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NOVEMBER 28

VIVEK J. TIWARY
Grammy Award-Winning Producer
Author of:The Fifth Beatle - The Brian Epstein Story

LILIANE FORTNA
Author of: Winks From Above - Opening Up To Signs and Synchronicities to Receive Little Miracles Each Day

 


 

 

UPCOMING

PAUL PETERSEN
Actor/Singer/The Donna Reed Show, Child Star Advocate/A Minor Consideration, Shorkus Internet Radio

DAMON JOHNSON
Guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd

DAN MENNINGEN
92.3FM, Former Host/DJ of The Armchair Athlete - WCSB

PAMELA CHILDS
Retired Chicago Police Department Detective - Bradley Sisters Case
Investigation Discoveries "Disappeared Series


 

 

 



 
 
 

 

     

     


    NOVEMBER 21ST PLAYLIST

    1.  Go Let’s Go, Louis Prima, Jr.

    2.  New Orleans, Louis Prima, Jr.

    3Bump De Bump, Jimmy McGriff

    4.  The Party’s Over, Jimmy McGriff

    5Cashbox, Jimmy McGriff (Background Music Entertainment Segment)

    6.  Blues For Joe, Jimmy McGriff(Background Music Entertainment Segment)

    7.  Salmonella Prevention,American Medical Association PSA

    8.  Dallas 12:30 (JFK Assassination) Radio Broadcast Clip

    9.  Buddy Ebsen Red Cross PSA (Alice) (1973)

    10. I Can’t Break The Habit, The Ferris Wheel

    11. The Swag, Link Wray & His Wraymen

    12.Just Walk In My Shoes, Billie Davis

    13. Rain, Petula Clark

    14. The Pusher, Inner-Circle (Background Music Entertainment Segment)

    15. Got The Bull By The Horns, Johnny Horton

    16. Don’t Blow Your Mind, Spiders

    17. Go-Go Gophers, TV Theme

    18. The Big Valley, TV Theme

    19. The Invaders, TV Theme (Les snvahisserus – The Los Angeles Radio TV Symphony Orchestra)

    20. Cleveland Barons Fight Song (We’re The Big Time Barons)

    21. C’mon Cavs (Cleveland Cavaliers Song)

    22. IX Indoor Amusement Park

    23. Ray Carr Speed Racer Opening

    24. Struttin’, Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs

    25. Thumbin’ A Ride (Remastered), The Coasters

    26. So Long, The Kinks

    27. Tip Toe Tina, Tommy Roe

    28. For Cryin’ Out Loud, Huey “Piano” Smith and The Clowns

    29. Please Stay, The Cryin’ Shames

    30. The Number Runner, (Eddie &) Ant Hill Mob

    31. Autism PSA, Cindi Verbelun

    32. Get Into The Car, Joe Hetzel & The Dogwood Rockers

    33. I Run To Hide, Anita Harris

    34.Justine, The Crossfires

    35. She Hangs Out, The Monkees

    36. We’re Goin’ Surfin’, The Wailers

    37.Fortune Teller, Tony Jackson & The Vibrations

    38. It’s A Crime, The Kirkbys

    39. Rainy Day, The Bossmen

    40. Winners Never Quit,Travis Haddix

    41. Girlfriend, Crash Coffin

    42.The Sermon!, Jimmy Smith

     


     


     

     

     

     

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    8/6/19
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    Dick Dale and Ray after a Grog Shop concert on July 30, 2017.


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    Ray with Dick Dale after a Grog Shop
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    Visiting The Ray Carr Show WCSB - 8/25/15

    Photos courtesy of Theo Kent Photography




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    Ray and Cindi with Fred Griffith.


    Ray with Dan Menningen, a.k.a "The Armchair Athlete", whose show follows Ray's on Tuesdays.


    Visiting The Ray Carr Show WCSB - 8/25/15 - Part 1

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    NOVEMBER 21

    TRAVIS HADDIX
    WORLD RENOWN BLUES GUITARIST/SINGER/COMPOSER

    STEPHEN B. UBANEY
    AUTHOR - WHO MURDERED JFK?. WHO MURDERED ELVIS?, WHO MURDERED F.D.R.?, WHO MURDERED TESLA?, WHO MURDERED DIANA?

