[7] On March 8, 2011 KRUI interviewed Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales,[8] who was on campus to speak at a University of Iowa Lecture Committee event.

[10] Wednesday, March 4, 2020 marked the first live appearance on KRUI with radio hall of fame inductee Jason Mutz.

In 2024, KRUI will celebrate its 40th Birthday in an event hosted by online content director John Glab.

[11] Currently, the Bijou Banter Podcast airs live every Friday afternoon during the Fall and Spring academic semesters.

KRUI alumni include Diablo Cody, author of Juno; Brett Dolan, Houston Astros play-by-play announcer; Eric Ferguson, Chicago radio personality from Eric & Kathy WTMX; 1996 USA Olympian Liz Tchou; and meetup.com founder Scott Heiferman[12]