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AUDIO SPECIAL: Feel lucky? Try my superstition sketch
A while back I stopped posting promos for my appearances on “Between You and Me.” It was hard to make the sentiment “Listen to me! Take interest in my work!” compelling in the blog format, which already implies so much of that. But that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped writing and producing for this unique public…
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Great Northern stars expand profile in local music scene
A while back I had mentioned that a couple of young stars from our Great Northern Radio Show were competing in a big talent show at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids. Well, I’m happy to report that our two talents Sonny Johnson and Iris Kolodji did, in fact, win first and second prizes, respectively,…
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COLUMN: Another King’s Man
This is my Sunday column for the Aug. 19, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. A version of this piece aired on KAXE’s “Between You and Me” yesterday. Another King’s ManBy Aaron J. Brown August mixes the heat of summer with crisp night air, reminding us that seasons do pass and, so too, memories.…
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On the air talking House 6B primary Thursday morning
I’ll be on KAXE/KBXE Northern Community Radio Thursday morning at 7:20 talking about the House 6B primary in the heart of northern Minnesota’s Iron Range. Every Thursday host Scott Hall and contributors Colleen Nardone, a liberal, and Chuck Marohn, a conservative, discuss Minnesota and local politics on a segment called “Making Sausage.” I’m excited to…
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Great Northern Radio Show Brainerd episode chuffs onto MP3
The downloadable MP3 of the Brainerd edition of my Great Northern Radio Show is now available at KAXE.org. Please give it a listen as it is probably our sharpest overall program. Certain sections are good while others are excellent, but the general mix is diverse and hits the harder edge we’ve been looking for. We…
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Great Northern Radio Show rebroadcasts on July 1, July 4
It’s been a busy summer so I neglected to post an update on our broadcast of the Great Northern Radio Show from Central Lakes College in Brainerd on June 16. The show went very well, arguably our best effort yet, certainly a major step forward in pacing and production value. If you missed it, the…
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Tune to Great Northern Radio Show at 5p: http://www.kaxe.org
You can hear the Great Northern Radio Show today at 5 p.m., broadcasting live 5-7 p.m. from the John Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. I am proud to write, produce and host this show with a large cast of very talented people. Please give it a listen. In Grand Rapids, the Iron…
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Join us Saturday in Brainerd for the Great Northern Radio Show
Today we pack up the overnight bag and trek from the Mesabi Range to the Cuyuna Range, a drive much more common to my family in the 1950s but one seldom taken nowadays. My dad spent some time in Crosby as a kid as his dad and grandpa mined the last underground iron ore there.…
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Great Northern Radio Show throws down the LEGO gauntlet
The Great Northern Radio Show returns to the airwaves this Saturday, 5-7 p.m., live from the John Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Minnesota. You can still reserve free tickets with 91.7 KAXE at 800/662-5799. Meantime, hope you enjoy our promotional video, made possible by Spencer Olson Films. Spencer Olson and his brother…
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On public radio and automotive repair
As I’ve already explained, I’m the son of several generations of Iron Range mechanics, truck drivers, railroaders and miners. I’m the first male in my direct family line since American naturalization doing work that doesn’t require the occasional turning of a wrench. I think you have to go back to a long line of 18th…
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Great Northern Radio Show in Brainerd on June 16
What’s new, AB? How you been? Well, the Great Northern Radio Show returns Saturday, June 16 at the John Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Minnesota. So things are looking up. Great Northern Radio Show heads to Brainerd Variety program to broadcast live from Central Lakes College June 16 BRAINERD, Minnesota (June 5,…
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On the Air: Remembering as we go
This week, it was lightly noted that Johnny Carson taped his final Tonight Show 20 years ago this past Monday. I was 12 the year Johnny signed off. We were living south of Eveleth, not far from Forbes — a little Iron Range rail location where the elementary school I attended 1st and 2nd grades…
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Brown on the Air: GEOCACHING!
This week on Northern Community Radio’s Saturday morning call-in and music program “Between You and Me” host Heidi Holtan will lead a conversation on geocaching. This is the distinctly 21st century hobby of finding treasure using handheld GPS devices. I went geocaching once and it was fine, but one of my favorite things about it…
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Brown on the Air: GRANDMOTHERS!
It’s the opening of the walleye fishing season in Minnesota which, for some, is also a good reminder that it’s also Mother’s Day weekend. We’re talking about grandmothers on the Saturday morning talk and music program “Between You and Me” on Northern Community Radio. Host and producer Heidi Holtan is looking for stories and memories…
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Brown on the Air: I DON’T GET …
This week’s topic on the Northern Community Radio Saturday morning call-in and music program “Between You and Me” is “I don’t get…” Blank. You fill in the blank. What don’t you get? My weekly commentary develops a list that shows how dependent I am on broadcast media to relate with the world around me, something…