    JOHN BARBOUR
    HOST OF REAL PEOPLE
    THE JFK ASSASSINATION

    NEIL SMITH
    DRUMMING LEGEND, FOUNDING MEMBER OF ALICE COOPER GROUP, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

    DANAY GARCIA
    ACTRESS/DIRECTOR KNOWN FOR PORTRAYING SOFIA ON 'PRISON BREAK', NOW STARRING AS LUCIANA GALVEZ ON AMC'S 'FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: THE FINAL SEASON', 'HAWAII FIVE-O'. 'SUPERNATURAL', 'A&E'S 'THE CLEANER', 'CSI NY', CSI MIAMI', AND '50 STATES OF FRIGHT'

    NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
    GRAMMY/EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER/MUSICIAN/RECORDING ARTIST, NEW SOLO ALBUM 'EUPHORIA' INCLUDES STING, CARLOS SANTANA AND STEVIE WONDER

     

     


     

    NOVEMBER 14

    DR. LAURA BLOOMBERG
    PRESIDENT, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

    MARC BEGO
    BEST-SELLING BIOGRAPHER, AUTHOR OF: JOE COCKER: WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS

    MATT WILLIAMSON
    MUSIC HISTORIAN, POP GOES THE GO'S

    MATT JOHNSON
    CREATIVE FORCE, CO-WRITER AND CO-STAR OF NEW THREE-NIGHT LIMITED SERIES: "BLACKBERRY" ON AMC

     

     


     

    NOVEMBER 7

    RUTA LEE
    ACTRESS/CIVIC CONTRIBUTOR
    AUTHOR OF: CONSIDER YOUR ASS KISSED

    RICK HARRISON
    MASTERMIND AND STAR OF 'PAWN STARS', 'PAWN STARS DO AMERICA' - HISTORY CHANNEL

    PETER SHAPIRO
    TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTOR, AUTHOR OF: THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS

    JEFF SLATE
    VETERAN ROCK JOURNALIST, WROTE THE LINER NOTES FOR THE REISSUES OF TATTOO YOU (THE ROLLING STONES), AND SGT. PEPPER (THE BEATLES, NEW ROLLING STONES ALBUM (HACKNEY DIAMONDS), AND NEW BEATLES SINGLE (NOW AND THEN)

    MARK HOCHMAN
    DIRECTOR OF CONSIGNMENTS FOR MUSIC AND POSTERS AT PROPSTORE ON MOST EXPANSIVE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA AUCTION FEATURING THOUSANDS OF COLLECTIBLES FROM KUBRICK'S NOTED "THE SHINING" SCRIPT TO ANGUS YOUNG GUITAR TO JOE PESCI "GOODFELLAS" KNIFE

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 31

    NANCY GRACE
    ICONIC LEGAL ANALYST AND FORMER FELONY PROSECUTOR
    HOST OF: 'CRIME FEED', NEW SERIES ON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

    GARY WEISS
    AUTHOR/INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST:
    RETAIL GANGSTER THE INSANE, REAL-LIFE STORY OF CRAZY EDDIE

    BRUCE SPIZER
    ULTIMATE BEATLES HISTORIAN - AUTHOR

    ADAM FRANK
    NATIONALLY RESPECTED ASTROPHYSICIST AND NASA-FUNDED ALIEN INVESTIGATOR, AUTHOR OF: THE LITTLE BOOK OF ALIENS

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 24

    LOUIS PRIMA, JR.
    SON OF LOUIS PRIMA

    RICHARD WILLIAMS
    GUITARIST/FOUNDING MEMBER - KANSAS

    A.J. CROCE
    SON OF THE LATE JIM CROCE
    CROCE PLAUS CROCE - 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
    THE DEFINITIVE CROCE COLLECTION

    NOELIA VOIGHT
    MISS USA - 2023

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 17

    JIMMY WEBB
    AMERICA'S SONGWRITER
    AUTHOR OF: THE CAKE AND THE RAIN - A MEMOIR

    TREVOR RABIN
    FORMER GUITARIST FOR YES, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

    ED BEGLEY, JR.
    SON OF ED BEGLEY
    AUTHOR OF:TO THE TEMPLE OF TRANQUILITY...AND STEP ON IT!

