Arts and culture institutions collaborating to imbue the arts into the fabric of MSU

<p><a href="https://wkar.org">WKAR Public Media</a> is celebrating a century of service as AM 870 went on the air in August of 1922. <a href="https://whartoncenter.com">Wharton Center for Performing Arts</a> is celebrating 40 years of providing a wide array of world class arts and entertainment for mid-Michigan and beyond. And the <a href="https://broadmuseum.msu.edu">Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum</a> opened its doors 10 years ago. The three leaders of these MSU institutions join the program today. <a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/a874c2c1">Shawn Turner</a> is the interim director of broadcasting at MSU and general manager of WKAR Public Media. <a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/28898e4f">Eric Olmscheid</a> is executive director of Wharton Center, and <a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/b26ab806">Steven Bridges</a> is interim director of the Broad Art Museum. </p><p>“You don't get to stick around for 100 years without doing something right,” says Turner. “WKAR went on the air on August 18 of 1922. When we originally went on the air, WKAR was about providing agricultural information to local farmers and quickly evolved to providing additional programming to the local community. If you look at what's happened over the past hundred years, WKAR has been a leader in innovation when it comes to providing news and information and entertainment to the community. We've come from providing those very direct and limited broadcasts to providing programing and education.</p><p>“Today we have one of the most popular classical radio stations in all of Michigan. And when we look to the future of WKAR, our viewers and listeners are going to see additional content that's really going to connect with this community. Our evolution has been one of responding to people in the community, responding to our listeners and our viewers, and making sure that at every turn we're doing the right things to support them and their needs.”</p><p>“Wharton Center is coming up on its 40th anniversary on the 25th of September,”