Ray's Recent Guests
 

APRIL 18

DERRY GREHAN
GUITARIST - HONEYMOON SUITE, 9TH STUDIO ALBUM: WAKE ME UP WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, BAND CELEBRATING 45TH ANNIVERSARY, BEING NAMED 2026 RECORD STORE DAY AMBASSADORS

PAUL VAN SCOTT
ACTOR, ACCLAIMED DIGITAL ARTIST, FORMER TOP RATED RADIO DISC JOCKEY, POP/CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT TRIVIA EXPERT

APRIL 11

SUSAN MORRISON
EDITOR - THE NEW YORKER
AUTHOR OF: LORNE - THE MAN WHO CREATED & PRODUCED SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

MICHAEL SWEET
FORMER FRONT MAN - BOSTON

BILL SUNKEL
LEAD VOCALS AND KEYBOARDS - THE REAL DEAL - FLA.

MARCH 28

CHRISTINE OHLMAN
THE BEEHIVE QUEEN; SNL BAND

MARCH 21

TIM MATHESON
ACTOR: VIRGIN RIVER (NETFLIX), ERIC 'OTTER' STRATTON-ANIMAL HOUSE, JONNY QUEST-JONNY QUEST; AUTHOR OF: DAMN GLAD TO MEET YOU - MY SEVEN DECADES IN THE HOLLYWOOD TRENCHES - MEMOIR

MARTIN POPOFF
AUTHOR OF: KISS '76 - 12 MONTHS THAT DEFINED THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE LAND

MARCH 14

BILL SZYMCZYK
MUSIC PRODUCER, RECORDING ENGINEER - THE EAGLES

ALAN STEINFELD
HOST - NEW REALITIES
AUTHOR OF: MAKING CONACT - PREPARIMG FPR THE NEW REALITIES OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXISTENCE

MARCH 7

FREDDY "BOOM BOOM" CANNON
60'S HIT SINGER, 22 SONGS ON BILLBOARD HOT 100, HOLDS RECORD FOR MORE APPEARANCES ON DICK CLARK'S AMERICAN BANDSTAND - CO-CONVERSATION WITH FATHER JIM DRUCKER

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

FEBRUARY 28

NEIL SEDAKA
LEGENDARY SINGER/SONGWRITER/COMPOSER/PIANIST/AUTHOR

TOM HARDIN
IVY LEAGER TURNED COVERT INFORMANT KNOWN AS 'TIPPER X' - FOR 'OPERATION PERFECT HEDGE' - THE LARGEST INSIDER-TRADING INVESTIGATION IN US HISTORY, AUTHOR OF: THE RISE AND FALL OF TIPPER X, ONE OF THE FBI'S MOST PROLIFIC INFORMANTS - WIRED ON WALL STREET

FEBRUARY 21

DAMON JOHNSON
LYNDYRD SKYNYRD

DAVE REVELS
THE DRIFTERS

TOM WARNER
AUTHOR: BEYOND THE STARS, FEATURED ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S UFOS: INVESTIGATING THE UNKNOWN
ABDUCTED BY A UFO TWICE

BOB FRANK
BLUEGRASS/BLUES GUITARIST/PERFORMER/PRODUCER/WRITER/EDUCATOR/JOURNALIST/HISTORIAN
HOTFOOT QUARTET, BLUE LUNCH
CLEVELAND BLUES HALL OF FAME 2023 INDUCTEE
BLUES YOU SHOULD KNOW PODCAST HOST

FEBRUARY 14

HAL EISNER
NEWS REPORTER - KTTV FOX 11 AND KGOP/CHANNEL 13
AUTHOR OF: AN ACCIDENTAL CAREER: MY 58-YEAR ADVENTURE AS A BROADCAST NEWS REPORTER

TOM COSSIE
AUTHOR OF: MUSIC BUSINESS STORIES - BOOK ONE, RECORD COLLECTOR

JANUARY 31

DEANNA R. ADAMS
AUTHOR:  ROCK 'N' ROLL AND THE CLEVELAND CONNECTION, IMAGES OF AMERICA CLEVELAND'S ROCK AND ROLL ROOTS, CLEVELAND'S ROCK AND ROLL VENUES, A PLACE WE BELONG