    JONNY YOUNG
    EMMY-NOMINATED CREATIVE FORCE BEHING 'ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNOCENT', A&E'S/CABLE'S #1 CRIME AND JUSTICE SERIES

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 15

    JIMMY WEBB
    AMERICA'S SONGWRITER
    AUTHOR OF: THE CAKE AND THE RAIN - A MEMOIR

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 10

    CHRIS LAMBERT
    AUTHOR OF: I'VE SCENE IT ALL

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

    YON MOTSKIN
    CREATIVE FORCE BEHIND 'ENCOUNTERS' - FOUR-PART NETFLIX OTHERWORLDLY PHENOMENA SERIES

    FELIX CAVALIERE
    LEAD SINGER/KEYBOARD PLAYER - THE RASCALS, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

    KEN BURNS
    EMMY-AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER, THE AMERICAN BUFFALO

    MARK FARNER
    LEGENDARY ROCKER AND FORMER FRONT MAN FOR GRAND FUNK RAILROAD

     

     


     

    OCTOBER 3

    STEVE HACKETT
    FORMER LEAD GUITARIST - GENESIS, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

    STEPHEN R. CAMPANELLA
    PRODUCER, PRODUCTION MANAGER, ACTOR, BELLTOWER PRODUCTIONS, THE HILL

    JERRY O'CONNELL
    ACTOR/HOST OF PICTIONARY ON MATTEL TV

     

     


     

    SEPTEMBER 26

    JERRY SHIRLEY
    HUMBLE PIE DRUMMER

    MARGARET CHO
    VETERAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN AND EMMY AWARD NOMINEE
    "LIVE AND LIVID" COMEDY TOUR

    MIKE ROWE
    HOST OF DIRTY JOBS AND THE WAY I HEARD IT PODCAST

    ADRIAN VANDENBERG
    VETERAN GUITARIST - WHITESNAKE

     

     


     

    SEPTEMBER 19

    SCOTT M. HOFFMAN
    AUTHOR OF INSIDE

    ALINA BURROUGHS
    SEASONED FORENSIC EXPERT AND SCI
    CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL ON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

    HARVEY LEVIN
    FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - TMX, FOX SPECIAL "TMZ iNVESTIGATES: GILGO BEACH SERIAL MURDERS: MISSED WARNING SIGNS"

     

     


     

    SEPTEMBER 12

    CRAIG SCHULZ
    SON OF CHARLES M. SCHULZ
    PRESIDENT/CEO - SCHULZ CREATIVE ASSOCIATES
    "SNOOPY PRESENTS" ONE-OF-A-KIND MARCIE"

    STEVE BINDER
    PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
    ELVIS COMEBACK SPECIAL, THE T.A.M.I. SHOW, THE PETULA CLARK SPECIAL

     

     


     

    SEPTEMBER 5

    STEPHANE WREMBLE
    GYPSY GUITARIST

    GARY MULE DEER
    HUMORIST

    W.J.(WILLIAM)SHEEHAN
    AUTHOR OF: BIGFOOT TERROR IN THE WOODS SIGHTINGS AND FINDINGS VOLS. 1-11

    ISABELLA GREENE
    AUTHOR OF: LEAVING THE TRAP HOW TO EXIT THE REINCARNATION CYCLE

     

     


     

    AUGUST 29

    ALAN CLARK
    ORIGINAL KEYBOARDIST FOR DIRE STRAITS, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

    JIM RULAND
    AUTHOR OF: CORPORATE ROCK SUCKS THE RISE & FALL OF SST RECORDS

    JEFF "SKUNK"BAXTER
    LEGENDARY GUITARIST WITH THE DOOBIE BROTHERS/STEELY DAN, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE

     

     


     

    AUGUST 22

    JOHN SEBASTIAN
    THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL

    JIM LABARBARA
    FORMER WIXY DJ

    CHRIS BIRKETT
    SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSIC PRODUCER/ROCKER

    ELIZABETH WINDER
    AUTHOR OF: PARACHUTE WOMEN MARIANNE FAITHFUL, MARSHA HUNT, BIANCA JAGGER & AND ANITA PALLENBERG AND THE WOMEN BEHIND THE ROLLING STONES

    MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
    AUTHOR OF: RADIO TALES,FROM CAPTAIN PENNY TO SUPERHOST TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF CLEVELAND CHILDREN'S TELEVISION, 1950s–1970s

     

     


     

    AUGUST 15

    JOHN SCHEINFELD
    REINVENTING ELVIS: THE '68 COMEBACK - NEW DOCUMENTARY

    RON REDFIELD, JIM DUDASH
    DREAMSTREET 20, 6 TURNING 4 BURNING

    SAMMY GUEVARA
    THREE-TIME FORMER AEW TNT CHAMPION, AEW: "DYNAMITE", TBS #1 LIVE WRESTLING SHOW

    TOM PAPA
    ACTOR/COMEDIAN, AUTHOR OF: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER...SO MAKE SOME ROOM, 'IT'S A GREAT DAY!' TOUR OF THE U.S.

