Monday 8th December 2025

HOLIDAY PACK THE BACKPACK WINNER: Traci Nalevanko

The Holiday Edition of Pack the Backpack is presented by Central Office Supply, a division of Minuteman, generous employees at Lennox Industries in Marshalltown and Kix 101.1! Each Wednesday during December, we will be awarding $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies.

Our latest winner for Holiday Edition of Pack the Backpack is  Traci Nalevanko – 6th Grade ELA & Global Studies Teacher @ Callahan Middle School.  She was nominated by Emily Nalevanko who wrote to Kix 101.1:

She has been teaching in the Des Moines Public School District for 33+ years and all of her students love her! She is amazing with all of her students and all of her staff members. All of her former students speak very, very highly of her. She isn’t my mom but she is a mother figure to many of her students and former students! She is all around an amazing teacher!

Take a listen to our surprise interview with Traci Nalevanko!

 

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Jonathan Knight

The List for Friday, December 5th 2025

Welcome to The List,

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are allegedly tying the knot on Saturday, June 13, 2026 because of course Taylor would lock in a date with a giant “13” stamped on it. Geo TV claims she even paid off another bride to secure that exact wedding date at Ocean House. The couple has been engaged since August and is now ditching the “intimate wedding” idea for options like her Rhode Island mansion or — casual flex — a private Caribbean island.

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Bunnie Xo is keeping her chaotic Christmas tradition alive with a brand-new holiday video, this time starring Jelly Roll as the world’s grumpiest reindeer. Now she’s remade “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” But the moment everyone’s losing their minds over? Jelly Roll in full Rudolph gear, angrily driving a sleigh that sends grandma flying. Bunnie even shared behind-the-scenes footage — and Jelly looks like he’s rethinking his marriage in real time.

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Ella Langley told CMT she is not dating anyone, despite fans linking her to every man with a beard and a guitar. She said, “Every time I turn around, I’m being linked to some country singer or celebrity. Trust me, if I was dating anyone, I’d be the first to tell everybody.”

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A new Men In Black movie is reportedly in the works, and producers want Will Smith back in the black suit and sunglasses. Meanwhile, Vin Diesel is writing..yes, writing… the Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots movie he’s starring in.

You can catch The List, weekday afternoon at 4:20 with Jonathan Knight. Only on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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