JANUARY 24

DENNY SANDERS
WMMS

JANUARY 17

RICH SPINA
LOVE AFFAIR - GREAT 1980'S POP GROUP, PROGRAM COORDINATOR/MUSIC DIRECTOR

BOB BATCHELOR
AWARD-WINNING CULTURAL HISTORIAN AND BIOGRAPHER
AUTHOR OF: 'STAN LEE: A LIFE', THE COMPLEXITY, DRAMA, HEARTACHE, AND HUMOR OF 'MARVEL' MAN WHO CREATED SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, THE HULK, FANTASTIC FOUR AND MORE

JANUARY 10

JOE GAZZO
ARTIST, BASEBALL HERITAGE MUSEUM

JANUARY 3

RICH LITTLE
MASTER MIMIC/IMPRESSIONIST/COMEDIAN/SINGER/ACTOR/ARTIST/ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND, AUTHOR OF: LITTLE BY LITTLE: PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN AND BEEN

PAUL MYERS
AUTHOR: JOHN CANDY - A LIFE IN COMEDY

STU SHOSTAK
TV HISTORIAN/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, HOST OF: STU'S SHOW

DECEMBER 27

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) -RADIO HOST:GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - CLASSIC TV/LAWYER LAW SHOWS.

JUMPIN' JOE MADIGAN
DJ - WJCU - HOST OF: JUMPIN' JOE'S BASEMENT SHOW

DECEMBER 20 (WJCU)

PETULA CLARK
SINGER/SONGWRITER/ACTRESS (REBROADCAST OF 11-6-18)

LEO LYONS
BASS PLAYER/PRODUCER/FOUNDING MEMBER OF TEN YEARS AFTER 1967-2013 AT HUNDRED SEVENTY SPLIT

DECEMBER 7 (WIXY)

PAUL MYERS
AUTHOR: JOHN CANDY - A LIFE IN COMEDY

LEO LYONS
BASS PLAYER/PRODUCER/FOUNDING MEMBER OF TEN YEARS AFTER 1967-2013 AT HUNDRED SEVENTY SPLIT

NOVEMBER 22 (WJCU)

RICK PORRELLO
FILM ADAPTATION WRITER/ AUTHOR OF: JUST PLAY IT LIKE YOU DO IN THE BASEMENT - COMING OF AGE AS THE DRUMMER FOR THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER IN THE WORLD; THERE'S MORE BODIES OUT THERE - THE TRUE STORY OF A MAFIA ASSOCIATE AND A COP WHO EMERGE AS SUSPECTED SERIAL KILLERS; BOMBS, BULLETS, & BRIBES - THE TRUE STORY OF NOTORIOUS JEWISH MOBSTER ALEX SHONDOR BURNS; SUPERTHIEF; TO KILL THE IRISHMEN; THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CLEVELAND MAFIA - DRUMMER FOR SAMMY DAVIS, JR. - FORMER LYNDHURST POLICE CHIEF

NOVEMBER 17 (WIXY)

IAN ANDERSON
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LEADER OF JETHRO TULL, "8314 BOXED" 10-LP LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOXED SET SPOTLIGHTING SOLO CAREER (REBROADCAST OF 8/27/24)

OCTOBER 19 (WIXY)

SHAUN CASSIDY
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATED SINGER, ACTOR, WRITER AND PRODUCER, FORMER TEEN IDOL, 'THE ROAD TO US' - FIRST CONCERT TOUR IN 40 YEARS

BILLY SULLIVAN
GUITARIST

SEPTEMBER 30

CRAIG INCIARDI
FOUNDING CURATOR - THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME, AUTHOR OF: THE OUTRAGEOUS, DEFINITIVE, & UNTOLD HISTORY - THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME

BILL WARD
W.J,W. TV 8 ANNOUNCER, ACTOR

SEPTEMBER 23

SAMUEL GARZA BERNSTEIN
AUTHOR OF:  CESAR ROMERO - THE JOKER IS WILD, FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED THE FIRST JOKER & WHOSE CAREER SPANNED SIX DECADES

