19 Mar 2012

Rock Island Library Lines

By R.I. Public Library

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19 Mar 2012

New Weekend Line-Up on 96.1 MIX 96 KMXG-FM, Davenport

By Julie Myers

Davenport, Iowa - March 8, 2012 - On March 4, 2012, KMXG-FM, 96.1 MIX 96 debuted a new weekend line-up featuring Syndicated Programming once featured on former sister station, 101.3 KUUL-FM.

For years, 96.1 MIX 96 has been the Quad Cities radio station for real music variety?and now, Sundays mean: THE SEVENTIES! New to MIX 96: Casey Kasem's American Top Forty-the 70's (Sundays 11am-2pm),

John Landecker with 'Into the 70's' (Sundays 2-6pm) and Steve Goddard with 'The 70's' Sundays from 9pm to midnight. These 70's shows, along with the MIX 96 Jazz Patio with Art Monroe (Sundays 8a-11a) and

Smooth Jazz Sunday night (Sundays 6-9p), give MIX 96 incredible weekend music variety.

 

Complete MIX 96 Weekend Lineup:

 

Saturdays 'Retro Saturdays'

·         Midnight-6am: All 80's (host: Maurice)

·         6am-10am:     Casey Kasem's American Top Forty-the 80's

·         10am-4pm:     All 80's (hosts: Ron and Amy from the MIX 96 morning show)

·         4pm-8pm:       Retro Pop Reunion w/Joe Cortez

·         8pm-2am Sun: Backtraxx USA w/Kid Kelly

 

Sundays

·         7am-7:30am:  Quad City Forum

·         7:30am-8am:  Viewpoints

·         8am-11am:     The MIX 96 Jazz Patio w/Art Monroe

·         11am-2pm:     Casey Kasem's American Top Forty-the 70's

·         2pm-6pm:       Into the 70's w/John Landecker

·         6pm-9pm:       Smooth Jazz Sunday Night w/Art Monroe

·         9pm-Mid:         The 70's w/Steve Goddard


12 Mar 2012

Poetry Contest Open to Davenport Area Poets

By Dr. Joseph Cameron

Central Points Fine Arts is sponsoring a Poetry Contest which is free and is open to Davenport-area residents. There are fifty prizes totaling $5000, with a $1000 Grand Prize for the last poet standing.  Poems of 21 lines or fewer on any subject and in any style will be judged by the contest director, Dr. Joseph Cameron.

Entrants should include their name and address on the same page as the peom, and a winner's list will be sent to them.

Entries must be received by April 10, 2012, and can be submitted via mail to Free Poetry Contest, PO Box 3336, Central Point, OR 97502; or enter online at www.freecontest.com

14 Feb 2012

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Eastern Iowa Names Jeff Ashcraft Vice President and Market Manager

By Randy Stalsberg

Davenport, Iowa - February 13, 2012 - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Eastern Iowa today announced that Jeff Ashcraft has been named Vice President and Market Manager, effective immediately. Ashcraft oversees the daily operations of the Davenport, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City markets.

As Vice President and Market Manager for Eastern Iowa, Ashcraft is responsible for recruiting and developing market teams and revenue strategies. He leverages Eastern Iowa's programming resources throughout the region and company to create the best listening experiences for the audience and solutions for advertisers. Ashcraft also serves as a Clear Channel Ambassador, overseeing the company's engagement in Eastern Iowa's communities.

"Jeff has a proven ability to lead and has demonstrated that for the last six years in Davenport," said Matt Martin, Senior Vice President of Operations - West Region, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. "We are excited to leverage his talents across these three Eastern Iowa markets. This is great next step for all of us."

Ashcraft has been with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment since 2005, serving as Director of Sales and National Sales Manager for the Davenport market. He successfully developed the sales staff into a cohesive team creating several new revenue generating projects while implementing strategies that resulted in gross sales growth. Prior to Clear Channel, Ashcraft was a Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Marycrest International University and the Regional Corporate Communications Manager for MidAmerican Energy Company.

About Clear Channel Media and Entertainment:
With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations. The company's radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius/XM satellite, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company's radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile application on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile services and products, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at clearchannel.com, clearchanneloutdoor.com and ccmediaholdings.com.

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13 Feb 2012

"Atlas Shrugged" Still Flying Off Shelves!

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON?New reports from Ayn Rand's publisher indicates that sales figures for "Atlas Shrugged" are continuing a remarkable trend.

In 2011 all English editions of "Atlas Shrugged" sold 445,000 copies.

"This is incredible," says Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute. "Since Obama was elected, 'Atlas Shrugged' has sold more than 1.5 million copies. This is unheard of in the publishing industry, for a 55-year-old novel to register sales of this magnitude. And what's even more remarkable is that this is even more than the book sold in 1957 . . . when it was a best seller!"

In addition, Penguin's new "Atlas Shrugged" iPad app recently won the Publishing Innovation Award for best app in the fiction category.

"Atlas Shrugged" is a mystery story about the disappearance of America's great thinkers, industrialists, inventors and artists. Its theme is the role of the mind in man's existence. A philosophical novel of breathtaking scope, "Atlas Shrugged" has been embraced, in recent years, by people looking for answers to the problems of an ever-expanding federal government.

