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 Fall Fund Drive Off-Air Membership Campaign Continues Just because you aren't hearing pledge breaks on the air doesn't mean our Fall Pledge Drive is over or that we don't need your help to keep the jazz playing. If you haven't made your pledge yet, your gift now in any amount will help us get closer to making budget and we hope will eliminate the need for additional on-air fund raising or cuts to our already-lean budget. So far, we've raised nearly $45,000 but if everyone who pledged in the fall of 2007 had come back this year, we would have raised another $26,000. Check out our thank you gifts and make your pledge to keep the jazz playing on KCCK. Donate Your Used Car to KCCK Receive a deduction on your tax return 
Thinking about selling your car, boat, motorcycle, truck, or other vehicle? Donate it to KCCK instead! Take part in our Vehicle Donation Program and support the radio programs you love on KCCK and receive a tax deduction when you itemize your return. Click here for more details about this exciting new program or call 877-883-KCCK (5225). DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame KCCK's Bobby D. Just Second DJ Honored 
Bob DeForest, host of "da Blues" on Jazz 88.3 KCCK, was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame at a September 21 ceremony at Blues On Grand in Des Moines. DeForest is only the second radio personality ever to be inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame. DeForest has hosted "da Blues" on KCCK since 1992. He is a charter member of the Linn County Blues Society. (Read more...) Stewart Wins National Award Named Programmer of the Year by JazzWeek
Flood of 2008 KCCK is offering expanded news coverage as recovery from the Flood of 2008 continues. Much of the information you hear on the air is contained in the scripts linked below. Other media in the area are doing a great job of posting info as well. There are a wealth of resources online as well as on the airTo volunteer, donate and find out where you can get help: www.corridorrecovery.org. KCCK Lists Top 88 of 2007 KCCK's Featured CD for February -- "Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life", performed by Various Artists -- was the most-played CD during 2007. It was the companion soundtrack to a documentary about the pioneering African-American composer, arranger and pianist. Randy Crawford and Joe Sample's "Feeling Good" was the second most-popular jazz CD on our airwaves last year. Steve Smith & Vital Information's "Vitalization" came in third. Pearl Django's "Modern Times" was Number-88. You can purchase these CDs through Amazon.com and a portion of your purchase will go to support KCCK. Just click on (Purchase) next to the title of each CD. Click here to see the entire list. KCCK Producers Choose Top 10s of 2007 KCCK's music producers have each chosen their 10 favorite jazz, smooth jazz, blues and new age releases from 2007. Their top choices range from Joe Zawinul and Michael Brecker, who both died during the year, to Lynne Arriale, Ben Riley, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Fiends, Queen Latifah and Jeff Oster. Click here to see their choices.
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The KCCK Featured CD for December is "Jingle All the Way" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
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  Fall Fund Drive Continues Off-Air Donate Your Used Car to KCCK Bob DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Bob Stewart Wins National Award Flood of 2008 KCCK Lists Top 88 of 2007 Music Producers Pick 2007 Top 10s Current Short List: Sax Soiree, Cats on the Keys Talking Pictures Reviews: Australia, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,Twilight, Bolt Car Donations Rhythm & News - the KCCK Newsletter EEO Annual Report |
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Bob Stewart was named Programmer of the Year at the annual JazzWeek Awards. KCCK's Music and Program
Director has earned the award twice in the past five years. Awards were presented in 14 categories
to radio stations and programmers in three market-size groups. They are chosen based on the votes
from readers of JazzWeek and participants in JazzWeek's Jazz Programmers' Mailing List.
The awards ceremony was held June 21 at the JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, New York.
In 2004 KCCK also won Small Market Station of the Year honor from JazzWeek.
