Kahler Gift Keeps SDPB's Jazz Nightly Studio Swinging

Deonne Kahler is an artist and photographer in Rapid City.

Thanks to a generous gift from Janet Kahler and her daughter Deonne Kahler of Rapid City, the studio from which Jazz Nightly and other SDPB programming is produced is now the Janet Kahler and Deonne Kahler Jazz Nightly Studio.

“Music was my first love, and I started singing on stage as a girl, then later became a singer-songwriter and performing musician with an album and songs in TV and film,” says Deonne.

Deonne Kahler is an artist and photographer in Rapid City.

“Music and all the arts are seen by some as extraneous, or a luxury, and are often the first things cut in difficult times. But the truth is, they’re the very heart and soul of human existence, and if we lost public access to music and the arts, we would be so much less as a society.”

“My mother, Janet Kahler, and I not only support SDPB as a whole, but especially love the music offerings. When we learned we had an opportunity to support the Jazz Nightly Studio, we didn’t hesitate, and are proud to be affiliated with such outstanding programming,” says Deonne.

On behalf of SDPB and SDPB listeners, we thank Janet Kahler and Deonne Kahler for their generosity.

Jazz Nightly with Karl Gehrke airs weeknights from 8-10pm (7-11 MT) on SDPB Radio and SDPB.com