MANHATTAN —K-State will commemorate 100 years of broadcasting on campus this Friday. Radio station KSAC, the first educational station in Kansas, aired for the first time on Dec. 1,1924. The K-State Radio Centennial: A Century of Sound and Service is scheduled from 10-11 a.m. near the radio towers on the west side of Nichols Hall on the Manhattan campus.
Click below to watch an interview on the celebration with former 'Agriculture Today' host Eric Atkinson
KAB President Allison Mazzei said the towers symbolize the university's dedication to connecting and educating communities.
Those attending the event will hear from speakers, including former U.S. Sen. and KSAC broadcaster Sam Brownback, journalist and former National Public Radio Vice President for News and Information William Buzenberg, National Association of Broadcasting President Curtis LeGeyt and K-State Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Marshall Stewart.