KBear 102.3 welcomes The Gambler Returns Kenny Rogers Tribute Show to the Calumet Theatre, Friday, May 17th at 7:30. Enjoy many of the great hits that turned Kenny Rogers into one of the world’s biggest music stars, performed by award-winning singer Alan Turner and his band. Get details and tickets here.
Save 40 percent off tickets to the show, while a limited supply lasts, at KeweenawShopper.com.
June 8th is a big day in Baraga County. The Keweenaw Bay Classic Fishing Tournament offers big cash prizes for catches of lake trout and salmon. Sign up here. Learn more at the Baraga County Next Gen Team’s Facebook Page. Residents across the county will hold garage sales in the morning. From noon until 5, the Baraga County Lake Trout Festival offers family fun, good food and entertainment at L’Anse Waterfront Park. See the schedule, and sign up for events associated with it here. KBear 102.3 is proud to support all three events. Look for our Todd VanDyke announcing and performing at the Lake Trout Festival.
High School Sports!
KBear 102.3 is the Voice of Calumet Copper Kings athletics! Listen for every Calumet football and hockey game, along with selected volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball contests. Follow the Kings on the air, through our stream, our free Android and Apple apps, or say “Alexa, play KBear 102!”
See our broadcast schedule here.
Our sister station, 97.7 The Wolf, is the Voice of the Houghton Gremlins.
See our broadcast schedule here.
See the daily schedule for all our high school sports teams here.
KBear 102.3 Honored by MAB
KBear 102.3 earned several honors when the Michigan Association of Broadcasters handed out its Small Market Broadcast Excellence Awards for the year 2022:
• Copper Country Today with Todd VanDyke – Best – Feature Programming
• Keweenaw Report with Todd VanDyke – Best – Investigative Reporting
• Marketing Materials and Promos – Best – “Pile of Snow” TV Ad
For the year 2021, we received these honors:
• “Morning Coffee Program with Todd VanDyke” – Best – Morning Show Broadcast Personality or Team
• “Keweenaw Report Morning Sports” – Best – Sportscast
• “Morning Coffee Calendar” – Best – Feature Program
• “12 Pets of Christmas” – Best – Use of New Media (Single Project)
• “Christmas Carol Contest” – Merit – Marketing Materials and Promos
• “Brian McLean Funeral Coverage” – Merit – Feature/Use of Medium
We work hard to serve our listeners, our advertisers, and our community. Thanks to the MAB and this year’s judges for recognizing our efforts!
Alexa Recognizes KBear 102!
Just click on the link above through the account your Amazon Echo is registered under, to install our skill. Then, when you want to hear the best country music, award-winning local news and sports, and high school play by play, say “Alexa, play KBear 102!”