    CARESSA CAMERON-JACKSON
    SECRETS OF MISS AMERICA

    MEGAN WINTON
    RESEARCH SCIENTIST - ATLANTIC WHITE SHARK CONSERVANCY, ON-AIR CONTRIBUTOR FOR NEW HBO MAX DOCUMENTARY: AFTER THE BITE WHO IS THE REAL THREAT?

    MIKE SCORE
    FRONT MAN FOR A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

     

     


     

    AUGUST 8

    TOM HANKS
    LEGENDARY ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER, AUTHOR OF: THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE

    MELANIE
    SINGER/SONGWRITER

    STEVE TUSTIN
    THE SMALL WORLD WORLD BAND

     

     


     

    AUGUST 1

    FRANK AMATO
    SINGER, SONGWRITER, PERFORMER, PRODUCER, AUDIO ENGINEER, AMALON ENTERTAINMENT

    JIM QUINN
    DAMNATION OF ADAM BLESSING

    GEORGIA "NOOPY" RODRIGUES
    ROSE MARIE'S DAUGHTER

     

     


     

    JULY 25

    BRAD RUTTER
    THE ALL-TIME JEOPARDY MONEY WINNER, FEATURED CHASER ON THE CHASE

    TONY HARRIS
    EMMY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST/FILMAKER & FORMER CNN ANCHOR
    HOST OF "THE PROOF IS OUT THERE", UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA SERIES ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL

    JUMPIN' JOE MADIGAN
    DJ - JUMPIN' JOE'S BASEMENT SHOW - WJCU

     

     


     

    JULY 18

    YAKOV SMIRNOFF
    ICONIC COMEDIAN/ACTOR

    MICHAEL CARTELLONE
    CELEBRATED LYNYRD SKYNYRD DRUMMER, FOUNDING MEMBER OF DAMN YANKEES

    ALBERT BOUCHARD
    ORIGINAL DRUMMER/FOUNDING MEMBER OF BLUE OYSTER CULT

     

     


     

    JULY 11

    GARY PETERSON
    ORIGINAL DRUMMER - THE GUESS WHO

    GIANNI RUSSO
    ACTOR - "CARLO" - THE GODFATHER
    AUTHOR OF: THE 6TH FAMILY
    HOST - THE HOLLYWOOD GODFATHER PODCAST

    MIKI SUDO
    #1 FEMALE COMPETITIVE EATER W MLE (#3 W MEN)
    8-TIME ORIGINAL NATHAN'S CHAMPION
    2023 GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF WOMEN'S COMPETITION IN NATHAN'S FAMOUS JULY 4TH HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

     

     


     

    JULY 4

    LOUIS PRIMA, JR.
    SON OF LOUIS PRIMA

    DAVID REMNICK
    AUTHOR: HOLDING THE NOTE - PROFILES IN POPULAR MUSIC
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
    EDITOR - THE NEW YORKER

     

     


     

    JULY 1

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

    DENIS RIDGEWAY
    COMEDY HYPNOTIST, CERTIFIED HYPNOTHERAPIST

    JON DEE
    COMEDY HYPNOTIST

     

     


     

    JUNE 27

    TED NEELEY
    ACTOR - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, TOMMY, SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, HAIR
    RECORDING ARTIST

    FRANK MUNOZ
    PROMOTER - TED NEELEY/JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
    ASSISTANT - METALLICA

    ROBIN CAMPBELL
    UB40

    HOWARD JONES
    EIGHTIES SYNTH HITMAKER

    ERIK ESTRADA
    CHIPS, DIVINE RENOVATION

     

     


     

    JUNE 20

    HANK GARRETT
    ACTOR - CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU?
    AUTHOR OF FROM HARLEM HOODLUM TO HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHT

    JEFF HANSON
    SURF PROMOTER - SURF GUITAR 101 FESTIVAL

     

     


     

    JUNE 13

    PETER LAWSON JONES
    A MAN CALLED OTTO (TOM HANKS FILM) - ACTOR/TEACHER/VOICEOVER/ARTIST/PLAYWRIGHT/
    FORMER SHAKER HEIGHTS COUNCILMAN/BOARD OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    WONIYA THIBEAULT
    AUTHOR OF NEVER ALONE
    WINNER OF HISTORY CHANNEL'S "ALONE: FROZEN & RECORD HOLDER FOR CUMULATIVE DAYS OUT IN WILDERNESS"

