My name is Jewell Rodgers and today I bring you the poems of Noni Williams. Noni is one of my favorite people. I met her in Omaha, Nebraska. Noni Williams is a senior cloud data engineer, a teaching artist, an independent data consultant, a storyteller, a mathematician, a philosopher, and of course - a performance poet - born and raised in North Omaha, Nebraska.

It’s undeniable that Charles Goodnight had a huge impact on the development of the Texas Panhandle. Primarily identified as a rancher, Goodnight’s lifetime activities and achievements are broad based and far reaching . Born in Illinois in 1836, his family relocated to Waco, Texas when Charles was 9 years old. He later liked to say that he came to Texas at the same time that Texas came into the U.S., joining the Union in 1845.

This week, Luke and his longtime buddy J.C. McCullough had an exciting time on the Red River, and had some real success with catfish; tune in to hear a recap!

Tune in this week to hear a collection of commissioned works and beloved orchestral favorites!