Playing With Fire Concert Set For August 25

KIOS | By Mike Jacobs

Published August 9, 2018 at 10:28 PM CDT

The second Playing with Fire concert is scheduled for Saturday August 25 at Turner Park at Midtown Crossing.

The headliner is Paul Reddick, an award-winning Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player. Supporting acts include Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Matt Cox, and the BluesEd opener is Us & Them.

Gates open at 3:30 p.m. with music starting at 4:30 p.m.

Mike Jacobs will talk with Playing With Fire organizer Jeff Davis on Blues in the Afternoon Monday August 20 to discuss the event.

KIOS is a proud media sponsor again this year.

More information can be found at www.playingwithfireomaha.net

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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