State Climatologist Luigi Romolo joins the Jazz88 Morning Show each Tuesday to talk about Minnesota weather and climate. Today, he talks about the record-breaking snowfall we’ve had in February, the blizzard from the weekend that hit southern Minnesota and what all this snow means for the spring melt. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190226100326-StateClimatologistLuigiRomolo190226.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Feb. 26 on...Read More
Sommelier Jill Mott came to Jazz88 to talk about the drinking habits of U.S. Presidents. Mott suggests this article for an accurate account laced with humor: All 43 Presidents, Ranked by How Hard They Partied You can find a chronological account here. And Mott recommends the following books about Thomas Jefferson’s intimate connection to wine...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talked with Jazz88’s Morning Show about the impending winter storm coming overnight tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 19) and tomorrow. With up to 8″ in the forecast, Romolo says that’ll push us into record-breaking territory as the snowiest February on record. And he mentions another storm heading our way this weekend with another...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo chatted with The Morning Show about this week’s snow, and what factors differentiate warnings from advisories when it comes to winter weather. Romolo, who’s a weekly guest on Jazz88, also talked about how he ended up as a climatologist in Minnesota. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190212105649-StateClimatologistLuigiRomolo190212.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 on The Morning...Read More
The Love Show has become a Valentine’s Day tradition at St. Kate’s. Performer Dane Stauffer has been a part of The Love Show for seven years. Music alternates with storytelling from the esteemed Kevin Kling, and other performers include Marc Anderson, Dan Chouinard, Prudence Johnson, Simone Perrin and Claudia Schmidt. Dane chatted with Jazz88’s Emily...Read More
Sommelier Jill Mott stopped by Jazz88 to talk about the variety the Beaujolais region (France) has to offer and to talk about her upcoming class, “Winter Warmers.” Highlighted producers Nicole Chanrion Sparkling white and still reds – a 50+ year-old woman who tends to her vines and works the cellar herself. A master within the region. Jean...Read More
Pianist Richard Johnson and his trio will play Dave Brubeck’s Time Out album in its entirety this week at Vieux-Carre. He talked with Jazz88’s Emily Reese about the importance and uniqueness of the album, and hinted that he has new music of his own on the way. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190206111156-RichardJohnsonTimeOutVieuxCarre2018.mp3 Originally aired Wednesday, Feb. 6th on the...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo joined the Morning Show to talk about this week’s snow event, and how far we are from our average snowfall this year. He explains how freezing rain forms, and we talk about fallout from last week’s polar vortex. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190205094429-StateClimatologistLuigiRomolo190205.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Feb. 5th on the Morning Show with Emily Reese....Read More
State climatologist Luigi Romolo joined the Morning Show to talk about the dangerously cold wind chills terrorizing the Midwest this week, and explains what the difference is between a climatologist and a meteorologist. We’ll be talking with Luigi each Tuesday morning at 8:20 on the Morning Show about the weather we experience as Minnesotans. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190129102527-ClimatologistLuigiRomolo190129.mp3...Read More
Sommelier Jill Mott came to Jazz88 to talk about how to buy wine, how to describe what you want and why money matters. She also spoke about knowing your importers, and how that can help you find wines you like. Here is a list of importers she discussed: Jenny & Francois: http://www.jennyandfrancois.com/ Louis Dressner: http://louisdressner.com/ Selection Massale: https://www.selectionmassale.com/...Read More
