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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read MoreNOTE: This was originally published in Goldmine magazine in 2000. Article written by Chuck Miller. Al Yankovic strapped on his accordion, ready to perform. All he had to do was impress some talent directors, and he would be on The Gong Show, on stage with Chuck Barris and the Unknown Comic and Jaye P. Morgan…
Read MoreFor the life of me, I can’t find a decent toaster. In the past, I’ve purchased toasters that, for some innate reason, only have two temperature settings. I can choose from lukewarm or burnt. Nothing in between. The last toaster I owned apparently had only one setting – burnt on one side and raw on…
Read MoreThe Capital District has its share of successful broadcasters who have gone from the local news broadcasts to nationwide acclaim. Chris Jansing, for example, spent several years as a trusted news anchor on WNYT-13 (back when she used her maiden name of Chris Kapsostacy). Joe Tessitore turned his ability to call a 3-minute sports anchor…
Read MoreIn an unexpected twist that nobody saw coming, the country music world is stunned by a current “cover war” over the recording of Dolly Parton’s classic song “Jolene.” Over the weekend, Beyoncé’s reinterpretation of the song “Jolene” slammed into the #1 spot on Spotify’s charts, as well as the #1 spot on Billboard magazine’s country…
Read MoreSo I wasn’t expecting this news. But today, I received word. That’s right. Even though I never received this honor during my years in the Times Union blogfarm, apparently now … as you can clearly see … Yeah. Hell, I didn’t even know I was nominated. I wasn’t even aware there was still a category…
Read MoreI swear … there are people who will freak out over any perceived slights to their beliefs. And this weekend – there were two separate slights going on. And they both involve Easter. The first one came from conservative groups who are hollering that the submitted designs for the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll…
Read MoreGood morning, my wonderful blog readers. We’re coming down to the end of March, which means that spring (and in the Northeast, at least two more snowstorms) are on the way. But before we put out the patio furniture, let’s take a moment and read the blog posts and photos and thoughts of the amazing…
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read MoreFor nearly two hundred years, watches from the Swiss company Longines has graced the wrists of the world’s most admired and respected people. Albert Einstein owned a Longines watch, so did Audrey Hepburn. Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes were Longines aficionados, as are tennis legend Andre Agassi and actress Jennifer Lawrence. I say this because…
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