Program Director

Kansas Public Radio (KPR), a public media organization licensed by the University of Kansas and serving Eastern and East Central Kansas, is in search of a Program Director. The KPR Program Director is responsible for supervising and coordinating the station's eclectic on-air programming that includes local and NPR news, classical, jazz and folk music, community programming and more. The Program Director leads a team of local hosts and stays on top of listener and media trends to ensure the station's relevance in a changing media landscape. Duties include supervising on-air talent, scheduling program times and air shifts, producing on-air content for campaigns, and filling in for program hosts and producers as needed. In addition, the Program Director produces local programming, serves as a senior staff member, corresponds with listeners regarding station programming and represents Kansas Public Radio at station events.