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Presidential Beer History

Bryen — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:27:30 +0000

In observance of President’s Day we take a look back at how much those who have held the office of President appreciated beer. As a matter of fact, beer was considered safer than water when the Pilgrims arrived, and they landed where they did because they were running out of beer. Starting with our founding [...]

Starlite Theatre Being Demolished?

Bryen — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:48:09 +0000

We’re seeing all sorts of things online that the Starlite Music Theatre in Latham is being torn down on Friday (9/28/2012) which makes us sad. Sure, it’s been empty for years but the good memories all of us had there still live on. Have you heard anything abou this? Is it true? If so, we [...]

World Trade Center Construction Time-Lapse [VIDEO]

Levack — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:37:49 +0000

I found this really cool video of the construction of the new World Trade Center. It’s time-lapse from the beginning of construction to now. It’s cool to see the progress happen so fast. The video takes place over the last six years. It starts slow then takes off. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

Lou Remembers The Blizzard Of 1993

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:03:14 +0000

I heard someone mentioning a big blizzard closing down almost every business and major highway in the Albany area. I thought – blizzard? It’s 60 degrees outside. Then it hit me. I had to look it up to check, but it’s the anniversary of the blizzard of 1993 on March 13 and March 14. It [...]

This Day in History for February 20 – USPS Established and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:00:14 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by President George Washington (More info)

1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City (More info)

Are You Smarter Than These People? A Classic "Jaywalking" -[VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:51:56 +0000

Today on the show we talked about a high school reporter who went around his school asking easy questions like “How many stars are on the American Flag?” Amazingly enough, many of the students got these questions wrong. I wanted to put that video in my blog for everyone to enjoy but it seems that he has now made [...]

November 2 Marks The Anniversary Of The First Scheduled Radio Broadcast

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:05:10 +0000

Radio has been around since 1898, when Guglielmo Marconi started to experiment with electromagnetic waves as a way to send signals without wires. The telegraph wire was the quickest way to send and receive messages. He designed a series of electronic part to make a transmitter, which sends the signal, and another series of parts [...]

Statue of Liberty Turns 125 Years Old

Kathy Landin — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:40:58 +0000

It’s time to bake a very large cake and get a lot of candles ready, because Friday is the Statue of Liberty’s 125th birthday. Celebrations on Liberty Island will mark the October day in 1886 when the gift from France, a symbol of friendship, was inaugurated in front of then-President Grover Cleveland.

Schuylerville Celebrates "Surrender Week"

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:33 +0000

This week has been declared “Surrender Week in Schuylerville. Even if you’re not into history, this might be a cool thing to check out, since is part of our past, and it happened right here in the Albany and Saratoga areas. During the Revolutionary War, On October 17, 1777, the British Army surrendered in the [...]

This Day in History for July 5 – Hormel Introduces SPAM and More

Bryen — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:21:07 +0000

Hereís a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 ñ The Salvation Army is founded in London, England (More info)

1937 ñ The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

Capital Region Memories

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:13:57 +0000

If you’ve lived in the Capital Region for any length of time, I’m sure that you have seen places come and go, especially if you’ve been here your whole life, like me. The number of times that you went past a building and remember what used to be there, and maybe you spent time at [...]

Texting Is A Thing Of The Past

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:33:33 +0000

After seeing so many people using their cell phones for texting, it made me start to think about communications from many, many years ago (long before any of us were born). There was this thing called hieroglyphics. As I looked at the pictures of these strange looking characters from ancient Egypt, it kind of reminded [...]

2010 Earns Spot in History

GNA — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:26:25 +0000

The year 2010 is going down in history, not for having the most productive economic year or the funniest celebrity mishap, but for having the highest number of bank failures in the U.S. since 1992. It’s been a tough year for sure, but I thought last year was worse. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., cited by the “The Washington [...]

George Bush Sings Coward Of The County

Richie Phillips — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:42:35 +0000

To quote the great Alan Jackson—Remember When? Remember back in 2000 when they had that incredible problem with the voting machines in Florida? The hanging chad thing? What a fiasco… Sean and I did this bit together live, and I think it was written in between commercials (as many of them are, by the way!!!) [...]