TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010
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PREPARE TO VOTE: CPR COVERS THE ISSUES AND THE CANDIDATES
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Photo credit: TheJunction.net
Colorado Public Radio provides in-depth stories and interviews about the candidates, as well as the issues, that voters will find on this year's ballot. If you missed them last week, go to CPR.org to listen to audio and or read full transcripts of hour-long interviews with the major-party candidates campaigning for statewide office: Ken Buck, Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo, and Dan Maes.
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OPERA COLORADO'S "LA BOHÉME" LIVE ON CPR
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Join CPR's Charley Samson and Monika Vischer as they host the second of eight live classical music broadcast events in 2010-2011. Listen on Saturday, November 6, for Opera Colorado's season-opening performance of “La Bohéme.” The broadcast begins at 7 p.m.; the performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Learn more and see the full schedule of live broadcasts on CPR.org.
Photo credit: Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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CPR REPORTER MEGAN VERLEE, BRINGING NEWS TO LIFE WITH SOUND
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“I'm crazy about sound; it engages your imagination in ways I don't think either print or video can,” said Megan Verlee, CPR's general assignment reporter. Hear her award-winning story on chickens raised in urban areas.
Megan joined CPR in the spring of 2008 in time to report on the Democratic National Convention and Colorado's role in the last presidential election. As general assignment reporter, she continues reporting on state government and other timely issues. Just a few weeks ago, Megan joined Neal Conan on “Talk of the Nation” as part of a discussion about efforts to legalize marijuana in California, Colorado and other states.
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FALL PLEDGE DRIVE PUTS CPR ON TRACK TO MEET YEARLY FINANCIAL GOALS
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During the nine-day fall pledge drive, more than 7,400 listeners helped Colorado Public Radio raise more than $900,000. Thank you all for continuing your generous support of CPR, which ensures that our statewide in-depth news and classical music stays strong.
Visit CPR.org to find out who won the sweepstakes or to learn more about becoming a member.
Live in the studio during the fall pledge drive: Ryan Warner, host of Colorado Matters, and Jim East, director of membership.
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SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC FAVORITES
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You may have heard about our special-edition, “CPR 40 at 40” CD collection during the fall drive. This four-CD set gives listeners more than four hours of hand-picked classical music greats, with works to invigorate and inspire and others to calm and soothe. The drive has ended, but you can still get the CD during our year-long 40th anniversary celebration. Visit CPR.org for more information.
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