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Newport Folk Festival to air on NPR Music

NPR Music will hit the road again this year and head north to Newport, R.I. with a live broadcast and webcast from the Newport Folk Festival, July 27-29. The coverage begins with a live webcast of Wilco on Friday July 27th. It'll also include opening sets from Megafaun and Blitzen.

In addition to Wilco, you'll be able to watch live video performances by The Head and the Heart, Iron And Wine, Alabama Shakes and more from the folk festival online and via the NPR mobile apps. Listen live all weekend on WFUV, Folk Alley and MVYRadio. You can see the full lineup of artists on the main Newport page. NPR Music will post a broadcast schedule with specific set times a bit closer to the festival itself.

KIOS will not be broadcasting the festival, but here are the links for you to enjoy the music.

www.npr.org/music
www.folkalley.com
www.mvyradio.com

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.