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Albany Area Man Arrested For Drugs After A Traffic Stop

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:09:40 +0000

In Albany, New York State Police pulled a 22 year-old man over late Thursday night, April 25, 2013, for having a loud exhaust and tinted windows. In a story that I saw on Newschannel 13, when the trooper got to the car to talk to the man, the trooper could smell marijuana. That lead to [...]

Cryin', Lovin' Or Leavin' Returnin' To Saturday Nights On WGNA

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:55:06 +0000

Get ready for those stories and dedications to return to the air waves of 1-0-7-7, GNA, because I’ll be hosting the Cryin’, Lovin’ Or Leavin’ Show every Saturday night from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. It’s the return of live and local radio in the Albany area and beyond, as we get the party rolling starting [...]

Fun and Food At the Albany Food And Wine Festival

Richie Phillips — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:32:54 +0000

We had a great time at the Albany Food and Wine Festival at the Hotel Albany. You got an education and a full stomach to boot! We went with our good friends, the Nelsons to this event. The amount of “beverages” on display was astounding. I’m clueless with this stuff. When I order wine at [...]

Nominate A Town, I'll Write You A Song – Your Town Thursday

Richie Phillips — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:43:06 +0000

I didn't want to bother everyone recently. Too much going on with the election, the weather and all. But I would love to create a theme song for a local town once again. I've had a blast so far. Looking for a nomination, and some fun facts about it too!

Please leave your town nomination below and a few facts about it would help

Is It Crazy To Start Thinking About New Years Eve Parties Now?

Richie Phillips — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:07:21 +0000

“But Richie – It’s Only October. Why are you even discussing this now?”, I hear you say. Well, there’s a darn good reason, and I just wanted to plant the seed early. It’s not bad to start planning early. Nothing wrong with thinking ahead and getting a jump on everyone before things are sold out. [...]

Man From Altamont Broke Into A Guilderland Home And Demanded Money For Beer Kegs

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:17:33 +0000

On Sunday morning, 20-year-old Cody Lassonde from Altamont, was arrested by the Albany County Sheriff's Office for forcing his way into a home on Veeder Road in Guilderland, and demanded money for delivering beer kegs to the homeowner.

Lou's List Of Favorite Things Cooked On The Grill

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:19:05 +0000

With the unofficial start of summer this weekend, I know it’s grilling time in the Albany area. A lot of people have already grilled in the backyard, including me. Whether it’s a gas or charcoal grill, or an open fire while you’re camping, I think food tastes better when it’s cooked outside. It doesn’t have [...]

A New Place To Bring Your Cans And Bottles In The Albany Area

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:35 +0000

There’s a new business in the Albany area that should make returning your empty cans and bottles a little more convenient. It’s called ‘For Your Canvenience’. In a story that I read in the Times Union, a friend of Richie Phillips, myself and a few of us at WGNA, Richard Thayer had his grand opening [...]

Tuesday May 15 Is National Chocolate Chip Day

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:03:08 +0000

I love hearing about these unusual holidays – National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. The first thing that I thought of were chocolate chip cookies. There’s nothing like fresh, home made chocolate chip cookies. Nestle’ Toll House Cookies are a wonderful thing. I think that most of us Albany area love Freihofer’s Chocolate chip cookies. I [...]

Fuller Road Is Open [PHOTOS]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:01:27 +0000

It closed for construction between Railroad Avenue and Washington Avenue on May 4, and it wasn’t supposed to be open until Monday, May 14. Fuller Road was reopened on Saturday May 12. If you’ve been having to travel in this part of the Albany area, you know how badly traffic has backed up, especially on [...]

Things To Do With Mom For Mother's Day [LIST]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:07:16 +0000

Mother’s Day is the one day that’s set aside to show mom how much you appreciate her. I had a list of places where you could take her to dinner. Now how about some other things that you could do, or some places that you could take her. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5) Go to the movies Find [...]

Another Choice For Groceries Coming To Albany – Whole Foods Opening At Colonie Center

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:55:36 +0000

People in the Albany area will soon have another choice to go and do their grocery shopping – In Sears, Colonie Center. Whole Foods is going to lease about 32,000 square feet of space on the lower level of Sears. I saw a story on YNN about the organic and natural foods grocer will be [...]

Sean And Richie Small Town Tour Update

Jake Thomas — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:54:39 +0000

Sean and Richie will be taking the literal 1077 'GNA morning show on the road and visiting small towns that our listeners have voted for. Our first broadcast will have Sean and Richie broadcasting live from 6-10am from Hoosick Falls on May 11th at the Falls Diner.

Lou's Favorite Burger Joints – It's National Hamburger Month

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:09:54 +0000

Most of us think of having a hamburger with the start of warm weather. Burgers cooked on an open grill are the best. It’s National Hamburger Month! If you’re in the mood for a good burger, but not in the mood to grill it, I have a few suggestions about where to go out and [...]

Celebrating Tim McGraw's Birthday – May 1 Complete With A Little Albany Area Twist

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:37:43 +0000

One of the biggest names in country music is celebrating his birthday – Tim McGraw. He was born on May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana. Most people know that his dad was a relief pitcher for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, the late ‘Tug’ McGraw. Tim went to Northeast Louisiana University which he [...]

Thinking About A Vacation Or Stay-Cation [POLL]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:23:26 +0000

Here we are at the end of april. We’re finally getting the good old April showers in the Albany area. We really do need the rain. This time of year I start thinking about what to do when I take a vacation during the summer. Because last week gave us some warm temperatures, and now [...]

Five Albany Area Places To Eat That Lou Misses [LIST]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:05:01 +0000

We’ve all seen places come and go around the Albany area, the place that most of us call home. Some of the places that I used to go to may have been torn down, or they’ve been turned into another business. I’ll admit, they might not have been the healthiest choices for places to eat, [...]

The Sign Said It's Coming Soon – But What?

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:11:18 +0000

I was driving in the Albany area over the weekend, mainly in Latham on Route 9. I took a quick look over to check my blind spot, and I notice this one building. It has a sign on it that says “coming soon.” I looked for a couple of seconds and saw nothing else about [...]

Five Albany Area Places To Find Landscaping Stuff [LIST]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:37:59 +0000

With the warmer weather just around the corner (we hope), you might be thinking about sprucing up your yard. For anyone that can make their yards look nice, they know that they need places to go to find landscaping materials. Depending on how involved you want to be or how simple you want to make [...]

No New Liquor Store For Latham

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:55:27 +0000

The Fresh Market Commons is about the newest business area on Route 9 in Latham. They have the Fresh Market grocery store, but don’t expect to find liquor in the Commons. In a story from the Times Union, the New York State Liquor Authority rejected an application for Victory Wine & Spirits.14,500 square feet of [...]