Today is an important day in comedy, as three legends celebrate birthdays. Groucho Marx was born today in 1890. He had great success, of course with this brothers in the many Marx Brothers movies. He also found success on radio and television as the host of You Bet Your Life. Bud Abbott was born today … Continue reading October 2 – Comedy Trifecta
Tag: Radio
The Radio Life of a Song
The following is a sort of transcript from an informative speech I did in college on how songs make it on the radio. Some radio friends may find that not all the info is here, but it was enough for my listeners in speech class. How many of you have ever called a radio station … Continue reading The Radio Life of a Song
I’m Gonna Miss You, “Sir”
I'm still trying to process the loss of my friend, Tom Shaner. He passed away just before Christmas. He was my high school band director. He was more than just a friend to me (and many others). He was a mentor, a leader, a counselor, a cheerleader, a boss, a role model, an advisor, and … Continue reading I’m Gonna Miss You, “Sir”
Endings and Beginnings
"What feels like the end is often the beginning ..." I will be the first to admit that this blog is more appropriate for the end of the year. However, with the events of the past few days (which I will elaborate on in a future blog), it weighed on me to write these thoughts … Continue reading Endings and Beginnings
Blog # 300!!
Another Milestone Well, here it is - my 300th blog post. To be completely honest, I have a few more than 300, but some were kept private. So this is my 300th "published" blog. Over the past few blogs, I knew this milestone blog was coming, and wondered just how a blogger celebrates this kind … Continue reading Blog # 300!!
Me: From A to Z
By far not the most original blog idea, but this stems from a daily writing prompt. What is cool about something like this, is that I can probably return to this idea a few times and come up with some different answers. The idea is to take all 26 letters of the alphabet and describe … Continue reading Me: From A to Z
Looking back 25 years – WHND
Monday, November 21, 1994. 6:00 AM. My partner Rob Main and I walked into the studio of WHND to begin what would be the last week of live broadcasts from Honey Radio. We had heard the news weeks prior to this that the radio station was going off the air in favor of Spanish programming. … Continue reading Looking back 25 years – WHND
Too Early??
Halloween is barely behind us, and we are just a day or two into November. Christmas is over 50 days away, however, it is everywhere! Even before Halloween, many stores had their Christmas displays and decorations up! For years, people have pondered, discussed, and debated the "how early is too early for Christmas" topic. In … Continue reading Too Early??
18 years later – 9/11
Like the assassination of JFK for some people, or the Challenger explosion for others, 9/11 is one of those life changing events that is forever etched in the minds of those who lived through it. No doubt, you remember exactly what you were doing and where you were when you heard the news. So do … Continue reading 18 years later – 9/11
Get the “funk” out!
I am not going to lie, this past week has been a roller coaster of ups and downs. Whether or not there was more bad than good this week, I really can't say. It "feels like" there was a bit more negatives, though, hence the "funk" I was in this morning. I am hoping that … Continue reading Get the “funk” out!
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 