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The List for Wednesday, December 1st 2021

Welcome to The List,

Carrie Underwood is stoked about having a residency now in Vegas…it’s called "Reflection" ..."We are super excited to get to have a residency in Las Vegas. When you think about Las Vegas, you do think about incredible shows, and to be a part of that legacy is exciting.” She says the show is a celebration of her career. It is filled with cool visual elements and tons of greatest hits.

Carrie's Las Vegas residency begins tonight

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Garth Brooks and Keith Urban announcing tour dates for 2022 with Garth announcing one massive stadium concert in Baton Rouge in April. Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge is the place Saturday, April 30th .  It’ll be his first concert appearance in Louisiana in nearly five years, as well as his first show in Baton Rouge in 24 years…and Keith Urbans ‘The Speed Of Now’ tour kicks off June 17th with a stop at the Iowa State Fair Grounds in Des Moines August 20th

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Congratulations to Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh and Simone Biles leading the way with People Magazines “People of the Year” for 2021.  With Dolly’s contributions to her Imagination Library which has given over 160 million books to kids in need and her donation of a million dollars to Vanderbilt University Medical Center that helped make the Moderna vaccine possible.  Sandra Oh lending her voice and talent against hate crimes and Simone Biles speaking out about mental health issues…People Of The Year issue hits newsstands Friday.

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Alec Baldwin has done his first official news interview about the tragic Rust film-set shooting, and the conversation is set to be a primetime special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baldwin sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos and spoke about the incident with left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. The interview is set to air Thursday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m., on ABC, and will be available to stream on Hulu later in the evening.

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

 
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Holiday Pack the Backpack: Mrs. Caster

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 first Holiday Edition of Pack the Backpack winner is Mrs. Kendra Caster, 2nd Grade Teacher at East Marshall Elementary in Laurel. She was nominated by a parent, Lydia Wolken. Here is what Lydia wrote to Kix 101.1.:

Mrs. Caster is a great candidate for Pack the Backpack for so many reason, but I will keep it short and name a few. Kendra began her teacher career at the beginning of the 2019 school year and quickly had to adapt her teaching to accommodate the COVID pandemic, teaching 25+ 2nd graders virtually, and doing all of this while her husband was deployed for a year. Despite all the difficulties in the last 2 years, she did an amazing job providing all that she could to educate her students while also keeping them safe. She spends countless hours planning, prepping, and helping students in any way that she can and never hesitates to reach into her own pockets to make sure her students have what they need. The last year has been hard financially on many families, not excluding our teachers. But they never stop using their own money, time, and resources to better the students in their classrooms. I am so proud of the teacher that Kendra is and any parent would be lucky to have their child be in her class.

Thank you!

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

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

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Nashville Music Minute: Thomas Rhett is on Cameo for how much?!

[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 Tuesday, November 30th 2021

Welcome to The List,

Walker Hayes tells Anti-Music that he’s going to release a new album early next year.  It’ll have everything he loves from the fun of ‘Fancy Like’ to more personal songs like “AA’ that we’ve heard on the New Dish At Noon. His song ‘Fancy Like” has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song of 2022.  The 64th annual Grammy Awards, Monday January 31st on CBS

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Did you catch this year’s CMA Country Christmas special hosted by Carly Pearce and Gabby Barrett? There were performances from Carly, Gabby, Jimmie Allen with Louis York & The Shindellas, BRELAND, Brett Eldredge, Lady A, Pistol Annies, Carrie Underwood, and Lainey Wilson.  Watch them again, or for the first time, on the streaming service Hulu.

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Collider magazine says Channing Tatum is going to star in the next Magic Mike movie called ''Magic Mike's Last Dance''. It will stream on HBO Max. The first two Magic Mike films have brought in $300 million

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Don’t look for Tiger Woods to hit the golfing circuit anytime soon.  He tells Golf Digest that he does not believe he will be a full-time golfer again because of the leg injury he suffered in his car crash earlier this year.  With all of his other injuries including this last one, he won’t compete anymore but it won’t keep him from clicking off a tournament here or there.

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

 
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Makia 11/30/2021

OUR KIX CRITTER OF THE WEEK IS MAKIA!

She is a 4 year Pitbull mix. She

doesn't like cats but is willing to find the right dog sibling

She is loyal and protective of her people and she is a

cuddle bug who loves to sit on laps.

