KAXE - Acoustic Stories

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2013
End Date
June 2015
Project Overview

Acoustic Stories: Produce 3-5 radio essays each week with writers speaking in their own voices about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture or history.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.14
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
  • Produce 3-5 radio essays each week with writers speaking in their own voices about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture or history
  • Two new writers who will produce about 20% of the content of this program
Recipient Board Members
Sandy Roggenkamp - President Julie Crabb - Vice President Corine Buechner - Secretary Doug Baker - Treasurer Susan Lick Charlie Parson Jim Rack Jack Shelton Julie Varichak
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.14
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

•Produce 3-5 radio essays each week with writers speaking in their own voices about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture or history
•Two new writers who will produce about 20% of the content of this program

Measurable Outcome(s)

Produced 3-5 essays weekly about arts, culture and history, averaging 4/week. Three people produced weekly essays, while others produced essays occasionally. These primarily aired during the morning news program, but some were also heard on the weekend as part of another program. There was a special series of 5 acoustic stories related to why non-native people do not attend powwows that were used to support another legacy project. .

Recipient Board Members
Sandy Roggenkamp - President Julie Crabb - Vice President Corine Buechner - Secretary Doug Baker - Treasurer Susan Lick Charlie Parson Jim Rack Jack Shelton Julie Varichak
Project Manager
First Name
Maggie
Last Name
Montgomery
Organization Name
KAXE Radio
Street Address
260 NE 2nd Street
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744
Email
MMontgomery@kaxe.org
Administered By
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Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555