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July 26, 2010

Weekdays from 4 - 7pm

NPR Remembers Daniel Schorr, 1916-2010
July 23, 2010

Monday July 26 at Noon

NPR's senior news analyst and elder statesman of journalism Daniel Schorr died Friday, July 23.

The last of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS reporting team, Schorr enjoyed a career that spanned over 60 years, from covering post-World War II reconstruction to most recently analyzing the U.S.-Russia spy swap.

Monday at Noon, KTEP and NPR will look back at the career of Daniel Schorr with a one-hour special hosted by Robert Siegel.

Click here for more information about Daniel Schorr.

El Paso Symphony Orchestra
June 30, 2010

Tuesdays at 8pm

Join KTEP on Tuesday evening as we begin our summer broadcasts of the 2009-2010 season of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sarah Ioannides.

Tuesday's broadcast features violinist Jennifer Koh performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major.

Click here for more information on this program.

Supreme Court Nomination Special
June 28, 2010

Daily at 6pm through July 1

Hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court are scheduled run through Thursday, July 1.

Join KTEP each evening at 6pm for a one-hour wrap-up of that day's hearing. Linda Wertheimer will host the daily special featuring highlights and analysis of the hearing.

KTEP Off the Air for Maintenance
April 25, 2010

KTEP is will be signing off the air on Sunday April 25th at 6pm for maintenance work. We will return to the air early Monday morning. We apologize for the inconvenience of being off air.

KTEP and Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program
April 6, 2010

Got a car in your driveway that you're tired of looking at? Donate it to benefit KTEP! Thanks to Car Talk's vehicle donation program, you can clear out your driveway, support KTEP and get a tax deduction-- all in one fell swoop.

Just log on to the Vehicle Donation Web Site then fill out a simple online form, and Car Talk's national partner, V-DAC, then arranges for the pick up of the vehicle and its title. It couldn't be easier!

Thank You KTEP Listeners!
April 2, 2010

Membership Drive Total: $146,335

KTEP would like to thank the many listeners in the El Paso and Southern New Mexico communities who pledged their support during the 2010 KTEP Membership Campaign. We raised more than $146,335 thanks to you, so we can continue to bring you the high quality programming you depend on each day. If you would still like to become a member of KTEP we'd love to have you!

Click here to make your tax-deductible contribution and become a member today, and be an important part of the KTEP community.

Thank you again for your generous support, we couldn't have done it without you!

Support Public Radio KTEP In Our Membership Drive!
March 12, 2010

Current Pledge Total: $138,475.00

KTEP’s annual Membership Drive is here. Our goal is to raise $190,000 to support the programming that you listen to each day. As soon as we meet our goal, we will return to regular programming, so don't wait - pledge your support to KTEP now!

Click here to read why it is important for you to support KTEP.

Pledge your support online or call (915) 747-6789 now to help us reach our goal early and keep quality radio on-the-air in the El Paso Southwest.

State of the Union Address
January 25, 2010

Wednesday January 27th at 7pm

KTEP together with NPR News will provide live coverage of President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Also included will be the Republican response to be delivered by new Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell.

Immediately following our State of the Union coverage at 9pm, Neal Conan will host an hour-long call-in special to discuss reactions to the speech.

A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD
January 21, 2010

KTEP invites you to join us for a special "Cinecast" performance of A Prairie Home Companion on Thursday February 4th at 6pm at the Cinemark Theaters at 7440 Remcon Circle, and at Cinemark Cielo Vista Mall.

It will be the same show you've been hearing each week, but this time you'll get to see what Dusty & Lefty and the "Real" Guy Noir looks like, along with everything else from the stage of the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Visit www.prairiehome.org for movie theater listings and ticket info.

KTEP Internet Audio
January 5, 2010

The live KTEP internet audio stream is currently disabled while we convert from a Real Audio stream to an MP3 system. We are expecting the outage to last a day or two as we configure and test the new server.

Please bear with us, the live program stream will return soon!

New Year’s Day from Vienna
December 29, 2009

Friday January 1, 2010 at 8pm

Join us on New Year's Day 2010, for a sparkling celebration, live from the Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual New Year’s Day from Vienna, including your favorite waltzes and polkas, and so much more. New Year's Day from Vienna 2010 is presented by NPR and WGBH Boston.

Toast of the Nation
December 26, 2009

Thursday December 31 at 7pm

Toast of the Nation features live music all night on New Year’s Eve -- a holiday special for your party.

Raise a glass with listeners coast to coast and revelers at five live-jazz locations across the continent. After midnights in New York and the Twin Cities, our West Coast artists give a Happy New Year shout-out to Mountain Timers. Then an hour later it's "Auld Lang Syne" (or something hipper) in Pacific Time, with a "here’s to Alaska and Hawaii" in advance of their midnight hours.

St. Olaf Christmas Festival
December 22, 2009

Friday December 25 at 8pm

This service in song and word has become one of the nation's most cherished holiday celebrations. Tickets to the live event, which takes place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., are always gone months in advance. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works and orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and featuring more than 500 student musicians who are members of five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra.