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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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Two Many Banjos bring more than banjos to 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. Our headline guests are Marc Gartman’s Two Many Banjos, a talented progressive bluegrass/folk group from Duluth. While known for banjo work, Two Many Banjos rotates a lot of different instruments in its playlist, demonstrated well…
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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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Talking live radio on live TV tonight
I’ll be on WDSE-TV’s “The Playlist” tonight at 9 p.m. talking about our upcoming performance of the Great Northern Radio Show from Bemidji on April 7. This would be the variety show I produce, write and host with talent from around the region. The Playlist is a live arts and entertainment program by the Duluth…
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Great Northern Radio Show returns April 7 in Bemidji
I’m very excited (and busy) these days with the next episode of the Great Northern Radio Show slated for Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Chief Theater in Bemidji. In coming weeks I’ll be sharing some bonus show notes and materials here at MinnesotaBrown. In due time we hope to have our own interactive website…
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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…
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Brown on the Air: LANGUAGES! (and news)
I’ll have an essay joining the show topic of “learning languages” on Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me,” Northern Community Radio’s conversation and music show. You can hear the show from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE in northern Minnesota and streaming live and archived at kaxe.org. Stay tuned for the launch of Northern…
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Keillor, Prairie Home dodge the snow for big show
You can hear the Duluth episode of Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” here. I wrote last week about the program’s expedition to the head of the lakes over the weekend. The DNT and Star Tribune reviewed “Prairie Home’s” stop at the DECC. Naturally, everyone’s talking about the “10 Things to Know Before you Move…
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Duluth welcomes Prairie Home Companion this Saturday
Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” broadcasts live from the symphony hall at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center this Saturday evening. The show is iconic to public radio, and this broadcast features some great local talent including Duluth’s Trampled by Turtles and the Grand Rapids High School Jazz Ensemble. (My kids could be in…
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Great Northern Radio Show to play four great northern cities in 2012
While many readers come here for political news, I hope you consider checking out my preferred 2012 endeavor: the first full season of my Great Northern Radio Show originating on 91.7 KAXE. We’ll be broadcasting live stage shows from Bemidji, Brainerd, Eveleth and Bigfork. The Great Northern Radio Show is a live music, comedy and…
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Great Northern Radio Show moves up the shore
If I failed to mention it before, the Great Northern Radio Show has been picked up by 91.7 KAXE for a 2012 season. If you missed our October 2011 debut in Hibbing you can still hear the program online (Hour 1 and Hour 2). We’ve been trying to build an audience for the show on…
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Keep northern Minnesota radio lively & local
Today is the final day of the KAXE-Northern Community Radio fall fundraiser. KAXE is an independent public radio station that pays its own way for a programming mix that includes a little bit of NPR news and a lot of locally-produced, locally-generated content and music. This year KAXE and I produced the Great Northern Radio…
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Great Northern Radio Show off to successful start
Thanks to everyone who made the Great Northern Radio Show a big success on Saturday night. We broadcast live from the HCC Theater on 91.7 FM KAXE. The show now enters its second life in rebroadcasts and a podcast. The first rebroadcast of the Great Northern Radio Show on 91.7 KAXE will be Thursday from…