KASU Radio to host birthday, giving event

KASU 91.9 FM, the public media service of Arkansas State University, will celebrate its 67th birthday with two fundraising events this month.

KASU signed on the air May 17, 1957, from its first studio in Wilson Hall, and is the oldest National Public Radio (NPR) member station in Arkansas. Now the station streams its signal from KASU.org, and its website provides continuous news content from NPR, Associated Press, other Arkansas public media stations, and the KASU news department.

The KASU team invites listeners to join them from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Lost

Pizza, 906 Southwest Drive, Jonesboro, for fun and prizes. Lost Pizza will donate 10% of sales to KASU. Nothing Bundt Cakes is supplying Bundtinis for dessert. A drawing for prizes will occur each hour.

The party continues 6 a.m.5 p.m. Friday, May 17, with a oneday KASU Birthday Fun(d) Drive, continuing the overall spring fun(d) drive. You may donate that day by calling the station at (870) 972-2200. Donations can be made online anytime at KASU.org/give or by downloading the KASU mobile app.

KASU listeners become members by making financial contributions station.

KASU is Arkansas’ oldest non-commercial public radio station, operating since 1957. The station has been an NPR member station since 1971.

Membership contributions are accepted any time. Listeners may call 870- 972-2200 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. More information, including ways to donate, can be found at KASU.org. You may also contact Rayna Kingston, rkingston@AState.edu, or LaDawn Fuhr, lfuhr@AState.edu.