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Happy Birthday, HPR

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Media, Technology

On November 13, 1981, a switch was flipped in a makeshift studio in the University of Hawaii quarry and a Mahler opera burst onto the airwaves. The now twin stations have had a long and colorful history, beginning 27 years ago with egg-carton sound dampeners, a move in 1987, online streaming in 1991, and earlier [...]

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MMA on Hawaii Public Radio

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Hawaii, Media, Sports

When worlds collide. With the inaugural Hawaii Mixed Martial Arts Sports & Fitness Expo landing in Honolulu this weekend, Hawaii Public Radio is going to take a serious look at a serious phenomenon that, nevertheless, falls far outside of the usual public radio comfort zone. Tonight on “Town Square,” airing at 5 p.m. on KIPO [...]

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Bytemarks Cafe is Coming

May 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Media, People, Technology, The Web

Renown “digital wonderer” Burt Lum will soon be returning to the airwaves with “Bytemarks Cafe,” a radio show about technology and the web coming in July on Hawaii Public Radio (KIPO-FM 89.3). “It’ll be a magazine format with news bytes, interviews, cool websites and an audio pick of the week,” he explains, and adds that [...]

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