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13 Feb 2012

Wis. Publisher Releases Crime Book, Magazine Expose'

By Badger Wordsmith
WALES, WI, February 12, 2012 ? With the addition of a new crime book and magazine exposé, the list of publications offered by Badger Wordsmith, LLC (BWS) has grown to six.

"Best of the Spingola Files, Vol. I." is a compilation of retired Milwaukee Police Department Homicide Lieutenant Steve Spingola's take on cold case homicides, organized crime figures, and crime related books.

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Spingola-Files-Vol-ebook/dp/B006YZCG6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327864103&sr=8-1

Miles Kinard's well-researched magazine exposé, "American Stasi: Fusion Centers and Domestic Spying," examines the technologies employed by law enforcement intelligence fusion centers. Wisconsin is home to two fusion centers?one operated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice in Madison and another by the Milwaukee Police Department.

http://www.amazon.com/American-Stasi-Centers-Domesitc-ebook/dp/B006YZQFL8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329064427&sr=8-1

BWS is also the publisher of "The Cozen Protocol," a Milwaukee-based crime novel and Amazon.com 2010 Breakthrough Novel of the Year Award nominee.  As recently as January 26, 2012, "The Cozen Protocol" climbed to #2 on Amazon's list of criminal procedure books.

For more information, contact BWS or visit http://www.badgerwordsmith.com/books.html

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08 Feb 2012

Rock Island Library Lines

By Rock Island Public Library

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06 Feb 2012

Author Sharon R. Holub Book Signing Event

By Nicholas Depew

WHEN: 2-11-12

TIME: Noon - 2 p.m.

WHERE: Book Rack, 3937 - 41st Ave. Dr., Moline, IL 61265

WHAT: Holub, a resident of Davenport, IA, will be available to sign copies of her Juvenile Fiction book, Adventures of the Big Green Van.

When Shayla Christine and Christy Lee want to visit faraway places with their grandfather, they enlist the help of the big green van. With a little magic and a lot of love, the girls begin a journey to see the world with their grandfather in Adventures of the Big Green Van.

For more information, contact Terry Cordingley at 888-361-9473 or terry@tatepublishing.com

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31 Jan 2012

WOC-AM AND WMT-AM ANNOUNCE THE NEW MARK AND STEVE MORNING SHOW

By Julie A Myers
Cedar Rapids/Davenport, IA - January 31, 2012 - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced today that Mark Manuel and Steve Ketelaar will now host a new show on WOC-AM News Talk 1420 and WMT-AM 600, effective February 28, 2012. The Mark and Steve Show will air live weekdays from 5-9:00 a.m. on WMT-AM and 5:30-9:00 a.m. on WOC-AM. The new show will focus on regional and national news, entertainment and current events. Manuel and Ketelaar will continue to host the afternoon drive on KCQQ-FM Q106.5.

"This is an exciting opportunity to build on the success of these two legendary radio stations," said Jim O'Hara, Operations Manager, Clear Channel Quad Cities. "The Mark and Steve Show will bring a whole new level of entertainment, news and information to our listeners in the 380 corridor and the Quad Cities."

Manuel and Ketelaar are two radio veterans who have worked in the Eastern Iowa market since 1981. Most recently, the duo hosted the Mark and Steve Morning Show on KUUL-FM. They also previously worked in larger markets like Miami, FL, Madison, WI and Minneapolis, MN.

In addition to his career in radio broadcasting, Ketelaar has also worked on several national voicing campaign commercials for companies including McDonald's, Northwest Airlines and the Discovery Channel. He is a stand-up comedian and previously opened for notable acts like Jeff Foxworthy and Louie Anderson. Ketelaar also served as master of ceremonies for several charity events and radio-thons for the Children's Miracle Network, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and others.

Manuel grew up in Eastern Iowa and hoped to one day follow in Spike O'Dell's, former WGN personality, footsteps. He began his radio broadcasting career at Iowa State's college radio station. Manuel later worked at radio stations in Des Moines, IA Macomb, IL and Washington, D.C. He also served as the Morning Show Host on the former WHTS-FM until it was sold in 2006, when he moved to Madison to do mornings at WMAD-FM. Manuel then returned to the Quad Cities and partnered with Ketelaar on KUUL-FM.

Dan Kennedy, Program Director at WOC-AM, and Randy Lee, Program Director and on-air personality at WMT-AM, will work together to develop and produce the new morning show. Lee and Kennedy will also be heard on-air on their respective stations and will continue working with local business and community leaders to keep the stations' programming topical to their specific markets.

About Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations. The company's radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius/XM satellite, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the  ompany's radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile application on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others. The company's operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile services and products, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment is a  division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at clearchannel.com, clearchanneloutdoor.com and ccmediaholdings.com.

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24 Jan 2012

WQPT Press Release

By Lora Adams

MOLINE, ILLINOIS - WQPT's Community Advisory Board meets periodically to discuss station activities. These meeting are open to the public.  The upcoming Community Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2012 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the John Deere Room at the Western Illinois University 60th Street Campus in Moline, Illinois. The address is 3561 - 60th Street  Moline, IL.

WQPT is a media service of Western Illinois University located in Moline, Illinois.

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