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KOPN

&

Columbia Music

OF COLUMBIA

Microphone KOPN was located in a cramped room rented from a crafts and food cooperative upstairs at 915 East Broadway when it was founded in 1973. Despite the humble beginnings, KOPN is the eighth open-access, listener-supported station in the U.S. and the first to serve an audience of less than 100,000 people. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Into KOPN In deciding to establish a listener-supported public radio station for Columbia, KOPN's founders drew upon a tradition that had begun in 1950 with Lew Hill's creation of KPFA for Berkeley, California. Hill’s ambition was to build a station that would be non-profit, non-institutional, listener-supported and would broadcast programming not heard elsewhere, produced by members of the community. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Records Collections KOPN provides Columbia with culture diversity. It is the source in Columbia for programming by and about women, African Americans, seniors, children, rural citizens, environmentalists and many other populations often ignored by conventional local media. It introduces reggae, blues, bluegrass, Celtic, salsa, electronic and other music to audiences in Columbia. (Photo/Suhan Han)
Kevin Walsh Kevin Walsh is in his show, which is called "The Good Life” in Columbia, Mo, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Besides working in KOPN, Walsh works as a safeguard in State Historical Society of Missouri. (Photo/Suhan Han)	John Betz John Betz works in the studio of KOPN, Tuesday, June 6, 2015, Columbia, Mo. Betz, hosts "The Skeptical Eye," and he was the former president of KOPN last year. (Photo/Naeun Park)	Mike Callen Mike Callen points at an old photo in KOPN, Saturday, June 6, 2015. Callen is the program host of “The Midnight Hour” in KOPN. He likes playing classic rock music from the 1960s to the 1980s in his show. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)
Carol Greenspan Carol Greenspan says she is one of the few women volunteers in KOPN today, Friday, June 26, 2015, Columbia, Mo. She hosts "Jewish Spectrum."(Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Kyle Cook Kyle Cook makes face to the camera, saying he is in working hour in Columbia, Mo, on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Cook is the co-owner of Hitt Records. He is also a KOPN program host.(Photo/Suhan Han)	Jill Sheets Jill Sheets is the office coordinator in KOPN and she hosts "Penguin Track" Friday, June 26, 2015, Columbia, Mo. Sheets said she has stayed in the radio station as her sanity since she had some hard times with health wise. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)
Patrick Keenan Patrick Keenan gets ready for his radio show, "Pat's Power Pop & Punk Hours", Friday, June 26, 2015, Columbia, Mo. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Samuel Schwartzkopf Samuel Schwartzkopf prepares for his program that is on every saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27, 2015, Columbia, Mo. Schwartzkopf fixes houses and maintain rentals besides volunteering in KOPN. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Ian Thomas Ian Thomas promotes KOPN during their pledge drives to help KOPN makes money, Saturday, June 27, 2015, Columbia, Mo. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)
Local musicians Local musicians plays keyboard and guitar on Broadway, Columbia, Mo, Saturday, June 27, 2015. KOPN brings local musician’s music to residents’ ears and sponsors local music events, such as Farmer’s Market concert.(Photo/Suhan Han)	Tunde Ojewola Tunde Ojewola says he promotes culture and people of his home country, Nigeria, during his show, "Motherland Jam," Saturday, June 27, 2015, Columbia, Mo. (Photo/Yinzi Zeng)	Hitt records Hitt Records is a local record shop that owned by Kyle Cook and Taylor Bacon. They said that Hitt Records is “Columbia Missouri's only independent, locally-owned record shop.”(Photo/Suhan Han)

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