Cheryl Snyder

Tonight on Stormy Weather– Katie B’s Family Playlist. For tonight’s show, Katie solicited favorite tunes from her five younger siblings reminiscent of their growing up years north of San Francisco in the 1970’s and ’80. Music and Memories:  9-11 p.m. AK time, 10 p.m.-12 a.m. CA time on KRNN FM 102.7 FM in Juneau and…

The first pre-sliced and wrapped loaf of bread, packaged by the Chillicothe Baking Company, arrived in stores on July 7, 1928

Charles Blondin gained acrobat fame as a funambulist (rope walker) on this date in 1859 when he became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope suspended above the perilous water.  Gavin repeats the high wire act as Wyatt frolics in the water below.  You can listen without fear of falling as…

A patent for the invention called the Sholes & Glidden “type-writer” was granted on this date in 1868 marking the first use of the QWERTY keyboard.  Gavin and Wyatt discover this type of keyboard is not the right design for dog paws.  You are invited to listen as John invents the “write” music for this…

Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, on this date in 1890, Stanley “Stan” Laurel, was an English comedian, writer, film director, and better known as Laurel teamed with Oliver Hardy.  The partnership of Gavin and Wyatt join at Stanley’s side as they celebrate Stan’s birthday with a smile.  You are invited to join John as he celebrates Stan’s birthday with…

If you miss the Saturday concert, or want to enjoy the music again, tune in to KRNN on Sunday afternoon at 3 for a live broadcast of the concert.

The small Czech village of Lidice was brutally burned and buried as the village men, women, and children were separated and sent to prison death camps on this tragic day of June 9th of 1942.  The statue of the Lidice children and the nearby rose garden honors the children’s memory and stands as a tribute…

As a special way of saying thanks, KTOO is doing a drawing for an iPad Air on June 30th.  You are automatically entered in to the drawing if you are a sustaining member, or make a gift between now and the end of the month.  That means it’s a great time to sign on a…

The Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller, who went on to fame as Tarzan of the Jungle in the movies, was born on this date in 1904.  Gavin and Wyatt are posed at the side of the pool with Weissmuller before a swim meet as John is sitting in the studio with music prior to the…

The actor James Arness, best known for his portrayal of the stalwart  Marshal Matt Dillon on the television series “Gunsmoke”, was born on this date in 1923.  Gavin and Wyatt join Marshall Dillon as they patrol the streets of Dodge City while John pays tribute to the Arness role of Marshall Dillon with a lawman…