    LESLEY CHILCOTT
    FILMMAKER - "ARNOLD" - THREE- PART NETFLIX DOCUSERIES ON ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

     

     


     

    JUNE 6

    KIRBY WARNOCK
    DIRECTOR OF THE DOCUMENTARY JIMMIE AND STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN: BROTHERS IN BLUES

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

     

     


     

    MAY 30

    RIK EMMETT
    TRIUMPH

    RICHIE FAULKNER
    JUDAS PRIEST

    GEORGE STEVENS, JR. - PART 2
    AUTHOR OF MY PLACE IN THE SUN: LIFE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND WASHINGTON

     


     


     

    MAY 23

    CARMINE APPICE
    VETERAN ROCK DRUMMER - VANILLA FUDGE, JEFF BECK, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, PINK FLOYD

    JIM FLORENTINE
    STAND-UP COMEDIAN/ACTOR/WRITER/VOICE ARTIST/PERFORMER, CO-HOST OF VH1'S THAT METAL SHOW

    MARK DAWIDZIAK
    TV AND FILM CRITIC, AUTHOR OF A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE, AND OTHER NON-FICTION BOOKS ABOUT FILM AND TV

    GEORGE STEVENS, JR. - PART 1
    AUTHOR OF MY PLACE IN THE SUN: LIFE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND WASHINGTON

    LAWRENCE KRAUSS
    AUTHOR OF THE EDGE OF KNOWLEDGE UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF THE COSMOS

     


     


     

    MAY 16

    AL JARDINE
    THE BEACH BOYS

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

     


     


     

    MAY 9

    DAVE DAVIES
    THE KINKS, AUTHOR OF: LIVING ON A THIN LINE

    TOM WARNER
    UFO ABDUCTEE, AUTHOR OF: BEYOND THE STARS

    COYOTE PETERSON
    WILDLIFE ADVENTURER, EMMY AWARD WINNING HOST OF BRAVE WILDERNESS, 'BRAVE THE COURT' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

     


     


     

    MAY 2

    GORDON LIGHTFOOT
    SINGER/SONGWRITER

    JIM MESKIMEN
    ACTOR, IMPRESSIONIST, VOICE-ARTIST, IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDIAN, SON OF MARION ROSS

    MARTIN GITLIN
    AUTHOR OF THE SAGA OF SUDDEN SAM THE RISE, FALL, AND REDEMPTION OF SAM MCDOWELL

     


     


     

    APRIL 25

    JULIE ROGERS POMILIA
    AUTHOR OF YOUR HEROES MY GRANDPARENTS A GRANDDAUGHTER'S LOVE, GRANDDAUGHTER OF ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS

     


     


     

    APRIL 18

    BILL SHANLEY
    GUITARIST/COMPOSER/PRODUCER

    PETER CHECKSFIELD
    AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN

    ROCKIN' ED PAULI
    MUSIC EXPERT/MUSIC HISTORIAN

     


     


     

    APRIL 11

    GEORGE STEVENS, JR.
    AUTHOR OF MY PLACE IN THE SUN: LIFE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND WASHINGTON

    ERIC RAICH
    CLEVELAND INDIANS PITCHER - 1975-76

     


     


     

    APRIL 4

    JOHN SCHEINFELD
    DIRECTOR OF WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS? DOCUMENTARY

    GUY GILCHRIST
    NANCY COMIC STRIP ARTIST
    JIM HENSON'S MUPPETS

    TOM GRUMMETT
    SUPERMAN COMIC ARTIST

     

     


     

    MARCH 28

    GARY GRAFF
    AUTHOR OF ALICE COOPER @75

    JOE WOS
    CHARLIE THE TUNA ARTIST

    PETER WELLER
    ROBOCOP, JAZZ MUSICIAN

    OSCAR NUNEZ
    OSCAR MARTINEZ IN THE OFFICE

    KATE FLANNERY
    MEREDITH PALMER IN THE OFFICE

    LESLIE DAVID BAKER
    STANLEY HUDSON IN THE OFFICE

     

     


     

    MARCH 21

    DEAN TORRENCE
    JAN & DEAN, THE SURF CITY ALL STARS

    NICK PRUEHER
    CHOP & STEELE

     

