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Category: KAXE

  • Brown on the Air: Eyesores

    Brown on the Air: Eyesores

    I have converted my column from last Sunday (“Blight Me: the Unique Aesthetics of the Iron Range“) into a radio essay for tomorrow’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The weekly talk and music program is exploring the topic of northern Minnesota eyesores. You can call in to share your perspective or just take…

  • Brown (not) on the Air: Join KAXE!

    Brown (not) on the Air: Join KAXE!

    “Between You and Me,” the KAXE program for which I contribute weekly essays, is taking a one-week hiatus at the conclusion of the independent public station’s spring fundraising drive this Saturday. Instead of listening to my inane ramblings, I encourage you to join or renew your membership in KAXE right now. You can do it…

  • Brown on the Air: Greatest Dog Moments

    Brown on the Air: Greatest Dog Moments

    Tune in Saturday 10 a.m.-noon on 91.7 KAXE for “Between You and Me” with Heidi Holtan. My weekly commentary will probably run during the first hour. The topic this week is part of the independent public station’s spring fundraiser, Greatest Moments, focusing on the greatest moments we’ve had with our dogs or cats. As some…

  • The future of small town media in 1,000 words

    The future of small town media in 1,000 words

    A really interesting comment about local newspaper websites crossed the blog yesterday morning. As you may know, the ACM family of newspapers on the Iron Range now require readers to sign up for a free account to use its newspapers’ websites. A MinnesotaBrown blog reader responded to the change in this way: What the hell…

  • Brown on the Air: Statehood now!

    Brown on the Air: Statehood now!

    Tune in Saturday, March 29 to KAXE’s “Between You and Me” with guest host Scott Hall to hear a show about rebellion. What kind? All kinds! My weekly essay will discuss the history of the “State of Superior,” the forgotten 51st state in the union. I’ll suggest, ever so gently and perhaps with a small…

  • Thanks … now the work continues

    A belated thank you to all the people who have attended the KAXE Community Journalism Project blog sessions across the Iron Range. We held our third session in Virginia last night and a great group of people spurred a good discussion of community blogging. The work continues. Stay tuned for news about future sessions and…

  • Blog revolution needs more revolutionaries

    UPDATE: We’re on! You can still register, but we have enough people to hold the session now and you can just show up if you want. If you’re interested, please register for Wednesday night’s free blogging seminar at in room C-156 at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia. You can just show up…

  • Join the Northern Minnesota blog revolution!

    Join the Northern Minnesota blog revolution!

    Hello friends. On Wednesday, March 26 I’ll be hosting yet another blogging seminar for the KAXE Community Journalism Project at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia, Minn. I briefly explain blogging, how it works and how to start a blog and then share information on a community project that supports new and existing…

  • Brown on the Air: Personality Quirks

    Brown on the Air: Personality Quirks

    My weekly radio essay for Saturday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE will focus on personality quirks. The call-in and music show will explore some of the interesting quirks of our northern Minnesota friends, family members and neighbors. Tune in between 10 a.m. and noon on 91.7 FM and streaming online at…

  • Brown on the Air: Gas Prices

    Brown on the Air: Gas Prices

    We get topical on “Between You and Me” this week as the music and call-in show will focus on gas. My commentary discusses gas prices and continues my growing advocacy for legalized moonshine. Huh? You’ll have to tune in to “Between You and Me” Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 FM in northern…

  • Brown on the Air: Germs

    Brown on the Air: Germs

    I’ll be on KAXE with my weekly essay for “Between You and Me” Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon. The show’s topic this week is germs and I’ll be talking about a particularly nasty set of germs that leveled my family a couple weeks ago. Fun fact: my flu story involves the Minnesota State Highway…

  • Brown on the Air: Souvenirs and ‘C is for Comfort Food’

    Brown on the Air: Souvenirs and ‘C is for Comfort Food’

    I am a triple media threat this weekend. Jump back! Old Media (TV): I will be baking fudge bars using a recipe from Bob Dylan’s mom’s personal file on “C is for Comfort Food” on WDSE Channel 8 in Northern Minnesota from 1-4:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 1. I promise to tell you the story…

  • Brown on the Air times Two: Northern Cheapskate Saturday!

    Brown on the Air times Two: Northern Cheapskate Saturday!

    It’s been a rough week. Normally, when I tell you what I’ll be doing for the Saturday “Between You and Me” program on KAXE I’ve already written, recorded and edited the piece. This week, I have done none of those three things. But I do know the topic and it is close to home, believe…

  • Raising a blogger militia

    Raising a blogger militia

    Thanks to the good folks who showed up at the blog class at Hibbing Community College last night. I taught the class for KAXE’s Community Journalism Project, an initiative to get people started with community blogging all over northern Minnesota. When we have a strong network of bloggers working, we’ll be able to aggregate a…

  • Free blog class this Wednesday night in Hibbing

    Free blog class this Wednesday night in Hibbing

    This is a cool opportunity for HCC students and staff and the Iron Range community at large. Next Wednesday from 6 to about 8 p.m. I’ll be leading a free class about blogging as part of the KAXE Community Journalism Project. Essentially, if you’re interested in starting a blog this will give you some strategies…