Dan Woods
General ManagerDan is a 1994 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He majored in radio and minored in political science. He spent three of his four years at Southeast working as a student announcer at KRCU – the beginning of his radio career.
After graduation, Dan moved to Savannah, Ga., and worked as the Morning Edition host and operations assistant for WSVH Public Radio.
In 1996, Dan returned to Cape Girardeau as operations director. He was responsible for supervising all of the announcing staff, daily traffic logs production of local programs and satellite recordings.
In 2002, Dan became general manager – responsible for the overall management of KRCU Public Radio. His duties include: supervising all full-time staff, project management, grant writing and station development.
During his tenure, KRCU has added a repeater station at 88.9 FM in Farmington, Missouri; secured backup generators for both transmitter sites and the station's studios; relocated the studios to the Serena Building in 2008; successfully converted 88.9 FM to HD (High-Definition) in 2011 and added a repeater station at 88.7 FM in Ellsinore, Missouri in 2020.
Dan is married, has two children and lives in Jackson, Mo.
Contact Dan:
(573) 651-5070
djwoods@semo.edu
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Kent Library will host a film screening of Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead in November on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The 2023 documentary is the first-ever about William Faulkner created with the authorization and cooperation of his estate and offers insights into Faulkner’s life, struggles, and literary works.
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On this edition of the show, we talk with Jana Gerard and learn about SEMO's EDvolution Center, Dr. Jim Daughters provides an update on happenings with the SEMO Marching Band and Dr. Santaneel Ghosh shares information about a grant that will provide for Light Therapy Research at Southeast.
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In celebration of Southeast Missouri State University's Sesquicentennial Year, Homecoming will look a little different and include a Homecoming Kickoff Block Party.
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On this episode, we will be talking about the re-opening of Houck Stadium with Brady Barke, some exciting changes with SEMO Homecoming with George Gasser and check the pulse of the workforce in Southeast Missouri with Dan Presson.
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KRCU Public Radio recently sat down with Alix Gasser, Development Director with Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) to learn more about the organization and its services.
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The Cape Girardeau Public Library recently joined Missouri Evergreen, a consortium of more than 60 library systems statewide.
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Southeast Missouri State University has announced plans to remove a large Beech Tree located on the university's River Campus grounds due to safety concerns.
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KRCU spoke with Liz Haynes and Brennon Todt about the re-development efforts around the Broadway Theatre.
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Now in it's eighth year, Wear Orange is observed across the country and honors the victims and survivors of gun violence. KRCU spoke with Leslie Washington about "Wear Orange Weekend" that will be held in Cape Girardeau June 2-4, 2023.
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Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin will perform at Old Town Cape's "Tunes at Twilight" on Friday, June 2, 2023. Wil spoke with KRCU a few days before their scheduled performance in Cape Girardeau, Mo.