Iowa Basement Tapes #397 05-21-2026 GUEST: Station Manager Gary Monte

Night Listeners-

Tonight I have a very special guest, the KFMG station manager, Gary Monte. If it wasn't for Gary, Iowa Basement Tapes would never had happened. I am the type of person who needs motivation sometimes and he got the show green lit for the radio back in 2018. On June 30th, 2026, he will be retiring. We play his Iowa playlist and talk about his history with Iowa radio.

1. House of Large Sizes - "Heat Miser" / Heat Miser (Cedar Falls)
2. House of Large Sizes - "North  Cedar" / My Ass-Kicking Life (Cedar Falls)
3. Tripmaster Monkey - "Valium" / Goodbye Race (Quad Cities)
4. Brother Trucker - "Friday Night Fight" (Des Moines)
5. Blue Band, Bob Dorr, Molly Nova - "Baby Please Don't Go" / Deal Again (Cedar Falls)
6. Horny Geniuses - "Mother Horta" / Proper Sound Rewound (Iowa City)

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Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to [email protected].

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Thursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines
Fridays at 7PM on 89.7FM KRUI - Iowa City
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Wednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji

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