JM DEBORD
DREAM EXPERT, AUTHOR OF: THE SCIENCE OF THE PARANORMAL: THE TRUTH BEHIND TELEPATHY, ESP, REINCARNATION, AND MORE MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENA, NIGHTMARES:  YOUR GUIDE TO INTERPRETING YOUR DARKEST DREAMS, DREAMS 1-2-3, THE DREAMS INTERPRETATIONS DICTIONARY: SYMBOLS, SIGNS, AND MEANINGS - HOW TO INTERPRET DREAMS, RADOWL'S CRASH COURSE IN DREAM INTERPRETATION, SOMETHING COMING - A NOVEL

FRANK JECKELL
FOUNDER/LEAD SINGER - 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY

SEPTEMBER 16

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

DANE DONOHUE
THE MUSIC EXPLOSION

NICK HEYWARD
FRONT MAN - HAIRCUT 100, TOURING WITH HOWARD JONES ON UPCOMING TOUR

SEPTEMBER 9

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

RIC WILLIGER (A.K.A. RIC STORM)
THE OUTSIDERS

LIL' JOHN RINALDI
BIG CHUCK & LIL' JOHN

SEPTEMBER 2

PETER AMES CARLIN
CELEBRATED MUSIC JOURNALIST - AUTHOR OF: TONIGHT IN JUNGLELAND - THE MAKING OF BORN TO RUN

AUGUST 26

TOM HANKS
LEGENDARY ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER (REBROADCAST OF 8-8-23)

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE (REBROADCAST OF 5-21-25)

AUGUST 19

DON FELDER
FORMER LEAD GUITARIST - THE EAGLES, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE, NEW ALBUM: 'THE VAULT - FIFTY YEARS OF MUSIC', THE BROTHERHOOD OF ROCK TOUR WITH STYX & KEVIN CRONIN (REBROADCAST OF 8-12-25)

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 2 - SPY SHOWS. (REBROADCAST OF 3-12-25)

SHANNON SMITH, RO DALEY, MEMBERS AT AT LARGE
CLEVELAND BLUES SOCIETY

AUGUST 12

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

DON FELDER
FORMER LEAD GUITARIST - THE EAGLES, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE, NEW ALBUM: 'THE VAULT - FIFTY YEARS OF MUSIC', THE BROTHERHOOD OF ROCK TOUR WITH STYX & KEVIN CRONIN

BRETT POTTS
SLOW GROOVE KINGS

AUGUST 5

STEVE POPOVICH, JR.
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

BRUCE "COUSIN BRUCIE" MORROW
AMERICAN RADIO PERFORMER

GRADY WILLRICH
OON GOW!!!

WILLOW NIGHTINGALE
AEW DYNAMITE

JULY 30

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

MYKE SCAVONE
THE YARDBIRDS

JULY 29

MARK WEISS
LEGENDARY ROCK MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER, NEW SELF-PUBLISHED MAGAZINE: 'ROCKED'

JULY 23

DEAN BUTLER
ALMANZO WILDER - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

ALEJANDRO ROJAS
JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, LECTURER, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR - SCIENCE, SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION AND UFO EXPERT

JULY 22

BARRY MAZOR
MUSIC AND MEDIA JOURNALIST
AUTHOR OF: BLOOD HARMONY: THE EVERLY BROTHERS STORY

JULY 19

FREDDY "BOOM BOOM" CANNON
60'S HIT SINGER, 22 SONGS ON BILLBOARD HOT 100, HOLDS RECORD FOR MORE APPEARANCES ON DICK CLARK'S 'AMERICAN BANDSTAND', RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE: 'EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' TONIGHT' (REBROADCAST OF 5-20-25)

ERIK ARNESON
BOARD GAME EXPERT / CONNOISSEUR
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT
NEWSPAPER WRITER

JULY 16

STUART "WOODY" WOOD
GUITARIST - THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
AUTHOR OF: MANIA: TARTAN, TURMOIL AND MY LIFE AS A BAY CITY ROLLER (REBROADCAST OF 7-15-25)

