Michelle 12/15/2023
Sunday 5th April 2026
Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In Theaters this weekend: “Wonka”
https://youtu.be/otNh9bTjXWg?si=FCReGC2rL2_HfmkT
An origin story that explores the vivid, mythical beginnings of the imaginative young inventor before he becomes the renowned scrumdiddlyumptious Mozart of chocolate!
“Wonka” is rated PG
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rowan Atkinson, Mathew Baynton, Jim Carter
At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen Friday during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.
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Welcome to The List,
If you've seen Oprah Winfrey lately, it's hard not to notice she's had significant weight loss. Well, it's thanks to the assistance of a weight loss medication, but she didn't say which one. When she discovered a medication to help, it felt like "redemption" and "a gift". She only uses it as a maintenance tool though, especially during the holidays.
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Luke Combs was sick to his stomach yesterday when he found out his lawyers sued a fan in Florida for selling unlicensed merch on Amazon. A judge ordered her to pay him $250,000, and the $5,500 in her Amazon account got seized. But yesterday, Luke sent her twice that to help with bills. And he's now selling a $20 tumbler on his website, with all proceeds going to help her out.
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Jack Black returns as Po in the trailer for "Kung Fu Panda 4". Joining the voice cast are Awkwafina, Viola Davis, and Ke Huy Quan. It hits theaters March 8th.
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The Wrap says Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is set to star in the MMA biopic "The Smashing Machine." The film is based on the story of legendary fighter Mark Kerr. It explores Kerr's struggles with addiction, winning, love, and friendship in the year 2000.
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GQ Magazine says Timothée Chalamet has designed a limited edition pair of Wonka-themed Nike sneakers. Only five pairs of these sneakers were produced. The sneakers have a burgundy tongue, laces inspired by Wonka's signature jacket, hand-drawn pastel colors and a yellow cursive "W" on the tongue tag. “Wonka” opens in theaters tomorrow.
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Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Kane Brown, and Carly Pearce are some of the performers added to this year's "New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash". It airs live at 7:30 P.M. Eastern on CBS and Paramount+
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
Welcome to The List,
Big Bang Theory star Kate Micucci is recovering from lung cancer surgery, even though she's only 43, and has never smoked a cigarette. She says they caught it early and got it out. She added, quote, "I'll probably be moving slow for a few weeks, but then I'll be back at it." Kate played Lucy on "The Big Bang Theory", and Shelley on "Raising Hope".
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Thomas Rhett is a pretty busy guy with four kids at home and a thriving music career, but it turns out he actually finds time to read, and he dives into some pretty heavy stuff. “I’m usually reading some sort of history about the Bible type book. Like, I’m reading a book right now called Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, and it’s super in-depth, and will probably take me a year to finish. I wanna say the last fiction book I read, I think was Harry Potter, and that would’ve been, I don’t know, 20 years ago?”
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George Clooney makes sure that he handles the cooking for his family, NOT his lawyer wife Amal. He says, quote, "She's one of the great advocates of the world, she takes on ISIS and all these things . . . but I better be doing the cooking, or we will all die." George will be cooking a "little Christmas turkey" for the holidays this year. He also made one for Thanksgiving.
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Lainey Wilson and Hardy just wrapped up their tour together, and Lainey celebrated by surprising Hardy with a custom guitar. It has a mockingbird and a crow etched onto the top, as well as Hardy's name. Hardy had a gift for Lainey too. She opened an envelope and saw that he was putting her up at Blackberry Farm "for a few days." It's a luxury hotel and resort in Walland, Tennessee. I’ve always said the way to a woman’s heart sometimes is a good spa day…
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Drew Barrymore loves Oprah. I mean I REALLY loves Oprah. And she proved it yesterday when she had Oprah on her show. During their chat, Drew basically cuddled up to Oprah on the couch and locked fingers with her. Then with her other hand, she started STROKING OPRAH'S ARM. Oprah didn't seem to think it was weird. But it made some viewers uneasy.
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Cody Johnson's Christmas special airs tonight on CMT, and he tells a great story about when he and his wife were totally broke. "CMT Presents: A Cody Johnson Christmas" airs at 9:00 PM, 8:00 Central on CMT.
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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!
