KUT

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For more than 40 years, KUT-FM has been enriching the lives of Central and West Texans with local and national programming that mirrors the unique nature of its audience. Austin is, after all, the "live music capitol of the world." KUT riffs on that note, with great music programming such as John Aielli's Eklektikos, Horizontes, Folkways and other local and live music programs. KUT also broadcasts news from National Public Radio, BBC and Public Radio International. KUT's award-winning local news programming launched in 2002, joining KUT's Latino USA, which is heard on more than 100 stations nationwide. For more information, go to www.KUT.org

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Second Chances
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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A musical Rip Van Winkle tale from Denton: the unexpected return of the Baptist Generals. Also, R&B sensation Latasha Lee's remarkable bounce-back...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
Festivus For The Rest Of Us
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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This year’s ACL festival lineup is out, and at least one major national music blog is calling it the best major festival of the year. We’ll explor...

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 54:01
Goodbyes and Comebacks
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:41
Dizzy Gillespie
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
Clifford Brown
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Clifford Brown
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Patty, Bobby, Billy, Willie and Their Mother Falcon (Show 343)
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Austin orchestral rock innovators Mother Falcon come of age with a new album. Also, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top talks about the re-birth of his psyche...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 56:49
Gov. Rick Perry West Explosion Presser
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and other officials address the media about the explosion in West, Texas.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 20:50
Julie Zahirniak Resident Reax
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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West, Texas area resident Julie Zahirniak describes what she heard when the fertilizer plant exploded.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:01
Janice Wilcox Resident Reax
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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West, Texas area resident Janice Wilcox reacts to the deadly fertilizer plant explosion.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
Connie Stone Resident Reax
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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West, Texas area resident Connie Stone reacts to the deadly fertilizer plant explosion.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
10 a.m. West Law Enforcement Briefing
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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Law enforcement officials in West, Texas give the latest information on a deadly explosion that happened there yesterday evening.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 24:03
Sgt. William Swanton RAW
From: KUT
Series: West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion
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Early 4/18 press conference with Waco Police Sgt. Swanton.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 22:47
The Influences and The Influencers (Show 342)
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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On the next edition of Texas Music Matters: Mojo Hand—the legend of Lightnin’ Hopkins, reconsidered. Also, with Austin Psychfest on the horizon, a...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
Billie Holiday
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Bud Powell
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Bud Powell
As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
Dripping Springs Reunion (Show 340)
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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In the spring of 1972, an event took place in a field west of Austin. It would not only give birth to Willie Nelson's now-famous 4th-of-July picnic...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 54:09
  • Purchases: 1
Big Broadcast: Ray Wylie’s Grits and Fresh Hits from Austin
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Poet, Songwriter, DJ, and festival organizer-- Ray Wylie Hubbard stops by to play music and talk about Grit n’ Groove. Also, how musicians are batt...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
Benny Goodman
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Benny Goodman
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: Benny Goodman and The Art of Intersection
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Benny Goodman
In this Views and Brews Remix feature on Benny Goodman host Rebecca McInroy and Rabbi Neil Blumofe engage in a spirited discussion about Goodman's ...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:55
Louis Armstrong
From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes
Caption: Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1

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Staff of KUT

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Hawk Mendenhall (Admin)
Program Director
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Michael Lee (Admin)
Producer
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David Brown (Admin)
Executive Producer/Host
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Rebecca McInroy
Producer and Host
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Keith Neisler (Admin)
KUT 90.5 Program Director
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Emily Donahue
News Director
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Laura Willis (Admin)
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