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Dave Antoine Brings Breathe Deep to The Roots
Dave Antoine will be the first to tell you that he is not a radio person. Retired from the University of Illinois Springfield, he primarily worked in the television department ...
Sam Avery Joins Roots Air Staff
Sam Avery is known best for his dynamic contributions to the Bluegrass, jam band, and alternative local music scenes. Sam has played in several bands, currently, Barnum Jack and LOGE, ...
Keith Dudding joins the Roots fm
As host of Down Yonder on KDHX for 31 years, Keith Dudding was the Saturday morning voice of bluegrass and old-time music in St. Louis. His show became a destination for touring ...
Drea Stein joins the Roots fm
Drea Stein has worked at St. Louis Public Radio for 28 years. In February 2024, Stein and at least nine others were dismissed from a popular St. Louis community radio ...
St. Louis Music Royalty, Danny Liston, Will Host Weekly Roots Show
"I’ve never done something like this before and am a bit intimidated, but John Stephens has been very encouraging,” Liston said. “I wanted Danny on The Roots seven days a ...
Big Bandwidth Increase To Support Roots Audience Growth (12/18/23)
The picture above is from our roof at the KETC TV building in Grand Center. The big SAT uplink dish in the center is for PBS. The smaller dish in ...
Jake’s Leg Packs The Wildey for Roots Live Broadcast
It may have been -5 degrees and snowing outside, but Jake's Leg fans packed The Wildey Theatre for a sold-out concert Saturday evening. The Roots FM was proud to broadcast ...
The Roots is Looking For More Volunteers
Roots program hosts do a lot more than spin records. Hours of research go into each of our marque programs like The Artist Spotlight, Blue Monday, C-Sides, Sweet Sunday Morning, ...