Montana Public Radio awarded grant to expand news coverage
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MONTANA — Montana Public Radio has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust to expand news coverage across western and central Montana over the next two years. MTPR will soon add news reporters in Butte and Great Falls.
“We’re excited to better serve our listeners with more news stories from southwest Montana and the Golden Triangle,” MTPR news director Corin Cates-Carney said. “Our news team will be able to do additional reporting on the environment, agriculture, Indigenous affairs, and more.”
MTPR’s award-winning journalists present daily Montana news updates and stories on-air during Morning Edition from 7-9 a.m. and All Things Considered from 5-7 p.m. They also feature long-form and investigative reporting and analysis through programs and podcasts such as Fireline, Shared State, Richest Hill, Subsurface, Capitol Talk, and Campaign Beat.
“We’re proud to have been selected by the Otto Bremer Trust for this grant,” said Anne Hosler, MTPR interim development director. “Expanded news coverage helps fulfill the MTPR mission of enriching the mind and spirit and inspiring a lifetime of learning.”
The Otto Bremer Trust is a bank holding company and a private charitable trust based in Saint Paul, Minn., that works at the intersection of finance and philanthropy. Created in 1944 by Otto Bremer, it is today one of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations and is committed to supporting a better quality of life for residents of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. OBT is the majority owner of Bremer Financial Corporation, a regional financial services company; manages a diversified investment portfolio; and operates Community Benefit Financial Company, a financial resources subsidiary. Since its founding, OBT has invested more than $841 million in people, places, and opportunities in the Upper Midwest. Visit ottobremer.org.
Montana Public Radio is a public service of the University of Montana and broadcasts on 89.1 Missoula (KUFM), 91.5 Missoula, city (K218AI), 91.9 Hamilton (KUFN), 89.5 Polson (KPJH), 90.1 Kalispell, Whitefish, North Valley (KUKL), 90.5 Libby (KUFL), 91.7 Kalispell, city (K219BN), 101.3 Swan Lake (K267BJ), 91.3 Butte (KAPC), 91.7 Helena (KUHM), 90.9 and 91.7 Dillon (KDWG and K219DN) and 89.9 Great Falls (KGPR). Learn more at http://mtpr.org.