$125 adoption fee

 
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The List for Monday, November 29th 2021

Welcome to The List,

Jimmie Allen loves his song 'Freedom Was A Highway' and he hopes you do to ... "“ This song just takes me back to being a kid in Delaware, when the hardest decisions you had to make was what outfit you were going to wear that day and what cereal you wanted in the morning. When you got your license and got on the open road— it was a good time! ! I love it—hopefully you guys love it too."  By the way. Jimmie’s six-week-old daughter is doing better after being hospitalized with a respiratory illness. He thanks everyone for the well wishes, positive energy and prayers.”

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Didn’t know this was a competition but to J-Lo it is…In touch Weekly Magazine reports she wants to marry Ben Affleck before Jennifer Garner marries John Miller. A source tells the magazine, “The last thing she wants is the long engagement she had with Alex Rodriguez because looks how that turned out. There’s nothing really standing in their way, so it’s likely he’ll cave to the pressure and propose. Sounds like someone is a little confused about what marriage is supposed to be

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Reba McEntire is one busy lady….her fans will have a new place to go on vacations. The country music superstar announced during her show in Durant, Oklahoma Friday night that she plans to open an entertainment venue in the Sooner State. ‘Reba's Place’ will have a restaurant, bar and more, and is set to open in late 2022. in Akota, Oklahoma.  Reba just released her 34th studio album, Revived Remixed Revisited, and  plans to hit the road in January,

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Fans of Netflix’s “Selling Sunset” the first episode of season 4, were treated to a lavish baby shower for Christine Quinn one of the shows stars.  The shower had painted models, a live sloth and a blink and you’ll miss it appearance from Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The Modern Family alum attended the event in May and his fans on social media took notice.  The five-time Emmy Award nominee played Mitchell Pritchett for the entirety of Modern Family's 11-year run before the beloved family sitcom ended last year after 11 seasons on ABC.

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

 
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The List for Wednesday, November 24th 2021

Welcome to The List,

Today on The List, we continue to give thanks…

Carly Pearce says this is going to be an especially happy Thanksgiving for her this year. "I mean I think so many of my dreams have come true this past year in a way that I never thought could actually happen, especially in one calendar year. So, I think I’m just going into this holiday season feeling so happy and extra grateful just for where I’m at in my life.”

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Midland's Cameron Duddy Says He's Batting .500 When Cooking Turkeys ... "Eight years I’ve done the turkey, and that’s a high stress scenario. I’m 50-50 for it. Like, I’m batting 500. I’ll burn it one year and then just cook the greatest turkey the second year.” He’s doin better than I am…it’s going to be Oscar Meyer Turkey slices or Chili Dogs for me….

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Michael Strahan is going into space aboard Blue Origin's 'New Shepard' rocket. But he won’t be alone “Joining me in the capsule, Laura Shepard Churchly, the eldest daughter of the first American to ever fly to space Alan Shepard.  And four other passengers including the first parent and child pair to blast into space.” At least Michael will have someone to grab onto when he’s screaming like a school girl…maybe excitement…might be fright…good luck Michael…

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Wendy Moten is doing just fine after she fell and appeared to injure herself during The Voice's live Top 10 results show Tuesday night. After the Team Blake Shelton singer, who celebrated her 57th birthday on Monday, sparked some scares among the judges and viewers when she appeared to fall as she exited the stage.  Despite the fall, Moten's night ended on a happy note. She and her teammates, Scott and Winningham, all made it into the Top 10.  The Voice air Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 on NBC.

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

 
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November Pack the Backpack Winner: Zac Ceresa

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 November winner is Mr. Zac Ceresa, 5th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Grinnell Middle School. He was nominated by his co-woker, Brenna Vogel. Here is what Brenna wrote to Kix 101.1.:

I would like to nominate Zac Ceresa for the Pack the Backpack award. He is a first year teacher at Grinnell Middle School teaching 5th grade Social Studies. He has so much enthusiasm for his subject AND for his students! I can hear him teaching because we share a wall and there is so much engagement from the kids because there is so much energy coming from Zac. He addresses them by name in the halls, remembers their birthdays with a note on their locker, and even spontaneously bursts into song! Knowing he is nearby brings a smile to our faces.

Thank you,

Brenna Vogel

Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mr. Ceresa below!

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

 
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Nashville Music Minute: What's on the table for your Thanksgiving?

[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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