Bill Richards

TechNote: 'TV Schedules - ALL' is temporarily down

Bill Richards — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:07:26 +0000

The area TV Schedules- All is temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. We expect to have this very popular page live again early in the week.

In the meantime, full TV schedules for each channel are available at these links for:

MI First Election 2012

Bill Richards — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:07:20 +0000

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6: MI First Election is streaming full coverage of the election from WKAR studios throughout the day, at bit.ly/MIFIRSTELECTION

MI First Election is a project focusing on the viewpoints of college-age, first-time voters in Michigan.

Over 200 journalism students at Michigan State University provide MI First Election coverage online throughout election day. WKAR's evening PBS NewsHour broadcast will feature reporting from MI First Election, along with updates from the WKAR NewsRoom.

A Powerful Thing - Community Cinema: Solar Mamas

Bill Richards — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:39:46 +0000

WKAR's latest Community Cinema screening event featured an on-screen visit to Barefoot College in India, and in-person discussion with mid-Michigan women who are working to make a difference around the world.

Classics Conversation Continues

Bill Richards — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:59:03 +0000

On a recent Monday evening, WKAR classical music hosts Mark Schwitzgoebel and Jody Knol, along with radio station manager Peter Whorf, met up with WKAR listeners at an East Lansing pizzeria to talk about classical music on the air and in our community in mid-Michigan.

Debate Live Chat from NPR | Oct. 16

Bill Richards — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:32:58 +0000

Tuesday's presidential debate live chat from NPR.

VP Debate Live Chat from NPR | Oct. 11

Bill Richards — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Thursday's vice presidential debate live chat from NPR.

Debate Live Chat from NPR

Bill Richards — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:47:53 +0000

Wednesday's presidential debate live chat from NPR.

VIDEO: Coming January 2013 to BackStage Pass

Bill Richards — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:59:45 +0000

Select scenes from the upcoming 2013 broadcast season of BackStage Pass, featuring music made in Michigan.

Sparty Visits QuizBusters Special Edition Taping

Bill Richards — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:33:11 +0000

Tuesday night (9/11) Sparty dropped by WKAR Studio A in the Communication Arts and Sciences building to help kick off the 24th season of QuizBusters. Two Special Edition episodes kick off the 24th season of QuizBusters in primetime on Wednesday, September 19, at 8 p.m. ET on WKAR-TV.

PHOTOS: Michigan Mosaic Music Festival and BackStage Pass

Bill Richards — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:08:56 +0000

The BackStage Pass crew was in our community at the Michigan Mosaic Music Festival on August 31, recording for the upcoming broadcast season of the television series featuring music made in Michigan.

All Things Strings: Inside Elderly Instruments

Bill Richards — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:11:36 +0000

Loved around the world, go behind the scenes of Lansing, Michigan’s magical music store.

PHOTOS: BackStage Pass Taping at Lansing JazzFest

Bill Richards — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:59:44 +0000

The BackStage Pass crew was in our community at Lansing JazzFest August 3 and 4, recording for the upcoming broadcast season of the television series featuring music made in Michigan.

Friday, the team recorded New Evidence Jazz Group and John Douglas. Check out Friday's set of photos on facebook.

PHOTOS: Lansing JazzFest in Old Town

Bill Richards — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:33:27 +0000

The WKAR Street Team met many fans of hot summer days, jazz and WKAR at the 2012 Lansing JazzFest in Old Town.

LISTEN Links are Back

Bill Richards — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:21:56 +0000

8/1 Wednesday early afternoon | Our Listen links were restored today around 12:30 p.m.

You can now listen again to:

90.5 WKAR
AM870 NewsTalk
WKAR Folk
WKAR Jazz
WKAR Classical
WKAR Radio Reading Service

using the Radio - Listen Live menu on the right side of the page.

Thank you for your patience.

Trouble: Listen Links are Down

Bill Richards — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:06:07 +0000

8/1 Wednesday | Listening links for all streams this morning are broken, yielding a 'page not found' error. We are working to correct the problem as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, if you have listened to one of our streams recently, please try:

Open your preferred audio player (such as iTunes, Windows Media player)
Find a WKAR stream in a list of recent connections
Connect

Thank you for your patience.

BackStage Pass at Lansing JazzFest

Bill Richards — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:19:02 +0000

The WKAR production team heads to Lansing JazzFest this weekend to capture acts live onstage for the next broadcast season of BackStage Pass, the TV series featuring music made in Michi

BackStage Pass Across the U.S.

Bill Richards — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:44:53 +0000

"BackStage Pass" from WKAR has aired on public broadcasting stations across the country, in six of the top ten markets, including the top two: New York and Los Angeles. Includes map.

PHOTOS: Howling Diablos Taping for 'BackStage Pass'

Bill Richards — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:29:23 +0000

Here's a set of photos with Howling Diablos, from the BackStage Pass June Concert Series recorded in June 2012 at the Albert White Performing Arts Theatre in the East Lansing Hannah Community Center. Look for the "BackStage Pass" episode featuring Howling Diablos coming to TV from WKAR in 2013. Follow BackStage Pass on facebook for updates.

PHOTOS: Home Again Taping for 'BackStage Pass'

Bill Richards — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:50:00 +0000

Here's a set of photos with Home Again, from the BackStage Pass June Concert Series recorded in June 2012 at the Albert White Performing Arts Theatre in the East Lansing Hannah Community Center.

PHOTOS: Summer Solstice Jazz Festival

Bill Richards — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:11:51 +0000

The WKAR Street Team met many, many fans of WKAR at the 16th Annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival in East Lansing. Did we see you there? Check out the photos on facebook, and be sure to tag yourself and your friends!