Morning Classics
Morning Classics with Jeff Koterba
Join Jeff Koterba every weekday morning from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. and start your day with the greatest music of all time.
Jeff Koterba is KVNO’s new face of Morning Classics after serving as the Wednesday host for nearly two years. He’s an iconic media figure in the metro, best known for his cartoons that were featured in the Omaha World Herald for over 30 years.
You can reach out to Jeff at his email: jkoterba@unomaha.edu
Jeff Around Town
Tune in at 9 a.m. on Tuesday mornings as Jeff shares his stories, recounts unique experiences, and connects you to the city. And keep an eye out because you just never know where he may pop up.
Past EpisodesDish Omaha
Explore how the food and restaurant scene in the metro brings us together as a community. Hosted by KVNO’s resident foodie Diane Watson, Dish Omaha airs Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m.
Meet DianeArts Today
KVNO seeks to amplify the arts in Omaha, functioning as the cornerstone of our local arts and culture community. Tune in to Arts Today, every weekday at 8:30 on Morning Classics.
Latest Arts NewsMy Ugly Sweater
It’s National Ugly Sweater Day and as promised on air this morning, here’s a photo of mine! How about you? Have any photos of ugly sweaters you’d care to share? If so, send them my way! Jkoterba@unomaha.edu.
Charlie’s Tiny Train Pigeons
This morning, when introducing a work by Antonín Dvořák, I mentioned a couple of Dvořák’s hobbies: Trainspotting and keeping pigeons. Moments later, KVNO listener, Charlie Duckworth, sent a few photos from his HO scale model railroad. Photos of model pigeons on model boxcars and buildings.
How about you? What kind of hobbies do you have and do you ever pursue those hobbies while listening to KVNO? I’d love to hear from you: jkoterba@unomaha.edu.
Oh, and thanks to Charlie, here are those photos!
Visiting Chopin’s Grave
This morning on KVNO, we’re playing for the first time a recently-discovered waltz by Chopin. It was also exactly a week ago today that I had a chance to visit for the first time, Chopin’s grave at Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris.
I’m also a big fan of Edith Piaf, so here, also, is a photo of her grave. The cemetery is probably most famous for the grave of Jim Morrison. Indeed, you can see from the photo that his grave is fenced off.
Have you been to this cemetery? If so, I’d love to hear from you! Get in touch at jkoterba@unomaha.edu.
Ringing of the Notre-Dame Bells
On this week’s French Friday Feature, we’re celebrating the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. As luck would have it, I was there last Friday evening and just happened to encounter the ringing of the bells. See—and hear—the bells here.
Afterwards, we encountered a magical little Christmas market, complete with a magical little ballet performance!
Have you been to Paris? How about Notre-Dame? I’d love to hear about your experiences. Get in touch: jkoterba@unomaha.edu
Jeff’s Possum Friend
On my second day after taking over Morning Classics, while playing Beethoven, this little fella showed up. So, I’ve been calling him Ludvig. One listener also suggested Otis 13, which I like as well. Still, I’m leaning towards Ludvig the Possum. Ludvig has been back only a few other times. Will we see him again?