In November 2024, KCSM's own Pete Fallico, Jazz Oasis co-host was at Howard University to receive a Benny Goldson Jazz Masters Award for 2024 on behalf of the Jazz Organ Fellowship.

On November 10th, the SF International Boogie Woogie Festival was held at SF Jazz, with artists from the USA, Germany, Spain. The sold out concert was a spectacular evening hosted by KCSM's Kathleen Lawton.

There’s no place like home. KCSM Station Manager Robert Franklin traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, home of Bobby Rush, the legendary and acclaimed 2024 Grammy Award Winner for Best Traditional Blues Album. We had a great time talking about his love of the South, his life, legacy and current plans for the coming year. Rush headlined the 47th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival held in Greenville, Mississippi in September.

Roger Brenninkmeyer shares his journey from working in clothing retail, to microfinance, to corporate branding, to creating artwork from plastic waste. He explains the process of creating artwork from soft plastic waste, including sorting, cleaning, melting, and molding the plastic. He discusses the plastic crisis, the low recycling rates, and the increasing production of plastic, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and using creativity to address the plastics crisis. ● Using one's strengths and thinking sideways can lead to innovative solutions for environmental challenges. ● Artists and entrepreneurs should think sideways and use their skills and experiences to create meaningful solutions. ● Enabling others to participate in the Plastics Crisis Solution is key; involving the community in collecting plastic waste fosters a sense of ownership and engagement. ● Localization is important in creating circular economies and reducing environmental impact.

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