Out And About With Jamie Grout

Events coming up for 7/11/26 in Grinnell, Iowa USA. A run/walk, farmers market, acting class and music class. It's all happening this Saturday in beautiful Grinnell. Check it out on Out And About With Jamie Grout.

This is a podcast with Roxanne Cogil who is Executive Director Regional Teams of The Epilepsy Foundation Of Iowa. This is an organization that I hope to know more about in the future because as a child and teenager Iowa I was epileptic. Got blessed me because I grew out of being epilepic by the time I was 18. But, you will hear my story about being epilepic in this podcast. You will also hear Roxa...

Childrens charities have always been near and dear to my heart since me and my co-host on the morning show when I was on the air in Waterloo/Cedar Falls started a childrens charity that is still going strong after 27 years. A few weeks ago Make A Wish Iowa made a presentation at The Newton Rotary Club and I was very impressed. I had know about Make A Wish but didn't have much of an idea of how the...

In this podcast I speak with Newton Salvation Army Captain Tim North. Unfortunately many folks don't think of The Salvation Army this time of year. At Christmas they do because of the belling ringing Red Kettle campaign. But not usually in the summer monthis. That's why I decided to do this podcast. In our conversation we talk about the history of the Salvation Army in Newton and in the United Sta...

In this podcast I speak with Randy Ervin about the new AU Chemical plant. In this podcast I throw the questions at Randy that many folks around the community have been asking about. What kind of chemicals with the plant be producing? Are the tax breaks the AU will be recieving really worth the 27 jobs that the company will be creating? Will our water bills being going up with the water that the co...

There's still time to see the musical A Year With Frog And Toad at The Loft Theatre at Grinnell Arts Center this coming weekend. In this podcast I speak with The plays Director Tom Lacina and one of the actors Irish. The Musical Director is Erin Bustin from The Grinnell School Of Music. The play is being presented by The Grinnell Community Theatre and The Grinnell School Of Music.

WHO Radio is and always has been involved in the Iowa State Fair. And, one of the neat things about being The Morning Show Producer at WHO Radio is that every morning I get to hear about all the preperation going on at the fair when Morning Host Jeff Angelo talks with State Fair Marketing Director Mindy Williamson about preperations for the fair. On this podcast I speak with Mindy about all the pr...

This podcast is about The Newton Community Theatre's presentation of Annie. It's being presented on 6/19. 6/20. and 6/26 at 7 pm. And 6/21, 6/27 and 6/28 at 2 pm at The Newton Community Theatre. I tip my hat to the cast of crew of Annie where I had a chance to see the dress rehearsal this week and the performance was impressive. In this podcast I speak with the vocal music director of the play and...

In this podcast I speak with a couple of ladies who are heavily involved with The Grinnell Historical Museum. They have a couple of big events going on in July that you might want to attend. The ladies talk about how the museum has had youngsters in to find out about the history of Grinnell and to see some of the artifacts of the past. They also talk about some of the manufacturing exhibits they h...

A couple weeks ago I ran into my former speech teacher at Newton High Frank Kruse and NHS Alum Brent Bagnall. It was thanking Mr Kruse for being an influence on me in being in 5 decades of broadcasting. Mr Kruse appricated the "thanks" I gave him and suggested that during Newton Fests Alumni Weekend that I interview Newton High Alum and ask them who their favorite teachers were and why? Plus what...

This podcast is about Park Centre's Purple Powder 5k Run/Walk on Saturday June 27th. They will have: Purple color powder stations- Walk, Jog, or Run ?- Your pace, your way- Music, snacks, and photo ops- Community, connection, and a cause that matters. Find out more by listening to the podcast.

There are many things going on in Grinnell just for today, Thursday, June 11th! A Farmers Market, Music In The Park and Art In The Park. Listen up for in this edition of Out And About With Jamie Grout. If you'd like more information on events happening in Grinnell go to The Grinnell Chamber Of Commerce website.

