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Hits Of 1953 – Hank Williams, Jim Reeves Top Charts The Year Richie Phillips Was Born

Kevin Richards — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:20:22 +0000

Today is a special day on WGNA, as we honor the 60th birthday of Richie Phillips! Rhymin’ Richie was born in 1953, so we thought it would be fun to remind him of who was hot on Country Radio 60 years ago. According to Billboard, these were the No. 1 Country Hits of 1953: Midnight- [...]

WGNA's Richie Phillips Honored With Community Service Award

Stephanie McMaster — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:39:39 +0000

Congratulations to a very deserving Richie Phillips for being honored with the 2013 Friend of the Academy for Character Education Award for his leadership in “furthering the character education initiative in the Capital Region!” The award is given on behalf of the Community Advisory Board and the Educator Leadership Board at the Academy for Character [...]

Dorrie Phillips Joins Country Idol At Vapor [AUDIO]

Kevin Richards — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:51:01 +0000

Country Idol 2013 at Vapor in Saratoga Casino and Raceway continues it’s search for star that will walk away with $5,000! Over the past few years, we’ve seen several great singers showcase their talents on the big stage at Vapor. As WGNA and Budweiser present another great season of discovering new talent, we welcome [...]

Last Chance To Join Biggest Albany Area New Year's Eve Celebration

Kevin Richards — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:43:11 +0000

Richie Phillips and I had a blast preparing an annual New Year's Eve Celebration. Together we share a passion for entertaining and enjoy watching people sing and dance to any style of music. Together, with my love of Country Music and Richie's talent to play any style of music, we have created what we feel is the ultimate variety party for New Year's Eve at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road.

I'm Going To Perform A 2012 "Year In Review" Parody Live On New Year's Eve [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 01:42:36 +0000

i started writing these little year end summary songs my very first year in radio (1988). They take a long time to put together, trust me. I want to cram in as much as I can into a 2 minute ditty. And this year I’m going to perform it LIVE (gulp) I’ve almost always used [...]

Country Idol Finalist Loreal Lavigna Join Me Singing At The Piano This New Year's Eve – Will You Be There?

Richie Phillips — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:10:21 +0000

I’m excited about this New Year’s Eve. Part of this very cool upcoming event will be a good old fashioned piano sing-a-long. And look who’ll be doing the singing with me! She has been a finalist at Kevin Richards’ Country Idol Nites a whopping 3 times. I was a judge at a couple of them, [...]

Richie Phillips Reads "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" With Martina McBride at Joy Of Christmas Concert at Palace Theatre, Albany [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:29:51 +0000

Someone slap me. I’m still not sure if I dreamt this entire thing or not. I couldn’t sleep for two nights before this happened and for two nights afterwards. Everyone tells me that it actually happened, so I’ll have to believe you. Here’s a short slice of it First a quick synopsis of what happened: [...]

Least Favorite Places To Celebrate New Year's Eve

Richie Phillips — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:01:46 +0000

Don’t call it being cranky or a complainer. It’s just that I’ve probably been to every type of New Year’s Eve party under the sun. I’ll give you my list of the least favorite types of “get togethers” and then I’ll ask you for yours [...]

Richie Phillips and Kevin Richards Together Again For The First Time? [VIDEO]

Kevin Richards — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:24:03 +0000

I’m excited to be pairing with Richie Phillips, of the Sean and Richie Show, for a big Rockin’ Country New Years Eve Party at the Wolf Road Marriott in Colonie. I thought the picture above would get your attention! A few years ago, the entire GNA staff hosted a Halloween Bash, and as you can [...]

Countryfest Performance Debut – Only Took Richie 19 Years! [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:37:56 +0000

This was a major thrill. I've done little things here and there over the years, but there was so much of a time constraint in the past for local acts that it really was difficult. That's what I loved about this year's Countryfest the most - it gave a lot of Capital Region artists the chance to show their wares, and the Lost Cantina Band was nice enough to let me do the same.

A Photo Of Richie From 30 Years Ago

Richie Phillips — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:25:33 +0000

That’s a decent estimate of when this was taken. It was 30 years and 5,000,000 hair follicles ago. Seems like only yesterday! I’ll make this short and sweet, as you’ll probably be staring at the photo and saying (NO-it can’t be!). But yes, folks, I was young once. This shot was taken at a pretty [...]

Time Is Marching On 2011: "Rhymin'Richie's" Year In Review [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:44 +0000

Out of all the rhyming I do in a given year, this little piece is always the most challenging, for some reason. What events do you include in a year end song? What do you kick yourself for not including after the entire thing is written and recorded? It happened again this year, but nevertheless, [...]

Creepy Co-workers [AUDIO]

GNA — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:57:05 +0000

This morning on the Sean & Richie show, the four of us had quite an interesting, early morning conversation that just turned plain creepy. In case you missed it or weren’t up early enough to catch the boys and me, here is the audio of the break that turned into something none of us expected. The more I listen [...]

Snow Day Equals Fun Day

Levack — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:28:23 +0000

I admit I am a bit of a child at times. I however think it’s a good thing. When you spend too much time being serious you don’t spend nearly enough time having fun. Well at least that’s my attempt at deeper meaning for what you are about to see. Richie and I decided to [...]

How To Have A Perfect Wedding In The Capital Region

Sean McMaster — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:20:13 +0000

I was lucky enough to attend an incredible wedding on New Year’s Eve. Mine. I have to tell you though, I am notoriously not a big fan of where the whole wedding thing has gone. It seems like you have to spend a hundred thousand dollars these days to even have a simple affair. I [...]