From Punk Rock Kid To Jazz Fan: Abe Beeson Celebrates 20 Years Hosting Evening Jazz

KNKX Public Radio | By Kirsten Kendrick,

Ariel Van Cleave

Published August 30, 2018 at 5:00 AM PDT

Evening Jazz Host Abe Beeson with a studio session audience in Seattle.

KNKX music host Abe Beeson is celebrating his 20th anniversary of hosting Evening Jazz. He sat down with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about his early days in radio and what he has planned to commemorate the milestone.

You can join Abe for his 20th anniversary show tonight at 8 p.m. on KNKX.

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Kirsten Kendrick

Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.

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Ariel Van Cleave

Ariel is a former KNKX host and producer. Ariel first entered a public radio newsroom in 2004 while in school at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. It was love at first sight.

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