Gary O'Blog
GUESTS WEEK OF MARCH 3
Posted by: Gary O'Brien
Sunday, March 2, 2008 8:41 PM
Monday, March 32:15 p.m.
-celebrity interviewer Martha Frankel on her family's addiction to gambling as told in her book HATS AND EYEGLASSES...which is a term used when you have lost everything gambling but your 'hats and eyeglasses.'
3:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's conversation with Illini basketball coach Bruce Weber.
3:45 p.m.
-HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE with the Mettler Center.
4:15 p.m.
-Career strategist Carol Leavitt on her book PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS: STACKING THE DECK TO ACHEIVE SPECTACULAR RESULTS FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
Tuesday, March 4
2:15 p.m.
-NBA referee Bob Delaney on the true story of his time in the 1970s as a New York State trooper being asked if he would go undercover to infiltrate the Mafia.
3:15 p..m.
-Elvis Presley's youngest step-brother D. Edward Stanley on his life with Elvis, being there when he died and his new film "Protecting the King."
4:15 p.m.
-"Talking Dirt" with Country Arbours Nursery returns. Gary and 'guest moderator' Shane Cultra will discuss prepping the lawn and garden ready for spring.
Wednesday, March 5
2:15 p.m.
-verterinarian Dr. Al answers listener's pet questions
3:15 p.m.
-Holly Warren on the amazing life of the legendary Gene Autry...the only person ever to have a star on the Walk of Fame in all five categories. Her book is PUBLIC COWBOY #1.
-4:15 p.m.
-real life CSI Tom Holland, the Scientific Director of the U.S. Army's Central Identification Lab in Hawaii. His work was instrumental in the 2001 attack on the Pentagon and the Sam Sheppard case, which was the basis for the television series "The Fugutive."
Thursday, March 6
2:15 p.m.
-Might John The Record Guy will discuss the value of albums and 45s and also appraise the value of listener's records.
3:15 p.m.
-David Marks, one of the original Beach Boys. Often called "The Lost Beach Boy," he left the group after four albums after a dispute with their manager and father of the Wilson brothers, Murray Wilson.
4:15 p.m.
-Club Krannert. Upcoming events at Krannert Center will be discussed.
Friday, March 7
-2:15 p.m.
-The Billy Barooz/Guido's "Illini Notebook" with the voice of the Fighting Illini, Brian Barnhart.
3:15 p.m.
-celebrity biographer Thomas Santo-pietro on the amazing and versatile career of the great Doris Day. We'll discuss her singing career (which included such hits as "Sentimental Journey" with Les Brown, and her classic "Que Sera, Sera), her hit films with Rock Hudson, her television series and why she has now chosen to stay out of the limelight.
-4:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's Friday morning visit with the hall-of-famer Mike Ditka
Comments
Gary,
Saw that you were going to discuss Gene Autry. Thought, if it is ok to pass along a couple of entries from my Local History Chronicle of Champaign County. I have been compiling our local history for 12 years now. I guess I have nothing better to do! Anyway I found these entries for Gene Autry. A couple of these are according to the News-Gazette. Champaign has been very lucky to have many famous cowboy personalities here. Will Rogers, Smiley Burnette,Buffalo Bill, and also Gene Autry. I know I am forgetting others but here are a few entries from old news clippings
May 30,1896: Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show are here, and the people who wanted to see him and his show began to come early in order to have the whole day for it. No other man in his life of business has ever held so peculiar a place before the American public as Buffalo Bill. Miss Anna Oakley , The peerless lady wing shot appeared to dazzle the crowd with her shooting.
June 2, 1951: Saturday night radio WDWS: Johnny Dollar, Vaughn Monroe Show, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Gangbusters, Broadway is my Beat, Saturday Night Dancing Party, News, Baseball, sports, Dance Orchestra, Dance Parade, Baseball News, Sign Off.
June 28, 1943:Rantoul: A crowd of 2,000 soldiers were in the audience here last evening when Technical Sergeant Gene Autry, famous Hollywood cowboy, now in the army air force, broadcast his weekly radio show from the AAFTTC school. Autry sang several songs for which he is noted for.
July 28, 1950: At the RKO Orpheum-Today and Saturday-"The Asphalt Jungle" starring Sterling Hayden-Always Two Big Hits! -Plus-Co-hit Gene Autry in "Beyond the Purple Hills" XTRA-Thrilling new chaper #6. "Atom Man vs. Superman."
August 4, 1909: Buffalo Bill, a familiar figure, who is in the city today with his great aggregation of people of the plains. He was up bright and early this morning and behind a pair of fine Arabian horses took a drive about the city. "I always did like the looks of Champaign," said he "and I would not mind living in this city."
Enjoy your show and I am a big fan of Cowboy music too. Hope you can have Don Edwards on sometime. Love his music. In fact I believe he did a tribute to Gene Autry.
Thanks for listening, Chuck Fanakos
Posted by Chuck22 on March 4, 2008 at 7:06 PM