Bonus: To hype new music that we get in and try to highlight local talent!
CKMS Community Connections has two purposes: One is to create quality content, the other for drop-in conversation and new music, hosted by a small pool of programmers.
CKMS Community Connections has a workshop series for producing radio/podcast/webcast: interviews, storytelling, podcast creation, video creation, and “Train the trainer” sessions on how to produce your own radio show. We’ll produce training documentation: webcasting, live to air programming, podcast production.
Live-To-Air broadcasting is a component, so when something happens somewhere else… We’ll have live -to-air discussion/talk/podcast recording at some community venue, maybe the library, maybe City Hall…
CKMS Community Connections is an ongoing drop-in training timeslot with experienced CKMS trainers for new programmers and existing programmers to refresh skills and learn new programs.
- Executive Producer Emerita: Jenniefer Stronge.
- Contributing Producers: Jeff Stager and Bob Jonkman, and any other Radio Waterloo programmers who want to host a show.
- Theme music by Steven Todd.
Join us! CKMS Community Connections currently airs on CKMS-FM on Mondays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
Got music, spoken word, or other interesting stuff? Let us know at ccc@radiowaterloo.ca or leave a comment on our “About” page.
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Recent CKMS Community Connections Episodes
CKMS Community Connections for 31 August 2026 with Larry Larson of The Jazz Room Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Larry Larson, president of the Grand River Jazz Society, joins Bob Jonkman to introduce some of the performers for the 16th season of jazz at The Jazz Room. Performers include Dave Wiffen, Anthony D’Alessandro, Quisha Wint, and the Barry Elmes Quintet who will be performing a Sonny Rollins … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 31 August 2026 with Larry Larson of The Jazz Room 
CKMS Community Connections for 24 August 2026 with Robin Arnott of the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Robin Arnott of the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario tells Bob Jonkman about the work PSSO does, the Walk for Parkinson’s fundraiser, and their annual conference. She describes the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, tells us about the work of the support groups, the Graduate Student Scholarship Program , and … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 24 August 2026 with Robin Arnott of the Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario 
CKMS Community Connections for 19 August 2026 with Jim Stewart of the Waterloo Region Health Coalition Notes Events Podcast Transcript Video Show Notes In this special edition of CKMS Community Connections Jim Stewart returns to speak with Bob Jonkman about the operational budget strangulation experienced by Ontario hospitals, the impending implementation of two-tier, private health care in Alberta, and the rally at Noon on 1 September 2026 at the office of … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 19 August 2026 with Jim Stewart of the Waterloo Region Health Coalition 
CKMS Community Connections for 17 August 2026: Youth in Food Systems Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Jahanvi, Noor, Manahil, and Luma from Youth in Food Systems talk to Bob Jonkman about the YFS program, the markets and the gardens, high school volunteer hours, how the program is set up, their plans for the future, learning to garden, educational aspects of gardening, agricultural careers, spreading … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 17 August 2026: Youth in Food Systems 
CKMS Community Connections for 10 August 2026: Run4OfficeWR with Lulia Habtemichael and Marcia Smellie Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Lulia Habtemicheal and Marcia Smellie of Run4OfficeWR talk to Bob Jonkman about getting people to run for office by getting them out to vote, and fostering civic engagement. They’re talking to people, young people especially, about the functions of government and the role of politicians. They host a … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 10 August 2026: Run4OfficeWR with Lulia Habtemichael and Marcia Smellie 
CKMS Community Connections for 3 August 2026 with Lance Russwurm Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Lance Russwurm tells us about his early exposure to music with his parents Lynn and Laura performing country music, learning music in high school, playing in Lynn’s band, how Lynn wrote and submitted music, Lynn’s collaboration with Hank Thompson, and the song “I Cast A Lonesome Shadow.” He … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 3 August 2026 with Lance Russwurm 
CKMS Community Connections for 27 July 2026 with Michael Druker of TriTAG Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes Michael Druker of TriTAG joins Bob Jonkman to talk about all things transport, traffic, and transit. Michael tells Bob about the history and the work that TriTAG does, how TriTAG performs its advocacy, some interesting details on the Light Rail Transit project and Phase Two now being built to … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 27 July 2026 with Michael Druker of TriTAG 
