KANU's 'Right Between the Ears' serves up in-flight comedy on Delta Air Lines

LAWRENCE -- In its continuing quest to dominate global entertainment, "Right Between the Ears," the award-winning comedy series produced at KANU, will be available this summer as part of Delta Air Lines' in-flight radio programming. KANU is the public radio station at the University of Kansas.

According to series producer and principal writer Darrell Brogdon, memorable bits from recent shows, plus material recorded especially for Delta, will be included in the 45-minute episode. The show will be featured on Delta flights during July and August on one of eight channels devoted to information and entertainment programming.

"Right Between the Ears" is a three-time winner of Gold Medals at the New York Festivals, for Best Comedy Program and Best Writing, as well as the festival's Grand Prize for Entertainment Programs in 1993 and numerous other awards. The series will wrap up its 19th season with two performances at the American Heartland Theatre at Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, June 29.

Classic episodes from the series (then known as "The Imagination Workshop") also are airing weekly as part of the PRI Public Radio Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. The service offers 100 channels of digital-quality radio to motorists throughout the United States. Sirius reaches much of the West and Midwest, with nationwide availability set for July 1.

Delta Air Lines is the world's second-largest carrier in terms of passengers transported and the leading U.S. airline across the Atlantic.

KANU is available at 91.5-FM in Lawrence and 89.7 in Atchison, and the station airs as KANH 89.7-FM in Emporia. KANU programming also is available on the Web at kanu.ku.edu. The "Right Between the Ears" Web site is www.rightbetweentheears.org.