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Jay is a 33 year broadcast radio & television veteran on-air personality, voice-over artist & station manager. Jay moved to Lawrence in 2011 to be the General Manager of KLWN & its related stations. He founded LawrenceHits.com in 2013 as a community based Oldies radio station that focuses on growing the profits of locally owned & operated Lawrence businesses. He now also owns stations in Cleveland, Chicago, LA & Yuma, Arizona. Jay believes “As it is good in the community, so it is good with you and me.” Follow Jay’s adventures through http://www.LawrenceHits.com

Wachs discusses his relocation back to Lawrence, establishing Lawrence Kansas as the permanent corporate headquarters for Wachs Media and his plans for HITS locally as well as an update on the company.

For more information contact Jay at 785-764-8380 or [email protected]

Huascar has lived artfully in Topeka, Kansas since 2001. His hometown was San Antonio, TX but he does not miss things that do not fit in his ticket pocket. Huascar’s work encompasses deep imagery and metaphor. His time is well spent performing theater, singing and writing. He is a member of Topeka’s Speak Easy Poetry Group and the Red Tail Collective in Lawrence. His first published poem appeared in HomeWords: A Project of former Kansas Poet Laureate Wyatt Townley. Huascar’s words can be found in Reverberated Echoes: A Kansas City Reader (Asinimali Publications) and Prompts! : A Spontaneous Anthology by the poets of Poetic Underground (39 West Press). How to Hang the Moon, his first published collection of work was published by Spartan Press in February 2017 as part of their POP! Poetry series. Follow Huascar at http://www.facebook.com/huascar.medina

In life and in writing, Raphael highlights the beauty in people and places; beauty that might otherwise be missed. He has received a Pushcart nomination and is a recipient of the Stanley Hanks Award. His poetry appears in Likestarlings, U City Review, Vending Machine Press, Split Lip, and other publications. He is co-editor at U City Review. Raphael resides in Washington, MO where the river keeps its secrets. He periodically reads in St. Louis and heads west to read at the April 2017 Kansas City Poetry Throwdown. Follow Raphael at http://www.facebook.com/raphael.maurice.3192

Since 1970 John Yamrus has published 25 volumes of poetry and 2 novels. He exploded onto the national poetry scene after winning the prestigious Wakefield Poetry Prize. He has had more than 1,800 poems published in print magazines around the world. Selections of his poetry have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Swedish, French, Japanese, Italian, Romanian, Albanian and Bengali. His poetry is taught in a number of colleges and universities. I ADMIT NOTHING from Epic Rites Press is his newest book. John’s advice to poets: read, write, read, edit, read, send for publications, read, and most of all, persist. Follow John, and buy the books, at http://www.johnyamrus.com

Huascar has lived artfully in Topeka, Kansas since 2001. His hometown was San Antonio, TX but he does not miss things that do not fit in his ticket pocket. Huascar’s work encompasses deep imagery and metaphor. His time is well spent performing theater, singing and writing. He is a member of Topeka’s Speak Easy Poetry Group and the Red Tail Collective in Lawrence. His first published poem appeared in HomeWords: A Project of former Kansas Poet Laureate Wyatt Townley. Huascar’s words can be found in Reverberated Echoes: A Kansas City Reader (Asinimali Publications) and Prompts! : A Spontaneous Anthology by the poets of Poetic Underground (39 West Press). How to Hang the Moon, his first published collection of work was published by Spartan Press in February 2017 as part of their POP! Poetry series. Follow Huascar at http://www.facebook.com/huascar.medina

In life and in writing, Raphael highlights the beauty in people and places; beauty that might otherwise be missed. He has received a Pushcart nomination and is a recipient of the Stanley Hanks Award. His poetry appears in Likestarlings, U City Review, Vending Machine Press, Split Lip, and other publications. He is co-editor at U City Review. Raphael resides in Washington, MO where the river keeps its secrets. He periodically reads in St. Louis and heads west to read at the April 2017 Kansas City Poetry Throwdown. Follow Raphael at http://www.facebook.com/raphael.maurice.3192

Jessica says her life is an open book these days. She is a Writer of Words, a Live-er of Life, a Lover of Friends-Family. She adores Macey Webb, reading, music and nature. And is a self-described “dirty hippie.” Jess is also a person receiving treatment for cancer. She is an artist of words, print-making, and more, who founded Ladyfire, a monthly gathering for female (cis & trans) artists of all media. Follow and support Jess’ adventures via https://www.gofundme.com/throat-punch-melanoma-with-jess and http://www.facebook.com/jessica.elise.75

Bree is a poet, memoirist, visual artist and upstart living in the farmland of Pleasureville, KY, by way of Cleveland, OH. Her Green Panda Press has put out hand-made anthologies, chapbooks and ephemera since 2001. In 2015 she began Least Bittern Books which turns out paperbacks by poets with strong, singular voices, such as Charles Potts, John Swain and Victor Clevenger. Bree received a 2016 Artist Enrichment Grant for from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her latest poetry collection “I Am Also Invasive” is by Birds and Bones Press. Her work has also been published by Ecstatic Peace, Night Ballet, Temple Books and Crisis Chronicles. Follow Bree at http://www.theartistbree.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/poetBreeart/

Jessica says her life is an open book these days. She is a Writer of Words, a Live-er of Life, a Lover of Friends-Family. She adores Macey Webb, reading, music and nature. And is a self-described “dirty hippie.” Jess is also a person receiving treatment for cancer. She is an artist of words, print-making, and more, who founded Ladyfire, a monthly gathering for female (cis & trans) artists of all media. Follow and support Jess’ adventures via https://www.gofundme.com/throat-punch-melanoma-with-jess and http://www.facebook.com/jessica.elise.75

Bree is a poet, memoirist, visual artist and upstart living in the farmland of Pleasureville, KY, by way of Cleveland, OH. Her Green Panda Press has put out hand-made anthologies, chapbooks and ephemera since 2001. In 2015 she began Least Bittern Books which turns out paperbacks by poets with strong, singular voices, such as Charles Potts, John Swain and Victor Clevenger. Bree received a 2016 Artist Enrichment Grant for from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her latest poetry collection “I Am Also Invasive” is by Birds and Bones Press. Her work has also been published by Ecstatic Peace, Night Ballet, Temple Books and Crisis Chronicles. Follow Bree at http://www.theartistbree.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/poetBreeart/