A patent for the invention called the Sholes & Glidden “type-writer” was granted on this date in 1868 marking the first use of the QWERTY keyboard. Gavin and Wyatt discover this type of keyboard is not the right design for dog paws. You are invited to listen as John invents the “write” music for this “type” show on Crosscurrents, 6/23 at 8 a.m.
Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, on this date in 1890, Stanley “Stan” Laurel, was an English comedian, writer, film director, and better known as Laurel teamed with Oliver Hardy. The partnership of Gavin and Wyatt join at Stanley’s side as they celebrate Stan’s birthday with a smile. You are invited to join John as he celebrates Stan’s birthday with jovial tunes on Crosscurrents, 6/16 at 8 a.m.
The Juneau Symphony’s final concert of the season be this weekend will include Procession of the Nobles and Brahm’s Piano Concert No. 1 and will conclude with Respighi’s Pines of Rome. If you miss the Saturday concert, or want to enjoy the music again, tune in to KRNN on Sunday afternoon at 3 for a live broadcast of the concert.
The small Czech village of Lidice was brutally burned and buried as the village men, women, and children were separated and sent to prison death camps on this tragic day of June 9th of 1942. The statue of the Lidice children and the nearby rose garden honors the children’s memory and stands as a tribute to harmony and companionship. You are invited overcome sadness and cruelty with music of peace and friendship on Crosscurrents, 6/9 at 8 a.m.
As a special way of saying thanks, KTOO is doing a drawing for an iPad Air on June 30th. You are automatically entered in to the drawing if you are a sustaining member, or make a gift between now and the end of the month. That means it’s a great time to sign on a as a new member, or renew your gift. If you’d like to be eligible, but don’t want to contribute, just come by the business office between 10am and noon, Monday through Friday, and we’ll get your name entered.
The brand new iPad Air comes equipped with 64 gigs of storage and wifi capability.
The Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller, who went on to fame as Tarzan of the Jungle in the movies, was born on this date in 1904. Gavin and Wyatt are posed at the side of the pool with Weissmuller before a swim meet as John is sitting in the studio with music prior to the show. You are invited to swing by the celebration on Crosscurrents, 6/2 at 8 a.m.
