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Brown on the Air: DO-OVERS!
If you could do something over, what would it be? If you could live something over, what would you choose? The topic of the Saturday morning call-in and music show Between You and Me on Northern Community Radio this week is “Do-Overs.” I argue, humorously, with my typical self-deprecating memoir, that do-overs are not possible.…
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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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Brown on the Air: POETRY!
I’ll be returning to my commentary role on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” call-in and music program this Saturday morning, speaking on the topic of poems and poetry for National Poetry Month. I’ll be discussing 50 years of Minnesota’s most successful poet, Duluth and Hibbing’s Bob Dylan. You may recall that I am…
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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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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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Brown on the Air: KITCHEN GADGETS!
I’ll be on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday morning with a commentary on kitchen gadgets. This should be a fun show, featuring guest hosts Maggie Montgomery and Ross Williams. I detail my ineptitude with kitchen gadgets and my predisposition toward the sort of canned, processed foods common to people who grew…
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Brown on the Air: EARLY SPRING!
This week’s Between You and Me on Northern Community Radio deals with the unusual early spring in northern Minnesota. What are you seeing? What does this mean? Stories of nature and the nature of change will abound. My essay is adapted from my column last week, so if you liked that and would like to…
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Bemidji Pioneer features Great Northern Radio Show
The Bemidji Pioneer ran a feature today on our upcoming Great Northern Radio Show, Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji. You can hear the show 5-7 p.m. on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE and kaxe.org. We’ll also be podcasting and rebroadcasting the show on Northern Community Radio and other public stations around…