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Legendary Neil Sedaka Talks To Kim Carson About His New Book

Kim Carson — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:49:45 +0000

If you missed Kim Carson’s interview with Neil Sedaka… Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Laughter In The Rain, Bad Blood, my favorite Love Will Keep Us Together and Lonely Night by the Captain and Tenille, and Clay Aiken’s Solitaire, all songs written by Neil Sedaka. In fact Neil Sedaka has penned more than 500 [...]

"Gilda's Club Red" Partners w/ Sietsema's Orchard & Market [audio]

Kim Carson — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:00:46 +0000

Sietsema's Orchard, Cider Mill and Market, formerly on the Beltline and Knapp, have moved! They are now in Ada on 2 Mile Road. In talking with Andy Sietsema, 4th generation farmer, I could see that his vision is much broader than just farming the land. He wants to educate you, the buyer, on how

ARTPRIZE 2011, Meet 3 ArtPrize Artists In The Competition[video]!

Kim Carson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:00:13 +0000

Throguhout all of ArtPrize I will be broadcasting from the lobby of the Huntington Bank Building between 10am and 2pm Monday through Friday. I’d like to introduce you to Kimberly Lasher whose ArtPrize entry is entitled The Secret Annex. Also spotlighted today Craig Lasher’s tapestry as well as Sallie Zigterman who did a pastel and [...]

UNEDITED 9/11 Survivor Interview With Lieutenant General Tom Plewes

Kim Carson — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:00:28 +0000

Thank you to Lieutenant General Tom Plewes for taking time out of his very busy life to talk with me about 9/11. Lieutenant Plewes is a 9/11 survivor who was the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. He talks about the vivid images that will stay with him forever, what 9/11 means to him and some of the other survivors, and what it felt and looked like being in the Pentagon when that third plane hit! Lieutenant Plewes was very generous with not only his time but with his raw honesty in sharing memories from that day

'You Don't Need God' Billboard Interview

Paul Lee — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:22:51 +0000

If you’ve driven down northbound US-131 at Hall street recently you may have seen the “You don’t need God” billboard there from the Center For Inquiry. The whole thing goes “You don’t need God – to hope, to care, to love, to live.” The CFI is an organization that promotes a secular society based on [...]

Grand Rapids Kim Carson Interviews I Dream Of Jeannie's Barbara Eden!

Kim Carson — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:37:40 +0000

She has been on The Today Show, Good Morning America and The Talk. Now, she'll be chatting with me on the air Thursday, between 10:30am and 3pm.

Listen at the Top & the Bottom of every hour and Barbara will be talking to me about her crazy life, the message she hopes to get across to women with her new book "Jeannie Out Of The Bottle, and I can't wait to ask her about what it was like the first time she met Marilyn Monroe.

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Chatting w/ Third Day, Rob Bell from Mars Hill Bible Church, MercyMe & More On Faith Hope & Love Songs

Kim Carson — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:52:24 +0000

Great show for you today! I always learn so much from talking to people and hearing their own personal stories. I think you’ll enjoy it too! Faith Hope and Love Songs is a mix of positive music, interviews, and today I even share one of my poems. Nice way to wake up or wind down. Faith Hope and [...]

30 Years After the Reagan Assassination Attempt

Paul Lee — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:38:37 +0000

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. On March 30 1981, John Hinckley Jr. opened fire on Reagan’s entourage in Washington, D.C. and injured the president and three others. Journalist Del Quentin Wilber has written a book about the events of that day and the aftermath, compiled [...]

Lady Gaga, Behind The "60 Minutes" Interview

Kim Carson — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:40:08 +0000

Even MY mom said after watching her on 60 Minutes, "You know, I kind of like her." Lady Gaga is loved and respected on stage, but for me, I think off stage she is even more engaging, sweet, brilliant, and humble. This 24 year old has it going on. See for yourself...

Hear Former American Idol Matt Giraud Sing The Christmas Song The LIVE Arrangement In Studio With Kim Carson

Kim Carson — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:11:55 +0000

It’s not every day you get serenaded by a former American Idol who puts your name into a song. I think that is actually a first for me in my radio career! 11:15 this morning I’ll play the LIVE in studio arrangement of The Christmas Classic “The Christmas Song”. I have tix for you to [...]

Part Two, Kim Carson Interviews Former American Idol Matt Giraud

Kim Carson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:42:11 +0000

Part Two…Matt Giraud joined me on the air at 100.5 The River today. He’s in town for his concert Saturday night at the Rockford Fine Arts Auditorium, 9pm. Doors open at 8:30pm! Get your tickets at www.startickets.com or in person at your local Meijer! Enjoy an Evening With Matt Giraud (bring a sprig of mistletoe [...]