There are two weeks left in the spring semester…sounds like the perfect time to release this piece…
Check out what’s been playing on KJHK this semester and who’s been hosting your favorite shows all semester long!
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Across The Pond
Lily Rasmussen Name, grade, position at KJHK? I'm Lily, a sophomore speech-language-hearing major, and I'm the DJ for the Across the Pond program, a show that deals with international music of any genre. Tell us about your show? I really wanted to be able to do this specific show, as I'm super interested in learning more about the musical histories of other countries, and I've been trying to broaden my music taste beyond the US and Europe for a few years […] -
Ad Astra
Ad Astra is a bi-weekly show featuring the podcasts made by KJHK staff members. Audio Content Editor, Wyatt Hall hosts the show and also publishes the podcasts which you can find wherever you listen! Ad Astra airs on Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. -
Alternative Flashback
John Wood DJ Dub Name, grade, position at KJHK? I’m a first-year grad student in the School of Education and my position is just DJ. Tell us about your show(s)? Well, Alternative Flashback basically is college rock, college indie rock from the 90s and 2000s; basically, turning the clock back to when I was originally in college, so that’s how I’m looking at it. The music I listened to when I was first a college student in 1991, that’s the […] -
Alumni Hour
Sam Blaufuss Grade, position at KJHK? Senior, special program DJ (Alumni Hour) and content staff Tell us about your show? KJHK has a rich and dedicated group of alumni. On Alumni Hour, we bring in one former KJHK DJ a week and listen to some significant songs they would have played and the stories behind them. It’s a nice, chilled-out show where you just get to hear about Lawrence’s storied history scene straight from the people who lived it. What’s […] -
Charts and Adds Unwrapped
Charts and Adds Unwrapped is a weekly show hosted by Content Director Cami Koons and Music Director Griffin Lowry. Each week they talk about the newest albums in rotation and what’s charting! You can also find this show as a podcast wherever you listen to podcasts! -
Decades of Dance
Name, grade, position at KJHK? Olivia Jones, Senior Host of “Decades of Dance” & former Live Music Coordinator for SUA-KJHK Tell us about your show? “Decades of Dance” originated late my freshman year (probably, April of 2017). I was a rookie DJ, and therefore, given a less desirable timeslot – 9-midnight on Saturdays. I had a rotational show, but frankly, I’ve never been one to follow the rules so I started playing disco music and was told by the Programming Director […] -
Everything “Post”
Interview with Kade Schoenfeldt (DJ Show-n-Tell) Name, grade, position at KJHK? Kade Schoenfeldt, I’m a junior and the Programming Director at KJHK. Tell us about your show? My show is called Everything Post, it’s on Sundays from 7-9 PM where I play a wide range of post-punk, post-hardcore, and post-rock. What’s your favorite part about hosting it? I get to play some of my favorite genres of music, as well as play some of my favorite songs of all time. […] -
For The Record
Deegan Poores (Senior, Co Music Director) What is your position at KJHK? I’m a Co Music Director at KJHK Tell me about your show. What do you do during it? It’s one of the legacy shows at KJHK so I didn’t come up with the idea. It’s been around for a while, and different people kind of take them over. It’s a show where it’s all vinyl-based — all the music is played on record. In the studio, there are […] -
French Connection
Cami Koons, DJ Ron, Content Director and host of French Connection Tell us a bit about the French Connection Yeah, so the French connection is a two-hour show on Tuesdays from 8 to 10 PM where I play French music. I like to theme it a lot. For example, one week I did a French Acadian show. It’s basically like bluegrass French music from a specific region in Canada, so that was really fun. This Tuesday I did one that […] -
Hip Hop Hype
Cooper Hart, DJ Spaceman Can you state and spell your name, your grade, and your position at KJHK. Yes, Cooper Hart and I’m a sophomore. I’m apart of the music staff and a program DJ Tell me about your show. What do you do during it? I guess, technically, I haven’t had my show yet. I got locked out last week. But as for what kind of music that I’m playing, I’m just playing any new hip hop songs that […] -
Latin Lab
Bella Koscal DJ Juera Bella Koscal is the community engagement director at KJHK and a junior at KU. Tell us about your show? My show is Latin Lab, it’s Wednesdays from 10 to midnight — absolute party slot, might I add. I feature some of my favorite Latin, mainly Spanish language songs. I really like it because it’s a good mixture of some more traditional Latin music, and I’m also putting my own spin on it by adding some Reggaeton […] -
Live @ KJHK
Every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. tune in to hear a live band perform in our studio. Cole, our In-Studio Director works with the multimedia staff to film and mix down these live sessions which are all available on the KJHK YouTube channel. -
Malicious Intent
John Wood Name, grade, position at KJHK? I’m a first-year grad student in the School of Education and my position is just DJ. Tell us about your show(s)? Well, Alternative Flashback basically is college rock, college indie rock from the 90s and 2000s; basically, turning the clock back to when I was originally in college, so that’s how I’m looking at it. The music I listened to when I was first a college student in 1991, that’s the kind of […] -
Modern Flow
Wyatt Hall: Audio Content Director Can you tell me a little bit about your special program? Yeah, so my program is called modern flow, and it is a program all about, like, modern hip hop and R&B, but with a more—I show the inspiration of older genres mixed in as well. So like I play a lot of hip hop that is very jazzy and shows that aspect of their inspiration. I play a lot of R&B that is more, […] -
Psychedelic Crossover
Name/position at KJHK: I’m Daniel Paese, I’m the Creative Director here at KJHK and take care of posters and all that stuff. Can you tell me a little bit About your special program? My special program is “Psychedelic Crossover,” every Saturday at 8 p.m. 10 p.m. and its about just kind of like psychedelic and as I say psychedelic inspired music, and the reason it’s called psychedelic crossover is it goes from like different decades of music and different genres […] -
The Big Sad
Jaya Chakka: KJHK Station Manager Tell us about your show My special program is called The Big Sad. As the name suggests, I play strictly sad songs from a wide variety of genres and artists. This semester, I have been choosing a theme each week and basing my setlist around that theme. What’s your favorite part about hosting it? Even when I’m in a good mood, I love listening to sad music. Choosing songs for The Big Sad has really […] -
The Rinse Out
Taylor Withers, DJ GLZTCH Tell me about the rinse out. So the rinse out is, say this a collection of like, I trap music and like party tunes. I try to play a little bit of everything. To bring people together on like Friday nights ten to midnight, first from like great tunes and whatnot. I have a DJ board that I mixed with. But I haven’t gotten to use that in a whole lot on Kj with the COVID […] -
Weird World
Griffin Lowry Name, grade, position at KJHK? Griffin Lowry, senior, Music Director Tell us about your show? My show is called Weird World. It’s on Thursday nights from 8-10pm. I like to call it the show where all things experimental are welcome. I play practically any genre that can be classified as left-field, avant-garde, experimental, bizarre–you name it. I will have anything from Steve Reich, to JPEGMAFIA, to some free-jazz, or even some local artists. On Halloween last year I […]
Thanks to the KJHK Content Staff for conducting and transcribing all of these interviews.