There’s a new voice on Pioneer 90.1 Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 12 -2. That’s our latest student announcer, Jacob Anderson of Ada.
Jacob is a student in Northland’s New Media program, and he’s interested in a career in radio.
Welcome to Pioneer 90.1, Jacob!
By the way, we’re always looking for student and community hosts. If you’re interested in getting on the air, contact Mark Johnson at (218) 683-8587.
We’re teaming up again this year with our fellow Ampers station, KVSC – St. Cloud State University, to bring you a full weekend of trivia! “33 1/3: Trivia Long Play” honors the 33rd consecutive year of Trivia Weekend and salutes KVSC — the only central Minnesota station still playing vinyl records.
From eight-tracks and cassette tapes to CDs and mp3s, there is only one medium that has stood the test of time: vinyl records. Expect this year’s 50-hour Trivia Weekend marathon to have questions on LPs, 45s and 78RPM records and all the nostalgia that comes with them.
We join KVSC at 6PM Friday (2/10). We’ll take a break for The Saturday Morning Barndance from 7 to 11AM, and join back up for trivia for the rest of the weekend.
If you want to continue playing during the Barndance, please listen to KVSC’s webstream.
Pistons_Plane_Donation_Podcast.mp3 The Thief River Falls Airport had a brush with fame today as a plane that escorted the Detroit Pistons NBA team to the 2004 NBA Championship arrived after its last flight from Detroit Metro Airport. The Pistons donated the DC-9 aircraft, called Roundball One, to the Northland Community & Technical College Foundation to support Northland’s aerospace programs. The DC-9 aircraft served as the Pistons’ team plane from 1998-2010.
Onboard the plane, Northland’s Director of Aviation Programs Biggi Haraldsson said the plane will be kept at Northland’s hangar.
Haraldsson said the the DC-9 is widely used by FedEx and other cargo carriers. Students in Northland’s Aviation Maintenance program will diassemble and reassemble portions of the plane in their lab classes.
Northland president Dr. Anne Temte thanked the Pistons organization for the donation. She said having the aircraft in Northland’s hangar will allow students to get important hands-on experience.
Northland Aerospace includes the aviation maintenance technology and the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) maintenance training programs. The AMT program is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) part 147 approved program. The UAS maintenance training program is the first of its kind in the nation.
Little_MN_Podcast.mp3Donaldson, Goodridge, Gully, Halma, Holt, Strandquist, Strathcona, Trail and Viking are among the 100 communities profiled in “Little MN: A Nostalgic Look at Minnesota’s Smallest Towns.”
Author Jill A. Johnson spent four years traveling the state to collect stories and photos for the book.
Copies are available at Northern Lights Bookstore in Thief River Falls, and at the Thief River Falls Public Library.
Thomasina_Petrus_Podcast.mp3Mixed Blood Theater is a professional, multiracial theater company that has been presenting shows in Minneapolis since 1976. Mixed Blood also has a touring group that travels the upper midwest, presenting cultural shows at schools, colleges, and community centers.
One of Mixed Blood’s four current touring shows is “Daughters of Africa,” and it makes a stop at Northland Community and Technical College – Thief River Falls tonight (2/8) at 7PM and at the East Grand Forks Campus tomorrow (2/9) at noon.
Actress/singer Thomasina Petrus, star of the one-woman show, visited with Pioneer 90.1’s Mark Johnson.