By Ray Richardson

After the University of Minnesota football team scored on a 51-yard touchdown pass on the Gophers’ second play from scrimmage, it didn’t take long for a harsh reality to set in at chilly TCF Stadium.

Wisconsin was simply the better, stronger and more talented team on the Gophers’ home field. Shaking off the initial shock of the Gophers’ early touchdown, the Badgers regrouped and rolled to a convincing 38-17 victory before a sellout crowd that braved windy and snowy conditions throughout the game. [Read more]

Mark your calendar now to join us for Soul Bowl 2020, January 20, 2020, Martin Luther King Day, at Southtown Lanes.Get your team together and keep listening to KMOJ for important details.

by Freddie Bell

With only two days left in the KMOJ Building Our Future Radiothon, I am happy to see how you are responding with your gifts and well wishes. They all help to build the foundation for growth and give voice to the concerns we face as a community. They also set the table to bring on interns and those interested in our business, who aspire to be the next generation of broadcasters. That’s the first part of our mission. Secondly, your help also allows us the space to give voice to the conditions impacting you, our community. [Read more]

The Center for Communication and Development Board of Directors announces the addition of Retired Major General David Hamlar, Jr., and Mr. Eric Harris to the CCD/KMOJ  Board of Directors.   The Retired Major General David Hamlar, Jr. is an Air Force Veteran. A fellowship in Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery brought him to the University of Minnesota to train, where he eventually settled and transferred to the Minnesota Air National Guard. He deployed numerous times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and has earned multiple commendations for his efforts. He was promoted as the first African-American Brigadier General in the Minnesota National Guard and held the position of Assistant Adjutant-General. He was promoted to Major General, and retired 1n 2017. His medical practice is out of several locations to include Regions Hospital, the VA Medical Center, and the University of Minnesota where he is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology.  As faculty, he trains medical students, residents, and fellows, holds numerous leadership positions and has provided mentorship to those under-represented aspiring applicants and students. General Hamlar has been recognized as a “Top Doc” by Mpls/St Paul Magazine, and “Best Doc” by Minnesota Monthly Magazine. General Hamlar holds a membership with the St Paul branch of the NAACP and remains active with the Omega Psi Phi and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternities, where their missions include supporting our local neighborhoods, and communities through mentorship and partnership programs. [Read more]

By Jim Walsh | 08/22/2019

Monday morning was a quiet hive of urgent activity at the studios of KMOJ-FM on Penn and Broadway in north Minneapolis. The station’s weekly board meeting had just ended, and employees and volunteers were gearing up for the business week of running one of the nation’s oldest and most successful community radio stations.

There was legendary KMOJ deejay Walter “Q Bear” Banks, Jr., heading over to his memorabilia-festooned cubicle while planning his next drive-time show. There was the one and only Nikki Love, arguably the most respected hip-hop deejay in the Twin Cities. There was Ray Seville, the station’s underwriting manager and founder of the dance party stalwart Ray Seville Productions, who was heading off to the State Fairgrounds to set up KMOJ’s booth — this year with a “dancing with the deejays” theme. [Read more]

KMOJ Is  LOL, Live on Location, Friday, July 19th, 6am to 10am Rondo Days Weekend at Heritage Tea House 360 University Avenue, St. Paul.  Meet some of your Favorite KMOJ Personalities, including Freddie Bell and Chantel Sings, and Underwriters. Plus,  Learn how to partner with KMOJ, Meet community leaders and be a part of intimate live performances all morning long. Admittance is free, and space is limited. Friday morning 6 to 10 am, July 19th, at the Heritage Team House St. Paul, as KMOJ goes LOL,  KMOJ will be Live On Location, kicking off Rondo Days. [Read more]