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 Hey Kids! You can call me Callie, but I also answer to many other names including Tater Taps, Mitozis, Calzone, or Callister. I interned at Z during the summer of 2012, and when the internship ended I decided to just stick around. I’m currently a senior at the University of Iowa, where I major in Communication Studies and Hawkeye Football. Okay, so Hawkeye Football isn’t a real major, but since I spend so much time and energy cheering and thinking about the team I think I could actually receive a BA degree in that! Anyway, in addition to school, working awesome Z events and doing some late night radio shifts, you might find me in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Doing surgery. Well, not really, but I do work in the Operating Rooms where I assist the surgeons in saving lives. Again, maybe a bit of a stretch there, but I do help prepare the rooms for surgeries.
I love music, which is also one reason why I love Z. I’ve played the drums for over 10 years, and I did play tenors for the Hawkeye Marching Band. More importantly however, I now play tenors for the Award Winning Schulte and Swan Marching Band Presented by West Music! Check us out.
If it hasn’t come across how much I love Z yet, let me be clear…. I love Z102.9! I’m so happy working here at the station. But most of all, I really enjoy meeting all the people at our events and activities. If you see me around yell one of my many names at me, so that we can become friends!
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 Hello! I’m Francesca, but you can call me Franki (no E! don’t even think about putting an e at the end…) Formally I’m known as the intern Frogarrr, but, I ain’t a tadpole no more, I’m official… or something like that. I’m a recent graduate from The University of Iowa (GO HAWKS!) where I majored in Communication Studies and minored in Theatre Arts. I interned at Z102.9 in the fall of 2012 and just couldn’t manage to part with all the awesome people I got to hang out with! As a tiny tadpole, I grew up in Crystal Lake, IL, one of the northwest suburbs of Chi-town. My love for music started before I can even remember, there are numerous candid family home videos of me to prove it. The most infamous had something to do with me wearing ill-fitting dress up clothes, (even the plastic dress up heels…yikes), and singing into a remote control while Janet Jackson was blaring in the background. BUT! My musical taste has evolved a whole lot since then, (it was the 90s, alright?) and I’m excited to be coming at you live from the mic and blaring the best new hits that radio has to offer!
There are 3 things I love about this job, it’s so fun I don’t know if job is even an appropriate name for what we do, being able to share my passion for music with other music lovers, and getting to meet and hang out with all of the awesome Z fans out there!
Oh! One more thing, I got to keep one of the puppies that showed up in that basket of puppies that were special guests on Schulte and Schwann. So I guess there are 4 things I love about this place! I love meeting anyone and everyone, so if you see me out on the streets, holla!
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.JPG) Hey! My name is Lambeau. I am a recent graduate of the University of Iowa. I majored in Communication Studies and Journalism. I currently have 18 jobs some of those including being an on-air personality for Z, a bartender, and a fitness instructor. They all keep me extremely busy and I am okay with that! Some facts that you may find interesting about me:
Likes: Furry Dogs, Football, Sushi, Britney Spears, The Real Housewives Series (All of them), Peoples' Laughs, The Bieber, Scary Movies, Playing Jokes on People, Eating, Wine
Dislikes: Broccolli, Bleu Cheese, The Bears, Winter, Unwanted Smells, Hair That Isn't Mine, Cats, Fractions, Politics, oh and SWEATING
Beyond my dislikes, I'm a pretty cool gal to get along with. I will probably make you laugh more than once because of something outrageous I say. I am an intesnse Green Bay Packer fan and will trash talk any team that plays them. Aaron Rodgers will be my second husband although he doesn't know it yet. And Clay Matthews will be my third.
Also, Z102.9 is the best radio station out there! I love my co-workers and you should to! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.
One last thing... GO PACK GO and GO HAWKS!
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 Dearest Z Listeners,
I would assume this is the section that I put all this glamorous information about myself and how I started, but that's a story for a different time...actually, I think this is that time to tell you. My bad.
So I started out as a young little intern here at Z in the Fall of 2012. I found very quickly that it is sink or swim around here, so I bought a boat, well, because I guess you could call me lazy, but I think of it more like being smart.
ANYWHO, First things first, the intern nickname. mini-he. No capitals (get it, cause its mini, and.. well yeah.. bad joke, sorry). Did this name fit me or what! I drive a Mini Cooper, I have some miniature horses, some mini goats, and I like on a “mini” farm! The he, well, that should explain itself.
