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Program Changes
Thanks to everyone who has called, emailed, or made a gift to support KCCK in the wake of the federal funding cuts. We’ve had a tremendous response in new donors, additional gifts, as well as new and increased sustainers. But $150,000 is a large amount to make up. Local programs, local announcers, and jazz education …
Jazz Under The Stars 2025
KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars Brings Back The Stars Legendary Iowa Jazz, Blues, and Funk Bands Reunite for KCCK 50th Anniversary Iowa’s Jazz Station reunites some of Eastern Iowa’s best-known musicians to celebrate KCCK’s 50th anniversary at Jazz Under the Stars. Music fans who remember names like Daugherty, Davis & McPartland, Blues Instigators, Mean Street …
Headwinds
Congress has approved the Rescission package that eliminates funding for public media. This means a near-immediate loss of around $150,000 dollars to KCCK, with other costs to come as services provided to us by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are wound down. This represents around 20% of our budget. While this is not the …
Senate to Vote Soon on Public Media Funding Cuts
This is the final hour in our battle to preserve public funding for public media. The Senate will vote by July 18 on the rescission bill that will strip funding from public radio and TV. Public media is in real danger. This funding is already in our budget. If it’s taken away, we could lose …
Culture Crawl 1088 “Becoming The Elder Tree”
Summer is a great time to visit Prairiewoods Retreat Center in Hiawatha. The Center offers a variety of programs that range from yoga to cooking to a Day of Self-Renewal. Or leave your phone in the car and just explore their trails. Find out more at www.prairiewoods.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or …
Culture Crawl 1087 “Because of Tax Evasion”
Week 4 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Season features guest vocalist Kelsey Madsen, a tribute to past director Morgan Jones, and a John Phillips Sousa march that is rarely played for a unique reason. 7:30pm June 25 at Johnson School and June 29 at Ellis Park. If you can’t attend in person, watch the livestream …
Culture Crawl 1077 “Bill, Barbie, and Benny”
For the first week of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season, director Steve Shanley is working his Coe College colleague Bill Carson pretty hard. Bill’s clarinet playing is featured in a Benny Goodman medley, then Bill picks up the baton to conduct Percy Grainger’s “Spoon River,” a piece that Bill resurrected when the master …
IC Jazz Festival 2024 Memorial Day Special
We’re kicking off the summer of 2025 by re-living one of our favorite memories from 2024 with a Memorial Day broadcast of the 2024 Iowa City Jazz Festival. Join us for a day-long concert featuring all the mainstage shows, as we get tuned up for this year’s Festival, only a few weeks away! Here is …