This podcast is about all the activities going on this weekend for Newton Fest. If you would like more information go to newtonfest.org

In this "best of" podcast I speak with Ella White who is the fairly new Director Of The Newton Chamber OF Commerce. She is a busy lady with many events coming up including Newton Fest. In the podcast we talk about her history, the events she has taken part in and the events she will be involved in in the future. She also talks about her goals for the Newton Chamber Of Commerce.

In this podcast I speak with Grinnell Mayor Sam Cox. We talk about a wide variety of issues. We talk about housing availability and ask about development projects. I also ask the Mayor about developmental projects in downtown Grinnell and talk about the new thrift store. We also discuss staffing levels at Public Safety and Emergency Services in Grinnell. I want to thank our fine sponsors including...

In this podcast I speak with Newton School's Superentendent Tom Messinger in a wide ranging interview. Parents are concerned about school safety and in the past school year the school system has had to enact a couple of "soft lockdowns." In this podcast Tom tells us what the difference is between a soft lockdown and a normal lockdown and what Newton Schools does to keep our schools safe. He also d...

This is a "best of" podcast with Chris from The Newton News. Since this was recorded Chris has been promoted to Editor of the Newspaper. As I mentioned to his boss as she announced his promotion as Newton Rotary, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. In this podcast we talk about both of our passions, me for radio and his for the newspaper business. His surprise at all the newsmaking things going on...

3 BIG THINGS going on in one day for Thursday 5/28 in Grinnell. This is a Grinnell Happenings podcast where I talk about what's going on in Grinnell. For more information about what' happening in Grinning Google the Grinnell Chamber Of Commerce website. The crew at The Grinnell Chamber of Commerce does a great job of letting you know what's going on in Grinnell. Just click on "events' and you'll b...

In this "best of" Out And About With Jamie Grout podcast I speak with long time WHO Farm Broadcaster Bob Quinn. Bob has been on WHO since the early 80.s but before that he was on the air in Ottumwa, Fairfield and at The Iowa State station WOI. Bob and I talk about his history not only at WHO but also his radio history in general. Farmers around the state and the midwest have grown to trust Bob and...

If you are looking for things to do in Grinnell and are complaining that you can't find anything to do you aren't looking hard enough. Thanks to The Grinnell Chamber of Commerce's web site here's an audio listing of events going on through May 25th. From run-walks to farmers markets to pottery making there's plenty going on in "Grin City." Check it out in this edition of Out And About With Jamie G...

I always enjoy having a conversation with Newton Mayor Randy Ervin. He never fails to make some news. In this podcast he tells us what's going on with the vacant Perkin's Restaurant. Erv also talks about how the city plans to deal with The Iowa Legislatures plan on property taxes. He discusses the road trip he and other members of The city and The Newton City Council made to Ames to check out The...

Newton has a bad overpopulation problem with dogs and cats. In peticulal with cats. We know first hand because Little Red and I adopted an adorable cat that strayed into our back yard a couple of years ago. Recently Terri McKenny went before The Newton City Council asking for help in funding The Lucy's Pet Pantry "Neuter Is Cuter" program. This is a program that seeks to trap stray release stray c...

Little Red and I LOVE donkeys! A couple years ago my sweetie started showing me videos from a guy who has an animal sanctuary in Spain that takes care of unwanted donkeys and horses, Jacob's Ridge. We really fell in love with the donkeys. Then a long time listener and friend, Jamie Brennan of Montezuma, started posting videos of her donkeys on Facebook. She had one we really fell in love with that...

This podcast is a "best of" podcast with radio's Van Harden. I am lucky enough to get together with a group of radio folks once a month for lunch and normally Van is a part of that group. Van is a great story teller and a heck of a nice guy. When I started doing this podcast I knew I wanted to get Van on the air to talk about some of the promotions he and his partners on the radio had been through...

In this podcast I speak with Monica St Angelo who is with The Grinnell Area Arts Council. Once again, with the help of great sponsors, she has put together a great list of groups and bands for summer concerts at Central Park in Grinnell. Monica talks about the great line up they have coming up for young and old alike in a wide variety of different musical formats from Latin music to a bag bagpipe...