Heidi Holtan
Director of Content and Public AffairsHeidi 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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In this episode, co-hosts Charlie and Heidi introduce the podcast, get tricked by Blue Jays, and listen to clips from John Latimer and the Phenology Show, Pam Perry’s interview on Oct. 14, and student phenologists from Cherry School. -
KAXE's "Ham Radio" host, cookbook author and James Beard award-winning Amy Thielen weighs in on sloppy Joes, fall harvests and recipes in Northern Minnesota. -
KAXE was chosen to receive more than $17,000 in community support, recognizing its role as Northern Minnesota’s independent, people-powered public radio station. -
KAXE was the first rural public community licensee in the U.S. in 1976. When Congress rescinded federal funding, supporters gave over $170,000 to keep us on the air. Times are still tough, but people-powered radio marches boldly forward. -
New tenants, art spaces and community programs highlight the Grand Rapids building’s revival at the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. -
From hearing Woody Guthrie on the air in 1976 to leading KAXE through crises, Maggie Montgomery reflects on the station’s resilience and the urgent fight to keep community radio alive after federal funding cuts. -
University of Minnesota rising senior Dani Fraher was an intern at KAXE in the summer of 2025 through Report for Minnesota and the Minnesota Journalism Center. -
Retired rural mail carriers Julie Crabb and John Latimer reflect on how KAXE kept them company on their routes and why supporting local public radio matters now more than ever. -
John Taylor Ward is the artistic director of the festival in the Brainerd area. Raised in Appalachia, Ward is also a classical singer and folk music researcher/practitioner. -
Aaron Brown has been a KAXE voice for over 20 years and is now a columnist at the "Minnesota Star Tribune." He shares why public media matters and how KAXE informed his career.
