Darcie Caswell from the Thief River Falls Public Library brought her book bag in this morning, packed with good reads and excellent photo books. These are all ready to be checked out at the library. Stop in today and tell Darcie you heard her on Pioneer 90.1!

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison

Minnesota Book of Skills by Chris Niskanen

The John Lennon Letters

The Rolling Stones 50

Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbara Streisand by William J. Mann 

Beauty by Lauren Conrad

The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers

Sports Illustrated: Football’s Greatest

Alec Baldwin comes to Pioneer 90.1 Tuesday nights this month. Tonight (10/2) at 8PM,  Alec sits down at the piano with Billy Joel as Joel details the musical and personal descisions that helped shape his music and his career.

In his new 5-part radio series, “Here’s The Thing,” Alec Baldwin gives the listener unique entrée into the lives of some of today’s most exciting performers.

Here’s the lineup for future shows:

October 9: Kristen Wiig & Dick Cavett

October 16: Lorne Michaels, Erica Jong & Molly Jong-Fast 

October 23: Chris Rock & Herb Alpert

October 30: David Letterman & Michael Douglas

Tuesday, October 2 is a day to celebrate college radio stations worldwide! Listen at 9PM for “Different Langauges, One Voice: College Radio Around the World.” Find out more about College Radio Day here.

It’s been 16 years since Jo Dee Messina had her first hit with “Heads Carolina, Tails California.” Since then, she’s racked up nine Number One country singles. She was the Country Music Association Horizon Award winner in 1999, and the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist in 1998. She has two Platinum and three Gold albums. And tonight (9/28), she brings her live show to Shooting Star Casino, Mahnomen. Jo Dee Messina talked with Pioneer 90.1’s Mark Johnson.

You may have heard our “where are they now” segments featuring graduates of Northland’s Radio Broadcasting program. Now you can put faces to some of those voices thanks to this video by New Media student Casey Jarombek, featuring KAVS/KSRQ radio founder Howard Rokke.

40 Years of Pioneer 90.1 from Casey Jarombek on Vimeo.

If you are a graduate of the program, please let us know where you are today. You can comment here on the website or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pioneer90.1