Ozarks at Large
Weekdays at noon and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. on 91.3 FM and Weekdays at 7 p.m. on Little Rock Public Radio
A daily news magazine highlighting the people, places and events of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.
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The number of pregnant women getting vaccinated has declined in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Wanda Barfield directs the Division of Reproductive Health for the CDC in Atlanta and said the troubling trend can lead to serious health problems for women and infants.
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Today's "Sound Perimeter" features music inspired by motherly love and celebrated mothers and maternal figures honoring their presence and holding space for them through music. Music by American composer and pianist Amy Beach (interpreted by Lili Tobias), as well as Mary Phillips and pianist J.J. Penna interpreting Charles Ives. Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss are also featured.
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In this edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock speaks with Ritter Communications CEO Heath Simpson about the company's investments in rural connectivity, and host Paul Gatling discusses headlines from across the region.
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On today's show, graduating from college is tough— Getting a job after graduation might be tougher. Also, food entrepreneurs launching small businesses for everything from microgreens to jams. Plus, music inspired by motherly love.
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It’s no secret: Bentonville is continuing to grow and expand. Part of that growth and expansion is very visible right now, with construction being done on the Square, which will make one section of it only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. All that, plus the award-winning farmer’s market and the monthly summer block parties, provide plenty of opportunities for connections. Ozarks at Large’s Mackyna Parsons takes us there.
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Circles NWA is celebrating the graduation of its second cohort of community members tonight at Genesis Church in Fayetteville. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams recently spoke with two of the driving forces behind the nonprofit, which is seeking solutions to poverty and a lack of affordable housing.
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The University of Arkansas student media covers a lot of… well, media formats. But one outlet that tends to get undervalued is Hill Magazine, a longform magazine that produces 2 issues a year.
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A new center from UAMS is bringing the clinic to the community. OAL's DC attended the opening of the Institute for Community Health Innovation and brings this report.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College's trail technician program will begin this fall. The inaugural director of the trail technician program, Lori Greminger, will start in that role on Monday. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program and its curriculum on the NWACC campus last week.
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The University of Arkansas Student Chamber Music Tour features four student chamber music ensembles. Throughout spring, they will perform across Arkansas. Last week, Katey J. Halbert, assistant professor of horn, and graduating senior Abigail Short came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk to Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellems about the upcoming tour.