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LAWRENCE -- On the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Kansas Public Radio, based at the University of Kansas, and NPR News will present live coverage, beginning at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11. This special production, "Voices of Reflection," will include live coverage of memorial events plus KPR's signature in-depth reports, interviews and music.
NPR's Neal Conan in Washington and Scott Simon in New York will co-host the day's news and events, providing live coverage integrated with regularly scheduled NPR-produced shows -- "Morning Edition" (which will air for an additional hour, from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.) and "All Things Considered." Throughout the day, KPR will take listeners to live events in New York, at the Pentagon, in Washington, in Shanksville, Pa., and other locations around the country.
In the days leading up to the anniversary, KPR will air in-depth segments, produced by NPR News and hosted by Susan Stamberg, examining changes in U.S. foreign policy, the impact on civil liberties in the United States and on the development of technological advances in research and intelligence gathering.
"All Things Considered," from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 9, 10 and 11, will feature pieces from Lost & Found Sound's "Sonic Memorial Project." The project commemorates the life and history of the World Trade Center and its neighborhood through rare recordings, historical records and personal stories. Spearheaded by NPR and the Kitchen Sisters -- Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva -- "The Sonic Memorial Project" is a collaboration involving more than 50 independent radio producers from New York and around the country and NPR News.
NPR received a George Foster Peabody award and an Overseas Press Club award for broadcast excellence around coverage of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Kansas Public Radio network consists of KANU 91.5-FM in Lawrence, KANH 89.7-FM in Emporia and K210CR in Atchison.
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