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NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

KIOS | By Mike Jacobs

Published October 8, 2019 at 12:40 PM CDT

A link to NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts are now on the bottom right of the KIOS home page! The Tiny Desk Concerts are intimate video performances live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

The Tiny Desk Concerts present an eclectic mix of artists and music from R&B rock, rap, country, folk, jazz, and much more. And there is an extensive archive of performances at your fingertips 24-7 whatever your musical taste!

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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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