Iowa sports talk with morning-radio pulse.
KXnO The Morning Rush moves like a busy Iowa sports table: jokes first, headlines close behind. Recent hours swing from Iowa State transfer talk and NBA Draft questions to women’s wrestling, local fundraisers, dispatch, and golf-or-basketball hypotheticals.
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KXnO The Morning Rush is built like a live local sports conversation that never sits still for long. The center of gravity is Iowa. Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and producer Tyler Allen move through mornings with a mix of headlines, jokes, corrections, guest hits, and side roads that feel native to Iowa radio. College basketball gets the most analytical weight. Recent episodes spend real time on Iowa State’s transfer additions, Iowa’s transfer targets, portal volume, roster-building strategy, and Milam Amchilovich’s NBA Draft decision. Those stretches are casual, but not shallow. The show will joke about a name pronunciation or a piece of production music, then turn around and ask practical questions about player evaluation and roster fit. It also makes room for Iowa State women’s wrestling, including a conversation with Allie St. John about representing Team USA and taking over the program. The local sports net is wide. There is NFL draft talk, Masters-versus-NBA hypotheticals, high school and AAU memories, fundraising stops, and stories that connect old rivalries to current Iowa sports culture. Community segments give the show another texture. Ask 5-0 brings in Sergeant Paul Parizek, and a dispatch-focused visit with Katie McGee turns National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week into a human local-radio moment. The show is comfortable with guests, but it is not guest-dependent. Its personality comes from the room. The pacing is brisk. The format leaves in the small overlaps, wrong turns, and quick recoveries that make morning radio feel awake. It is best for listeners who want Iowa sports talk with enough familiarity to sound like a standing appointment, and enough analysis to be useful beyond the commute. It is not a clean national studio product. That is the point. KXnO The Morning Rush works because college hoops, wrestling, public safety, fundraisers, golf debates, and bachelor-party jokes can all belong to the same morning in Iowa.
Made for: For Iowa sports fans who follow college basketball closely but still want local texture, regular segments, and the stray non-sports detour. It especially fits listeners who care about Iowa State, Iowa, Des Moines-area stories, and radio-panel chemistry.
What sets it apart: The show blends local morning banter with practical roster and sports-business analysis. It treats Iowa sports culture as a shared room, not just a scoreboard.
The Morning Rush on 1460 KXnO
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · July 2026
KXnO The Morning Rush gives Iowa sports fans a fast local read on roster moves, draft choices, golf debates, and daily fan arguments.
KXnO The Morning Rush has the feel of Iowa sports radio starting with whatever argument fans woke up ready to have. Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and producer Tyler Allen move easily from Iowa State roster questions to Iowa portal talk, NBA draft decisions, the Masters, and the…
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A fundraiser-heavy, rivalry-soaked hour that keeps its momentum.
This hour settles into a familiar local sports radio groove. Heather Burnside, Tyler Allen, Chris Shipley, Bill Blank, and Willie Farrell move from Baxter High School and Animal Lifeline fundraisers into old rivalries, AAU bragging rights, and the way shared history can turn…
A brisk morning hour that turns April 14 oddities into Masters talk and closes with an Iowa-network flourish.
This hour moves at a quick, loose clip, starting with April 14 oddities and then settling into Masters talk that feels made for morning sports radio.
A fast, argumentative sports-radio hour centered on Iowa, Iowa State, and the NBA draft.
Monday morning opens in motion: headlines, a Sports Six-Pack, Elliot Clough on Iowa's portal activity, and an 8 o'clock check on Iowa State's roster build, which the hosts say is done or nearly so.
A local, argument-driven sports hour that moves from stadium policy to Milan Momcilovic's NBA path.
The hour opens in local sports-policy territory, where beer sales at Jack Trice Stadium concerts get compared with football games and the conversation drifts toward whether a new president could change that policy.
Listener calls, roster talk, and a funny detour into garden gnomes.
