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Joe Cocker Tribute

Friends of Joe Cocker and KVNF DJs hosted a tribute show to the late singer Monday, Dec. 23, 2014.
Laura Palmisano
Friends of Joe Cocker and KVNF DJs hosted a tribute show to the late singer Monday, Dec. 23, 2014.
Friends of Joe Cocker and KVNF DJs hosted a tribute show to the late singer Monday, Dec. 23, 2014.
Credit Laura Palmisano / KVNF
Friends of Joe Cocker and KVNF DJs hosted a tribute show to the late singer Monday, Dec. 23, 2014.

Long-time friends and associates of late rock iconJoe Cocker spent Monday hosting a tribute show to him. They broadcasted from the KVNFCocker Studio and shared his music and their stories about him with listeners. Cocker lived in Crawford,Colo. for nearly two decades where he started the Cocker Kids' Foundation with his wife Pam. Cocker was also a major supporter ofKVNF. 

Part 1:Joe Cocker Tribute program, 12/22/14, part 1 of 3

Part 2:Joe Cocker Tribute program, 12/22/14, part 2 of 3

Part 3:Joe Cocker Tribute program, 12/22/14, Part 3 of 3

A cake that was made for the Joe Cocker Tribute on KVNF.
Credit Laura Palmisano / KVNF
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A cake that was made for the Joe Cocker Tribute on KVNF.

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Joe Cocker Tribute
Joe Cocker Tribute

A native Texan, Jeff was bitten by the Colorado "bug" after graduating from UT-Austin. He arrived in Paonia on the October full moon of 1978, and has been involved with KVNF since its earliest days. His first KVNF show was "Sunday Night Live," which featured live musicians performing in the original Garvin Mesa garage/studio.
Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Before moving to Colorado, Laura worked as a reporter for Arizona Public Media, a public radio and television station in Tucson. She's also worked at public radio station KJZZ and public television station KAET Arizona PBS in Phoenix. Her work has aired on NPR, the BBC, Marketplace, Harvest Public Media, and on stations across the Rocky Mountain Community Radio network. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. Laura also has experience as a radio host, producer, writer, production assistant, videographer, and video editor. She graduated summa cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
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