Luckily, I supposedly fit right in to what they were looking for, and BOOM! Here I am. Part time On-Air Talent as I like to call it. I am a “mini” celebrity (so many mini jokes).
I've been told I am a fun guy to talk to, and my personality is outgoing. Make sure you check me out when I am on sometimes!
Hope to talk to you all soon!! (Don't be afraid to stop by my Facebook or Twitter to say hi!! facebook.com/kardos1 and twitter.com/jkardos1).
Sincerely, Jon (aka mini-he)
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 If you’re reading this, I bet you’re wondering “who is this guy, and how did he get on the radio?” Please, allow me to enlighten you.
My career began with a stint in the entertainment industry as a producer and a writer, working on such shows as It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Drawn Together, and Better Off Ted. Seriously, IMDB it. Eventually, I decided to leave Tinsel Town in search of something more forthright and honest. I was just too real for Hollywood; there are way too many phonies and liars out there who try and take credit for other people’s work. The nerve of some people!
Leaving Hollywood wasn’t easy; there were some very dark times. Awhile ago, you could’ve caught me in the back of the food stamp line, straight outta rehab, without soles on my shoes. Yes, there were dark times indeed, but eventually I found Bob Saget and he helped me see the light and get back on my feet. I was led back to my hometown of Cedar Rapids, and fell into my true calling; radio.
Starting at Z as an intern in the summer of 2011, you may remember me as Yoshi. I was so good at brown nosing that they just couldn’t say no when I asked for a job. I graduated from Iowa State, but I’m a Hawkeye fan, so don’t hate. I graduated with a degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Music Technology. I love music and in the future, I plan to pursue a career deeper in the industry. Someday I would like to work in licensing, but for now, you can hear me on-air on the weekends and occasionally catch me DJing gigs around town. I love meeting our listeners, so if you ever see me working at a Z event, please come say hi!
One final question: I Know, Right???
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Karol who?? Ok, so I've been slacking a bit lately and passing off airshifts to new Z wannabe's so that I can wait around for my second little man to arrive at the Kelly Household. Z102.9 is actually the reason that I've made Cedar Rapids my home for the last 7 years, when I got the call to become the full-time afternoon personally back in October of 2003.
Originally from Clinton, I come from a long line of radio personalities including my dad and two brothers (so as much as I tried, I couldn't get away from the radio bug). A graduate of The University of Iowa, I am doing my best NOT to use my degree and play the Stay At Home Mommy role to my sons.
I also dabble a bit in the television field, and you can catch me on 2 local tv shows (It All Adds Up! and Newsleaders) on the Mediacom Connections Channel 22. So the worst thing you can say to me is that I've got a face for radio. (But I have sworn to retire tv stardom the minute they get HD cameras at the studio.)
Interesting Facts about Karol:
- If you've seen the show "American Pickers on the History Channel" - Mike Wolfe used to be my landlord when I lived in the Quad Cities.
- I've seen Nickelback 6 times in concert and met them 3 times.
- Put "Going To Lollapalooza" on your Bucket List - it's an unbelieveable experience for any music lover
- I worked with Jennifer Garner when I was 12 at a theatre in Mt. Carroll, Illinois in the play "Fiddler on the Roof"
- Biggest regret is giving up the chance to work at Disney my freshman year of college - I got accepted but my parents thought it was too early to take time off from school.
- I will always be a lifelong Hawkeye, so if you ever get tickets to a sporting event, let me know and I'd love to join you!
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Wait… Who is this Mitchell James you speak of?
*cue awesome movie announcer voice*
A birth in Southern Minnesota started a story of a boy with a dream. A dream so big, it would consume him. It would drive him. It would be his only source of inspiration to get through his early years. That dream of knowing that someday all of his hard work and training would finally land him the opportunity to do something… meaningful. Something… profound. Something… awesome.
*end awesome movie announcer voice*
…. sounds riveting, doesn’t it? All fiction usually does!
Hello! Good to see you! It is truly an honor to be one of the ZJs here at Z102.9. (ZJs… cool huh? Awesome AND Creative… you’ll love me! I just know it!) I currently moonlight as a ZJ as much as the radio powers that be allow me to while working a full time job making tomorrows and stuff at Transamerica here in the City of Five during the week. It’s a great opportunity to come and play at Z! My main stomping ground will be on the weekend. I hope you tune in and listen! If all else, you’ll always have the hits playing… unless I hit the wrong set of buttons.
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