Jim Calhoun

It was the University at Albany's first trip to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Head coach Will Brown would take the Great Danes four more times. However, the game on March 17, 2006 was more than special, on and off the court. I was at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia with the team and will never forget the experience of that game. Albany alumni across the country were digging out their old 'Albany State' sweatshirts after that program changing performance.

Apologies for not getting this up sooner, but hopefully many of you had a chance to hear how the meet and greet with Thomas Rhett was for GNA listener and cancer survivor Jim Calhoun of Gansevoort.   For those of you new to the story, Jim Calhoun incredibly won our on-air contest Friday morning after telling GNA that Thomas Rhett's song 'Life Changes' was on repeat for years while he battled leuke

Perhaps you heard it live on Friday morning, or maybe you heard someone talking about the contest Chrissy and I had on GNA. We gave away Thomas Rhett meet and greets all week to listeners able to answer 3 questions correctly about Thomas Rhett.  In a twist of beautiful fate, Jim Calhoun from Gansevoort was able to get through and play the game on-air Friday morning. Jim is a cancer survivor who cr