I never worked for Eliot Keller, but I think I would have enjoyed the experience if I had. The head man at Cedar Rapids radio stations KZIA and KGYM died in December of complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease. I became acquainted with Eliot through the Cedar Rapids Broadcasters’ Community Ascertainment Meetings. Once each quarter the …
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Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Lisa
The Englert was nearly full last Saturday with a full menu of great Latin Jazz. I’m a born people watcher…and I have to tell you…when you boast that it’s going to be a Brazilian Night…it brings out the area’s Brazilians in a big way…and that made me even happier. The best known Brazilian in the …
Always a Cool Yule Here… – Dennis
There are two groups of people who are already tired of Christmas music before most of us have even started our shopping: Anyone who works in retail, and…. DJs. Personally, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with holiday music for years. As a young radio announcer, I would watch with a sinking feeling as the program …
KCCK Vets
With another Veterans Day, we note that several KCCK staffers are veterans of military service. KCCK Morning Man, Talking Pictures co-host and Got-a-Minute’s Mark Yother was in the Air Force for three years. He was editor of the base newspaper at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado, then worked in radio and television with the …
My Most Memorable Concert Experience-Dennis
My friend Chad Canfield, host and producer of the excellent podcast,The Canman Show, recently asked fans of the show on Facebook to tell him about their most memorable concert experience. Read those postings here. Chad’s request seems to have been inspired by taking his daughters to see Miley Cyrus in Des Moines, but let’s not …
I Got Your らどうぞ Right Here – Dennis
So, a post I made several weeks ago has been the subject of dozens of comments, way more then usual for any conversations about KCCK. All in Japanese. All nonsense in both Japanese and English. The original posting dealt with the installation of our new 106.9 translator, which improves our signal coverage in Iowa City, …
Jerry Lewis and Bill Bell – George
The annual Labor Day Jerry Lewis telethon reminded me of a story the late mega-KCCK personality Bill Bell told me. Before coming to Iowa, Bill had run a recording studio in Los Angeles and rubbed elbows with Hollywood stars. He told a story of Jerry Lewis coming to his studio to record some public service …
My Brush With Hayden – Dennis
With Fry Fest coming up Labor Day Weekend, I’m remembering how I learned first-hand what a caring person the Coach is, in addition to being an outstanding leader. It was 1980, Coach Fry’s second year as Iowa’s coach. These were the days before there was one Hawkeye radio network. Instead, there were several stations that …