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Chris Cooke Celebrates 23 Years of Last Call Saturday

KIOS | By Mike Jacobs

Published January 24, 2019 at 11:23 AM CST

Last Call will celebrate it's 23rd anniversary Saturday night at 11:00 here on KIOS-FM. Host Chris Cooke began the late night musical odyssey in January 1996 and is still going strong after 1,196 shows!

Each week Chris presents the best in fusion and avant-garde jazz from classics to new releases. This week, to celebrate Last Call's birthday, he delves into some music from Weather Report, David Liebman and a new release by the Gil Evans Orchestra. Join us!

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Mike Jacobs

Mike Jacobs has been with KIOS since 1988 while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Mike began his career at KIOS working weekends acting as local host for NPR’s Weekend Edition. He also hosted Morning Edition from 1990-1996. Mike began hosting the weekly blues program “Blues in the Afternoon” in October 1994 and took on the responsibilities of jazz programming and maintaining the music library in 1996. He has held the position of Music Director since 2002. In addition to hosting “Jazz in the Afternoon” on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Mike also helps with assembling music for “Jazz From Studio One” hosted by the advanced radio students at the Omaha Public Schools Career Center. Mike is an Omaha native and graduated from Technical High School in 1984.

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