KIOS To Air "Roger Waters: Amused To Death"

KIOS | By Mike Jacobs

Published July 28, 2015 at 3:51 PM CDT

KIOS will air "Roger Waters: Amused To Death", coming up this weekend, August 2nd. This special program focuses on Waters' noted concept recording from 1992. Imagine a monkey watching a television, switching from one station to another and trying to make sense of what he is seeing. That's the premise behind Roger Waters concept album Amused To Death. Waters draws from the news, history, and his personal life to find understanding and meaning in a chaotic world. In this one-hour special , you'll hear Roger Waters talk about the ideas behind the album, and lots of music! The album was originally released in 1992 and was reissued on July 24th on CD and LP. "Roger Waters: Amused To Death" will air Sunday August 2nd at 7:00PM on KIOS.

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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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