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Frank Christel

Director of Broadcast Services

Frank Christel has been a part of Public Radio Tulsa for over thirty years, first as Chief Engineer, then General Manager, and now as The University of Tulsa's Director of Broadcast Services. In 2004, he was instrumental in signing Classical 88.7 KWTU on-the-air. Before that, he worked at KBJH, KCFO, KAKC, and KBEZ in Tulsa and also served in the Navy during the Vietnam era. 

He was introduced to the magic of radio by his 9th grade math teacher who would, in class, play tape recordings of Stan Freberg's radio shows. His love of electronics grew by building hi-fi and shortwave radio electronic kits.

He's quite proud of his two daughters, three grandchildren, and is blessed by his lovely bride of more than 40 years.

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6:50 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

Kudos & Brickbats From Our Spring Forward 2013 Fund Drive

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These listeners haven't been too shy to tell us what they think about the six HD Radio channels of Public Radio Tulsa. Share your thoughts, good and bad, in these three ways:

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6:20 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

So, What's In It For Me To Contribute?

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Undying gratitude from zillions of form-fitting earbuds and stereo radio speakers aching to be modulated with the dulcet tones of NPR's announcers and the classical strains of the world's most transcendent music!

Oh, and these nifty items, too...

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5:54 pm
Thu March 28, 2013

Take II: Tokyo & Zodiac on Performance Oklahoma

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Tokyo String Quartet
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Zodiac Trio
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For fans of the Tokyo String Quartet and the Zodiac Trio who would like to hear the entire Performance Oklahoma program promised last Saturday evening, we have good news - a rebroadcast! This time, a broadcast in its entirety (we promise) this Saturday evening at 8:00 over Classical 88.7-1.

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8:35 pm
Wed March 6, 2013

Performance Oklahoma Debuts on Classical 88.7-1 Saturday Night at 8:00

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Nathan Gunn, accompanied by his wife, Julie, in a Nov. 1 recital at Armstrong Auditorium in Edmond, Okla.
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Performance Oklahoma airs Saturday evenings at 8:00 on Classical 88.7-1.

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1:57 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

Now 74, NPR’s Susan Stamberg talks about the ups and downs of aging

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Lead in text: 
Our Grand Dame of Public Radio talks about her years of being associated with public radio since its beginning. She shares her take on technologies, hobbies, dating, and the peak age for working in radio.
When Susan Stamberg started anchoring "All Things Considered" on what was then known as National Public Radio in 1972, she was the only woman broadcasting nightly news on nationwide radio or television. She modeled herself after her male colleagues, "because I thought that's what you do," she said.
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4:31 pm
Wed February 13, 2013

Winterbound on A Prairie Home Companion

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Fitzgerald Theater, Saint Paul
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Coming to you live this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.

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2:42 pm
Wed February 6, 2013

This Weekend on A Prairie Home Companion: The Heart is a Tender Thing

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Men's choir Cantus
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9:43 am
Fri February 1, 2013

Masked Ball on A Prairie Home Companion

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9:40 am
Fri February 1, 2013

Super Bowl Sunday on To The Best of Our Knowledge

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Sunday, February 3 is Super Bowl Sunday! And to help celebrate, To The Best of Our Knowledge is planning a Super Bowl themed program.

Behold the spectacle of epic proportions!  The abundant feast laid out! Tribes decked in battle attire! Yes my friends – The Super Bowl.  Since its beginnings in Boston school yards, football has reshaped our weekends and spawned a one day advertising frenzy. The 49ers and the Ravens meet this week to play not Vince Lombardi’s game, but the Billion Dollar Game.

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2:06 pm
Wed January 9, 2013

A Prairie Home Companion this week: Vigilemus et Oremus

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This week on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, it's another live broadcast performance from the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California.

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