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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Bob McWilliams, aka Radio BobYear end "best of" lists are always somewhat daunting to undertake, but they do offer the opportunity to revisit...
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The strength and diversity of the Kansas City jazz scene was on display this past Thursday and Friday, as the Blue Room presented a touring group, the Mike Moreno Quartet, led by one of the ...
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Infamous Stringdusters Crowd during RockyGrass 2012 - Day 2. (Photo by Bob McWilliams)Abbie Gardner of Red Molly performing onstage at RockyGrass 2012 - Day 2. (Photo by Bob McWilliams)ROCKY...
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