

Station manager James Moore and Ottumwa Courier writer Matt Milner interview Curt Hanson who won the endorsement of the Democrats in his bid for House District 90.

Station manager James Moore and Ottumwa Courier writer Matt Milner interview Curt Hanson who won the endorsement of the Republican Party at the KRUU studios about his run for House District 90 in the upcoming special election.
Join host and station manager James Moore as he discusses in detail the Sustainable Living Coalition's upcoming Fairfield Ecological Design Center open house and fundraising gala on Saturday August 22 with Mayor Ed Malloy, Iowa State University Extension coordinator Lois Hunt, SLC founder Grover Stock and Go Green committee chair Bob Ferguson. Enjoy a lively discussion with FF's eco-movers and shakers, doers and groundbreakers.
Brigham Young University's world champion collegiate a cappella group, Vocal Point, appears live at the KRUU studios for a special half hour interview and impromptu taste of their stunning vocal harmonies.
Dick DeAngelis hosts this nine-man jazz/pop nonet who will delight and surprise the listener both on the air and at their subsequent free noon concert in front of the Convention Center.
Mike Love of the Beach Boys dropped by KRUU-FM for a little one-on-one with Planet Erstwild host James Moore.
The two talked about a whole host of topics from foreign policy to the Chevy Volt to collaborations with cousin Brian Wilson to Love's commitment to sustainability (Mayor Malloy is making him "Green Czar" for a day) to experiences with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, MIU and Transcendental Meditation to 48 years of endless summers on the road.
Love, who co-wrote and sang many of the Beach Boys hit songs, was in Fairfield for a press conference at the Convention Center to promote his upcoming concert on Labor Day, September 7th, at 1pm at the Fairfield Middle School. Seminal Iowa rockers The Nadas will open. The event is a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation, co-produced by the FACC and the FVCB.
Sarah Reinertsen
was the first female leg amputee to complete the Ironman Triathlon
World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Sarah was born with proximal
femoral focal deficiency, a bone-growth disorder that eventually lead
to her becoming an above-the-knee amputee at the age of seven. She was
featured on the cover of Runner's World and was named one of the first eight "Heroes of Running" in the magazine. Ms. Rienertsen has also appeared on the cover of Triathlete magazine and Max Sports & Fitness magazine. She also scooped up the well-deserved ESPY award in 2006.
Monica and Caroline get to sit on the other side of the table this week as guest host Chamaigne Montana interviews them about Writers' Voices, started in 2006. Daughter and Mother team are also writers, musicians, and songwriters themselves. Quite the dynamic duo, they have performed around Fairifield for many years. Caroline Kilbourn has been in radio for 50 years, hosting "Talk About Town" in Fairfield and a current program on Christian radio in Burlington. Tune in to learn more.
Chamber Music Society Fairfield presents New Prairie Camerata
with Claudia Anderson, flute, Nancy McFarland Gaub, violin, Eugene
Gaub, piano and guest artist Christine Rutledge on viola on Thursday,
December 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Sondheim Center.
Nancy McFarland Gaub speaks with Classical Hour about the upcoming performance organized by Freddy Fonseca.
Presented will be duos and trios by composers from six different
nationalities, including Max Reger (German) and Bohuslav Martinù
(Czech); the humorous Virgil Thomson, Alan Tormey (both American) and
Jacob ter Veldhuis (Dutch) with compositions inspired by American
popular music; the meditative Arvo Pärt (Estonian); and Frenchman
Jacques Ibert whose passionate works are inspired by Spanish music!
Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored 22 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women’s clubs and retreats, and writers’ conferences.
Join Monica and Caroline on Writers' Voices Friday July 25 at 1 pm as Kathy reveals the secrets behind the Train of Thought method of how best to turn your thoughts and dreams into a clear,
compelling, readable manuscript.
For information on this and Kathi's other books, please see www.kathimacias.com.