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MTPR Broadcasts & Buses to National Folk Festival in Butte - June 20, 2008
MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM ORIGINAL STAGE AT NATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL IN BUTTE JULY 11-13
www.nationalfolkfestival.com
BUSES FROM MISSOULA TO BUTTE
Saturday & Sunday, July 12th and 13th
Motorcoaches leave Missoula from the Adams Center at 9:00am and depart from Butte at 7:00pm.
Roundtrip tickets are $23.50 per person, per day, at the Adams Center box office, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.
Or at griztix.com , 243-4051 or 1-888-MONTANA with additional fees.
Montana Public Radio will transmit music live from Butte for 13 hours during the 70th National Folk Festival July 11-13. Montana Public Radio’s broadcast schedule from the Festival’s “Original Stage” is: Friday, July 11th from 7:30 to 10:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday, July 12th & 13th, noon to 5 pm. MTPR will share its signal with Yellowstone Public Radio so that listeners across the state will be able to tune in to the Folk Festival.
In addition to the music, the radio broadcasts will feature commentary and artist interviews between performances. Hosts from the Festival’s “Original Stage” are Nick Spitzer, of the public radio show, American Routes, and Michael Marsolek, Montana Public Radio’s Program Director.
Besides broadcasting live to its audience, Montana Public Radio has arranged for motorcoaches to bring listeners to Butte. The buses will run roundtrip from Missoula with ticketing available through griztix.com and all GrizTix outlets.
To enjoy the performances tune to the public radio stations nearest you.
Montana Public Radio stations:
Butte 91.3
Dillon 91.7
Great Falls 89.9
Hamilton 91.9
Helena 91.7
Kalispell 89.9
Missoula 89.1
Whitefish 91.7
Yellowstone Public Radio stations:
Billings 91.7
Bozeman 102.1
Miles City 90.7
Sheridan, WY 88.1
Montana Public Radio is dedicated to broadcasting diverse folk, jazz, and world music every week plus classical music and NPR and Montana news everyday. Provided as a public service of The University of Montana, the station thrives with support from listeners.
For more information about Montana Public Radio or its Festival broadcasts, visit www.mtpr.org, or call 406-243-4931, or 800-325-1565.
For more details about the National Folk Festival in Butte July 11-13, visit www.nationalfolkfestival.com
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| Northwest Area Foundation Grant Funds News Reports on Poverty Issues |
Through 2008 the Montana Public Radio News Department will be presenting regular feature stories about issues of poverty in Montana. This project is made possible with a two-year, $78,500 grant from the Northwest Area Foundation. The funding will enable Montana Public Radio to add a half-time reporter to its staff for the duration of the project, as well as cover costs for field recording equipment and travel throughout western and central Montana. News Director Sally Mauk says, “I’m excited about the project and the opportunity to get our news staff out to many Montana communities to report on such an important and timely topic.”
The Northwest Area Foundation approached Montana Public Radio with this opportunity for funding coverage of poverty issues, after beginning successful projects with Minnesota Public Radio and Seattle’s KUOW. The Northwest Area Foundation’s mission is to help communities in an eight-state region (including Montana) reduce poverty. www.nwaf.org.
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