Brainerd-based Minnesota singer-songwriter Katie Wig was an early discovery on the Brainerd edition of my Great Northern Radio Show in 2012. She also performed in Bagley last spring. The 20-year-old recently announced she was going to focus full time on her music. That’s a bold move, and she’s starting on our December 14 show in… Read More →
Great Northern Radio Show: Reina del Cid
December 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On Saturday, Dec. 14, I bring my Great Northern Radio Show to the small farming community of Fosston, Minnesota, for our annual winter show. Our program brings music, comedy and storytelling to unique locations around northern Minnesota, exploring what it means to live a modern life off the beaten path. Each show is planned around… Read More →
Great Northern Radio Show in Fosston Dec. 14
December 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’ll be bringing my Great Northern Radio Show to Fosston, Minnesota, on Saturday, Dec. 14. The show airs live on Northern Community Radio from 5-7 p.m. We offer free seating at the Fosston Library Arts Center before 4:30 p.m. This will be our holiday/winter special and we have some surprises in store. The show seems… Read More →
New ‘Fargo’ set in ‘Bemidji’
October 22, 2013 by 1 Comment
The new FX series based on the 1996 Joel and Ethan Coen classic film “Fargo” will be set in Bemidji, not Brainerd. This according to Crystal Dey in the Bemidji Pioneer. “Breaking Bad’s” Bob Odenkirk has been cast as Bill Olson, a Bemidji sheriff’s deputy. Allison Tolman will be playing Molly Solverson, a deputy serving… Read More →
Bemidji mayor honors Muppet in front of Paul Bunyan
October 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Video presented without commentary. Bemidji Mayor Rita Albright awards the key to the city to Sesame Street’s Grover in front of giant statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The video heats up just after two minutes. Related posts: No related posts.
Bemidji Axemen cometh
September 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Water skiing to school in Bemidji
September 6, 2013 by 1 Comment
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… Read More →
Inside N.E. Minnesota 2012 Legislative Election Results
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Download the Great Northern Radio Show podcast
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Hear the Great Northern Radio Show now!
April 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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…. Read More →
