CPB Grant To Help 'Live From Cain's' Public Radio Music Series Record Pilot Season

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The CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING has issued a $200,000 development grant for a seven-episode pilot season for "LIVE FROM CAIN'S," a music series based at CAIN'S BALLROOM in TULSA and hosted by ROBBIE FULKS with PAUL BENJAMIN leading a house band, the OKLAHOMA SPECIALS.

The pilot series follows the taping of a pilot episode on MAY 20th that will air on NOVEMBER 17th on OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY News-Talk-Triple A WOSU/STILLWATER, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Variety KGOU/NORMAN-OKLAHOMA CITY on NOVEMBER 30th, and UNIVERSITY OF TULSA News-Talk KWGS (PUBLIC RADIO TULSA)/TULSA on DECEMBER 1st.

“The CPB development grant is a real game-changer for the future of this show,” said Co-Exec. Producer JULIE WATSON. “Thanks to CPB and with additional support from the philanthropic and corporate communities, we have a very real opportunity to amplify the music DNA that’s at the heart of the TULSA cultural experience with public radio audiences in OKLAHOMA and across the country.”

"Public media provides a vital platform for arts, culture and information that documents and shares the American experience in all its richness and diversity. CPB is proud to support the development of ‘LIVE FROM CAIN’S’ as it continues a tradition of music in TULSA and the heartland,” said CPB SVP/Journalism and Radio KATHY MERRITT. “Through this CPB seed funding, the producers of ‘LIVE FROM CAIN’S’ can pursue the research and pilot development essential for the buildout of programs created with national audiences in mind.”

“We are very excited to host ‘LIVE FROM CAIN’S’ because of the rich history of radio and music that is at the heart of CAIN’S BALLROOM, and because of the artistry the new show will share with listening audiences,” added CAIN'S co-owner HUNTER RODGERS.

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