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
TEACHER/AUTHOR
SON OF GHOUL
MAD DADDY MEMORIES
MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO,
FROM CAPTAIN PENNY TO SUPERHOST - TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF CLEVELAND CHILDREN'S TELEVISION, 1950s-1970s,
SMOKY, SWEATY, ROWDY, AND LOUD: TALES OF CLEVELAND'S LEGENDARY ROCK & ROLL LANDMARKS,
CLEVELAND RADIO TALES
CLEVELAND ROCK AND ROLL VENUES,
CLEVELAND TV TALES, VOL. 1 & 2
RADIO DAZE: STORIES FROM THE FRONT IN CLEVELAND'S FM AIR WARS,
WIXY 1260: PIXIES, SIX-PACKS AND SUPERMEN,
THE GHOUL SCRAPBOOK

JULY 15

STUART "WOODY" WOOD
GUITARIST - THE BAY CITTY ROLLERS
AUTHOR OF: MANIA: TARTAN, TURMOIL AND MY LIFE AS A BAY CITY ROLLER

DEAN BUTLER
ALMANZO WILDER - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (REBROADCAST OF 7-2-25)

JULY 9

DEANNA ADAMS
AUTHOR OF:A PLACE WE BELONG

CHRIS SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS, ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

JULY 8

CHRISTOPHER SHAW MYERS
ROBERT SHAW'S NEPHEW
AUTHOR OF: ROBERT SHAW: AN ACTOR'S LIFE ON THE SET OF JAWS AND BEYOND - PART 2

JULY 2

DEAN BUTLER
ALMANZO WILDER - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

PATRICK BERTOLETTI
MEN'S CHAMPION AT 2024 NATHAN'S FAMOUS JULY 4TH HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE(Rebroadcast of 7-1-25)

JULY 1

PETER CHECKSFIELD
AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN - PART 2 - THE SWINGIN' BLUE JEANS

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

JUNE 25

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

DALE POWERS
THE OHIO EXPRESS

CHRISTOPHER SHAW MYERS
ROBERT SHAW'S NEPHEW
AUTHOR OF: ROBERT SHAW: AN ACTOR'S LIFE ON THE SET OF JAWS AND BEYOND (REBROADCAST OF 6-24-25)

JUNE 24

CHRISTOPHER SHAW MYERS
ROBERT SHAW'S NEPHEW
AUTHOR OF: ROBERT SHAW: AN ACTOR'S LIFE ON THE SET OF JAWS AND BEYOND

JUNE 18

DENNY SAROKIN
EVERY MOTHERS' SON

JUNE 17

ANTONIO SABATO, JR.
ACTOR - GENERAL HOSPITAL (JAGGER CATES), MELROSE PLACE
AUTHORl SABATO, YVONNE, NO EXCUSES
ANTONIO SABATO JR. WORKOUT FOR LIFE
RACE CAR DRIVER
C&C CONCRETE PLUMBING
CALVIN KLEIN MODEL
BOXER

GARY LEWIS
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS (REBROADCAST OF 6-11-25)

PASTOR CASPAR MCCLOUD
THE UPPER ROOM FELLOWSHIP

JUNE 11

GARY LEWIS
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS

JOHN GOEHRKE
DIRECTOR OF FAN ENGAGEMENT AND ONSTAGE EXPERIENCE - ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME - SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

JUNE 10

PETER CHECKSFIELD
AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN - PART 1 - THE HOLLIES

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

JUNE 4

LIL' JOHN RINALDI
BIG CHUCK & LIL' JOHN

JOCK BARTLEY
GUITARIST/VOCALIST/CO-FOUNDING MEMBER OF FIREFALL (REBROADCAST OF 6-3-25)

JUNE 3

LORETTA SWIT
M*A*S*H - HOT LIPS

JOCK BARTLEY
GUITARIST/VOCALIST/CO-FOUNDING MEMBER OF FIREFALL

MAY 28

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

DEAN KASTRAN
THE OHIO EXPRESS

MAY 27

JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER
LEGENDARY GUITARIST WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS/STEELY DAN, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE (REBROADCAST OF 8/29/23)

MAY 21

PAT MCLOUGHLIN
THE CYRKLE

MAY 20

FREDDY "BOOM BOOM" CANNON
60'S HIT SINGER, 22 SONGS ON BILLBOARD HOT 100, HOLDS RECORD FOR MORE APPEARANCES ON DICK CLARK'S 'AMERICAN BANDSTAND', RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE: 'EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' TONIGHT'

