Homegrown KIO Radio Show Records, ca.1970-2024 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Fredrickson, Larry (1953-)
Leake, David (1961-)
Miller Brown, Terry

Larry Fredrickson (1953- ) graduated from Champaign Centenial High School in 1970. As a high school student, Fredrickson was active in the band and orchestra, earning a position in the ILMEA All-State Orchestra as a tympanist his senior year. He briefly attendended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Music Education in 1973, but left the university to join the band Ginger, which included Terry Luttrell of REO Speedwagon. He performed drums with the group until 1976. In 1981, he continued his studies in music performance and business administration at Illinois State University. After graduating in 1983, he joined Newstalk 1400-WDWS AM, Lite-Rock 97.5 WHMS, and Classical Hits 107.9 WKIO Radio Station as an account executive. He worked at the station until his retirement in 2021. Between 2002 and 2016, he also performed drums with the Tons O'Fun Band. Beginning in 2021, he served as co-host of the KIO Radio Show "Homegrown" with David Leake.

American folk music
Blues-rock music
Business Records
Champaign, Illinois
Country Music
Interviews
Local History
Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Radio Broadcasting
Radio Station
Radio Station -- WKIO
REO Speedwagon
Rock Music
Rock musicians United States
Urbana, Illinois

David Leake