Shenandoah’s Simple Gifts - Clark
Platte River Run - MacTaggart
St. Louis Blues - Handy/Henderson/Brown
Casey at the Bat - Bass
narrated by Keith Thompson
Selections from Grease - Casey/Jacobs/Ricketts
The Redwoods - Galante
America, the Beautiful - Dragon
E Pluribus Unum - Jewell/Paynter
Keith Thompson -
By popular demand, the Kalamazoo Concert Band is pleased to welcome Keith Thompson back to the microphone as this evenings emcee. Keith will be our emcee for the 2008-2009 season.Keith started at WWMT as the weather anchor for the newly launched weekday morning newscast in April 1989. In 1995 he was named Chief Meteorologist. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and is currently working on a Master’s degree in Communication at Western Michigan University, anticipating completion in 2009. He is a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and in 2001, earned the AMS Broadcast Seal of Approval. Mr. Thompson is married to Jill, a part time fitness instructor at SWAT gym and a stay at home mom for their three sons, Alex, age 6, Jack, age 4, and Simon, age 2. (click here for Keith's page at WWMT)
“Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn’t start a conversation.” Kin Hubbard (1868 – 1930)