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… Read More →
Tune to Great Northern Radio Show at 5p: http://www.kaxe.org
June 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Join us Saturday in Brainerd for the Great Northern Radio Show
June 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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…. Read More →
Great Northern Radio Show throws down the LEGO gauntlet
June 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
On public radio and automotive repair
June 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Great Northern Radio Show in Brainerd on June 16
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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,… Read More →
On the Air: Remembering as we go
May 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Brown on the Air: GEOCACHING!
May 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Brown on the Air: GRANDMOTHERS!
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
Brown on the Air: I DON’T GET …
May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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… Read More →
