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March 25, 2019

We need to do better

We Need to do Better This past week I posted on my social media about a Parkland, Florida student who took her life; a beautiful young […]
March 25, 2019
Ramblin' Ray with Luke Bryan

“That ain’t Country”

“That ain’t Country” “That ain’t country” is one of my favorite phrases. I wonder where we, as a collective group of music lovers get the “cred” […]
March 11, 2019

America Remembers — Where were you when the world stopped turning?

America Remembers — Where were you when the world stopped turning? I have never liked the feeling of being on the Radio the day of Sept […]
March 11, 2019

Thanks to the Batavia boys of fall

Thanks to The Batavia Boys of Fall This past Saturday my kid “Steak” as his friends on the team call him, got to suit up as […]
March 11, 2019

A Piece of My Youth Forever Gone

A Piece of My Youth Forever Gone Yesterday, I got the news that my old friend Al Heidorn had passed away from cancer. To give you […]
March 11, 2019

Momma know’s, Momma know’s, at times I thought she had a window to my soul

I won’t bore you about what my Mom means to me or the thousands of times she had my back no matter how many times I […]
March 11, 2019

Questions That Have No Answers

I will always remember where I was when I spoke with Emily Beazley’s dad, Ed. I was behind home plate at my daughters baseball game, watching […]
March 11, 2019

After all this time, you’re always on my mind…

I don’t fancy myself as anything more than a kid from West Chicago, Illinois who has a cooler than average job. My friend and contemporary  Lin […]
March 11, 2019

Judge Lest Ye Be Judged

Funny how life rolls. Last Friday when we were at the Dunkin’ doughnuts “Live show” a woman came up to Lisa and handed her flowers — […]
March 10, 2019

The Boys of Fall…

School started this week for my kid and for most kids in the Chicago burbs. Honestly if you ask me with the exception of one week, […]
March 10, 2019

So Long to a Friend

So this week I was given the news that a long time listener and friend had passed. Now growing up Catholic I never knew you could […]
March 10, 2019

Football in Small Town USA

The funny thing about being a “Chicago guy” is where I’m from. I grew up in West Chicago, not the West Chicago that many of you […]
March 10, 2019

Hard day to be on the Radio, and so long to a friend

Funny how the world turns, I have one of the best weekends in recent memory and then thanks to the wonders of Facebook I find out […]
March 10, 2019

How’s Katman’s kid doing?

How’s Katman’s kid doing? I can’t tell you how many times I hear that question in the Course of a year at US99.5. John the “Katman” […]
March 11, 2019

After all this time, you’re always on my mind…

I don’t fancy myself as anything more than a kid from West Chicago, Illinois who has a cooler than average job. My friend and contemporary  Lin […]