KMUW 89.1, Wichita Public Radio, will offer special programs to celebrate Memorial Day.
Throughout May, KMUW's 鈥淐rossroads鈥 has been featuring the music of Robert Johnson to mark the centennial birthday of the Delta blues legend. The celebration concludes with the 鈥淩obert Johnson Centennial Celebration Special鈥 at 11 p.m. Friday, May 27 and 8 p.m. Sunday, May 29.
Finally, KMUW celebrates Memorial Day with the special, 鈥淎 Salute in Song for Memorial Day.鈥 The 2-hour program highlights the stories and the music of America's military experience from the Civil War through to today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program is a document of the nation's experience.
The holiday salute airs at 10 p.m. Monday, May 30.