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Meet KAXE's New Music Producer/Centerstage MN Host: Malachy Koons

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan,
Kari Hedlund
Published January 9, 2023 at 2:20 PM CST

Tune in Fridays at 2 and 10pm for our spotlight on MN Music: Centerstage MN

It's an exciting 2023 at KAXE/KBXE with new crew on board for radio and an expansion of our news department.

Last week we met Malachy Koons - he's our new music producer who, among other things, will producer Centerstage MN on Fridays on KAXE/KBXE.

Take a listen to our conversation, and tune in to catch Malachy on Fridays as well as other music programming like New Music and Mixtape.

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Heidi Holtan
Heidi Holtan has been involved with KAXE since 2002. Now as Director of Content and Public Affairs she manages and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR. Her latest project is Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen.
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Kari Hedlund
The Music Director since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund oversees the music programming and content you hear each day on KAXE. She hosts Headwaters every Wednesday (9 a.m. and 10 p.m.) and is co-host to Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show.
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