I woke up this morning and did my normal routine. Part of that routine is checking out what's going on in the world, I just didn't realize that I would be a big part of that.
Even though WGNA has been the number one radio station in the Capital Region for most of the last two decades that I have been here, and the morning show has been at the top of the ratings for a majority of that time, I don't think we have ever won the Times Union Reader Poll. Let's change that this year so that the poll more accurately reflects the ratings.
Times Union Blogger Brian Huba wrote a scathing article about the state of Albany radio for his blog "The Cat's Pajamas" a few weeks ago and I was offended! So I did the only logical thing, I invite the A-hole who wrote it to come in and be a guest on my awesome web series, Baking with Bethany...
So today, Bethany pointed out an article on the Times Union Facebook page about a couple of police officers in Albany who saved a couple of women from their car during the recent flash flooding. While we were quick to point out that the flood was horrible and did a lot of damage to many people's property and that all of our first responders did an excellent job in response to the sudden flooding,
As Jake Owen's smash hit "Beachin'" hit No.1 on the charts this week, everyone here at 'GNA is busy preparing for our biggest event of the year—Countryfest!
And with more than 15,000 people expected to attend the all-day party in Schaghticoke, the local media is getting excited too...
Albany's in the national news this morning for a romantic moment that happened on Saturday night during Paul McCartney's concert in front of a sold out crowd of 13,500 people!
Congrats to the happy couple who got engaged on stage! Paul saw their signs out in the crowd and pulled them up...
Even thought his bus ran off the road the last time he came to the Capital Region, David Nail is not afraid! He's coming back!
Last week, David Nail encountered a problem with our icy roads when he was on his way to open the show for Darius Rucker at the Times Union Center...
What happens when you and 500 of your college friends take a bus to a concert and it's cancelled? What do you do? Where do you go? And more importantly, can you get your money back?
Now I'm sure most parents think their kids are just the greatest in the world, They like to think they are smarter, better looking and more talented than everyone else's kids. For most people this is just not true, but in my case , well I guess I got lucky! :)