KBEM
- Call Letters: kbem
- Frequency: 88.5
- http://www.jazz88fm.com
- Affiliations: BBC, NPR, PRI, and AMPERS
- Networks: AMPERS
Description
Recognized as the Twin Cities’ public radio voice for jazz and education, KBEM is a program of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Approximately 150 students annually participate in KBEM’s hands-on educational program, which focuses on all aspects of broadcasting and production. Students who develop their skills and select broadcasting experience can gain significant on-air time. The station is on-air 24/7 with 35 hours of student programming each week, with live professional announcers and pre-recorded, syndicated programming filling out the rest of the schedule. KBEM is the only station in the Twin Cities market which offers a jazz format and officially provides MN-DOT traffic reports.KBEM was initially established at Minneapolis Vocational High School in the 1960s. The station was moved to North High School in 1983 as a part of the District’s desegregation initiative and it continues to reside there today. The vast majority of KBEM students attend North High School.
Pieces
The Twin Cities Jazz Society annually presents a series of concerts by local artists. Jazz 88 chose six of these concerts to record for broadcast
Bought by mnartists.org
- Added: Jul 18, 2010
- Length: 00:59:09
- Licenses: 1
Minnesota Music Moment is a weekly feature of KBEM FM 88.5, each week highlighting a different Minnesota musician.
This MMM features drummer Jay...
- Added: Jul 18, 2010
- Length: 00:03:30
Minnesota Music Moment is a weekly feature of KBEM FM 88.5, each week highlighting a different Minnesota musician. This MMM features singer Nancy H...
- Added: Jul 18, 2010
- Length: 00:03:30
3 1/2 minute vignette highlighting Minnesota musician Mary Louise Knutson
- Added: Jul 17, 2010
- Length: 00:03:29
3 1/2 minute vignette highlighting Twin Cities pianist Laura Caviani.
- Added: Jul 17, 2010
- Length: 00:03:30
BIG BAND SCENE features Big Bands of today from across the world and also includes Regional Big Bands from virtually every state in the union while...
- Added: Jul 17, 2010
- Length: 01:08:47
BIG BAND SCENE features Big Bands of today from across the world and also includes Regional Big Bands from virtually every state in the union while...
- Added: Jul 17, 2010
- Length: 00:59:08
Each week, KBEM features a teacher from the Minneapolis Public School System. This week's teacher feature is Dan Mcguire.
- Added: Jul 10, 2010
- Length: 00:11:47
Charlita Williamson is an award winning coach from Thomas Edison High School.
- Added: Jul 08, 2010
- Length: 00:13:32
The Twin Cities Jazz Society annually presnets a series of concerts by local artists. Jazz 88 chose six of these concerts to record for Broadcast.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KMSU
- Added: Jul 01, 2010
- Length: 00:59:45
- Licenses: 2
The Twin Cities annually presents a series of concerts by local artists. Jazz 88 chose six of these concerts to record for broadcast.
Bought by KMSU
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 00:59:31
- Licenses: 1
The Twin Cities Jazz Society annually presents a series of concerts by local artists. Jazz 88 FM chose six of these concerts to record for boradcast.
Bought by KMSU
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 00:59:28
- Licenses: 1
Peg Mahon teaches at Anwatin School in the AVID program.
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 00:17:20
Marago Borth teaches at Armatage School. She is a first grade teacher in the Montessori School.
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 00:11:09
Stacey Severson teaches at Northrup Environmental School. She is involved in the award winning EacheweekKBEMFuture Problem Solvers.
- Added: Jun 15, 2010
- Length: 00:20:06
- Added: Jun 13, 2010
- Length: 00:03:32
- Licenses: 1
- Added: Jun 13, 2010
- Length: 00:03:32
- Licenses: 1
- Added: Jun 13, 2010
- Length: 00:03:29
- Licenses: 1
- Added: Jun 13, 2010
- Length: 00:03:29
- Licenses: 1
- Added: Jun 13, 2010
- Length: 00:03:31
- Licenses: 1
Staff of KBEM
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Michele Jansen (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Philip Nusbaum | independant producer | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Robert Hayles (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Kevin O'Connor (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Ross Ayoka | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Ed Jones (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Scott Theisen | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | |
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Todd Melby | Independent Producer | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Patty Peterson (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
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Maryann Sullivan (Admin) | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
