Jedd Beaudoin
Host/ProducerJedd began his employment with KMUW in 2007 and launched the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency in 2008. He has also served as an arts reporter during his tenure with the station, creating a wide array of profiles on authors, musicians and visual artists, while also producing the biweekly commentary A Musical Life. In addition to being a founding member of the seldom seen KMUW Movie Club, he has won several KAB awards for his work as a producer, writer and reporter. His news feature From Old Paint To Old Town Road: Tracing The History Of Black Cowboys In Western Music And Film was awarded second place in the news feature category in 2020 by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters
As a music journalist, his work in that field has appeared in Pop Matters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine. Jedd began hosting the public television music series Wichita Sessions in 2009 and has participated in a variety of film projects, including the documentary Never Mind The Fences. In addition to his on-air work, he has moderated events featuring actors Elliott Gould and John Cusack.
Jedd can be reached by email at beaudoin@kmuw.org.
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Roxy's Downtown's production of the classic musical "Cabaret" begins this weekend. Theatre veteran and musical director Roberta Wilkes details what she loves most about the music of the beloved show.
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In this conversation, Buick Audra discusses creative intimacy, how an education in visual arts has shaped her artistic life and her early days in the band 33 Slade with her brother, drummer Boey Russell, and bassist Levi Fuller.
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The Wichita Jazz Collective will make its debut Thursday, March 28, at Walker’s Jazz Lounge.
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For Grand Kyiv Ballet principal dancers Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov, the 1841 ballet "Giselle" is a powerful and timeless story.
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Our guest for Into Music is Stu Cook. Cook was a founding member of and bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Between 1969 and 1971 the group had 14 consecutive top ten singles and five consecutive top ten albums. Creedence broke up in 1972, but Cook remained active, recording with acts such as Roky Erickson, Sir Douglas Quintet and as a member of the band Southern Pacific.
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Wichita blues duo Arbuckle and Long draws on the tradition of pre-World War II blues for its music. According to singer and harmonica player Dustin Arbuckle, much of the music came just as much from urban centers as rural ones.
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The band Berry has a new record out this Friday. The band's drummer, Paul Goodenough, recently reflected on some of the themes explored in the recording.
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Strange Currency | March 18-23, 2024