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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The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport will host a Veterans Honor Flight Send-Off event on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The event will feature activities designed to celebrate these veterans and their sacrifices. -
On this edition of the show, we talked with Dr. Kyle Schneider about SEMO's athletic training program earning CAATE Accreditation and Amanda Lincoln and Kristen Seabaugh from the university foundation shares details on SEMO Giving Day and the Power of Women. -
Dan Woods speaks with Kelly Downes, Director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, about the Council's upcoming move to Scout Hall. -
On this edition of the show, we talk with Paul Sharpe. He is the new Dean of Kent Library at SEMO. On the second half of the show, we will talk with Dan Presson, Assistant Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development to discuss Early-Stage Business Boot Camps, Scrum Master Certification, the Career Expo and more. -
Dan Woods speaks with Shad Burner (SEMO REDI) and Dustin Whitworth (City Manager of Scott City) about the new Amazon last mile delivery station in Scott City that was announced on Thursday, February 13, 2025. -
On this edition of the show we will talk with Dr. Brad Deken about SEMO’s Department of Engineering’s recent re-accreditation and we visit with Shan Howard. She is the Director of Regional Campuses at SEMO. -
On this edition of the show, we talk with Angela Meyer. She is Director of Facilities Management at SEMO. She tells us about the many areas handled by Facilities staff including HVAC and plumbing among many others. Then, Dr. Debbie Below joins us to talk about SEMO's Enrollment Transformation Task Force along with details about the university's Strategic Enrollment Plan. -
On this edition of the show, we talk with Dr. Sarah Dietrich. She is a faculty member in the Department of English and co-coordinator of the TESOL program at SEMO. And we get a preview of the Spring 2025 season at Southeast’s River Campus with Dean Rhonda-Weller Stilson and learn more about the new Stamp Cyber Command Center with Dr. Mario Garcia. -
Dan Woods talks with NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley. Horsely shares about his career in journalism and public radio, his time at the Cape Chamber's SEEDS event, as well as his thoughts on the economic impact of the upcoming administration. -
On this installment of the show we are are joined by SEMO President Dr. Carlos Vargas. We discuss new partnerships, construction updates, enrollment and much more.
