Kyle Kellams
News Director, Host of Ozarks at LargeKyle Kellams has been the news director at KUAF for 34 years and has been producing Ozarks at Large. The show began in a weekly format, then became a daily show. Kellams first started working in radio at KTLO in Mountain Home while in high school and also spent a year as news director at KKIX in Fayetteville before working at KUAF. During his time at KUAF, Kellams served as the radio play-by-play voice for the University of Arkansas women's basketball team and, on occasion, the U of A baseball team.
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The 2026 SHE: Festival of Women in Music runs Friday through Sunday at the University of Arkansas, featuring a world premiere, free concerts and a student flute quartet performance. -
Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center joins Kyle Kellams to trace Jesse Jackson's decades of ties to Arkansas, from civil rights rallies to the Clinton years and beyond. -
On today's show, we hear about The Clinton School of Public Service's 20 years of impact. We also examine the close ties between the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about primary elections on the final day of early voting. -
Travis Simpson, editor of The Courier in Russellville, talks about his Printz Honor-winning novel "Cope Field," getting boys to read and why local newspapers still matter. -
Researcher Abby Burnett says some Arkansas tombstones name murderers, while others tell outright lies. She discusses her new book at the Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday. -
Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics breaks down Fort Smith's long-awaited sewer consent decree modification and the city's 15-month search for a permanent city administrator. -
On today's show, we learn that $15 million in federal funding is headed to the University of Arkansas Fort Smith to build a new Center for Mother and Infant Healthcare. We also speak with an author and sports reporter about his new young adult novel about the son of a former major league baseball player. Plus, our weekly roundup of the news in the River Valley with Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics. -
Cast members Connor Sullivan and Tyler West talk circus life, playing the villain and staying grounded on the road as the national tour stops at Walton Arts Center. -
Jon Johnson and Leigh Hopkins will teach an Honors College seminar this fall exploring how the deep history of countries like China, Japan and Germany shapes the way they do business today. -
On today's show, we learn about a local newsletter that aims to engage and empower its residents. We also explore how much a nation’s past can influence its commerce. Plus, a new segment with a local Master Gardener.
