Originally published KVMR Listeners’ Guide Jun./Jul. 2003
KVMR, from its inception has always broadcast superb music. But spoken word programming on KVMR is rather recent. in fact it wasn’t until Paul Emery became program director that proponents of spoken word shows had anyone on staff to champion their cause. Paul believed spoken word shows had a place in our broadcast spectrum, and in spite of the fears of the music only crowd, created an effective balance between music and spoken word shows. So my favorite moment has to be when I learned that KVMR finally had a program director who believed in the value of spoken word. And after 4+ years of being turned down for every time slot I applied for, I finally got my chance to do the kind of show I had originally become a broadcaster to do.
by Chamba Lane
