Afternoon Music Host and Mozart Buffet Announcer
Randy Kinkel was one of the first on-air staff hired by KBAQ over a decade ago and is now heard weekday afternoons 12-3. Randy is also host/programmer of the popular "Mozart Buffet" weekdays at noon, and hosts the piano performance series "Concert Grand" for the KBAQ Production Studio.
With over 20 years of radio broadcasting experience, Randy has been air talent, programmer, and/or supervisor at all-classical WBJC, The Radio Reading Network of Maryland, and "The Breeze" WTMD in Baltimore, Maryland, He is also a longtime board member of AMPPR, the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio.
Before earning a degree in Broadcasting and Creative Writing from Western Kentucky University, Randy got a thorough musical education at home, studying piano, horn, and saxophone, and listening to everything from Mozart to Mississippi Delta Blues. He credits his parentsī eclectic record collection for helping give him a love and appreciation for many different musical genres-- including the 4 hours of classical music he hosts every weekday.
A favorite composer is Mozart, evident in the hour-long weekday program, "The Mozart Buffet", featuring not only Mozart, but also the composerīs friends, mentors, contemporaries and rivals, with background information and weekly giveaways. He shares current classical music news with listeners every Sunday at 11:58 a.m. on "This Week in Classical Music".
Randy shares his love of books with listeners on the first Friday of every month at 6:01 during NPRīs "Performance Today" when he reviews a book with a classical music or fine arts theme.
He's also an artist whose work can be seen at http://randykinkelart.blogspot.com/, "Spiritude" in Gilbert and at his website www.randykinkelart.com. Randy and his wife Nancy share their lives with 4 beagles and 2 cats, all adopted or rescued from homes that could no longer care for them; they strongly support animal rescue organizations and no-kill shelters.
Randy is an avid bicyclist who commutes to work on his trusty single speed at least three times a week.
currently reading:
"The Soloist"
currently listening to:
"Solo Piano music of Jean Francaix, Nicole Narboni"
Why are these Dogs smiling? because they have loving homes! (see below)
Please spay or neuter your animals. There are thousands of homeless pets in Phoenix shelters. If you are looking for a dog or cat, please consider going to a shelter first and saving one of the "discarded" older guys before going for that newborn kitten or puppy from a breeder or the pet store at the mall.
If you save one dog or cat,
it wonīt change the world.
But surely the world
will change for that dog or cat.
