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By Nolan Vallier
Collection Overview
Title: Homegrown KIO Radio Show Records, ca.1970-2024
ID: 12/9/182
Primary Creator: Fredrickson, Larry (1953-)
Other Creators: Leake, David (1961-)
Extent: 7.2 gigabytes
Date Acquired: 05/06/2024
Subjects: Blues-rock music, Champaign, Illinois, Local History, Popular Music--Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, Radio Station, Radio Station -- WKIO, Rock Music, Rock musicians United States, Urbana, Illinois
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Consists of digital administrative records including audio files of interviews conducted by Frederickson and Leake with local musicians; research about and weekly playlists featuring the work of local artists and groups; and both studio and live audio recordings used on the show, which has aired on KIO since 2021. Of note are interviews with members of Feathertrain, Alan Gratzer of REO Speedwagon, Mark Hamby of the Ship, and John Baruck of John Baruck Management and Azoff Management.
Collection Historical Note
Homegrown is a radio show and podcast, which was founded by Larry Frederickson and David Leake in August 2021. Broadcasting on KIO Radio (originally on 107.1 and then on 105.5 FM) every Sunday night at 7pm, the show features musical selections from Champaign-Urbana music scene from the 1960s to the present including bands and artists like REO Speewagon, Alison Krauss, the One Eyed Jacks, the Elvis Brothers, and American Football. In September 2021, Frederickson and Leake began interviewing individuals connected to this scene on a KIO podcast of the same name. Portions of these interviews were played on the weekly radio broadcasts.
Biographical Note
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source:
David Leake
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Administrative Records, 2021-2024],
[
Series 2: Audio Library, 2021-2024],
[Series 3: Homegrown Radio Show Playlists, 2021-2024],
[
Series 4: Homegrown and CU Bands and Fans Podcast Interviews, 2021-2024],
[
All]
- Series 3: Homegrown Radio Show Playlists, 2021-2024
- Consists of Excel Files, documenting the radio broadcast playlist which includes timings, track listing, and interview samples. Materials are arranged chronologically by year.
- Digital Object 1: Playlists, 2021
- Digital File 1: Homegrown Log (draft), July 4, 2021
- Digital File 2: Homegrown Log (draft), August 22, 2021
- Digital File 3: Homegrown Log, August 29, 2021
- Theme: 1970s
- Digital File 4: Homegrown Log, September 12, 2021
- Theme: Mabel's Night
- Digital File 5: Homegrown Log, September 26, 2021
- Theme: Bands Still Playing
- Digital File 6: Homegrown Log, October 3, 2021
- Theme: New Tracks
- Digital File 7: Homegrown Log, October 17, 2021
- Theme: Gary Richrath's Birthday
- Digital File 8: Homegrown Log, October 24, 2021
- Theme: Playing the Blues
- Digital File 9: Homegrown Log, October 31, 2021
- Theme: Metal Night
- Digital File 10: Homegrown Log, November 7, 2021
- Digital File 11: Homegrown Playlist, November 14, 2021
- Theme: Country
- Digital File 12: Homegrown Playlist, November 21, 2021
- Theme: One-Eyed Jacks
- Digital File 13: Homegrown Playlist, November 28, 2021
- Theme: Prog Rock
- Digital File 14: Homegrown Playlist, December 5, 2021
- Theme: Ginger
- Digital File 15: Homegrown Playlist, December 12, 2021
- Theme: Songs about Illinois
- Digital File 16: Homegrown Playlist, December 19, 2021
- Digital File 17: Homegrown Playlist, December 26, 2021
- Theme: Vertebrats
- Digital Object 2: Playlists, 2022
- Digital File 1: Homegrown Playlist, January 2, 2022
- Theme: Dan Fogelberg
- Digital File 2: Homegrown Playlist, January 9, 2022
- Theme: Alison Krauss
- Digital File 3: Homegrown Playlist, January 16, 2022
- Digital File 4: Homegrown Playlist, January 23, 2022
- Digital File 5: Homegrown Playlist, January 30, 2022
- Theme: Jesse Ross Band
- Digital File 6: Homegrown Playlist, February 6, 2022
- Theme: Live Music
- Digital File 7: Homegrown Playlist, February 13, 2022
- Digital File 8: Homegrown Playlist, February 20, 2022
- Digital File 9: Homegrown Playlist, February 27, 2022
- Theme: Dana Walden Tribute
- Digital File 10: Homegrown Playlist, March 6, 2022
- Theme: Great Guitarists
- Digital File 11: Homegrown Playlist, March 13, 2022
- Digital File 12: Homegrown Playlist, March 20, 2022
