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Originally broadcast 12/18/2013
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Join Us for the KHOI Winter Celebration Party
KHOI volunteers and board members will be going on the air to raise money for KHOI operations on December 10 and 11. There will be an open house throughout the day with refreshments. This beautiful framed print on art canvas of the Decorah Eagles by Iowa Artist Larry Zach will be on display at KHOI, and will be given as a thank you gift to the first donor contributing $1,000 or more to KHOI operations.
Festivities will culminate with the KHOI Winter Party tonight, Wednesday December 11 from 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Please join us to share friendship, food and warm drink, and to congratulate the hard-working pitchers for a job well done.
Community Service Awareness Program
Originally broadcast 12/04/2013
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Local Talk kicks off the Community Service Awareness Program, hosted by Kay Puttock, with coverage of Heartland Senior Services, which serves elderly adults in all of Story County with meals, activities, adult day care. Listen to Heartland's director, Elizabeth Beck, describe the amazing new "Combi Oven," which a Story County Community Foundation grant allowed them to purchase. This oven, which does everything but chop the vegetables, will allow Heartland to expand its meals program. Later in the hour, reporter Greta Anderson and guest Wendy Herrick interview Beza Threads founder Josiah Carter, who has partnered with an organization in Ethiopia working to free child slaves and provide them job training. Beza Threads sells scarves made by former slaves directly through its website and through "scarf parties" thrown by people inspired by the cause.
Upcoming Holiday Concerts In Ames
Originally broadcast 12/02/2013
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On Local Talk, we discuss four local concerts: Ames High School Madrigal Dinner (December 5, 6, & 7), Ames Children's Choirs Holiday Concert (December 8), Central Iowa Symphony: Winter Dreams (December 7), and Good Company: A Ceremony of Carols (December 8).
Campustown Redevelopment Meeting
Originally broadcast 11/25/2013
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The City Council has already held a meeting to decide what conditions the City of Ames will require in exchange for financial assistance. On December 10, at 7:00 PM in in the City Council Chambers, the City Council will finalize their TIF grant.
KHOI Receives Grant To Purchase Audio Console
On November 19th, 2013, the Story County Community Foundation (SCCF) awarded $99,016 to 17 non-profit service programs in Story County. KHOI was among 15 recipients, receiving a grant of $6,000, to purchase a console, the central piece of audio equipment in the broadcast studio.
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KHOI Local Talk Goes Live
Hannah Dankbar
KHOI’s Local Talk program can now be heard live! Tune in at 7:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to hear volunteer reporters interview other community members about local events, stories, and topics. This is the first talk program to go live at KHOI; with more to come when the production studio is completed.
Studio Build-out Begins November 12, 2013
Led by Pantorium landlord Dennis Jones and board member/project manager Joe Lynch, KHOI volunteers install the drop-ceiling in the area where broadcast studios are soon to be. Board members admire the progress after the first day.
New KHOI Studio Coming Soon!
KHOI has been hard at work preparing for a new studio. Funds are mostly raised and the design is drawn out; all that is left is construction, which is set to start soon. Plans include a live broadcast area and two recording studios projected to be complete before the end of the year. The main broadcast studio will be larger than a commercial radio station’s studio; the goal is to create a broadcast space that is community-friendly.
President's Speech on Syria Broadcast On KHOI
KHOI interrupted their regularly scheduled programming tonight to bring you President Obama’s address to the nation on the Syrian crisis. The speech was carried live. There was be commentary and analysis until 9 p.m. The president’s speech culminated a weeklong media blitz urging military action against Syria for its use of poison gas in its civil war.
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