Bob McWilliams
Trail Mix host, Jazz in the Night host, KPR Director of JazzBob McWilliams, who earned his B.A. and M.A. in history at the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, far prefers radio to law.
He has hosted jazz programs on KANU and KPR since 1983, and became jazz director and Jazz in the Night’s host in 1996. He also did graduate work in jazz history with the late Dick Wright.
He co-hosted the Flint Hills Special for many years, and has produced and hosted Trail Mix since it began in 1994.
Bob taught U.S. History for 25 years as an adjunct professor at Johnson County Community College and is a passionate Royals baseball fan and Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan.
Somehow, he also finds time to be an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, and indulges his news habit with four daily newspapers and numerous magazines. Bob also founded the non-profit West Side Folk concert series in Lawrence and booked concerts for that series for 25 years.
"To me, there's nothing quite like 'goosebump music,' the music that makes time slow down and draws you in, away from everything else, and leaves you with goosebumps," Bob said. "I hope listeners enjoy the music on many levels, but I also hope that, on occasion, I can leave them with 'goosebump' moments."
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As usual, it's a challenge to choose my very favorite jazz CDs of the year, but the process of revisiting many of this year's fine releases has been… -
RockyGrass 2014 (Photo by Bob McWilliams)RockyGrass 2014 crowds on the first day of the festival. (Photo by Bob McWilliams)Last September, massive floodwaters from the St. Vraim River deva...
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Bob McWilliams, aka Radio Bob End-of-the-year "best of" lists are always somewhat daunting to undertake, but they do offer the opportunity ...
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From Americana to singer-songwriters, progressive to traditional bluegrass, contemporary to traditional folk, and old-time to Celtic music...2013 brought a bumper crop of impressive new a...
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Bob McWilliams, aka Radio Bob From Americana to singer-songwriters, progressive to traditional bluegrass, contemporary to traditional fo...
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The 2014 Folk Alliance Conference will be held in Kansas City. (Flickr Photo by Jim Nix) Bob McWilliams, &nbs...
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Bob McWilliams, aka Radio BobMy second full day (and night) of music at Folk Alliance began a bit after noon with "The Social Music Hour," ...
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Bob McWilliams, aka Radio BobHaving escaped Lawrence just before the big blizzard, I arrived at the site of this year's Folk Alliance Confe...
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James Carter Trio at the Folly Theater, January 25, 2013. (Photos by Jolene Grabill)Bob McWilliams, aka Radio BobI had the good fortune to ...
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Top Ten bluegrass records of 2012, Rayna Gellert, Old Light, Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ashes and Roses, Kathy Mattea, Calling Me Home, The Infamous Stringdusters, Silver Sky, Iris DeMent, Sing the Delta, Drew Nelson, Tilt-A-Whirl, The Fretless, Waterbound, Bill Evans, In Good Company, We Banjo 3, Roots of the Banjo Tree