ANNIE ZALESKI
AUTHOR: I GOT YOU BABE: A CELEBRATION OF CHER, AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS, SONG BY SONG - THE STORIES BEHIND 100 HOLIDAY HITS - PART 2

MAY 14

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER, THE SCINTAS (REBROADCAST OF 4/29/25)

MAY 13

ANNIE ZALESKI
AUTHOR: I GOT YOU BABE: A CELEBRATION OF CHER, AND THIS IS CHRISTMAS, SONG BY SONG - THE STORIES BEHIND 100 HOLIDAY HITS - PART 1

JASON BAILEY
FILM CRITIC AND HISTORIAN, AUTHOR OF: GANDOLFINI: JIM, TONY, AND THE LIFE OF A LEGEND

MAY 7

WAYNE & LISA WONG
CLEVELAND ASIAN FESTIVAL - OCA GREATER CLEVELAND CHAPTER

MAY 6

TIM GRAY
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR OF 4OTH WWII FILM/DOCUMENTARY: "MILES, MORALE  MEMORIES: BOB HOPE AND WWII"

JOE MOE
CONSIGNMENT DIRECTOR/CURATOR - STUDIO AUCTIONS - CELEBRITY AUCTIONS

BRIAN VOLK-WEISS
EMMY-NOMINATED CREATOR & DIRECTOR, DOCUSERIES: "ICONS UNEARTHED", "BATMAN" & "LORD IF THE RINGS"  NEW EIGHT-PART DISCOVERY AND MAX SERIES: "GAME CHANGERS"

APRIL 30

STEVE FORBERT
SINGER - 'ROMEO'S TUNE'

APRIL 29

ALEJANDRO ROJAS
JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, LECTURER, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR - SCIENCE, SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION AND UFO EXPERT (REBROADCAST OF 4-23-25).

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER

APRIL 23

ALEJANDRO ROJAS
JOURNALIST, PODCASTER, LECTURER, DIGITAL CONTENT CREATOR - SCIENCE, SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION AND UFO EXPERT

APRIL 22

JOHN CAFFERTY
BEAVER BROWN BAND, NEW ALBUM: 'SOUND OF WAVES'

MICHAEL FAYE
AUTHOR, COMPOSER, LONG-TIME ROCK AND ROLLER AND SURF MUSIC DRIVING FORCE

DAVID LEAF
BEACH BOYS AUTHORITY, AUTHOR OF: SMILE: THE RISE, FALL, & RESURRECTION OF BRIAN WILSON (Rebroadcast of 4-16-25)

APRIL 16

DAVID LEAF
BEACH BOYS AUTHORITY, AUTHOR OF: SMILE: THE RISE, FALL, & RESURRECTION OF BRIAN WILSON

WESLEY HYATT
AUTHOR OF: I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL - SPINNING 50 YEARS OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE

APRIL 15

ALISON ARNGRIM
ACTRESS - NELLIE OLSEN - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, LIFE INTERRUPTED, STAND-UP COMEDIENNE, AUTHOR OF: CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, AIDS/P.R.O.T.E.C.T. ACTIVIST, RADIO SHOW HOST - THE ALISON ARNGRIM SHOW (REBROADCAST OF 4-9-25)

APRIL 9

ALISON ARNGRIM
ACTRESS - NELLIE OLSEN - LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, LIFE INTERRUPTED, STAND-UP COMEDIENNE, AUTHOR OF: CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, AIDS/P.R.O.T.E.C.T. ACTIVIST, RADIO SHOW HOST - THE ALISON ARNGRIM SHOW

APRIL 8

DON AIREY
LEGENDARY KEYBOARDIST FOR DEEP PURPLE, WHO HAS ALSO WORKED WITH JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, JETHRO TULL, WHITESNAKE & MORE, NEW SOLO ALBUM: 'PUSHED TO THE EDGE'

PAUL ORLOUSKY
AUTHOR OF: PUNCHED, KICKED, SPAT ON AND SOMETIMES THANKED, FORMER REPORTER - WKYC (3), WEWS (5), AND WOIO (19) (REBROADCAST OF 4-2-25)

APRIL 2

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR - PART 2

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

PAUL ORLOUSKY
AUTHOR OF: PUNCHED, KICKED, SPAT ON AND SOMETIMES THANKED, FORMER REPORTER - WKYC (3), WEWS (5), AND WOIO (19)

