Yearly Archives: 2017

I could bore you with a long list of things I don’t do well.  For starters, there’s swimming, car repair, and working with any technology introduced after the Bush administration… Read more »

Longtime fitness guru Richard Simmons has gotten huge publicity lately for doing….nothing. During the 1980s and 90s he was a constant presence on TV.  He had his own daily show… Read more »

I attended a wedding over the weekend, and it provides a happy update to a couple of sad stories we’ve experienced together during the past few years.  Everybody’s radio friend… Read more »

UPDATE: April 24, 2018:  WFLI 1070 AM has returned to an (almost) all music format, featuring the hits that made the station famous in the 1960s and 1970s.  You can… Read more »

We’ve been hearing about how our smart phones and smart TV’s are spying on us. We are told these devices can eavesdrop on our living room conversations. I know some… Read more »

  It happens when I’m in the car. It happens when I’m on the air. It happens daily, everywhere. This sounds like a tribute to Dr. Seuss, but it’s really… Read more »

I have told many Harry Thornton stories. People enjoy reminiscing about his wrestling promotions, and “The Morning Show,” which he originated on WDEF-TV in 1969. Harry knew how to fill… Read more »

I don’t have a lot of information just yet, but Calvin Sneed has announced he is retiring from WTVC Channel 9 on February 28th.  Calvin first worked there in the… Read more »

I’ve been on TV for a long time, so I get some unusual greetings when people see me out in public. The most common one is, “Hey, you’re that news… Read more »

Donald J. “Don” Newberg has passed away in Illinois at the age of 84, after what I’m told was a brief bout with cancer.  As much as I’d like to… Read more »