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The music community lost a much-beloved bright light this week, when Iggy Igloo, a longtime musician, former host of KRCC s Planet Groove world music program and activist, died Tuesday due to cancer. The Colorado Springs native, whose birth name was Jonathan Ellis, was 38. He is survived by his son Kyan Hayword, mother Karolyn Kate Muniz and step-father John Muniz, father William Ellis, sister Jacqueline Ellis, and brother David Ellis. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. June 10 at Hillside Gardens and Event Center, 1006 S. Institute St. He was a passionate man who gave everything he had to the community he loved, said his mother. Everybody has stories about how he stood up for people. He was passionate about protecting girls and women in abusive relationships. He protected and he took care of people. He would and has given the shirt off his back or the last morsel of food he had to help others. He was the kindest soul. ....
The music community lost a much-beloved bright light this week, when Iggy Igloo, a longtime musician, former host of KRCC s Planet Groove world music program and activist, died Tuesday due to cancer. The Colorado Springs native, whose birth name was Jonathan Ellis, was 38. He is survived by his son Kyan Hayword, mother Karolyn Kate Muniz and step-father John Muniz, father William Ellis, sister Jacqueline Ellis, and brother David Ellis. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. June 10 at Hillside Gardens and Event Center, 1006 S. Institute St. He was a passionate man who gave everything he had to the community he loved, said his mother. Everybody has stories about how he stood up for people. He was passionate about protecting girls and women in abusive relationships. He protected and he took care of people. He would and has given the shirt off his back or the last morsel of food he had to help others. He was the kindest soul. ....
KRCC 91.5 s favorite friend and neighbor, Vicky Gregor, will say goodbye to the mic after more than 25 years. The DJ and music coordinator for the public radio station announced this week she will retire this summer. KRCC defined my adult life,” said Gregor in a press release. “Music has given me an outlet to process all of the emotions around those things that are important to me. It is a universally-shared experience accompanying us through the landscape of life.” Gregor, who always introduced herself as your friend and neighbor, began volunteer-hosting music for the midnight to 2 a.m. slot in 1995. She went on to host music shows throughout the 90s and 00s, before finding her groove in a weeknight music mix show. She became the station s music coordinator in 2012. ....