     


     

    MARCH 14

    DONNIE IRIS
    SINGER/SONGWRITER, WILD CHERRY, DONNIE IRIS AND THE CRUISERS

    W.J. SHEEHAN
    AUTHOR OF BIGFOOT TERROR IN THE WOODS: SIGHTINGS AND ENCOUNTERS VOLUMES 1-11

    SCOTT BAKER
    HOLLYWOOD CORRESPONDENT, FILM ENTHUSIAST/THE NATIONAL FICTION RADIO THEATRE

     

     


     

    MARCH 7

    JIM MESSINA
    MUSICIAN/SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST/RECORDING ENGINEER - LOGGINS AND MESSINA, BUFFALO SPRINGFOELD, POCO, THE JESTERS

    MARK DAWIDZIAK
    TV AND FILM CRITIC, AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE, A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, AND OTHER NON-FICTION BOOKS ABOUT FILM AND TV

     

     


     

    FEBRUARY 28

    GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
    IRISH SINGER/SONGWRITER

    CARL MADURI
    PRODUCER/MANAGER, AUDIO ENGINEER, RECORD MOGUL, IGNITE PRODUCTIONS

    TERRENCE MCDONNELL
    TV WRITER, 5-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER, SCREENWRITER, SHOW CREATOR, WIN BEN STEIN'S MONEY, THE JOKER'S WILD, JEOPARDY, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, BIONIC WOMAN, MAGNUM, P.I., THE LOVE BOAT, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, BEETLEJUICE, X-MEN

     

     


     

    FEBRUARY 21

    JOHN BLAIR
    PRODUCER/SURF GUITARIST, AUTHOR OF THE ILLUSTRATED DISCOGRAPHY OF SURF MUSIC 1961-1965, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF MUSIC 1960-1966M CO-PRODUCER OF THE DOCUMENTARY SOUND OF THE SURF, JON AND THE NIGHTRIDERS

    ALEX RAMON
    MILBOURNE CHRISTOPHER "ILLUSIONIST AWARD"-WINNING MAGICIAN, "MAGICAL ZINGMASTER" FOR RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS

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

     

     


     

    FEBRUARY 14

    DENNY LAINE
    THE MOODY BLUES, PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

    BILL HALEY, JR.
    AUTHOR OF CRAZY MAN, CRAZY - THE BILL HALEY STORY, bILL HALEY'S SON

    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  

     

     

     

     

    FEBRUARY 7

    BETTY LOU HIGGINS
    AUTHOR OF LOST RESTAURANTS OF DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND

    MADELINE BOCARO
    AUTHOR OF IN YOUR MIND - THE INFINITE UNIVERSE OF YOKO ONO
     

     

     

     

    JANUARY 31

    MARK DAWIDZIAK
    TV AND FILM CRITIC, AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE AND OTHER NON-FICTION BOOKS ABOUT FILM AND TV

    JOHN GRABOWSKI
    HISTORIAN AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH - WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, KRIEGER-MUELLER JOINT PROFESSOR IN HISTORY - DEPT. OF HISTORY - CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

    GLEN RABY
    KEYBOARDIST - COUNTERPLAY ROCK N' SOUL BAND, MOWTOWN ALL-STARS - A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS

     

     

     

     

    JANUARY 24

    MIKE MILLER
    OWNER - THE MUSIC BOX SUPPER CLUB

    PETER CHECKSFIELD
    AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN

    MIKE RYAN (RUIZ)
    DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING - THE CLEVELAND CRUNCH

     

     


     

    JANUARY 17

    KEN KRSOLOVIC  
    AUTHOR - LEAGUE PARK HISTORIC HOME OF CLEVELAND BASEBALL 1891 - 1946   

     



     

     

    JANUARY 10

    PETER LAWSON JONES
    A MAN CALLED OTTO (TOM HANKS FILM) - FORMER CLEVELAND COUNCILMAN - ACTOR - TEACHER

    MARK RASMUSSEN
    CLEVELAND MUSIC AWARDS - NO COVER-CLE - THE SPACE-CLE

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

     

     


     

    JANUARY 3

    TONY ANDREASON
    LEAD GUITAR PLAYER, THE TRASHMEN

    ANITA POINTER
    THE POINTER SISTERS, AUTHOR - FAIRYTALE, EVER AFTER EXHIBIT (REBROADCAST OF 4/14/20)

     

     


     


     

     


     

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