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The words of the profits were written on the studio wall
As I frequently mention on the air, I was a big fan of the late Doug Hoerth and a heavy listener of WTAE (1250) when it was in its all-talk heyday — a lineup that included, at one point, O’Brien … Continue reading
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Trump, Trump, Trump ’til our grandkids take the car keys away
News item: It will be fun, fun, fun under the California sun for many well-heeled attendees at today’s Donald Trump fundraiser in Newport Beach — the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday morning that the Beach Boys would be the main … Continue reading
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The pants exemption card
Apparently the pants exemption card I posted on Facebook and Twitter back on June 24 went viral on those services as well as Reddit, so here’s a high-resolution one as well as a downloadable PDF. I’m going to go ahead … Continue reading
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CMU never closed due to weather, until it did
This one goes out to all of my CMU-affiliated peeps, in honor of the #PolarVortex. I see people on social media griping about Carnegie Mellon University being closed due to extremely cold weather. Some people think CMU wimped out, while … Continue reading
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The Feb. 20 show is only online
The Saturday, Feb. 20 show is only on Internet radio http://www.wmck.fm, and if I do say so myself, it’s three hours of smokin’ radio. (Our flagship station, WRCT 88.3 FM, is doing “Massive Music Weekend,” and you should totally check … Continue reading
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Pre-empted Nov. 7 on WRCT, re-run on WMCK.FM
We’re preempted on Nov. 7 on WRCT (88.3) due to Carnegie Mellon football, which obviously we hope you’ll listen to! If you’re not interested in football, we have a re-run of a December 2009 episode of “Radio 9” on Internet … Continue reading
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The dorkiest photo on the Internet
Thank you to Kennywood Park for hosting our live remote! We had a great time and enjoyed talking to folks from Kennywood and from Carnegie Mellon University, which was holding its employee and faculty picnic. However, this might be the … Continue reading
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The Dane Remsey Show
Syndicated talk show host Dane Remsey has some financial advice for someone who wants to change careers. As originally aired May 30, 2015 on “Radio 9 with Jay Thurber” (www.jaythurbershow.com). Celebrity voice impersonated badly. Opinions expressed are not those of … Continue reading
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Live remote broadcast this Saturday
It’s Easter weekend, but before you go hippity-hopping down the bunny trail, how about hippity-hopping down the Great Allegheny Passage hiking and biking trail? We’ll be broadcasting live on location from 12 to 3 p.m. this Saturday (April 4) from … Continue reading
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The WYEP rant
I have never gotten more response to anything I’ve ever done on the radio than this impromptu rant, which was broadcast June 28, 2014 … A reminder once again that opinions expressed on the Radio 9 show are not those … Continue reading
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