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Bemidji Axemen cometh
Last week we learned that a northern Minnesota city has attracted its first professional sports franchise: the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League. The Axemen will play a 14-game schedule that begins in February. The league consists of upper Midwest franchises and Bemidji’s central location was a key reason for the city’s selection. Twin…
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Water skiing to school in Bemidji
I’ve mentioned the Saxton family from the Bemidji area before. They wrote and prepared a very amusing sketch for our Bagley show last March on just a few hours notice. They also ice skated across a lake to school a couple years ago. With a very warm week in northern Minnesota, last week the kids…
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Inside N.E. Minnesota 2012 Legislative Election Results
It was frustrating to see little or no reporting of election results on the western Mesabi among the bigger Grand Rapids and Hibbing papers. The weekly Scenic Range News Forum actually did more than the two larger papers combined. The Grand Rapids Herald-Review ran some numbers a week later (and only the numbers that came…
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Download the Great Northern Radio Show podcast
Finally, you can download the entire broadcast of the Great Northern Radio Show recorded live from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji on April 7. Right click HERE to download the file directly to your computer. You can then load it onto iTunes or the program of your choice for use on your digital device. It’s…
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Hear the Great Northern Radio Show now!
The latest edition of the Great Northern Radio Show aired live April 7 from the Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. We rebroadcast the show on Northern Community Radio last Saturday morning. The show is now available via PRX for independent public radio stations in Minnesota, thanks to the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.…
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Another chance to hear the Great Northern Radio Show
The Great Northern Radio Show aired Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, Minnesota. We had a blast and I think the show turned out well. Northern Community Radio will rebroadcast the show from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 21 on 91.7 KAXE (Grand Rapids, Aitkin and the Iron Range),…
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Great Northern Radio Show airs tonight from Bemidji
Today’s the big day! Tune in as I host the Great Northern Radio Show, 5-7 p.m., on the Northern Community Radio network: 91.7 KAXE in northeastern Minnesota, 90.5 KBXE in north central Minnesota, 89.9 in Brainerd, and streaming live worldwide at www.kaxe.org. The show will broadcast live from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji,…
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Boots on the ground for Great Northern Radio Show in Bemidji
Hey everybody, listen to this smooth talking gentleman exclaim the virtues of Bemidji: I’m in Bemidji today and tomorrow getting ready for Saturday night’s Great Northern Radio Show, live from the historic Chief Theatre from 5-7 p.m. You can listen live on 91.7 KAXE-Grand Rapids and the Iron Range, 89.9 in Brainerd and the new…
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The humor, history & stories of Bemidji Great Northern Radio Show
Music plays a central part in this Saturday night’s Great Northern Radio Show (live from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, 5-7 p.m.). But the show’s attitude comes from our live sketches and textured conversations between and about the people of northern Minnesota. I write most of the sketches for the show, with contributions…
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Up-and-coming performers energize April 7 Great Northern Radio Show
The Great Northern Radio Show broadcasts live this Saturday, April 7 from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. One of the exciting things about this show is the large number of rising northern Minnesota musical artists we’ve booked. This is really a cross-generational show with some of Bemidji’s youngest talent playing alongside some…
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Jim Miller, Annie Humphrey among April 7 Great Northern Radio Show acts
While Two Many Banjos is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show at the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, they aren’t the only A-list talent. We’re excited to welcome Bemidji area singer/songwriter Jim Miller to the show for a feature set. Jim is an experienced and downright beloved…
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Two Many Banjos bring more than banjos to April 7 Great Northern Radio Show
The Great Northern Radio Show broadcasts live this Saturday, April 7 from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. Our headline guests are Marc Gartman’s Two Many Banjos, a talented progressive bluegrass/folk group from Duluth. While known for banjo work, Two Many Banjos rotates a lot of different instruments in its playlist, demonstrated well…
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More from the Great Northern Radio Show preview week
This will be a busy week for the Great Northern Radio Show, slated to go live from 5-7 this Saturday, April 7, from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, Minnesota. This will be our second episode of what is now a quarterly variety show on Northern Community Radio and other independent public radio outlets. You can…
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Celebrity guest on April 7 Great Northern Radio Show?
In keeping with tradition I’ve prepared this fun little promotional video for the April 7 Great Northern Radio Show on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE Northern Community Radio. We’ll be live on the air from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji and streaming at kaxe.org from 5-7 p.m. that Saturday. Still some free tickets available but they’re going…
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Great Northern Radio Show returns April 7 in Bemidji
I’m very excited (and busy) these days with the next episode of the Great Northern Radio Show slated for Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Chief Theater in Bemidji. In coming weeks I’ll be sharing some bonus show notes and materials here at MinnesotaBrown. In due time we hope to have our own interactive website…