[CT Birds] New Bird Radio Show on WNPR

[COMINS, Patrick]

Dear CT Birders:

Please see below for an announcement about the exciting new show about birds and birding coming to WNPR starting April 28th.

Patrick Comins, Meriden:

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Chris Peterson
BirdNote Executive Producer
206 - 724-2714
chrisp at birdnote.org

Contact:
Adam Sedgley
BirdNote Program Manager
(206) 851-8428
adams at birdnote.org<mailto:adams at birdnote.org>


BirdNote(r) Premieres on WNPR 90.5FM in Hartford, Connecticut

HARTFORD-April 21, 2008-On Monday, April 28th, BirdNote(r) will premiere on WNPR 90.5FM in Hartford, Connecticut airing twice a day Monday through Friday at 5:49am and 8:59pm. In two minutes BirdNote transports listeners out of the daily grind and into the natural world.
Hear BirdNote on WNPR at: WNPR - Connecticut Public Radio
Hartford/New Haven: 90.5 FM
Norwich/New London: 89.1 FM
Stamford/Greenwich: 88.5 FM
Southampton, NY: 91.3 FM
Storrs: 99.5 FM (translator)

BirdNote incorporates the rich sounds of birds with stories that illustrate their interesting and sometimes truly amazing abilities. Each show is timely and relevant.  Those that feature local species are scheduled to coincide with the season.
"There is no other radio program quite like BirdNote," says Chris Peterson, founder and executive producer of BirdNote. "Listeners want this kind of environmental coverage.  They feel renewed by the sounds, educated by the content, and surprised by the variety of BirdNote."
BirdNote first aired in western Washington in February 2005.  Today, BirdNote is heard by some 150,000 listeners from Alaska to Texas - and now on WNPR in Connecticut.   Another several thousand listen by podcast and on-line.  BirdNote is for anyone who has two minutes a day to tune in to the natural world.
Of the four USA flyways - the major aerial pathways used by birds as they migrate north and south - WNPR is the first major station in the eastern flyway to pick up the show.
 "A big thanks to WNPR for taking the lead on the east coast," says Peterson.  "What a treat to air the show in an area that values birds and conservation and public radio!  We hope in time, that people take notice of birds and begin to feel connected to the environmental issues they represent.  With BirdNote we're building awareness of conservation and conservation organizations like Audubon."

About BirdNote(r)
BirdNote educates and inspires people to care about the future of the natural world by creating and distributing remarkable stories of the lives of birds.  To learn more about BirdNote, visit their website at www.birdnote.org<http://www.birdnote.org/> . You can listen to the entire BirdNote archive, more than 650 shows, and see a photo of each bird featured. You can sign-up to receive "Advance Notice" of BirdNote shows and you can sign up to receive them as a podcast.  Bird sounds for BirdNote are provided by The Macaulay Library at The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
About WNPR
The parent company of WNPR, Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc., (CPBI) is a nonprofit organization that is steadfast in its mission to provide a powerful voice for Connecticut's diverse communities through the creation of multimedia programs, initiatives and outreach programs that foster collaboration, inspire understanding, educate and effect change.  To learn more about the diverse schedule at WNPR or to listen online, visit their website at www.cpbn.org<http://www.cpbn.org/>.