As part of KTOO’s 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re looking back at our history – which in many cases is the history of Juneau as well. On Wednesday, January 22nd, at 7 pm, we’ll feature a radio program looking back at the first 20 years of the Alaska Folk Festival.
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Pie tin to flying disc on Crosscurrents 1/13
A bakery pie tin became a flying plastic disc when it began to be sold on January 13, 1957.
Martha and George wedding on Crosscurrents 1/6
Martha married George Washington in a grand matrimonial ceremony on January 6, 1759.
Blues Musician Tabby Thomas Dies At 84
Legendary bluesman Tabby Thomas died Wednesday at the age of 84. He would have celebrated his 85 birthday on Sunday.
Friends, colleagues raise funds for Bethany Bereman theater scholarship
In 2011, Juneau lost a valued teacher and community member, Bethany Bereman, to ovarian cancer. Bereman was known for her love of the outdoors, her work in theater, and her inspirational teaching style. Now there will be a scholarship in her name for older high school students and beginning college students with an established interest…
Crosscurrents Goes to DC
Maryland voted on Dec. 23rd, 1788 to cede a 100-square-mile area of wetlands for the seat of the national government, the District of Columbia. Gavin and Wyatt are silhouetted as they survey the D.C. lowlands while John surveys tunes from, and about, the swamp in memory of the marsh which became the foundation of Washington…
Stormy Weather Tonight 12/18
Soft Old Day’s Ian Leonard (mandolin and vocals) and Irene Muller (guitar and vocals) will be live on the air with host Katie B. to kick off the holiday edition of Stormy Weather
Tideline 12/16
Juneau musical power couple Jane Roodenburg and David Crossman stop by the Monday Tideline with Katie B. with live renditions of traditional and not so traditional holiday tunes. And, their dream to start a funk r&b band is revealed in a shared love for James Brown and Louis Armstrong songs of the season.
Wednesday Crosscurrents 12/11
On Wednesday’s Crosscurrents, 8 to 10 am on December 11, John Gaguine will be playing two hours of traditional Christmas music. Hear great choral ensembles like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Robert Shaw Chorale, and singers like Joan Baez and the Chenille Sisters. No Santa or Rudolph or Jingle Bells. Those will come next…
Happy Birthday Spike Jones!
Tune in for this hour-long tribute to the man who introduced pistol shots, tin cans, and outstanding musicianship to popular music. Friday, December 13th at Noon.