APRIL 1

STEVE POSTELL
FORMER MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR DAVID CROSBY, OUT HOUSE - THE MUSIC OF CSNY

GUY GILCHRIST
NANCY COMIC STRIP ARTIST, JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS (REBROADCAST OF 3/26/25)

MARCH 26

GEORGE BUZA
ACTOR/VOICEOVER ARTIST, BEAST-X-MEN

LARRY HOUSTON
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - X-MEN

MARIE VIBBERT
HUGO AND NEBULA-NOMINATED SCI-FI AUTHOR - PART 1

GUY GILCHRIST
NANCY COMIC STRIP ARTIST, JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS

MARCH 25

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
WORLD RENOWN GUITARIST

JOHNNY HOLLIDAY
LEGENDARY BROADCASTER, DISC JOCKEY - WHK

MARCH 19

JOHN BLAIR
SECOND-WAVE SURF GUITARIST, FOUNDING MEMBER OF JON AND THE NIGHTRIDERS, AND AUTHOR OF: THE ILLUSTRATED DISCOGRAPHY OF SURF MUSIC 1961-1965, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF MUSIC, 1960-1966

MARCH 18

ERIC BOUZA
VOICE ACTOR/ANIMATOR/COMEDIAN, STIMPY ON REN AND STIMPY

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 2 - SPY SHOWS. (REBROADCAST OF 3-12-25).

MARCH 12

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 2 - SPY SHOWS.

MARCH 11

LEON BIBB AND BILL RUDMAN
THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT - LEGENDARY BLACK SINGERS - GREAT  BROADWAY SONGS (VOLUME 2)

ANDY TIMMONS
VETERAN GUITARIST - OPENED FOR KISS & ALICE COOPER, WORKED WITH STEVE VAL, JOE SATRIANI, PETER FRAMPTON, ERIC JOHNSON, THE BEACH  BOYS, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, KIP WINGER, PAULA ABDUL & MORE. NEW ALBUM: RECOVERY

MARCH 5

DON JEFFRIES
NATIONAL TALK SHOW HOST AND AUTHOR - CONSPIRACIES AND JFK

MARCH 4

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF: I'VE SCENE IT ALL, THE CARTOON SHOW KILLINGS

PATRICIA HEATON/MICHAEL HEATON
PATRICIA - ACTRESS - EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND/THE MIDDLE/CAROL'S SECOND ACT, PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES - THE FOOD NETWORK, AUTHOF OF: YOUR SECOND ACT - MOTHERHOOD AND HOLLYWOOD: HOW TO GET A JOB LIKE MINE
MICHAEL - FEATURES REPORTER/AUTHOR OF: TRUTH AND JUSTICE FOR FUN AND PROFIT: COLLECTED REPORTING, MINISTER OF CULTURE COLUMN, THE PLAIN DEALER/WKYC - TV 3, OWNER AND UNBOSS - INDIENATION.FM

(REBROADCAST OF 8/4/20)

FEBRUARY 26

JM DEBORD
DREAM EXPERT, AUTHOR OF: NIGHTMARES:  YOUR GUIDE TO INTERPRETING YOUR DARKEST DREAMS

FEBRUARY 25

ED ZWICK
ACADEMY.PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, AUTHOR OF: HITS, FLOPS AND OTHER ILLUSIONS - MY FORTYSOMETHING YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA (REBROADCAST OF 2/19/25) - PART 1

FEBRUARY 19

GEOFFREY MARK
THE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHOW BIZ HISTORY - AUTHOR OF: MEMOIR: THE DEVIL WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN, ELLA - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY ELLA FITZGERALD, THE LUCY BOOK/THE NEW LUCY BOOK, ETHEL MERMAN: THE BIGGEST STAR ON BROADWAY, THE FAMILY AFFAIR COOKBOOK, AMBER LYNN'S MEMOIRS (WITH AMBER LYNN) - RADIO HOST: GEOFFREY MARK'S ELLA - PART 1

FEBRUARY 18

RICH LITTLE
MASTER MIMIC/IMPRESSIONIST/COMEDIAN/SINGER/ACTOR.ARTIST/ENTERTAINMENT LEGEND - AUTHOR OF: LITTLE BY LITTLE - PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN AND BEEN(REBROADCAST OF 12/6/2016)

JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDIKE
ROCK HISTORIAN/WRITER
AUTHOR OF: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF THE BANGLES - ETERNAL FLAME

FEBRUARY 12

ERIK ARNESON
AUTHOR OF: HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT, BOARD GAME EXPERT/CONNOISSEUR, NEWSPAPER WRITER

FEBRUARY 11

GINO VANNELLI
AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

FEBRUARY 5

GINO VANNELLI
AWARD-WINNING RECORDING ARTIST

LESLIE MANDOKI
EURO-SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN/PRODUCER, FOUNDER OF SUPERGROUP MANDOKI SOULMATES

FEBRUARY 4

MICHAEL LEARNED
ACTRESS - OUR CROSSROADS - THE WALTONS - THE SECOND ACT - DRIVING MISS DAISY - ON GOLDEN POND
TELEVISION LEGEND/THEATRE VETERAN - AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER (REBROADCAST OF 12-18-24)

MARTIN FRY
LEAD SINGER - ABC

JANUARY 29

DENNY SANDERS
WMMS

JOSH LEE TANG
WEEKEND MANAGER, IT DIRECTOR - LAKE EFFECT BLUES

JANUARY 28

NEIL ZURCHER
REPORTER/AUTHOR OF: TEN OHIO DISASTERS: STORIES OF TRAGEDY AND COURAGE THAT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN, ONE TANK TRIPS AND TALES FROM THE ROAD (REBROADCAST OF 6-21-22)

JANICE MITCHELL
AUTHOR OF: MY TICKET TO RIDE - HOW I RAN AWAY TO ENGLAND TO MEET THE BEATLES AND GOT ROCK AND ROLL BANNED IN CLEVELAND (A TRUE STORY FROM 1964)

JANUARY 22

JON ANDERSON
CO-FOUNDER/FORMER LEAD SINGER FOR YES, JON ANDERSON & THE  BAND GEEKS - NEW ALBUM: TRUE - REBROADCAST OF 11/12/24

CARMINE APPICE
VETERAN ROCK DRUMMER - VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, PINK FLOYD - REBROADCAST OF 5-23-2023

MARK FARMER
LEGENDARY ROCKER & ROCKER FORMER FRONT MAN FOR GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - REBROADCAST OF 10/22/24

JANUARY 21

LAURA WOOLLEY
MANAGING DIRECTOR - HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS/APPRAISALS FOR JULIEN'S AUCTIONS - 'CELEBRATING BOB DYLAN' AUCTION

BIG CHUCK AND LIL' JOHN
WJW TV8 MOVIE HOSTS (REBROADCAST FROM 2017)

JANUARY 15

DAN O'SHANNON
PRODUCER/WRITER - MODERN FAMILY, NEWHART, CHEERS, FRASIER
AUTHOR OF: WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE COMEDIC EVENT
STAND-UP COMEDIAN
WHK DISC JOCKEY

JANUARY 14

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST - PART 4

ELIJAH WALD
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN/HISTORIAN/AUTHOR OF: DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC - NEWPORT, SEEGER, DYLAN AND THE NIGHT THAT SPLIT THE SIXTIES

JANUARY 8

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
TEACHER/AUTHOR
MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO,
FROM CAPTAIN PENNY TO SUPERHOST - TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF CLEVELAND CHILDREN'S TELEVISION, 1950s-1970s,
SMOKY, SWEATY, ROWDY, AND LOUD: TALES OF CLEVELAND'S LEGENDARY ROCK & ROLL LANDMARKS,
CLEVELAND RADIO TALES
CLEVELAND ROCK AND ROLL VENUES,
CLEVELAND TV TALES, VOL. 1 & 2
RADIO DAZE: STORIES FROM THE FRONT IN CLEVELAND'S FM AIR WARS,
WIXY 1260: PIXIES, SIX-PACKS AND SUPERMEN,
THE GHOUL SCRAPBOOK

JANUARY 7

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST - PART 3

JANUARY 1

IAN ANDERSON
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LEADER OF JETHRO TULL, "8314 BOXED" 10-LP LIMITED EDITION VINYL BOXED SET SPOTLIGHTING SOLO CAREER