This is relevant to my Chicago Media market followers. I have total respect for the news announcer personalities, but I though one item was of news interest to some followers in the Chicago Radio Market. I noticed that Ramblin' Ray Stevens can be found doing the 11 am to 2 pm shift at WLS-AM 890…Read more Chicago Radio: Ramblin’ Ray Stevens Now On WLS-AM 890
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April Fool’s Day – 2021
For my April Fool, I offer no joke! Just the origins of it. . . It's April Fool's Day: It is time to celebrate that joking day. . .April Fool's Day! A very festive week once again this year, starting with today with both Passover and April Fool's Day on the same day, then tomorrow…Read more April Fool’s Day – 2021
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – 2021
It's St. Patrick's Day: It is time to kiss the Blarney Stone! A very festive week, starting with Pi π Day, and on Friday the Ides of March, and now today with Saint Patrick's Day! A Brief History: Meaning in Irish: "Lá Fhéile Pádraig". Meaning in English: "The Day of the Festival of Patrick". Cultural…Read more Happy St. Patrick’s Day – 2021
Spring Ahead! Reset Your Clocks Tonight – 2021
Don't Forget to Reset Your Clocks Tonight: It is that day. . .Spring ahead! At 2 am tonight, it is time to reset your clocks ahead one hour. Longer daylight in the early evening hours. So at 2 a.m., the time will have a missing hour between the time zones, all across America as it…Read more Spring Ahead! Reset Your Clocks Tonight – 2021
Today is the International Women’s Day Celebration – 2021
Happy International Women's Day: A Brief History: 1st Celebration: March 19, 1911 Where: Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Campaigns across Europe Why: Against WWI (War of the Worlds) Inspiring: Inspired women in other countries to adopt International Women's Day 1st Date of Observance on the 8th: March 8 in the year 1913 This Year's Hashtag:…Read more Today is the International Women’s Day Celebration – 2021
The February Event – The Conjunction of Mars and the Moon
The Moon and Mars were in conjunction of Thursday to Friday! Mars is down in magnitude at +0.78 as compared to in November when it was a bright minus -2.10, which is brighter than the brightest star Sirius (-1.46), the Dog Star. Still very brilliant. . .I am sharing the above eerie photo of the…Read more The February Event – The Conjunction of Mars and the Moon
Remembering Rush Limbaugh
In remembrance of Rush Limbaugh. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was an American syndicated radio personality, with the style of being a conservative political commentator, an author, and a television show host. He was best known as the host of his radio show The Rush Limbaugh Show, which has been in syndication with his own "EIB/Excellence…Read more Remembering Rush Limbaugh
Happy President’s Day!
Today is the day, the day known as Presidents' Day! Happy Day today. . .The day honors no every U.S. President in the history of the country. Originally in 1971, it was put in effect on the third Monday every February in order to honor the holidays for Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday but was…Read more Happy President’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day
Today is the day...Valentine's Day!! Go out and have a ball tonight, just be safe! A little history of St.Valentine's Day: Ancient Romans came up with a the name in 3rd Century to honor Emperor Claudius II's action of executing two men named Valentine on a Feb. 14 in slightly different years The action was…Read more Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Birthday to President Abraham Lincoln!
Honoring the actual Birthday to President Abraham Lincoln today. I am from the Land of Lincoln, so we always celebrate on this day and it is still an actual holiday in Illinois. President Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Hodgen’s Mill, Kentucky to a then poor family. Lincoln was an American lawyer…Read more Happy Birthday to President Abraham Lincoln!
