Happy Gnu Year

Hooray for the Last Day of School!

“Hooray for the Last Day of School” aired sometime in May during the mid-1980s. The Giant Blueberry is Theodore’s object of interest at his class show and tell. At the same time, Daphne brings a fruit bat. Will The Giant Blueberry survive the last day of school? Starring:  Miss Carolyn, Mrs. Spa-ghet, the music teacher and Daphne – Carolyn Meyer Theodore, The Giant Blueberry, Mr. Invento as a substitute science teacher, Bobby (electronic bird) and narrator – Kel Pickens Guest Starring: Mrs. Clamp, the German Librarian –  unknown Filmore and Grossly – unknown If you’re a fan of good stories and dogs, you won’t want to miss out on carolynwestmeyerbooks.com [http://carolynwestmeyerbooks.com]. Carolyn shares the fascinating travel tales of her and Kel’s pups, a journey you can experience through her engaging books, available in paperback and ebook formats. Credits: Each episode was co-produced and directed by Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens. Kel Pickens wrote episodes, and Chris Coz ort did the audio engineering. Sound engineering for the KIDS Radio Show theme song was provided by Mike Hufford at Lamb Recording Studio. Jon Dickey created the artwork for the KIDS Radio Show T-shirt. Analog to digital conversion provided by Don Mitchell. Chris Peters published the podcast.

Happy Gnu Year

“Happy Gnu Year” first aired on Jan. 2, 1982. The old theme song airs first, followed by Miss Carolyn and the South African Gnu introducing the New KIDS Radio Show Theme song. Ricky Peale plays lead guitar, Mike Hufford on drums, Carolyn Meyer on piano and vocals, and Donnie Mitchell on bass. They perform the entire song, marking its first broadcast.  Starring: The South African Gnu, Mr. Invento, Cecil the Skunk and Gary Gobbler the Turkey – Kel Pickens Miss Carolyn – Carolyn Meyer Guest Starring: Walter the Rooster – Randy Pease Francis – unknown Some of the songs featured in the show are: Space Explorer The Ballad of Lucy Lum Zounds of Sounds! I Love Winter Pajamas Song Fortune Cookie and the new Outro of the  “KIDS Radio Show Theme song. If you’re a fan of good stories and dogs, you won’t want to miss out on carolynwestmeyerbooks.com [http://carolynwestmeyerbooks.com]. Carolyn shares the fascinating travel tales of her and Kel’s pups, a journey you can experience through her engaging books, available in paperback and ebook formats. Credits: Each episode was co-produced and directed by Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens. Kel Pickens wrote episodes, and Chris Cozort did the audio engineering. Sound engineering for the KIDS Radio Show theme song was provided by Mike Hufford at Lamb Recording Studio. Jon Dickey created the artwork for the KIDS Radio Show T-shirt. Analog to digital conversion provided by Don Mitchell. Chris Peters published the podcast.

KIDS Radio Show Christmas Special

“KIDS Radio Show Christmas Special” first aired in December 1981 This episode features an early version of the KIDS Radio theme song and the well-known Christmas Song White Christmas, a story song by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Show engineer Chris Cozort wishes everyone a Merry Christmas! Kel reads The Giving Tree story written by Shel Silverstein. Kel gives a Christmas wish.  Carolyn Meyer’s 5th-grade music class students from Highland Park Elementary School sing a Christmas song recorded during a live performance at the school with Carolyn accompanying them on the piano, 5th grader Ch is Holt on drums, and 5th grader Jeremy Skidmore on bass.  Starring: Miss Carolyn – Carolyn Meyer Guest Starring: Santa Claus – John Wilguess (KSPI 94FM employee) If you’re a fan of good stories and dogs, you won’t want to miss out on carolynwestmeyerbooks.com [http://carolynwestmeyerbooks.com]. Carolyn shares the fascinating travel tales of her and Kel’s pups, a journey you can experience through her engaging books, available in paperback and ebook formats. Credits: Each episode was co-produced and directed by Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens. Kel Pickens wrote episodes, and Chris Cozort did the audio engineering. Sound engineering for the KIDS Radio Show theme song was provided by Mike Hufford at Lamb Recording Studio. Jon Dickey created the artwork for the KIDS Radio Show T-shirt. Analog to digital conversion provided by Don Mitchell. Chris Peters published the podcast.

The Music of Our Language

“The Music of Our Language” first aired on Sept. 3, 1983 Miss Carolyn helps the KIDS Radio crew learn our language through song.  Of note: The original reel-to-reel recording was not salvageable for digitization, so Carolyn and Kel proved they still got it and jumped into the studio to re-record their lines.  Starring: Theodore, The Giant Blueberry, and Mr. Invento – Kel Pickens Miss Carolyn – Carolyn Meyer Songs: * The Vowel Boogie * The World is Full of Opposites * Homonyms * Verbs are Action Words * The Plural Snakes * Capital Letters Reggae * Punctuation Parade All of the songs featured in this show are from Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens’s album “The Music of Our Language” and were all written by Carolyn and Kel.  The musicians on the album were as follows: * Carolyn Meyer: lead and background vocals, piano, Moog Opus 3 Synthesizer, vibraslap, claves, wind chimes, and whistle * Kel Pickens: punctuation sounds, snake hisses, “Run for your lies!”, laughter sound effects, “Mmmm,” with cookie crunch * Mike Hufford: drums, bongos, seeds in a small canister and engineering the whole recording  * Donnie Mitchell: bass guitar * Jim Blair: banjo, acoustic  rhythm guitar * Randy Pease: acoustic rhythm guitar * Rod Boutwell: slide guitar, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocal reggae guitar * Mark Lyon: lead guitar, slide guitar, background vocal * Paul Montemurro: trumpet If you’re a fan of good stories and dogs, you won’t want to miss out on carolynwestmeyerbooks.com [http://carolynwestmeyerbooks.com]. Carolyn shares the fascinating travel tales of her and Kel’s pups, a journey you can experience through her engaging books, available in paperback and ebook formats. Credits: Each episode was co-produced and directed by Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens. Kel Pickens wrote episodes, and Chris Cozort did the audio engineering. Sound engineering for the KIDS Radio Show theme song was provided by Mike Hufford at Lamb Recording Studio. Jon Dickey created the artwork for the KIDS Radio Show T-shirt. Analog to digital conversion provided by Don Mitchell. Chris Peters published the podcast.

Dogs for a Day!

“Dogs for a Day!” first aired on May 10, 1986 Bernard, Mr. Invento’s dog, is missing! Carmen Gigantica assists the German inventor in his search. Starring: Narrator, Mr. Invento, Theodore and The Giant Blueberry – Kel Pickens Miss Carolyn, Carmen Gigantica and  Daphne – Carolyn Meyer Guest Starring: Little Girl, Her Father and a Labrador Retriever named Cat – Mike Staubus Dog Catcher – Ron Gabe Bernard – Adam Hughes If you’re a fan of good stories and dogs, you won’t want to miss out on carolynwestmeyerbooks.com [http://carolynwestmeyerbooks.com]. Carolyn shares the fascinating travel tales of her and Kel’s pups, a journey you can experience through her engaging books, available in paperback and ebook formats. Credits: Each episode was co-produced and directed by Carolyn Meyer and Kel Pickens. Kel Pickens wrote episodes, and Chris Cozort did the audio engineering. Sound engineering for the KIDS Radio Show theme song was provided by Mike Hufford at Lamb Recording Studio. Jon Dickey created the artwork for the KIDS Radio Show T-shirt. Analog to digital conversion provided by Don Mitchell. Chris Peters published the podcast.