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K糖心Vlog传媒R Forms Statewide News Network

糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 public radio station K糖心Vlog传媒R now includes news coverage from correspondents in cities around Arkansas. Through a partnership with other public radio stations in Arkansas and border cities, K糖心Vlog传媒R is now offering listeners statewide news coverage. Previously, news coverage focused mainly on the central portion of the state due to staff limitations. Contributors to this partnership include K糖心Vlog传媒R in Little Rock, K糖心Vlog传媒F in Fayetteville, KASU in Jonesboro, WKNO in Memphis, and KTXK in Texarkana, Texas. The stations are in contact daily and share their feature reports with one another. “It’s a great way for K糖心Vlog传媒R listeners in central Arkansas to hear stories produced out of cities like Fayetteville or Jonesboro. And our news features are airing on their stations as well,” says K糖心Vlog传媒R General Manager Ben Fry. “An excellent example of a time when our listeners were able to really benefit from this partnership was the day of the Tony Alamo verdict,” said K糖心Vlog传媒R Assignment Editor Kelly MacNeil. “We contacted KTXK in Texarkana and asked if they would be sending someone from their staff down to the courthouse. They ended up doing so, and K糖心Vlog传媒R listeners were able to hear the voices of the victims and attorneys that day. It really connected our listeners to the event.” Some members of the news team had already witnessed the success that news collaborations can bring. News Director Ron Breeding witnessed it when he worked at KARN, which partners with other stations to form the Arkansas Radio Network. Also, reporter Michael Hibblen recently came to K糖心Vlog传媒R after working at the National Public Radio affiliate WLRN in Miami, which was part of the Florida Radio Network.