Author Archives: Jeff Winfield

Loverboy is back with their first new music in eight years! "Release" was written originally by guitarist Paul Dean for a metal band that he was going to produce, but the group decided not to use the ...

The National Weather Service has moved the Winter Storm Warning east so it now includes Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City TV-9's Kaj O'Mara says the snow may be heavy at times and look for it to o...

Is from the Bangles as guitarist Vicki Peterson celebrates her 64th birthday today. Today's Forgotten 45 is "Hazy Shade of Winter" a song that reached #2 on the charts in 1987. The song was originally...

Happy 74th Birthday to Steely Dan's Donald Fagen! The band had 10 Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts, and in 1982, Donald hit #26 with today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)",...

Dr. Winfield made his Monday morning rounds to check in on our favorite heart patient Mike Waters. This morning Mike talks about cardio rehab and his smoking blender!

Mike is at home, and very happy to be sleeping in his own bed! He shares his experience with his life vest in this latest update.

Mike Waters gives us his latest update on his condition as he recovers from a December heart attack. You can text your well-wishes to him on the KOKZ text line 319-364-1057.

We were all saddened to hear of the passing of Betty White on New Years Eve at the age of 99. The star of shows like "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Golden Girls" was beloved by people of all ages. I mentione...

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for essentially all of the KOKZ listening area south of Highway 20, this includes Cedar Rapids & Iowa City. Just north of the Winter Storm Warning, a Winter Wea...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch starting Saturday morning at 6 for Cedar Rapids and points south as the risk of heavy snow is increasing in this area. As of now Cedar Rapi...