KKWE - New Artists on Air

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,871

Project of

2013 Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (Ampers) Public Radio Competitive Grants

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

KKWE

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2012

End Date

November 2013

Project Overview

Through this project, area youth ages 15-26 are given the opportunity to showcase their music and literary art through a monthly 15-20 minute program aired on KKWE Niijii Radio. The project goal is to increase the exposure of new artists in the community and to showcase and share the new talents of the region's population with the greater community through radio broadcasts featuring each new artist and by showcasing them on the radio’s website.

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,871

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.25

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

KKWE will document success through emails, calls to the station, web statistics, listener surveys and participation numbers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The program was prerecorded, edited and produced in the KKWE studio
The project gave younger area listeners something to relate to, and also encouraged them to participate more in the arts and cultural in the area

Recipient Board Members

Kathy Goodwin – Chair, (White Earth Tribal Member), Steve Larsen – Family are Tribal Members, Director of the Boys and Girls Thrift Store in Detroit Lakes, Audrey Thayer – (White Earth Tribal Member), Coordinator of the American Civil Liberties Union in Northern Minnesota, Dr. Sue Wika – Organic Farmer and Professor at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, as a Sociology Instructor and Program Director of Sustainable Food Production Shirley Nordrum – University of Minnesota Extension Coordinator, Leech Lake, MN Lisa Brunner – Executive Director, Sacred Spirits, Mahnomen, MN