003.
KAFM Form 990 from 2004.
KAFM Form 990 from 2005.

KCME Form 990 from 2003.
KCME Form 990 from 2004.
KCME Form 990 from 2005.

KRFC Form 900 from 2002.
KRFC Form 900 from 2003.
KRFC Form 900 from 2004.

KYGT Form 900 from 2003.
KYGT Form 900 from 2004.
KYGT Form 900 from 2005.

Summit Public Radio and TV Form 900 from 2004.
Summit Public Radio and TV Form 900 from 2005.
Summit Public Radio and TV Form 900 from 2006.

*All documents provided by GuideStar.Org.