KPGZ Features Sounds of Rural America
/In coordination with the Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” 102.7FM KPGZ is featuring music of rural America in a limited radio series.
The series begins on Saturday, May 10, and runs through Sunday, June 16, on 102.7FM, 1027KearneyMO.com and the KPGZ mobile app
The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with Missouri Humanities Council, presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural America opens at the Mid-Continent Public Library Kearney Branch on Friday, May 10, 2024. “Crossroads” will be on view through Friday, June 21, 2024.
Mid-Continent Public Library Kearney Branch and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Missouri Humanities Council to host “Crossroads” as part of the Museum on Main Street program—a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations.
KPGZ radio has produced a limited series radio program that features music that reflects attitudes and sounds of rural America. The program largely features country music, but also includes rock, blues, bluegrass, and music by singer/songwriters. Listeners will enjoy music by Dolly Parton, John Denver, Alabama, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen and more.
“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” is hosted by Brian Watts, General Manager of 102.7FM, and will air on Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 7 pm. The series begins on Saturday, May 10, and runs through Sunday, June 16, on 102.7FM, 1027KearneyMO.com and the KPGZ mobile app.
Brian Watts contributed to this story.
