High Plains Morning is a long-standing tradition at HPPR. A daily mix of singer-songwriters, folk, roots, jazz, Americana, international artists, blues, reggae, bluegrass, rock and just about anything else that you can imagine. Add a few live in-studio performances, interviews with authors, community leaders, and area nonprofits — not to mention news from NPR and regional weather at the top of every hour — and you have a great way to move through your morning!
If you'd like to submit music for consideration, please mail a CD and one-sheet to: Jenny Inzerillo, Music Director, High Plains Public Radio, 3701 Plains Blvd., Suite 1001, Amarillo, TX, 79102. (Please allow one month for processing, and then feel free to check the status of your submission by emailing music@hppr.org.)
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Dr. Chris Hudson of HPPR Radio Readers Book Club sat down with the renowned author for a conversation about her book, which was featured in the 2025 Fall Read, “An Undercurrent of Grief.” -
The Vessel of Humanity & Compassion’s 10th annual Halloween event benefits Amarillo-area children in need of winter attire -
The three-day event features 62 films in two screening rooms at Arts In The Sunset. -
Amarillo Opera invites guests to "step into a world of wit, romance, and intrigue" as they open their 2025–2026 season with Mozart’s iconic opera, The Marriage of Figaro. -
When Malena Cadiz & Anna Ash decided to team up for a short US tour this Summer/Fall, HPPR Music Director Jenny Inzerillo asked Chicago-based writer Gabriel Wallace if he could check out their kickoff show at SPACE in Evanston, IL (in advance of their Colorado run happening now through October 5th). Here's how it went. -
After a rollicking, headlining performance at Arts in the Sunset's first-ever HOODOO Mural Festival, singer-songwriter Rayland Baxter kindly agreed to follow me along the dark edge of a 15th-birthday extravaganza to HPPR Studios in Amarillo....and he brought his acoustic guitar. -
The annual festival brings art displays and live music to Arts in The Sunset, marking their first year outside of downtown. -
This week, we talked to Ben McNary of the Spencer Flight and Education Center about the upcoming Skyfire Airshow, hitting Scott City Airport (300 S. Mesquite Rd.) this Saturday at 5pm, with aerobatics and pyrotechnics to delight the whole family! -
Don't miss the first-ever live show in the Yellow City featuring the recipient of the 2025 Dallas Entertainment Award for Best Songwriter! -
On Thursday, Sept. 18th at WT in Canyon, join the Center for the Study of the American West for the Garry L. Nall Lecture in Western Studies, featuring Dr. Char Miller. He'll present his lecture "Fire & Flood, Deluge & Drought."
