Randy Stewart

Fine Arts Producer
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Randy Stewart joined the full-time KSMU staff in June 1978 after working part-time as a student announcer/producer for two years. His job has evolved from Music Director in the early days to encompassing production of a wide range of arts-related programming and features for KSMU, including the online and Friday morning "Arts News." Stewart assists volunteer producers John Darkhorse (Route 66 Blues Express), Lee Worman (The Gold Ring), and Emily Higgins (The Mulberry Tree) with the production of their programs. He's also become the de facto "Voice of KSMU" in recent years due to the many hours per day he’s heard doing local station breaks. Stewart’s record of service on behalf of the Springfield arts community earned him the Springfield Regional Arts Council's "Ozzie Award" in 2006.

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9th Annual Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness Benefits Area Charities

By • May 10, 2019
(Stomp The Blues Out Of Homelessness)

Blues enthusiasts in the Springfield area will be busy the next two weekends.  Tonight it's a concert by Anthony Gomes.  Next Saturday May 18 is the 9th annual "Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness" music festival, from 1:00 to 10:00pm at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Thomson Center, 222 West Plainview Road (aka Farm Road 182), at Campbell Avenue.  Four musical acts will perform, and proceeds this year benefit five local charities, according to longtime event organizer Jim Payne: Laura's Home and Darr House, both operated by Good Samaritan Boys Ranch; Women in Need of the Ozarks

9th Annual Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness Benefits Area Charities

By • May 10, 2019
(Logo design courtesy Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness)

Blues enthusiasts in the Springfield area will be busy the next two weekends.  Tonight it's a concert by Anthony Gomes.  Next Saturday May 18 is the 9th annual "Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness" music festival, from 1:00 to 10:00pm at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Thomson Center, 222 West Plainview Road (aka Farm Road 182), at Campbell Avenue.  Four musical acts will perform, and proceeds this year benefit five local charities, according to longtime event organizer Jim Payne: Laura's Home and Darr House, both operated by Good Samaritan Boys Ranch; Women in Need of the Ozarks,

MSU Theatre And Dance Presents Play By Missouri Native Lanford Wilson

By • May 3, 2019
(Poster design courtesy MSU Theatre & Dance)

Okay, so I can’t pronounce her name correctly, live on the air, to save me.  In fact, I freely admit I’ve NEVER  gotten it right. (For the record, it’s “TELL-er-ee EHR-en-dell.”) But Dr.

Lots To Do And See (And Buy!) At The 39th Annual "ArtsFest On Walnut Street"

By • May 3, 2019
(Logo design courtesy Springfield Regional Arts Council)

Artsfest on Historic Walnut Street is 39 years old this year, believe it or not, and it’s scheduled for Saturday and Sunday May 4th and 5th from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, with a fully-programmed footprint along the Walnut Street Historic District, from National Avenue to Gilardi's Restaurant just west of Hammons Parkway.

KSMU's May 2019 "Spotlight On Joplin"

By • Apr 26, 2019
(Logo design courtesy connect2culture.org)

For the second installment of our new monthly “Arts News” feature spotlighting arts events in Joplin, I was again joined on the phone by Emily Frankoski, Community Arts Director for Joplin’s arts agency Connect2Culture.  She provided a rundown of some of her favorite events for next month out of the huge list of performances, events, and exhibits. And as Emily pointed out, we never even got to the numerous classes taking place!

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