All of us at KCOW, like just about everybody else in the USA, are wild about Thanksgiving.  How can you not love a holiday with football, great food, Grandmas, Grandpas and giant cartoon characters? 

Since it is a holiday, for the last several years we’ve taken the opportunity to make Thanksgiving an on-air nostalgia trip.  And this year we’re starting the fun three days early, as The Workday Show steps aside for three days of specials.  Then, on Thanksgiving Day itself, we’ve got an Overstuffed marathon of goodies spanning the 1940s through the ’70s. 

Our Thanksgiving Week 9am specials and the Thanksgiving Day Overstuffed Marathon are presented by Thiele Gifts and More, reminding you to get lots of sleep after that big Turkey Day dinner–so you can be up bright and early the next day for Black Friday specials at Thieles!

 

 

 

 

 

And now, the schedule:

MONDAY 11/19 9:00am
Peter Gabriel “So” 25th Anniversary Special
An exclusive conversation with the 80s icon along with such classic hits as “In Your Eyes”, “Big Time” and “Sledge Hammer.”

TUESDAY 11/20 9:00am
The Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” Special
New conversations with Paul and Ringo join archival audio from John and George as we remember the album and TV-movie that set a new bar for weirdness in the Fab Four’s history.

WEDNESDAY 11/21 9:00am
ABC’S 2012 Holiday Movie Guide
Ah, the great family tradition of catching a flick over Thanksgiving weekend.  This fast-paced hour will tell you which holiday releases are must-see.

THANKSGIVING DAY 11/22

6:00am The Wakeup Show
A special edition with highlights of “It’s A Thankful Life”, narrated by Jimmy Stewart.

9:00am Johnny Carson’s 50 Years Of Comedy
From Groucho Marx to David Letterman and every big name in-between, it’s a fast-paced clipfest with classic comedy from radio, records and television.

11:00am The Beach Boys At 50
Harry Shearer hosts this fascinating documentary about America’s band–told in interviews, rare archival audio and (of course) the amazing music of The Beach Boys.

1:00pm Van Morrison “Born To Sing” Special
New album cuts plus all time classics like “Moondance” and “Brown Eyed Girl”, tied together with a rare BBC interview of the reclusive rocker.

2:00pm American Top 40: Top 40 Songs Of The Rock Era
Casey Kasem counts down 40 all time classics in this AT40 “special” first aired in 1972. 

And of course, on Friday November 23rd…