Wednesday 13th August 2025

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January Pack the Backpack Winner: Mrs. Karen Roseland

Pack the Backpack, presented by Central Office Supply, a division of Minuteman and Kix 101.1! Each month during the school year, we will be awarding $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. We will award the prize on the last Wednesday of the month. You can listen to each new winner at 8:30a on the Morning Kix Start.

Our January winner is 5th Grade Math/Science Teacher, Mrs. Karen Roseland at East Marshall Middle School. She was nominated by a grandparent and student that is in Mrs. Roseland's class. Here is what Tracy and Sophia wrote to Kix 101.1.:

Sophia Raye Juarez would like to nominate, Mrs. Karen Roseland, her 5th grade teacher at East Marshall middle school. Sophia has been out of school with a brain tumor since October 5, 2021. Mrs. Roseland has been in touch with Sophia and I, her grandma every week. When we sold bracelets for Sophia, Mrs. Roseland and her family purchased them for Sophia’s whole grade.

We want to help Mrs. Roseland out by having her get what she needs to teach her class. So Sophia hopes you chose Mrs. Roseland for this special contest.

Tracy Catron

Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mrs. Roseland below!

Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.

 

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Keith Urban schedules more dates in Vegas

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SYDNEY-01/25/2022 ADOPTED!!!

OUR KIX KRITTER OF THE WEEK, SYDNEY!!

Sydney is a 4-5 month old kitty cat that is back from foster care. She

is now looking for her forever home. Sydney has been raised around other cats and even dogs so she will make a great addition to almost any home!

You don't have to go all the way to Australia to see Sydney, she's right

here waiting!

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Is Kat up-to-date on all of the conspiracy theories?

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Where you marked safe from watching Tom Brady in another...

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Who does Kat think will win this weekend in the NFL Play...

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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At The Movies for Thursday, January 20th 2022

Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames….

In theaters this weekend “The Tiger Rising”

When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways.

https://youtu.be/LX6QGUH-Wi8

“The Tiger Rising” is rated: PG and stars; Christian Convery, Madalen Mills, Dennis Quade and Queen Latifa

Get showtimes and information on private screenings at northgrandcinema.com.

‘At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow 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.

I’m Jonathan Knight and we’ll see YOU ‘At the Movies’

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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The List for Thursday, January 20th 2022

Welcome to The List,

The dream is alive…the dream of being discovered…it could be The Voice; it could be American Idol…it could be a small-town bar just ask Jimmie Allen where HE got discovered “Puckets grocery store. I was in a song writers’ round, I had three jobs at the time, and I called out on all three jobs because I could play some music get paid 200 bucks and get a free meal. So, I’m in” If you have the drive and the ambition. You’ll be found wherever you are.

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The Wayne's World car is going to be auctioned off. The 1976 AMC Pacer has been restored to look like it did in the film. It is powder blue with mismatched hubcaps, flame decals, a working stereo and a rebuilt engine. Bidding starts at $37,000 – Queen cassette tape sold separately…

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Parker McCollum talks about his guitars, he values them more than anything. “My most treasured possessions would have to be my guitars.  I know I treat them terribly; I beat them up all the time. You can tell when you look at them.” Willie Nelson treasures HIS old Martin classical “gut-string” guitar, and he calls it ‘Trigger’ because as Willie says “It’s my horse”

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Radar Online says Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet allegedly split because of his busy schedule. A source tells the website, "A few years ago, Jason was struggling to find work. Now his career is booming. And he wants to keep working as much as he can. For some people, it might strengthen their marriage. For Lisa and Jason's marriage, being apart has been a disaster.''

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The 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is just around the corner — and a new trailer previewing the all-star performance is here to get music fans excited.

The video features Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar, who are all scheduled to perform onstage together for the first time.

The 2022 Super Bowl will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13, and air live on NBC and the streaming service Peacock. The broadcast will begins at 5 p.m. with a kickoff time set for 5:30 p.m.

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Kat has the lowdown on Kenny Chesney's big sale

[caption id="attachment_52162" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Tune in each weekday around 7:20a on the Morning Kix Start as we get the latest news and gossip in Country Music from Nashville Kat.[/caption]

 
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The List for Wednesday, January 19th 2022

Welcome to The List,

 Meeting our idols, it’s on a bucket list somewhere…what if you got to MEET a celebrity that you had a crush on when you were a kid?  How would you handle it? Dustin Lynch recalls the first time he met HIS childhood crush Reba McEntire “First time meeting Reba, see saw me I didn’t actually see her.   She was rehearsing for an award show and I hear Reba McEntire’s voice screaming my name.  She comes running down from the catwalk and the stage and bends down and gives me a hug in the middle of her soundcheck. If I wasn’t in love enough…that was just awesome”

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Deadline reports ''Harry Potter'' star Daniel Radcliffe has been tapped to play musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a Roku Original biopic from Funny or Die and Tango that will be available for streaming exclusively on The Roku Channel.  Weird Al says,. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.” Production is set to begin in February in Los Angeles.

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Luke Bryan even though Caroline is helping with his “vocal resting” with duct tape…is putting on his “Crash My Playa” down in Mexico “Crash My Playa is the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done in my career. To get to go mid- to late January down in Mexico, get a good suntan on and go sing your music and just have a big onstage party.” This year’s event starts today in Riviera Cancun, Mexico with Luke, Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Riley Green, Jimmie Allen, LoCash, Jameson Rodgers, Lainey Wilson, Caitlyn Smith, and Whitney Duncan…is it to late to get a plane ticket??

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Cody Johnson tells CMT that he once asked wedding guests not to film him dancing. Saying he was tearing it up on that dance floor, or thought he was. With Michael Jackson and James Brown moves out on the dance floor!" until I fell on my face. I had to ask everyone not to post my fail online."

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The Grammys have been rescheduled and are going to be held on Sunday, April 3rd in Las Vegas. Trevor Noah will host ….

Spider-Man star Willem Dafoe is going to host ''Saturday Night Live'' on January 29th. Katy Perry will be the musical guest

and NBC has cancelled Ellen's game show ''Ellen's Game of Games''. The show will end after its fourth season

Happy National Popcorn Day…

You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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