Cincinnati Public Radio will celebrate the completion of its new, state-of-the-art headquarters in Evanston with a public Welcome Weekend celebration and open house on April 26-27. The grand opening will offer entertainment, food trucks and building tours.
The $32 million structure at 2117 Dana Ave., the new broadcasting home for public media outlets 90.9 WGUC, 91.7 WVXU and 88.5 WMUB, is the result of a lengthy funding and planning campaign by CPR. The organization purchased a surface parking lot off Dana Avenue and broke ground on the two-story building in August 2023.
CPR needed the new headquarters because its familiar, long-time rented space in the WCET-TV building on Central Parkway, across from Music Hall and near FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium complex, is likely to be redeveloped in the near future.
“The effort to be masters of our own destiny has been a long time coming,” said Rick Eiswerth, CPR president, CEO and general manager, during the groundbreaking
The new building will host community concerts, broadcasts with live audiences, political debates and more. Among its 11 studios is a community podcast studio for the public to use, and the building is next to a park for family events.
For further information on Welcome Weekend, check the CPR website
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