Kari Hedlund
Music DirectorThe music director at KAXE since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund reviews music on the daily. She also hosts New Music every Wednesday (2 and 10 p.m.) and Sunday (noon), along with the KAXE Morning Show on Thursdays.
She coordinates and books concert lineups and festivals like the Bemidji Block Party and Grand Rapids Riverfest and is a contributor to the nationally syndicated Sheroes Radio program.
KAXE has worked toward a 50-50 male/female and female-identifying sound since the early 2000s. Kari has continued to push that as priority into this next era by presenting equity in all manners on the air and within festival and concert lineups.
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Aaron Wenger was a poet and physicist who was instrumental in starting the engineering program at Itasca Community College, now Minnesota North-Itasca. He was a regular part of KAXE's programming for many years, whether he was sharing a poem, a story, or his thoughts on the universe.
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Music"Malegría" by Reyna Tropical is KAXE's Album of the Week for April 8-14, 2024.
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Music'Visions' by Norah Jones is KAXE's Album of the Week for March 11-17, 2024.
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Gus Schumacher visited with the KAXE Morning Show on his recent cross-country skiing successes.
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Music"Welcome Home, Kid" by Jordan Mackampa is KAXE's Album of the Week for Feb. 26-March 3, 2024.
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Music"What Now" by Brittany Howard is KAXE's Album of the Week for Feb. 12-18, 2024.
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MusicSilva and Steini's new album contains versions of jazz standards, with intention in every unhurried note.
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Music'Halfsies' by Lizzie No is KAXE's Album of the Week for Jan. 29 - Feb. 4, 2024.
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Music'Ting Mong' by Dengue Fever is KAXE's Album of the Week for Jan. 15-21, 2024.
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MusicHighlights from the many music interviews heard on KAXE, including Alan Sparhawk, Dan Wilson, Ira Kaplan, Mason Jennings, Dessa and more.