KOOP is community radio, giving voice to the underserved in Austin, Texas with unique programming from volunteers. Most of our funding comes from our listeners.
Here's a look at special programs airing over the next week (5/4 - 5/10):
Texas Politics Today kicks off its season with a special one-hour show on Monday, 5/5, noon - 1:00 p.m. The show's topic is Speaker politics, and will feature guests Paul Burka and Matt Glazer. Burka is Senior Executive Editor of Texas Monthly and the author of the Burka Blog. Glazer is Editor-in-Chief of the Burnt Orange Report.TPT will move to its regular slot on Wednesday, 5/7, 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. This program will feature guest Wells Dunbar of the Austin Chronicle.
The Country, Swing and Rockabilly Jamboree will be featuring Texas writer and biographer Joe Nick Patoski with an in-studio interview promoting the release of his new book, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life. Tune in for this special program Thursday, 5/8, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. and help hosts Rod Moag and Ted Branson celebrate Willie's 75th birthday with songs and stories.
People United features Israeli historian Ilan Pappé on the treatment of indigenous Palestinians by Zionist forces over the past sixty years, Friday, 5/9, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Alternative Radio has foreign policy analyst Trita Parsi speaking on his book, Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States Friday, 5/9, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Join Diedre Gott of KOOP's Around the Town Sounds and Scott Gardner of Stronger Than Dirt for a wild night of primo power pop featuring Shapes Have Fangs, Basic, The Always Ready, and The Bubbles.
Cover is $7, but only $5 if you show up in prom attire. All proceeds will go to KOOP Radio to help in rebuilding the station.
KOOP's brand new summer 2008 schedule begins today, Saturday, May 3, with a lineup that features 15 new shows from freshly trained volunteers, offering a variety of diverse, interesting music and news and public and affairs programs from members of your community. Most of your favorite shows return as well, a few in new timeslots. You can check out the new schedule in PDF format by clicking here.
On March 31st, or what would have been the legendary labor leader's 81st
birthday, People Organized in Defense of the Earth and her Resources (PODER) hosted its 2nd Annual Cesar E. Chavez "¡Sí, Se Puede!" Awards Dinner at the Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center in East Austin to honor those making a difference. Recognized in the category of Media Justice were Alfredo Santos, editor of Austin's bilingual newspaper La Voz de Austin, and Allan Campbell, host of KOOP Radio's own People United, which airs Fridays at 1:00 p.m. on 91.7 FM. Allan was lauded for his program's coverage of such issues as police brutality, transportation, gentrification, immigration, and the struggle for environmental justice. Said PODER Co-Director Susana Almanza, "His presence and coverage at pivotal events keeps many of us afloat on what is going on in the world we care about."
