The year was 1997. Why is it so hard to believe that was 22 years ago! Definitely doesn’t seem that long. This was the first year I started doing a Christmas Music show both Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. The very first show was all pre-recorded and ran off of a CD. I spent weeks recording and producing the show. Looking back it’s probably a good thing I did it that way — because there is still a copy of that very first show! (READ MORE)
Random Thoughts for Monday, April 20th, 2020
Coronavirus Numbers for Michigan, a Celebrity Death, a Bedtime Story from Mickey, Restaurant Food Recipes, Bloopers, and a Morning Show Reunion Recap. (READ MORE)
Random Thoughts for Sunday, April 19th, 2020
Updated Coronavirus Numbers for Michigan, Stay at Home, Stop Hoarding Toilet Paper, Our Morning Show Reunion — and the Video! (READ MORE)
The Squid Toss
On August 14, 1980, The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was incorporated. I thought it would only be appropriate to dig up this audio from 1996. (READ MORE)
Happy Birthday Deborah Norville!
On August 8th, 2016, “Inside Edition” host Deborah Norville turned 58 years old! Happy Birthday Deborah! Halfway to 116 (as Rick Beckett would say)! (READ MORE)
Bad Hair Day
One of the benefits of radio over television is that no one sees what you look like, especially if you are doing morning radio. (READ MORE)
Ventriloquism on the Radio
While going through some old audio tapes recently, I stumbled upon this gem… It’s a classic radio moment when Jerry Mahoney visited “Rick, Darla, and Scott” on WGRD back in the Fall of 1995. Ventriloquism on the radio worked for the likes of Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, and Jimmy Nelson…I guess it could work just as well for Rick Beckett. At least the audience never saw his lips move! (READ MORE)