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This Sunday morning from 8 until noon, Casey Kasem will countdown the top songs from this week in 1986. For today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45, I found his classic 80's power ballad from Loverboy "This Coul...

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning in effect until 7pm this evening. This includes Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Marshalltown. Winds out of the west will be ...

This Saturday morning from 9 to noon, Casey Kasem takes us back to April of 1974 and while this song isn't forgotten, it is one I haven't heard in a while. Chicago's "I've Been Searchin' So Long" was ...

Happy Birthday to Herbie Hancock who turns 82 today. There's always an Iowa connection and I didn't know that he graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in electrical engineering and music in 196...

SO, WHAT IS A GUILTY PLEASURE? A SONG YOU LIKE THAT YOU KNOW YOUR FRIENDS, SPOUSE OR EVEN STRANGERS WILL MAKE FUN OF YOU FOR LIKING. LIKE, FOR INSTANCE...LET'S SAY YOU'RE A 15 YEAR OLD MIKEY WATERS WH...

Alice Cooper is coming to the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids on September 30th. Tickets for the show will go on-sale this Friday morning at 10 at all the usual outlets. So I thought we'd feature an...

Every Saturday night from 9 to midnight we turn over KOKZ to Nina Blackwood for Absolutely 80's, so on Friday, I like to pick a song from her show to feature on the Forgotten 45 at 3:45. Today's tune ...

If I've learned anything about Spring, living my entire life in the midwest, I've learned, number 1; It's a lie and number 2; people are itching to get out and do SOMETHING! ANYTHING! I had so many ca...

When I was 11 years old, I LOVED my K-Tel Music Express album! Captain & Tennile! Elton John! Ozark Mountain Daredevils! 10cc! Jigsaw! Seriously, I wore that copy out on my terrible record player....

Chances are high my 1973 Mercury Capri was cranking up this song on my way to and from school. Today's Forgotten 45 at 3:45 comes from Journey and "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love With You)" a so...