I know, I know. Just about anyone reading this blog has heard the story of my phone interview with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Anybody who wanted to hear it has heard it by now. But A) I wanted it to be on my new blog, B) it happened 10 years ago this summer, and … Continue reading Cheer Up Sleepy Jean: My Phone Call With Davy Jones
A couple of weeks ago I created a playlist of songs that evoke memories of my days at SUNY Brockport, jockeying discs on 89.1 WBSU (now The Point). But my very first tentative squeaks over the airwaves happened at Adirondack Community College on 92.1 WGFR (known for most of my time as Power 92). Here … Continue reading College Radio Hits: The WGFR Years
I discovered Stan Freberg through a CD I bought at a record store in Buffalo, NY in 1991 or ’92. It was an anthology of his comedy records, including “St. George and the Dragonet”, “Wonnerful, Wonnerful” and lots of others. Later that year I bought his brilliant concept album “The History Of The United States … Continue reading Freberg!
Here are 10 songs I strongly associate with my years as a student disc jockey, production guy, newscaster, sports commentator (!?!?) and other stuff at SUNY Brockport’s mighty 89.1 WBSU (now the Point). This isn’t a Top 10…it’s just 10. And you’ll notice it’s a lot of one-hit-wonders and stuff. I obviously remember playing huge … Continue reading College Radio Hits: The WBSU Era
I am a professional songwriter. Okay, stop laughing. But I have written songs! I’m even registered with BMI after I wrote lyrics for “The Board Of Health Blues #87”, a song by hillbilly rapscallions The Riverfront Boys. Most of the songwriting I’ve done has been for commercials. For example, this yuletide offering: Our latest musicale, … Continue reading Anatomy Of A Silly Commercial: The Bean Brothers
“Scare On The Air” is one of the handful of “internet radio shows” (there’s too much production involved to call them podcasts) written and produced by Dangerous Dave Kuskie and me. The concept: Doc and Dave host a series which airs “old time radio” thrillers from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Except the thrillers are … Continue reading Scare On The Air: ‘Wallace and Davis Halloween Prank’
For a few years there I was winning Nebraska Broadcasters Association awards like they were going out of style. Then I wasn’t anymore. And after 3 or so years of loserdom my fragile ego led me to stop trying to win. 20 years of wondering if I’d have won is less painful than one year … Continue reading Knight Museum PSAs
Here in Nebraska our NPR and PBS stations are branded as “NET”, which stands for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. As proud as I am of the role KCOW (and all of our radio stations) play in keeping our community informed and entertained, I also appreciate public radio and television. Public media serve very unique audience needs, … Continue reading NET Comes To Town
There are some things you learn pretty quickly when you arrive in a new town. One of them is where the best places are to eat. I don’t think I lived in Alliance for more than a month before my first visit to Martin’s Restaurant. My Alliance story is filled with memorable evenings and lunches … Continue reading Remembering Martin’s Restaurant
Today is the 6th anniversary of the radio program “Sandhills Jubilee.” Unless you have been in an episode, you probably are not familiar with the program. Six years ago tonight, after a few days of brainstorming over Facebook Messenger, Kalin Krohe and Jeremy Fifield joined me in historic Radio City studio 14A to record the … Continue reading We’re Goin’ To A Jubilee
