There's still time to see the musical A Year With Frog And Toad at The Loft Theatre at Grinnell Arts Center this coming weekend. In this podcast I speak with The plays Director Tom Lacina and one of the actors Irish. The Musical Director is Erin Bustin from The Grinnell School Of Music. The play is being presented by The Grinnell Community Theatre and The Grinnell School Of Music.

WHO Radio is and always has been involved in the Iowa State Fair. And, one of the neat things about being The Morning Show Producer at WHO Radio is that every morning I get to hear about all the preperation going on at the fair when Morning Host Jeff Angelo talks with State Fair Marketing Director Mindy Williamson about preperations for the fair. On this podcast I speak with Mindy about all the preperations for this years fair. I know the fair isn't until August but they already have lots of exciting plans for this years fair which runs August 13th through August 23rd. By the way, when you're at the fair make sure you stop by the WHO Crystal Studios. You may see me and you might end up with some WHO swag and make sure you watch some of our live radio shows that we have going on at the fair at The Crystal Studios.

This podcast is abot The Newton Community Theatre's presentation of Annie. It's being presented on 6/19. 6/20. and 6/26 at 7 pm. And 6/21, 6/27 and 5/28 at 2 pm at The Newton Community Theatre. I tip my hat to the cast of crew of Annie where I had a chance to see the dress rehersial last week and the performance was impressive. In this podcast I speak with the vocal music director of the play and the Exectuive Director of The Newton Community Theatre about the story of the play, the lead actors in the play and the characters they portay along with the presentation dates and times. Make it a point to check out "Annie" at The Newton Community Theatre.

In this podcast I speak with a couple of ladies who are heavily involved with The Grinnell Historical Museum. They have a couple of big events going on in July that you might want to attend. The ladies talk about how the museum has had youngsters in to find out about the history of Grinnell and to see some of the artifacts of the past. They also talk about some of the manufacturing exhibits they have at the museum too. Don't forget to check out the video shortcast of the tour of the museum with the ladies. They give you a taste of some the the exhibits you can see at the amazing Grinnell Historical Museum.

A couple weeks ago I ran into my former speech teacher at Newton High Frank Kruse and NHS Alum Brent Bagnall. It was thanking Mr Kruse for being an influence on me in being in 5 decades of broadcasting. Mr Kruse appricated the "thanks" I gave him and suggested that during Newton Fests Alumni Weekend that I interview Newton High Alum and ask them who their favorite teachers were and why? Plus what kind of impach that teacher had on their lives. Check out the podcast, you may hear some familar voices.

This podcast is about Park Centre's Purple Powder 5k Run/Walk on Saturday June 27th. They will have: Purple color powder stations- Walk, jog, or run ? your pace, your way- Music, snacks, and photo ops- Community, connection, and a cause that mattersFind out more by listening to the podcast

There are many things going on in Grinnell just for today, Thursday, June 11th! A Farmers Market, Music In The Park and Art In The Park. Listen up for in this edition of Out And About With Jamie Grout. If you'd like more information on events happening in Grinnell go to The Grinnell Chamber Of Commerce website.

This podcast is about all the activities going on this weekend for Newton Fest. If you would like more information go to newtonfest.org

In this "best of" podcast I speak with Ella White who is the fairly new Director Of The Newton Chamber OF Commerce. She is a busy lady with many events coming up including Newton Fest. In the podcast we talk about her history, the events she has taken part in and the events she will be involved in in the future. She also talks about her goals for the Newton Chamber Of Commerce.

In this podcast I speak with Grinnell Mayor Sam Cox. We talk about a wide variety of issues. We talk about housing availability and ask about development projects. I also ask the Mayor about developmental projects in downtown Grinnell and talk about the new thrift store. We also discuss staffing levels at Public Safety and Emergency Services in Grinnell. I want to thank our fine sponsors including Grinnell State Bank, B. Nichole Salon and Saints Rest Coffee House.