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Friday 26th December 2025
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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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]
Welcome to The List,
It’s the week of giving thanks, the three ‘F’s” come to mind; Friends, Family and Football!! Darius Rucker knows what I’m talking about. "Thanksgiving Day is my favorite sports day of the year. It's crazy how much football you get to watch on Thanksgiving Day, so I really like that a lot. But I'm a homebody. I don't really go to a lot of places. I don't go to a lot of games. I like to watch them on TV, but Thanksgiving Day is big for me."
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Jon Pardi has a lot to be thankful for this year ... "I'm most thankful for the fans that showed up to all concerts this year. There was a lot of concerts and a lot of fans. We always had a good time. I know the crowd did. It was a tough year, but we made it through it and that’s something to celebrate. And also, my amazing wife Summer – thankful for her. And just being a part of country music. I'm thankful for that too, and country radio!"
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OK! magazine claims Jason Momoa's wife, Lisa Bonet, has allegedly given him a curfew to keep other women away. they have to FaceTime at regular intervals and when she calls, he has to answer right away or have a very good reason why not.
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Mashable says a Blade Runner TV series is in development. Director Ridley Scott tells the BBC, the pilot has been written and we’re working on a TV show for his movie ‘Alien’ as well…
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It’s been seven months since Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99, but royal watchers will soon have the opportunity to learn even more about his life.
And they’ll learn it straight from the people who knew him best.
A new trailer from discovery+ offers a sneak peek of “Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers,” a documentary film that boasts rare and candid recollections about the patriarch from the other royals. “Starts streaming December 16th
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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Country Star Gabby Barrett taking home the AMA award for Favorite Country Album - ‘Goldmine’ and Favorite Country song for ‘The Good Ones’ But Gabby says she has a lot more to be thankful for this holiday season… “I’m so thankful for my sweet little girl that I was able to have this year in January…January 18th. She’s changed my life in so many ways and my sweet husband and my sweet family so I’m very thankful for them.”
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With Thanksgiving this week, it’s got people thinking about family, friends, time together and not over a zoom call…and the FOOD!! Your favorites right there on the table…we all have our favorites…Brett Eldredge says he loves the mashed potatoes, “Oh, man…at Thanksgiving, I love me some mash potaters. You gotta have taters. Throw some gravy on there. Put the corn in the taters, mix it up, it’s like you can’t beat that. mmm mmm” Mashed potatoes yes, mixing them with the corn…not a big fan…now, Parker McCollum is all about his aunt’s creamed corn.
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Kevin Hart tells the NY Post that Paul Rudd should not have been named Sexiest Man Alive. He thinks HE should have gotten the award not Paul. He says Paul got lucky because Kevin did all of HIS campaigning in Thailand, like he didn’t do it in the states…so, you’re welcome Paul..Kevin says I’m definitely the Sexiest Man Alive in Thailand…
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It was a great weekend for Ghostbuster: Afterlife, it was the number ONE movie at the box office earning a cool 44 – Million! Coming in second was Marvels ‘Eternals’ and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
And Ryan Reynolds tells The Times newspaper that he is interested in replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond. As long as they were ok with a Canadian sipping gin and tonic instead of a martini? If so, I’m interested.” Yes he was joking…I think…
You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1
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Welcome to The List,
Walker Hayes says his kids LOVE his “Fancy Like” Applebee’s commercial and still can’t believe it’s happened. “I get up and Dance With it, my kids they go crazy a lot. We’re on TV, that didn’t happen a lot before this song so. We’re still in shock that we can just be watching a Football game and all the sudden I’m like ‘oh my gosh, we are on my television right now, so it’s a big deal I definitely never turn it off.”
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Kane Brown wants to be the next Hollywood Icon!! He tells Time magazine he's attempting to get into acting. He wants to spread his wings a bit, with two auditions under his belt and one call back we’ll see where that goes.
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Jennifer Lopez was asked if she would ever get married again…, "I don't know. Yeah, I guess. You know me, I'm a romantic, I always have been, a few times. Yeah, I still believe in happily ever after, for sure." Meanwhile, OK Magazine reports, she and Ben Affleck are planning to move in together
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Woman's Day magazine says a new movie about Meg Ryan's life is allegedly in development. A source tells the magazine, “Biopics are all the rage at the moment and movie makers think Meg’s story of her rise, all and relationships with Dennis Quaid, Russell Crowe, and John Mellencamp is worth telling. Russell was a complete mess.'' And happy birthday to Meg Ryan she turns 60 today.
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You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country Kix 101.1
