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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On today's show, a new conservation center is being built in east Fayetteville. Also, it’s been thirty years since “Gang Wars: Bangin’ in Little Rock.” Plus, a legendary Arkansas radio station that reached millions of listeners.
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The U.S. Labor Department awarded Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville a grant to help students train for in-demand jobs. Diana Johnson, the Senior Vice-President of Learning at NWACC, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about why the college will use the grant to increase the number of health care workers in the region.
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While many of us acquire pollen involuntarily in our noses, throats, and eyes, some devices and people collect pollen on purpose. Last week, three of these scientists—Britteny Booth, John Shadwick, and Lora Shadwick—came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to speak with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about their pollen collection methods and the data those collections reveal.
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The Victory Theater in downtown Rogers is nearing its 97th anniversary of opening, and it may look and sound better than ever. Kinya Christian, the city of Rogers's arts and culture manager, sat down with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams in the newly refurbished theater.
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Becca Martin Brown of the "Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to suggest local happenings this weekend, like a psychic comedian's upcoming show at the King Theatre in Van Buren and glass artist Denise Lanuti.
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Michael Tilley from "Talk Business & Politics" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss the possible rise in the number of foreign military jets in Fort Smith, Rick Grimes' confirmation as U.S. Marhsall and Bekaert's expansion in Van Buren.
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On today's show, an accelerated path for future nurses and paramedics at NWACC. Also, collecting pollen on purpose. Plus, the Victory Theater in Rogers is looking—and sounding—spiffy at age 97.
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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.