KALA Radio

06/10/2026

Andrew Lopez, co-owner of LoPiez talks punk, emo, and heavy metal on our NEW EPISODE of Favorite Finds with KALA!🤘

And you know he brought pizza over to Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie - Vintage, Styling, Photography!🍕

Andrew Lopez, co-owner of Lopiez Pizza, talks punk, emo, and heavy ...

06/08/2026

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you… that’s St. Ambrose on an ESPN graphic!🐝

CJ Boone ‘26 is spending his summer internship as a Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Upper Valley Nighthawks. Here he is from last night’s broadcast as the Nighthawks took on the Valley Blue Sox!⚾️📻

06/03/2026

🏈ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!🔥

This KALA Summer Rewind takes us to last Fall's big St. Ambrose University Football win against Clarke and this HUGE run from junior Braden Downs.

Tune in to KALA for more football coverage next semester!📻

06/02/2026

🎧Looking for your new favorite podcast this summer?🎙️

Look no further than our history podcast "Relevant or Irrelevant" which just won Best Podcast awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association and Iowa Broadcast News Association!

Dive in as historical events are analyzed through books, journal articles, and presentations. Then, our dedicated team of historians and history buffs deem the events relevant or irrelevant! Find all our episodes at www.kalapodcasts.org

05/29/2026

Today we finished a big project in KALA: re-sleeving and preserving decades of music history💿

05/28/2026

KALA has always been your source for the best in Jazz music, but what if it wasn’t your… usual… Jazz?

Tune in to The Hungry Ear Thursday nights at 7pm for a live, eclectic 2-hours of Jazz music with host Jay Bryant… from classic and traditional, to contemporary and boundary-pushing!

Listen live on KALA 88.5 FM or on the TuneIn app.

05/27/2026

Yacht rock fans rejoice!

Jordan Franks, host of KALA's yacht rock radio show The Nightfly, stops by Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie - Vintage, Styling, Photography for his favorite picks!

You can catch The Nightfly Wednesday nights at 6 and Sunday nights at 11 on KALA 88.5 FM!

KALA & SAUtv Production Specialist Jordan Franks stops by Ragged Re...

05/15/2026

We can’t believe KALA Scholar Bee Jessica Vargas ‘26 graduates TOMORROW!🎉🎓

From invaluable work in our studios, to high-impact learning experiences with Mediacom MC22 and WQAD, she’s becoming who she’s meant to be! Congrats, Jess!💙🐝

05/14/2026

In bringing New York Knicks game to life for his sister Hannah through heartfelt play-by-play commentary, Mitch Widmeier '15, a Radio/TV alum, is using his talent and passion to create moments of joy, connection, and love. Their story was recently featured on ESPN and is a powerful reminder that success is not only about where your voice can take you, but how you use it to uplift others.

Follow their inspiring journey on social media and take a look at their story on ESPN here: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/48714465

05/13/2026

SAU senior and "Favorite Finds with KALA" producer Ross Willerth steps out from behind the camera to choose his album picks at Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie - Vintage, Styling, Photography before he graduates this weekend!

St. Ambrose University senior and Favorite Finds producer Ross Willerth steps out from behind the camera to choose his album picks before he graduates!See mo...