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The List for Friday, October 29th 2021

Welcome to The List,

We kick off this Halloween weekend with the AMA’s….nominees for the American Music Awards..Country…Male Artist Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen with Chris Stapleton nominated for Favorite Country Album and Song as well…

Favorite Female Country Artist – Carrie Underwood, Gabby Barrett, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert. With Gabby Barrett also nominated for Favorite Country Album and song.

The American Music Awards airs Sunday November 21st on ABC.

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Carrie Underwood has added yet another award to her collection, but this time it's not for her country singing roots.

The CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee recently received some recognition for "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," her collaboration with gospel singer CeCe Winans from her album My Savoir.

Winning the 2021 Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year.

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Filming for ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ is currently postponed and unfortunately, because star Jason Momoa has tested positive for COVID and is currently isolating.

It is unclear where he contracted COVID, but the actor has been traveling promoting his latest role as Duncan Idaho in Dune. "Everyone is wishing him a speedy recovery and they're looking forward to having him back on set."

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Chris Hemsworth is going viral because of his cheat meal.

The Daily Mail says he recently landed in Los Angeles before going to a sports bar where he downed two large pizzas and three large orders of wings.

Chris washed his meal down with a pint of beer

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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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Movie Review: Catch some spooky flicks with the fam

[caption id="attachment_61328" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Movie Review presented by North Grand Cinema in Ames with the Movie Mom Nell Minow is each Friday at 8:30a during the Morning Kix Start with Brandon Lewis.
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Nashville Music Minute: Happy Halloween!!

[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, October 28th

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

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces a group of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years, out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's most ancient enemy, the Deviants. In The Eternals…..

https://youtu.be/x_me3xsvDgk

 

 “Eternals” is rated PG-13 and stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek

 And is in theaters Friday…

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, October 28th 2021

Welcome to The List,

Kickin off some Country Halloween with Jason Aldean And His Wife and what THEY Wore "Tiger King"  Costumes Last Year  “Man, if I’m gonna do this I want to be super legit so, I went and found his exact knee brace and his exact crutch. All those things and so, Brit was supposed to be Carol Baskin that was the original idea and Memphis and Navy were going to be the tigers” To say Jason was a fan of Tiger King is an understatement he watch the show THREE times!!!

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Brett Eldredge likes to dress up on Halloween..and HIS favorite costume? “I actually got with a bunch of my friends and we dressed as teletubbies…uh, whatever those things are…and we went to a bar, and it was just a hit. It was so hot inside those suits, but I was having a great time and everybody just wanted to get pictures with us, and so, teletubbies definitely has to be one of the craziest things you can be for Halloween.”

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ABBA won't be staying together for too much longer. After their virtual concert and reunion take place in 2022, the group will break up for good after 40 years together.  the group will be releasing their first album in decades, Voyage, on Nov. 5.

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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza says they have recovered the live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. Here’s what he said about possible charges. “It’s to early right now in the investigation to comment on charges at this point.  The investigation will continue and if the Sheriff Office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists.  An arrest or arrests will be made and charges filed.” He says there were also additional live rounds found on the set.

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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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Cyclone Insider: ISU looks to avoid trap game at West Virginia

 
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Nashville Music Minute: New artists added to perform at CMA's

[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, October 27th 2021

Welcome to The List,

Luke Bryan is a helpful guy…he came to one lucky lady's aid after she blew a tire in the middle of Tennessee.

Courtney Potts revealed on social media Monday that after the tire on her car went flat and she was forced to pull over to wait for help, none other than the "Waves" singer came to her assistance and helped her get back on the road.

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Scotty McCreery already has plans to kick off his 2022 in a big way! He’s hitting the road headlining his own ‘Same Truck tour’.  Which takes him through Cedar Rapids February third, BUT before the new tour kicks off he wants to do some “make up dates” from last year including a full slate weekend which will put him in Davenport this Saturday the 30th at the Rhythm City Casino Resort.

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Chris Evans is hanging up his Captain America shield and stepping into the role of Buzz Lightyear, the beloved animated character formerly portrayed by Tim Allen, in the upcoming Toy Story prequel ‘Lightyear’.

Disney and Pixar on Wednesday gave fans their first look at the hotly-anticipated film with the release of the official Lightyear teaser trailer. You can watch the teaser HERE

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Blake Shelton's team is knocking The Voice coach for a loop! As the Season 21 Knockouts kicked off Monday, Shelton was left feeling pretty emotional when he paired up Wendy Moten and Jonathan Mouton, who both put on an amazing show. saying "Jonathan, he blew me away," and "The only problem is, Wendy blew the building away.  With Wendy staying for the next round.

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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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October Pack the Backpack Winner: Mrs. Meyer

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 October winner is Mrs. Carol Meyer, 2nd Grade Teacher at East Marshall Elementary in Laurel. She was nominated by a parent of a student that was in Mrs. Meyer's class last year. Here is what Megan Ruopp wrote to Kix 101.1.:

I’d like to nominate Mrs. Meyer the 2nd grade teacher at East Marshall Elementary.

Mrs. Meyers is a once in a lifetime teacher and I am thankful my son had the opportunity to be in her class last year. During the COVID pandemic with online learning, masks, and frequent days off school she did an amazing job of engaging the children, teaching them, and encouraging inclusion and a sense of calm and normalcy which allowed the students in her class to flourish.

I truly feel that my son benefited significantly with her as his teacher. She talks with each of her students on an individual level and promotes learning at every level. The students know they are respected and valued. She has a passion for teaching and it shows in her dedication to all her students. At the end of the year she created videos for each student to highlight the year and my son was so excited to sit down and watch it together.

I can’t do Mrs. Meyer justice in this email, all I can say again is she has been the most amazing teacher I’ve been involved in and as a parent, I was so thankful that my son was I her class during one of the most challenging times.

She deserves this recognition and more.

- Megan Ruopp

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

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

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Tots or fries?

[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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