Author Archives: Jeff Winfield
Blairs Ferry Road Work Starts Monday
Starting Monday, May 2nd Blairs Ferry Road from 2nd Ave to 6th Ave will have temporary lane closures for railroad crossing improvements. Travel lanes will be reduced to one lane in the east direction ...
Apr 27, 2022 North Dakota
A Sweet Forgotten 45
This Saturday morning from 9 to Noon, Casey Kasem counts down the top 40 songs from May 1st, 1976 and that's where I found today's Forgotten 45. It's from the Commodores with "Sweet Love". This was th...
Apr 27, 2022 Library of Congress Life
Doctor prescribed Tunes-day Forgotten 45
Since Dr. Waters was dishing out his musical advice this morning on the Waters Wake-Up Call, I thought I'd stay on the doctor theme with today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45. It's from Men At Work, "Dr Heckyl...
Apr 26, 2022 Sean MacEntee / CC
Cheap Trick has Monday's Forgotten 45
I always find the back stories to how bands get discovered fascinating, and today's is no exception. It was on this date in 1976 that Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas, visiting relatives in Waukesha, W...
Apr 25, 2022 H. Michael Karshis / CC
40th on 4th Cruise shirts are on-sale now!
You can still order your official 40th on 4th KOKZ 4th Street Cruise t-shirt. They are just $20 plus shipping so order yours now! And thanks to our cruise sponsors O'Reilly Auto Parts & Rydell Aut...
Apr 25, 2022
Friday's Funky Cold Forgotten!
As we roll into the weekend, the Friday Forgotten can be heard again tomorrow night on Nina Blackwood's Absolutely 80's from 9 to midnight. It's from Tone Loc and his top 5 platinum smash "Funky Cold ...
Apr 22, 2022
Hangin' with the Stones for today's Forgotten 45
This Sunday morning from 8 to noon, Casey Kasem takes us back to April 24th, 1982, when a young Jeff Winfield was staring out the window of Mid-Prairie High School counting down the days until graduat...
Apr 21, 2022 Michel Curi / CC
Kernels vs River Bandits at the Field of Dreams
Minor League baseball announced today that the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Quad City River Bandits will play August 9th at the MLB ballpark next to the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville. Similar to the ...
Apr 21, 2022 Justin Brockie / CC
1979 Forgotten 45 at 3:45
Saturday morning at 8 (yes 8am!) Casey Kasem takes us back to April 21st, 1979 a countdown that includes 16 Disco songs, but for today's Forgotten 45, I've found this classic. "What You Won't Do For L...
Apr 20, 2022 h.guendra / CC
Tunes-day Forgotten 45 is from 1969
I heard Mike Waters talking about the Amphitheater of Dreams this morning and who you'd like to bring back for one final concert. It just so happens that on this date in 1969, country superstar Glen C...
Apr 19, 2022 Brett Jordan / CC