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Music
An Interview With Eric Johnson Of Fruit Bats

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Fruit Bats are an indie rock band out of Chicago formed by singer and songwriter Eric D. Johnson. With a career spanning three decades, Johnson has served as the band’s permanent member, with various musicians joining the band for studio recordings and live performances. With their latest release, The Landfill, Fruit Bats are touring and making a stop at The Englert in Iowa City on Wednesday, October 21st. KRUI’s Myles Ackman and Kade Grierson met and spoke with Johnson over the phone for an exclusive KRUI interview. MA: Going back to your early years, can you tell us a little … Continued

Online Content
In Conversation with “Dis/Comfort: Confronting Histories of African Art in the United States”

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On October 15th, I had the pleasure of a guided tour through the student-curated art exhibition “Dis/Comfort,” created by a class that collaboratively uses a semester to build its own African art exhibit for the Stanley Museum, “Curating African Art for the American Museum.” Being who I am, naturally I wanted to highlight this extremely valuable opportunity to have a hand in professional curation for college students. For my class this semester, How to Write About Art, we were given the opportunity to have a guided class period through the exhibit with the help of two students who worked on … Continued

Meet the 2026-27 Directors

Evan Raefield, General Manager

eraefield@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Sundays 1:30 – 3:30pm

On-Air Shows: Freedom & Culture, Mondays 7-8pm; Friendship Hour, Tuesdays 7-8pm

Field of Study: English and Creative Writing, Senior

Hometown: Iowa City, IA

Favorite artists: Arthur Russell, Basic Channel, Fela Kuti, Marnie Stern, New Order, Sonic Youth, tek lintowe

Why did you first join KRUI? Came for the unlimited music glitch, stayed for the unlimited potential and cool people glitch

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why? “Don’t bring that over here.”

Alec Bauer, Production Director

alec@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-6pm

Field of Study: Multimedia Journalism and Screenwriting, Junior

Favorite artists: Yes, Animal Collective, Townes Van Zandt, Frank Zappa

On-Air Show: General Rotation with DJ Dudewhere’smycarfan, Fridays 11am-Noon

Why did you first join KRUI? To meet people that share my taste in music and to gain some experience in video production.

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why? “Yes because I love hot dogs and I also love sandwiches.”

Collin Carrithers, Sports Director

collin@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Mondays 1-3pm

On-Air Show: The Gold Standard, Wednesdays Noon-1pm

Field of Study: Journalism + Sport and Recreation Management, Senior

Favorite artists: Jeremy Zucker, Kevian Kraemer, West 22nd

Why did you first join KRUI? I joined KRUI because I have always loved the idea of radio and the community it brings together, as well as wanting to broadcast games all across Iowa Athletics.

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why? “No. I believe a hot dog is absolutely it’s own, separate category. I think combining them does not do the hot dog justice NOR does it do the variety of amazing sandwiches justice.”

Kade Grierson, News Director

kade@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Fridays 1-3pm

On-Air Show: The News Flagship, Fridays Noon-1pm

Field of Study: English, Senior

Favorite artists: Frog, Friendship, Worldpeace DMT

Why did you first join KRUI? I joined KRUI for a more unique and creative approach to journalism.

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Why? “A hot dog is not a sandwich unless you split the bun into two slices in my opinion.”

Elliot Baughman, Online Content Director

elliot@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Tuesdays 5pm-7pm

On-Air Show: Online Content Extravaganza, Wednesdays 1-2pm

Field of Study: Music & Entrepreneurship, Senior

Favorite artists: Tyler, The Creator, Vulfpeck, Turnstile, Dave Matthews Band

Why did you first join KRUI?

Izaak Thompson, Chief Engineer

ithompson@krui.fm, he/they

Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3:30p

On-Air Show: eclectronica, tuesdays 4-5pm

Field of Study: Electrical Engineering, Senior

Hometown: Iowa City, IA

Favorite artists: Takashi Kokubo, Dopo Goto, Mouse on Mars, Chemlab, Joanna Newsom, & Strawberry Switchblade

Why did you first join KRUI? i wanted to impose my freaky music taste on the town without having to witness anyone’s reactions. later i discovered i can use my skills of plugging things in and turning them on to benefit my community apparently???

Aidan Wirtz, Sports Director

cool as hell??

awirtz@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: TBD

Field of Study: Journalism, Senior

Hometown: La Grange, IL

Favorite artists: Bob Marley, Noah Kahan, Jack Johnson, The Fruit Bats, & Sticky Fingers

Lee Nienhaus, Marketing Director

lee-nienhaus@krui.fm, she/he

Office Hours: TBD

Field of Study: Art & Pre-Business, Sophomore

Hometown: Muscatine, IA

Favorite artists: Sleigh Bells, Car Seat Headrest, Geese, Yves Tumor, Donna Summer, & Blood Orange

Why did you first join KRUI? When I first came to Iowa I was looking to branch out and find people who had similar interests to me. I was always involved in music spaces in high school and online, so when I found out about KRUI, I was ecstatic. I went to my first online content meeting and the rest is history.

Maya Hernandez, Community & Engagement Director

Maya-hernandez@krui.fm, any/all

Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-2pm

Field of Study: Creative Writing and History, Junior

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Favorite artists: I am currently in love with the album “In a Bed of Broken Roses” by Self-Help Tapes

Why did you first join KRUI? Student radio is the bees knees!

Will Clair, Programming Director

will-clair@krui.fm, he/him

Office Hours: Thurdays 2-4pm

Field of Study: Criminology and Creative Writing, Sophomore

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA

Favorite artists: Vampire weekend, Alvvays, The Cure, Tyler the Creator, & Brent Faiyaz

Why did you first join KRUI? My dad was a KRUI show host about 18 years before my first year and told me about the station. I also was looking to meet new people as a freshman. I also liked the idea of being able to talk with people and write about things I was interested in.

Past Directors