CKMS Community Connections for 13 July 2026: Adrean Farrugia Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes Adrean Farrugia, jazz pianist and educator, talks to Bob Jonkman about improvisation, commercial music, composing music, performing, and Adrean’s performances at the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival. The interview starts at 4m38s. Online: Website: https://adreanfarrugia.com/ YouTube: Adrean Farrugia (@adreanfarrugia7414) | YouTube Bandcamp: Adrean Farrugia | Bandcamp SoundCloud: Adrean Farrugia | … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 13 July 2026: Adrean Farrugia 
CKMS Community Connections for 15 December 2025: KWCon Christmas Music Notes Podcast Index Video Show Notes There was no guest in the studio today, so Bob played some KWCon Christmas music by Waterloo Region musicians. Except for The Small Town Titans, but Bob couldn’t let such a catchy tune escape unplayed. Podcast https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ckms-community-connections-2025-12-15-episode236-kwcon-christmas-music.mp3 Download: ckms-community-connections-2025-12-15-episode236-kwcon-christmas-music.mp3 (53 MB, 57m43s, episode 236) Index Time Title Album Performer … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 15 December 2025: KWCon Christmas Music 
CKMS Community Connections for 1 December 2025: Boris Emanuel and Paul Ming of Love Your Neighbour Communities Notes Events Podcast Index Video Show Notes Bob talks with Boris and Paul of Love Your Neighbour Communities or LYNC. It builds attainable housing for the community, currently in the historic feed mill in Baden. Paul has a historic display in the mill. A LYNC Christmas is an afternoon of music to give back to … Continue reading CKMS Community Connections for 1 December 2025: Boris Emanuel and Paul Ming of Love Your Neighbour Communities
Hi Bob!
I’m a Canadian musician, and I wanted to send my upcoming single, “Can’t Lose Again,” to Community Connections. I think it’d be a great fit — it’s fresh, it’s fun, and it’s Canadian!
It’s a 3 minute Northern Soul/Motown whirlwind that tells the tale of a chronically unlucky gambler as he bets his very last dime — but can he finally win?
Here’s the Earshot link: https://secure.earshot-distro.ca/song/27456.
Hope you enjoy it!
Luc LeMans
Thanx Luc! I’ll try to have it on this Friday’s edition from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
–Bob.
Traversing a world populated by snakes, whales, and butterflies, Royal Visit to Uranium City is a cautionary tale of disaster, rebellion, and, of course, love. If not for certain incendiary wafts of ash, this story may not have survived…
Royal Visit to Uranium City is the new album from producer/multi-instrumentalist Kitz Willman. The Winnipeg-based artist flexes their world-building skills with nine brand new songs. This is their first release of 2021, fresh off of their 2020 collaboration with Kay the Aquanaut called “Ancient Fish from the Northwest.”
Winnipeg-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Kitz Willman handles saxophone, piano, bass, drums, and vocals to create experimental jazz influenced by the sampling of hip-hop and heaviness of post-hardcore. Their music is reflective of Ukrainian-Canadian culture, free jazz, and Canadian underground weirdo hip-hop delivered through high energy performances.
artist: Kitz Willman
album: Royal Visit to Uranium City
label: Banned Era Records (Canada)
genre: Hip-hop / Jazz / Experimental
release date: March 5, 2021
lyrics: the entire album is radio-friendly
Banger: kings (track 1)
Softer side: only butterflies (track 6)
Long experimental cut: have you seen the trees? (track 8)
Weird: dawn (track 7)
Dancey: always (track 9)
download the album in MP3 format (rar folder) here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a827dsd5c916zo5/Kitz%20Willman%20-%20Royal%20Visit%20to%20Uranium%20City%20-%202021%20-%20Experimental%20hip-hop_jazz%20mp3.rar?dl=0
Thanx Kitz! We’ll have a track or two on this Monday’s edition of CKMS Community Connections, from 11am to Noon on 1 March 2021.
–Bob.
Hi there, my name is Justin (artist name Cooless). I’ve just released an EP and was hoping you’d take a listen to see if it might be a contender for airplay on your show. I’m Canadian, living in Toronto and all the music is CanCon. I’d be happy to talk/answer any questions and provide you with an mp3 or .wav file of anything that catches your ear. Thanks for your time!
Justin
https://cooless.bandcamp.com/album/hostages
Hi Cooless: I’ll play one or two of your tracks on an upcoming episode of CKMS Community Connections. Let me know if you’re ever in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area, and we can set up an interview, or maybe a live, on-air, in-studio performance!
–Bob.
Got some of your tracks on CCC this week, sadly not in their full length. I’ll start next week’s show with “Hostages”. You’re a hard guy to find on the social medias!
–Bob.
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