- Theme: Last Gentlemen
- Digital File 13: Homegrown Playlist, March 27, 2022
- Digital File 14: Homegrown Playlist, April 3, 2022
- Theme: Great Drummers
- Digital File 15: Homegrown Playlist, April 10, 2022
- Theme: Starcastle
- Digital File 16: Homegrown Playlist, April 17, 2022
- Theme: Some New Music
- Digital File 17: Homegrown Playlist, April 24, 2022
- Theme: Remembering the 60s
- Digital File 18: Homegrown Playlist, May 1, 2022
- Digital File 19: Homegrown Playlist, May 8, 2022
- Theme: Champaign Underground
- Digital File 20: Homegrown Playlist, May 15, 2022
- Theme: Bruce Hall Tribute
- Digital File 21: Homegrown Playlist, May 22, 2022
- Digital File 22: Homegrown Playlist, May 29, 2022
- Theme: Remembering Kickapoo Creek Outdoor Concerts
- Digital File 23: Homegrown Playlist, June 5, 2022
- Theme: Alan Gratzer Tribute
- Digital File 24: Homegrown Playlist, June 12, 2022
- Theme: Pauli Carman
- Digital File 25: Homegrown Playlist, June 19, 2022
- Theme: Before/After
- Digital File 26: Homegrown Playlist, June 26, 2022
- Digital File 27: Homegrown Playlist, July 3, 2022
- Theme: John Kellog Tribute
- Digital File 28: Homegrown Playlist, July 10, 2022
- Theme: New Bands, New Music
- Digital File 29: Homegrown Playlist, July 17, 2022
- Theme: I got the Blues
- Digital File 30: Homegrown Playlist, July 24, 2022
- Theme: Dave's Favs
- Digital File 31: Homegrown Playlist, July 31, 2022
- Digital File 32: Homegrown Playlist, August 6, 2022
- Theme: Dan Fogelberg
- Digital File 33: Homegrown Playlist, August 7, 2022
- Theme: Mabel's Night
- Digital File 34: Homegrown Playlist, August 14, 2022
- Digital File 35: Homegrown Playlist, August 21, 2022
- Theme: Remembering the Red Lion
- Digital File 36: Homegrown Playlist, August 28, 2022
- Theme: Roger Francisco Tribute
- Digital File 37: Homegrown Playlist, September 4, 2022
- Theme: Hard Rock Night
- Digital File 38: Homegrown Playlist, September 11, 2022
- Theme: Folk Singers
- Digital File 39: Homegrown Playlist, September 18, 2022
- Theme: Remembering Farm Aid 1985
- Digital File 40: Homegrown Playlist, September 25, 2022
- Digital File 41: Homegrown Playlist, October 2, 2022
- Theme: Remembering Gary Strater
- Digital File 42: Homegrown Playlist, October 9, 2022
- Digital File 43: Homegrown Playlist, October 16, 2022
- Theme: Remembering Appaloosa
- Digital File 44: Homegrown Playlist, October 23, 2022
- Digital File 45: Homegrown Playlist, October 30, 2022
- Theme: Hello, "CU Bands and Fans"!
- Digital File 46: Homegrown Playlist, November 6, 2022
- Theme: Catfish and the Sharks
- Digital File 47: Homegrown Playlist, November 13, 2022
- Digital File 48: Homegrown Playlist, November 20, 2022
- Theme: REO Speedwagon
- Digital File 49: Homegrown Playlist, November 27, 2022
- Theme: Shuffle
- Digital File 50: Homegrown Playlist, December 4, 2022
- Theme: Head East
- Digital File 51: Homegrown Playlist, December 11, 2022
- Theme: Happy Birthday, Irving Azoff
- Digital File 52: Homegrown Playlist, December 18, 2022
- Theme: I'll Be Homegrown for Christmas
- Digital File 53: Homegrown Playlist, December 25, 2022
- Digital Object 3: Playlists, 2023
- Digital File 1: Homegrown Playlist, January 1, 2023
- Digital File 2: Homegrown Playlist, January 8, 2023
- Theme: Terry Luttrell Tribute
- Digital File 3: Homegrown Playlist, January 15, 2023
- Digital File 4: Homegrown Playlist, January 22, 2023
- Theme: 'Central Illinois' Robert Plant
- Digital File 5: Homegrown Playlist, January 29, 2023
- Digital File 6: Homegrown Playlist, February 5, 2023
- Theme: Michael Murphy Feature
- Digital File 7: Homegrown Playlist, February 12, 2023
- Digital File 8: Homegrown Playlist, February 19, 2023
- Theme: Mabel's Calendar
- Digital File 9: Homegrown Playlist, February 26, 2023
- Digital File 10: Homegrown Playlist, March 5, 2023
- Theme: Celebrating 60 years of the State Farm Center, local opening acts
- Digital File 11: Homegrown Playlist, March 12, 2023
- Digital File 12: Homegrown Playlist, March 19, 2023
- Theme: Ladies Night #1
- Digital File 13: Homegrown Playlist, March 26, 2023
- Theme: Ladies Night #2
- Digital File 14: Homegrown Playlist, April 2, 2023
- Digital File 15: Homegrown Playlist, April 9, 2023
- Theme: Terry Brown, CU Bands and Fans
- Digital File 16: Homegrown Playlist, April 16, 2023
- Theme: Mark Rubel and Pogo Studios
- Digital File 17: Homegrown Playlist, April 23, 2023