Hour three of The First Quarter opens on Friday morning with Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and producer Tyler Allen guiding a listener-led stretch that moves from Mason Williams' transfer situation to a garden-gnome debate, then closes on Dan Hurley and the early NBA draft.
Purdue sports, argued from the details.
Daily Cardinals roster radar.
This episode features an interview with new Iowa State women's wrestling coach Allie St.
This episode features multiple advertisements for SpinQuest.com online casino, Public investing platform with AI-generated assets, and Anabay machine-washable sofas.
Hour three opens with Heather Burnside and Tyler Allen holding the desk while Alec is out on bachelor party weekend.
This sports radio show episode previews segments including bachelor party advice, a game called Hot Seat, and an interview with John Chepkevich from Draft Express to discuss the college basketball transfer portal and NBA draft topics.
A sports talk show discussing college basketball transfer portal news and NBA draft prospects.
This episode features advertisements for SpinQuest social casino games, Public's AI-powered investing platform with generated assets, and washable sofas from washablesofas.com.
A morning radio show discussing sports news, including NFL draft buzz and a poll on winning the Masters vs NBA MVP, with upcoming segments on public safety dispatchers.
A morning sports talk radio show discussing NFL news and personal anecdotes about sleeping through thunderstorms.
A morning radio show hosts a police sergeant and a dispatch supervisor to discuss National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Hour two opens with Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and Tyler Allen on the mic.
A promotional segment for cornhole as a social hobby and sport, encouraging listeners to join local leagues and tournaments.
A promotional segment for cornhole as a social sport, followed by sponsor ads for investing and furniture.
Hosts discuss the possibility of Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard leaving for Wisconsin and debate his legacy.
Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and Tyler Allen open the hour in motion.
Hour three opens right in the middle of a familiar local argument.
Hour three opens on a Friday in problem-solving mode with Heather Burnside, Alec Bussey, and producer Tyler Allen.
The hosts discuss golf, the Masters tournament, and listener opinions on golf events and culture.
A morning sports talk radio show featuring a John Daly ad for Modo Casino, a cornhole promotion, and a Public investing ad.
A morning sports talk show discussing the Masters golf tournament and Iowa State women's basketball transfer portal news.
A morning sports talk show discussing Iowa and Iowa State athletics, including college basketball debates and an interview with former coach Dan McCarney.
A morning radio show discussing sports, including Hawkeyes coverage and Final Four rankings, with light banter and lottery promotions.
A promotional segment for Cornhole leagues and tournaments, encouraging listeners to find local events and make new friends.
Promotes cornhole as a social sport with local leagues and tournaments, followed by sponsor ads.
This episode discusses NCAA transfer portal rules, including do-not-contact tags and tampering concerns, with insights on Iowa sports and Cyclone women's basketball.
This episode promotes Cornhole as a social hobby with local leagues and weekend tournaments.
A morning radio talk show previewing sports segments, local news, and an interview with a former sports reporter in Kenya.
A sports talk show discusses the breaking news of UNI coach Ben Jacobson leaving for Utah State.
A morning sports talk show covering college basketball, including Final Four analysis and local team storylines.
The hosts discuss listener poll results grading the Iowa State men's basketball season, debating whether it deserves an A or B based on achievements like 29 wins and a Sweet 16 appearance, despite injuries.
A pregame show discussing the NCAA Elite Eight basketball games, focusing on Iowa and Iowa State matchups.
A sports talk show analyzing a thrilling Iowa vs.
The hosts discuss Bruce Pearl's comments about lack of loyalty in college basketball after Hubert Davis was fired at North Carolina, criticizing Pearl's own history of being fired from Tennessee and quitting Auburn.
This episode discusses sports updates, including Iowa beat writers in Houston, Iowa State's Elite Eight game, and a ticket giveaway for a Luke Combs concert.
This episode is a sports radio segment discussing NCAA basketball's Sweet 16 games, featuring an interview with Mike LaTula from the Field of 68, with a focus on the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry matchup.