Kyle Kellams
News Director, Host of Ozarks at Large, Acting General ManagerKyle Kellams has been the news director at KUAF for 34 years and has been producing Ozarks at Large. The show began in a weekly format, then became a daily show. Kellams first started working in radio at KTLO in Mountain Home while in high school and also spent a year as news director at KKIX in Fayetteville before working at KUAF. During his time at KUAF, Kellams served as the radio play-by-play voice for the University of Arkansas women's basketball team and, on occasion, the U of A baseball team.
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Award-winning filmmaker Larry Foley visits the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss his new documentary, "Cries from the Cotton Field." The film, which premieres May 8, follows Italian immigrants who move to Arkansas to work the Sunnyside cotton plantation.
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On today's show, a nature center in Fort Smith is getting some much-needed improvements. Also, learning more about Italian immigrants who left harsh conditions on a southern plantation to establish Tontitown. Plus, a trip through the world of ballads on a new edition of "Sound Perimeter."
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This is the fourth year for the Rogers Short Film Festival. This weekend, 34 short films will be screened at the Victory Theater in downtown Rogers. There are categories for K-12, post-secondary students, amateurs, and professionals. Festival director Barry Cobbs and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams sat down to discuss the event and how organizers emphasized socialization.
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Though we are in the final months of the Fort Smith Symphony's 100th season, concerts are over. Beginning Sept. 7, the 101st season includes concerts featuring Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, jazz and more. Symphony music director John Jeter stops by the Carver Center Public Radio to speak with Kyle Kellams about the upcoming performances.
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On today's show, the influence of billionaires on college athletics. Also, we wrap up our series, "TEA: The Transgender Experience in Arkansas." Plus, dozens of filmmakers are coming to Rogers this weekend.
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Can you name the only word in the English language with a silent “Q?” Or the only letter that’s never silent? Katherine Shurlds, our Militant Grammarian, is back with a hunt for silent letters.
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Ozarks at Large host Kyle Kellams sits down with KUAF Community Engagement Manager Jasper Logan to discuss upcoming events around the Ozarks, including Gotahold's poetry open mic, Crystal Bridge's Wellness Festival and Noon2Moon Mountain Bike Race at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve.
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On today's show, a trip through a citywide garage sale. Also, a new NPR podcast is part interview and part existential game show. Plus, our Militant Grammarian gets talkative about silent letters.
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We spend time at the celebration of life for David Pryor, the namesake of the Pryor Center, on today's conversation with Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams.
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On today's show, low levels of rainfall in Louisiana are having an impact on crawfish boil season everywhere. Plus, Arkansas memorializes David Pryor, and this weekend … May the 4th be with you.