- Digital File 18: Homegrown Playlist, April 30, 2023
- Theme: Dody Cosmedy
- Digital File 19: Homegrown Playlist, May 7, 2023
- Theme: Andrew Duncanson
- Digital File 20: Homegrown Playlist, May 14, 2023
- Theme: Ian Shepard
- Digital File 21: Homegrown Playlist, May 21, 2023
- Theme: Jake Tatar
- Digital File 22: Homegrown Playlist, May 28, 2023
- Theme: Tom Grassman
- Digital File 23: Homegrown Playlist, June 4, 2023
- Digital File 24: Homegrown Playlist, June 11, 2023
- Theme: Roger Prillaman
- Digital File 25: Homegrown Playlist, June 18, 2023
- Theme: The 70s at the Red Lion
- Digital File 26: Homegrown Playlist, June 25, 2023
- Digital File 27: Homegrown Playlist, July 2, 2023
- Theme: George Faber Interview
- Digital File 28: Homegrown Playlist, July 9, 2023
- Theme: Mabel's July '80, '83 Calendar
- Digital File 29: Homegrown Playlist, July 16, 2023
- Theme: CU Bands and Fans
- Digital File 30: Homegrown Playlist, July 23, 2023
- Digital File 31: Homegrown Playlist, July 30, 2023
- Theme: Love for Lou Dibello
- Digital File 32: Homegrown Playlist, August 6, 2023
- Theme: Last Appaloosa Reunion
- Digital File 33: Homegrown Playlist, August 13, 2023
- Theme: Early Dan Fogelberg
- Digital File 34: Homegrown Playlist, August 20, 2023
- Theme: Gary Oostdyke
- Digital File 35: Homegrown Playlist, August 27, 2023
- Theme: Roger Francisco
- Digital File 36: Homegrown Playlist, September 3, 2023
- Digital File 37: Homegrown Playlist, September 10, 2023
- Digital File 38: Homegrown Playlist, September 17, 2023
- Theme: Mabel's Calendar
- Digital File 39: Homegrown Playlist, September 24, 2023
- Theme: Blues on the Radio!
- Digital File 40: Homegrown Playlist, October 1, 2023
- Digital File 41: Homegrown Playlist, October 8, 2023
- Theme: I Love it Live!
- Digital File 42: Homegrown Playlist, October 15, 2023
- Digital File 43: Homegrown Playlist, October 22, 2023
- Digital File 44: Homegrown Playlist, October 29, 2023
- Theme: Great Guitarists
- Digital File 45: Homegrown Playlist, November 5, 2023
- Digital File 46: Homegrown Playlist, November 12, 2023
- Theme: Significant Album Sales from RIAA Gold and Platinum Section
- Digital File 47: Homegrown Playlist, November 19, 2023
- Digital File 48: Homegrown Playlist, November 26, 2023
- Digital File 49: Homegrown Playlist, December 3, 2023
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 50: Homegrown Playlist, December 10, 2023
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 51: Homegrown Playlist, December 17, 2023
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 52: Homegrown Playlist, December 24, 2023
- Theme: I'll Be Homegrown for Christmas
- Digital File 53: Homegrown Playlist, December 31, 2023
- Theme: Hey, It's New Years Eve!
- Digital Object 4: Playlists, 2024
- Digital File 1: Homegrown Playlist, January 7, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 2: Homegrown Playlist, January 14, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 3: Homegrown Playlist, January 21, 2024
- Theme: Tribute to Andre Mossotti
- Digital File 4: Homegrown Playlist, January 28, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 5: Homegrown Playlist, February 4, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 6: Homegrown Playlist, February 11, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 7: Homegrown Playlist, February 18, 2024
- Theme: Rick Sadowski (401 Studio) Interview
- Digital File 8: Homegrown Playlist, February 25, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 9: Homegrown Playlist, March 3, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 10: Homegrown Playlist, March 10, 2024
- Theme: Mark Hamby and The Ship
- Digital File 11: Homegrown Playlist, March 17, 2024
- Theme: Mark Rubel Tribute
- Digital File 12: Homegrown Playlist, March 24, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 13: Homegrown Playlist, March 31, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
- Digital File 14: Homegrown Playlist, April 7, 2024
- Theme: John Baruck
- Digital File 15: Homegrown Playlist, April 14, 2024
- Theme: Local Artists A-Z
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Administrative Records, 2021-2024],
[
Series 2: Audio Library, 2021-2024],
[Series 3: Homegrown Radio Show Playlists, 2021-2024],
[
Series 4: Homegrown and CU Bands and Fans Podcast Interviews, 2021-2024],
[
All]