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12/18/2015

Willie Dixon, Jr. will play it one last time tonight from 7-11 PM on the occasion of his 400th show. It's the final local broadcast and a special 4 hour "In A Mellow Tone." Please join fellow listeners this evening.

12/18/2015

Tune in tomorrow morning to find out more on the transition for WKCC...listen during the 8 o'clock hour for an interview with KCC President, Dr. John Avandano and Wendy Turner, Vice President of Operations at WBEZ.

12/04/2015

WKCC staff and volunteers recognized

Local public radio staff and volunteers were recognized for their work during a luncheon held on Thursday, December 3rd at Kankakee Community College. In attendance were: Heather Claborn, staff reporter; James D. Jones, operations and Magical Mystery Tour; Willie Dixon, Jr., In a Mellow Tone; Dale Bowman, Outdoors with Dale Bowman; Vic Johnson, Grand Prairie Chronicles; Matt Callan, In a Mellow Tone; Ted Petersen, Sports Report; Bert Jacobson, Green Minute; Pamela Powell, Reel Focus; Carl Maronich, The Really Big Show; James Walker and D’Arcy Ballinger, Friends of the Blues; and Jonathan Coke, general manager. Not able to attend: Steve Case, Sky Watch.

WKCC will cease local broadcast operations on Friday evening, December 18th at the conclusion of a special, final episode of In a Mellow Tone, hosted by Willie Dixon, Jr. – on the occasion of his 400th show.

WKCC crew, left to right - back row, Ted Petersen, Jonathan Coke; middle row, Bert Jacobson, Dale Bowman, Carl Maronich, James "Dr. Skyy Dobro" Walker, Pamela Powell, James D. Jones; front row, Vic Johnson, Willie Dixon, Jr., Matt Callan, D'Arcy "Shuffle Shoes" Ballinger, Heather Claborn

11/06/2015

Saturday at 4:00 p.m. - Questing - The Stanford Storytelling Project

Whether or not there's a cape, a sword, or a noble steed involved, we all go on quests. We leave the comforts and routines of ordinary life in search of a light that hovers just beyond the horizon. But what is it about the quest that makes it so different from merely reaching for a goal? In this episode, a girl named Rachel searches the world in a quest for her holy grail. Accompanying her is an academic all-star named Bobby, who is questing for certain kind of community. In our last piece, a film editor named Giusepi goes on a quest around America for a better way to serve people.

10/20/2015

WKCC is off the air due to a power outage in the area of Kankakee Community College. ComEd has been advised. Once power has been restored, we expect to be back on the air. Thank you for your patience.

09/06/2015

Tune in Tuesday to hear from WKCC Skywatch producer Dr. Stephen Case. His book First Fleet is an adaptation of a short story he wrote in the style of H. P. Lovecraft. Tuesday at 8:20 a.m., and 12:20 and 5:20 p.m.

08/01/2015

Hear it on WKCC 10a on Saturday, 2p on Sunday.

Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:00pm Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! at Millennium Park Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion 201 E.Randolph St., Chicago, IL | Cost: Free More Information » Returning to Millennium Park for the first time since 2009, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! is NPR’s Peabody Award-winning qu…

07/21/2015

End of an era.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Garrison Keillor, creator and longtime host of the popular "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show, says he means it this time: He's retiring. In an interview Monday with The Associated Press, Keillor…

07/02/2015

Due to a technical error, Global Village will debut on Thursday. Our apologies. We were very excited to premiere it tonight.

06/24/2015

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06/23/2015

Beth Zacharias joined us in the WKCC studios to talk about her tiny gardens along East River St. in Kankakee. Beth needs the community to join her in her work to keep those corners blooming. She's been doing the volunteer work largely on her own since the 90s. You can contact Beth by email at [email protected], or send us a message and we can help her get in touch with you.