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"The Voice" Artists "The Swon Brothers" Perform A Great Tribute To George Jones! [VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:17 +0000

What a wonderful treat last night. I was watching “The Voice” on NBC, and Country music duo, “The Swon Brothers” chose to honor George Jones who recently passed away with a great rendition of his song, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes”. There were a lot of good performances and I think it will be hard [...]

WGNA Countryfest Artist, Sheryl Crow Is "Team Blake" On NBC's The Voice

Sean McMaster — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:34:49 +0000

Countryfest 2013 artist, Sheryl Crow will be a mentor on NBC’s The Voice tonight!! Sheryl Crow will be mentoring Blake Shelton’s team tonight! I don’t think there is a better welcome into country music than an invite by Team Blake!! I know Blake is pretty excited about it. “Sheryl Crow is one of the coolest people [...]

Blake Shelton And Larry The Cable Guy Shoot Rudolph [VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:08:46 +0000

WARNING: This video contains adult humor and is no way appropriate for young children, OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.

WARNING 2: This video is VERY funny.

I have to tell you up front I am not much of a "Family Christmas Special" watcher. I just don't get much into the whole hot chocolate, warm feeling listening to Christmas songs thing. I do however like humor and will always have my interests peaked by something that is titled, "NOT so family Christmas". That is what got me watching Blake Shelton's Christmas special on NBC.

Are You Frustrated That You Can't Get Immediate Olympics Coverage On NBC ? Tech Talk

Richie Phillips — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:59:32 +0000

The geeky sports fanatics out there are getting so mad at NBC that they are finding ways to get their Olympics coverage on their terms. It’s an interesting sign of the times. I can remember back “in my day” that when the ABC Network listed the times for the games to start, you either watched [...]

Obama's Individual Mandate Upheld – CNN Gets It Wrong, Again

Bryen — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:26:47 +0000

Twitter exploded once the Supreme Court announced their decision that the Affordable Health Care act provision that all citizens are required to have insurance is in fact constitutional. All of the major news outlets had it right, except for CNN who declared that it was struck down. Check out some screen shots of the news after the jump.

NBC's Fall TV Announcements

Levack — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:41:59 +0000

This is the time of year the major TV networks start to lay out what shows will be clogging our DVR’s this Fall. First out of the gate is NBC and for the third straight year they have a ton of new shows. “The Voice” will return with all four judges this Fall and will [...]

Miranda Lambert On TV – "Law And Order SVU" Tonight on NBC

Jake Thomas — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:58 +0000

Her husband has a regular TV gig as a coach on NBC’s “The Voice”, and now Miranda Lambert is getting some time on the small screen. Miranda will have a role in “Law and Order SVU” tonight at 8pm on NBC-TV, WNYT Channel 13 locally. She really had a lot of fun shooting the episode. [...]

M.I.A. Showed Her Middle Finger To Millions Watching The Super Bowl

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:03:39 +0000

Sunday’s Super Bowl half time show with Madonna, showed her performing with as much energy as she has always done, but one of the other performers showed her middle finger during her part of the show. M.I.A. allegedly flipped off the millions of people while she was on. From a story from AP, the NFL [...]

The Munsters Remake In The Works

Levack — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:47 +0000

The new trend in movies and TV seems to be remaking old ideas in a new way. The latest in this trend will be “The Munsters”, but don’t expect to see good old “Grandpa Al” and happy go lucky Herman. The word on the street is this will be a far darker version then the [...]

Playboy Bunnies Invade Weather Report [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:02:38 +0000

The legendary Chicago TV station WGN Channel 9 had some special visitors during the weather forecast on their evening news in Chicago. As the weatherman began his report 2 beautiful Playboy Bunnies invaded the weather set. This was all just good fun and not trashy. He was very surprised as you will see. The visit [...]

TV Premiere Week Continues: Wednesday Night Lineup

Sean McMaster — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:45:06 +0000

Last week I started updating you on what shows will be premiering this week so you can set your DVRs accordingly. If you you need to catch up on what to look for tonight just check out my blog in that here. Today I will give you a glance on what we can expect tomorrow night as the networks roll out the fall TV schedule.

TV Season Premieres/Tuesday, September 20th

Sean McMaster — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:32:46 +0000

Yesterday we started getting you ready for next week’s big roll out of the TV fall season by giving you the shows to look out for on Monday the 19th. Today we will take a sneak peak at Tuesday night’s line up. Tuesday, September 20th, 2001 Glee Season Premiere (Fox): I’m not sure what [...]

The New 2011 Fall TV Line Up Preview

Sean McMaster — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:01:53 +0000

Maybe it's not a good thing for a guy in radio to admit but yes, I am a TV-aholic. I love that time of the day when I can lose myself and be entertained by somebody else. I also like just about every kind of show, though I really do have trouble with the "Dancing with the stars" I know its a huge hit but there is just something about Nancy Grace waltzing across a stage in a sequin gown just doesn't appeal to me. Just sayin'.

Travers Week at Saratoga – Sean And Richie Live Friday Morning

Jake Thomas — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:36:34 +0000

It’s a big week in the region. It is the week of arguably the 3rd or 4th biggest horse race of the year. A lot of horse playing enthusiasts really believe that the historic Travers at Saratoga Race Course should be the third jewel of the Triple Crown. The race that many passionate betters and race [...]

Countryfest 2011 Headliner Miranda Lambert to Perform – Tonight On The Voice

Jake Thomas — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:24:40 +0000

We’re just 9 days away from WGNA Countryfest 2011 and this year’s Superstar headliner Miranda Lambert is staying busy. Miranda’s husband Blake Shelton is one of the star coaches on the hit NBC series “The Voice” and his talent is Dia Frampton. Tonight on the season finale of “The Voice” Miranda Lambert will be performing a live [...]

"The Voice" or "American Idol"? Discuss!

Richie Phillips — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:46:12 +0000

Which of these shows, “The Voice“, or “American Idol” do you like better and why? Please compose a 250 word essay and write neatly. I’ll be coming around to collect your work in 30 minutes. Wait til the second hand hits 12. Ready? Begin! If that truly was your assignment, what would you write? I’ll give [...]

Federal Government Shutdown Looming, Just Hours Remain

Jake Thomas — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:09:16 +0000

The House and Senate keep fighting over cuts. One side says we have to make some real cuts to actually start shrinking the deficit of our country. The other disagrees. The clock is ticking. In the real world when cuts have to be made we make them. We cut back on our groceries, set the [...]

Japanese Reactors Update–Power Restored to Reactors

Jake Thomas — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:39:23 +0000

The Japanese nuclear crisis is a long way from over, but a major turn for the better has occurred. Crews have restored power to the reactors. What this really means is that if all goes according to plan is that the cooling systems to the reactors will start to function properly a huge step in [...]

Trace Adkins In "The Lincoln Lawyer" Movie

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:05:52 +0000

Several country stars, including Tim McGraw, have been in a films, and now let’s add one more. He’s one of our past WGNA Countryfest stars. It’s Trace Adkins, and he’s in a new movie. It’s called “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Of course Matthew McConaughey is the big movie star, but you’ll get a chance to see [...]

On The Set With Kenny Rogers

Kevin Richards — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:29:37 +0000

I’ve been in Country Radio for 25 years, and I’ve seen it all. However, on Tuesday, March 15, I had the rare chance to observe Country Music Legend Kenny Rogers and his staff, behind the scenes on his recent media tour of New York. On this day, Kenny started with rehearsals for the Late Night Show with [...]