Jenni Todd

Media Release: WKMS Fundraiser Exceeds Spring Goal

Jenni Todd — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:17:18 +0000

Murray, KY- Dedicated WKMS listeners and underwriters from western Kentucky, northwest Tennessee, and southernmost Illinois raised $131,177 in community support this spring to maintain Murray State’s NPR Station.

Media Release: WKMS Spring Fundraiser Close to Goal

Jenni Todd — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:40:53 +0000

Murray, KY- Over 1,000 dedicated WKMS listeners and underwriters from western Kentucky, northwest Tennessee, and southernmost Illinois have raised nearly $118,000 towards a $130,000 goal in community support this spring. WKMS staff will fundraise on-air April 17 & 18 to give listeners a convenient way to meet goal by calling the station toll-free at 1-800-599-4737 or clicking “Contribute Now” at wkms.org, a secure pledge page, to make a gift.

Media Release: Students Celebrate Poetry Month on WKMS

Jenni Todd — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:21:54 +0000

WKMS and Murray State University’s Teacher Quality Institute have teamed up for the sixth year of a special project during April, National Poetry Month. WKMS broadcasts Poetry Minutes showcasing original poems by students in grades 3 – 12 from schools throughout the region. Poetry Minutes air at 7:19 a.m., 11:40 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. weekdays through April 30.

Media Release: WKMS Sounds Good Singer-Songwriter Invitational

Jenni Todd — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:56:31 +0000

Murray, KY. WKMS presents our “First Ever Sounds Good Singer-Songwriter Invitational” and the winning songwriter has his/her original song aired on WKMS and receives a pair of tickets to hear Bob Dylan and His Band in concert in Murray on April 27.

Parenthood Project: Reading to Your Child

Jenni Todd — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:00:51 +0000

In the second interview of the WKMS Parenthood Project, WKMS Membership Coordinator Jenni Todd interviews Dr. Sharon Gill of Murray State's Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, about the importance of reading to your child.

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Non-Commercial, Educational Station WKMS Fundraising Underway

Jenni Todd — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:57:13 +0000

Murray, KY. Murray State’s NPR station, 91.3 WKMS is engaging listeners in the first fundraiser of 2013. The on-air portion of the fund drive begins March 6 and continues through March 16 with special guests and gifts.

WKMS Membership Coordinator Jenni Todd says, “Listeners who get in touch with us, with or without a commitment, by March 5 are included in an iPad Mini Giveaway on March 6.”

WKMS Premieres West Kentucky High Iron: The Story of Four Rivers Rail

Jenni Todd — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:06:07 +0000

Murray State’s NPR station, 91.3 WKMS presents the first program in its new “Sounds Good Documentary Series” with the airing of West Kentucky High Iron: The Story of Four Rivers Rail on Sunday, March 3 at 9:00 a.m.

The hour-long documentary takes listeners around the four rivers region exploring the rail industry’s history and how this method of transportation has touched people’s lives. Rail historian Cliff Downey and WKMS Producer Todd Hatton connect the segments with reflections recorded while riding the historic “City of New Orleans” Amtrak line from Carbondale, IL to Fulton, KY.

Parenthood Project: Breastfeeding and Kangaroo Care

Jenni Todd — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:35:58 +0000

We begin an occasional series called the WKMS Parenthood Project. Our Membership Coordinator and mother Jenni Todd hosts this series of conversations. The Parenthood Project strives to address topics important to parents working to balance daily life and family, and to raise happy healthy kids. Jenni speaks with Murray/Calloway County Hospitals Child Care Coordinator and Lactation Consultant Elisabeth Khadem about one of the first decisions after becoming a mother, how to feed the baby.

“Chuck’s Music Shop” During Café Jazz Tuesdays on WKMS

Jenni Todd and Todd E. Hill — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:50:50 +0000

Director of Jazz Ensembles at Murray State and WKMS volunteer Dr. Todd Hill hosts Café Jazz Tuesdays from 9-11 p.m. Dr. Hill has introduced a new twenty-minute segment during Tuesday’s Café Jazz called “Chuck’s Music Shop.” The segment airs at 9:40 p.m. and the music is drawn from the personal jazz collection of the late Chuck Simons.

Dr. Bob to Guest Host Sounds Good

Jenni Todd — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:55:48 +0000

Dr. Bob Lochte, host of The Eisenhower Hour, returns to WKMS after a two-year hiatus. Dr. Bob will sit-in for host Tracy Ross during Sounds Good, 11 a.m. -1 p.m., the second Friday of each month beginning January 11.