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 …
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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 …
New Sunday Night Lineup – Dennis
We’re excited to debut a new Sunday lineup on Sept. 6, that we think you’ll like. We’re expanding one show and bringing another back by popular request. Our new Sunday night lineup begins with the smooth sound of Cafe Jazz at 6pm. Then at 8, a show we have had dozens of requests to bring …
Jazz Under the Stars Videos
Anne Kinney of Illusions Fine Portraiture has created some neat video montages from photos she took at KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars concerts, including music from the groups she photographed. Click here to see the video or the Fred Woodard Trio.Click here for the video of the Al Naylor Quartet.
KCCK.org All Clean! – Dennis
KCCK fans who use Firefox or Safari as their web browser have noticed something very disturbing over the last few days. Whenever they surfed to our site, they received a warning screen saying that Google had rated kcck.org as an attack site that would download malicious software to their computer. Well, I’m happy to report …
The New 106.9 – Dennis
KCCK’s Johnson County booster at 106.9 is back on the air after moving to a new tower. For nearly two decades, the translator broadcast from a leased towe northest of Iowa City. Recently, we lost our lease, and in advertising parlance, ‘everything had to go.’ Our new home is atop the Kirkwood campus on Lower …
What Lawrence Block taught me – Dennis
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing writer Lawrence Block on the Culture Crawl, who was in Iowa for a reading for the Metro Library Network’s “Out Loud!” series. Block is the legendary crime fiction writer, winner of many Shamus & Edgar Awards (the Oscars of crime fiction), creator of the Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison …
Taste of JUTS Recipes! – Lisa
Thanks again to everyone who joined us for Taste of Jazz Under The Stars. If you were there, I’m sure you’d love to fix some of the delightful dishes you sampled. And, if not, maybe you’d like to see what you missed! Below are the recipes featured at the event, courtesy of the Kirkwood Hospitality …