Ari Hest

KUAC | By Lori Neufeld

Published June 10, 2014 at 5:31 PM AKDT

Ari Hest was the opener for UAF Summer Session's concert with Judy Collins last year and he really connected with the audience. So much so that he was invited back to headline this year's concert. Hest has a knack for song lyrics and the guitar chops to draw attention and keep it. Songs of social justice, struggle and challenge add to the connection the listener feels when listening to singer/songwriter Ari Hest.

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Lori Neufeld

Lori’s love for public broadcasting runs deep. She was raised on Car Talk, Morning Edition, Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas, and later while studying wildlife biology at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, she realized that if she helped answer phones during the fund drive at KMUW, she could meet and chat with the hosts of locally produced shows.

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