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  • Punk Author Chris walters on Peg City Groove

    Posted by Rob on July 31st, 2008

    Chris Walter will be on Peg City Groove at 5pm talking about his new book ‘Personality Crisis: Warm Beer & Wild Times

    The book release is coming up on Aug 8th, fittingly at The Royal Albert (The Unwanted to perform). Tune in to find out about the new book and more!

  • The Hot Potato Returns!

    Posted by Rob on July 31st, 2008

    Aug 1st at 8am tune in for the return of one of CKUW’s most notorious programs.

    While ‘Wooden Spoons’ is on holiday, join Matt and Chef Charné for a special one-off Friday morning cooking extravaganza. Featuring 4 different versions of ‘Baby Elephant Walk’!

  • Coming to a bed near you…

    Posted by Robin on July 28th, 2008

    Join frustrated, bedbug-infested tenant and Spence Neighbourhood Association Rental Safety Coordinator to talk about the growing bedbug endemic in Winnipeg’s inner city. How to know if you have them, what you can do to keep these unwanted strangers out of your bed, and why nobody knows what to do.

    Wednesday, July 30 4pm-5pm

  • The History of James Brown (In The Pocket Radio)

    Posted by Rob on July 25th, 2008

    In The Pocket celebrates the legendary history of one of funk and soul’s gems, The Godfather of Soul, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Mr. Please Please Please himself, James Brown. Host Kevin McLean will take you through the early years at King Records, where Brown solidified his take on Soul. Through the founding years of funk with his hits like ‘Cold Sweat’, ‘Get on The Good Foot’, ‘Hot Pants’, and ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’ to name a few.

    Tune in to The History of James Brown unfold in the next few weeks on In The Pocket with Kevin McLean, Monday’s from 3:30 to 5pm on CKUW 95.9 FM.

  • Radiocamp Documentary

    Posted by Rob on July 22nd, 2008

    Last weeks campers put together this really cool documentary about CKUW. They interview a few of our staff and some volunteers. It’s really good so I thought I’d put it up here for everyone to hear!

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    Radiocamp session 2 is underway. Daily updates are posted at the Radiocamp website – ckuwradiocamp.ca