KMA Broadcasting, L.P. 209 North Elm Street Shenandoah, IA 51601 Phone: 712-246-5270 cmorris@kmaland.com dhansen@kmaland.com

Chuck Offenburger says “it's good for both my heart and soul” that, since December 2006, he’s been part of the fun on KMA Radio, 960 on the AM dial, in his hometown of Shenandoah in southwest Iowa. Chuck Morris and Don Hansen, co-hosts of KMA’s ''Chuck & Don Show'' from 8:15 to 10 a.m. weekdays, have Offenburger joining them on the air every Friday morning, around 9:35 a.m. They talk about topics in the news, or Offenburger tells a few stories from his years of covering Iowa or reflects about some of the people there in his ol' stomping grounds.


Chuck Morris (left) and Don Hansen, co-hosts of KMA radio's ''Chuck & Don Show'' which airs 8:15 to 10 a.m. weekdays at 960 on the AM dial, or on the Internet at www.kmaland.com. When Chuck Offenburger joins them about 9:35 on Friday mornings, the segment becomes the ''Chuck & Chuck & Don Show.'' (KMA Radio photo)

Normally Offenburger does the show via phone from home at Simple Serenity Farm near Cooper in west central Iowa. But he will also join Chuck & Don in the KMA studio occasionally.

Hansen has been with KMA since he was a Shenandoah High School student in 1971. He also serves as station manager. Morris was at KMA 14 years through the 1980s and early '90s, went elsewhere for nine years and then re-joined the radio staff in 2003.

Morris and Hansen launched the ''Chuck & Don Show'' 20 years ago, when Morris was in his first life at KMA, and then started doing it again late in 2006. They feature chats with newsmakers and intriguing characters, as close by as Shenandoah and as far away as the coasts.

It's a great kick for anybody who has grown up in Shenandoah to have even a small spot on KMA. The station, which is the home ship for the May Broadcasting Co. properties, has been doing quality radio for more than 80 years, serving the corners of four states. In this era of canned, syndicated radio, KMA continues to devote most of its broadcast day to shows, newscasts and sportscasts by its own staff.

KMA and its sister station KMA-FM both stream their broadcasts on the Internet. So if you are close to southwest Iowa, you can pick up KMA at 960 on the AM radio dial. Or if you are anywhere else in the world, you can go to the stations' Internet site www.kmaland.com and then click on the red button “Listen Now! KMA 960” in the upper left corner of the home page.

Offenburger is also writing columns that are now published every other week in the KMA Advantage Club e-newsletter, which you can receive by e-mail by signing up for the club on the KMA site on the ‘Net. There is no charge for joining the club or receiving the e-newsletters.