Ray's Recent Guests
 

DECEMBER 18

MICHAEL LEARNED
ACTRESS - OUR CROSSROADS - THE WALTONS - THE SECOND ACT - DRIVING MISS DAISY - ON GOLDEN POND
TELEVISION LEGEND/THEATRE VETERAN - AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER

CHRIS NUNNARI, MIKE YOUNG, TIM
SACRED WATERS KAVA BAR

TONY BROWN
PLAY-BY-PLAY BROADCASTER - CLEVELAND MONSTERS

DECEMBER 17

HELEN WELCH
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VOCALIST, WEST END/BROADWAY PERFORMER, ENTERTAINER, PRODUCER, BANDLEADER, A LITTLE MORE NAUGHTY THAN NICE!

JEFF WEST
DRUMMER - SUPER TROUPERS - PART 2

DECEMBER 11

JOE GAZZO
ARTIST, BASEBALL HERITAGE MUSEUM - ROCKY COLAVITO

DECEMBER 10

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

JEFF WEST
DRUMMER - SUPER TROUPERS - PART 1

DECEMBER 4

JORDAN ALBERTSEN
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
"BOOM" - NEW SONICS' DOCUMENTARY

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

DECEMBER 3

TOM HANKS
LEGENDARY ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/WRITER

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

NOVEMBER 27

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

NOVEMBER 26

JOHN GORMAN
WMMS/OWOW! CLEVELAND RADIO, AUTHOR OF: BUZZARD ARCHIVES VOL. 1 ADVERTISING, THE BUZZARD: INSIDE THE GLORY DAYS OF WMMS AND CLEVELAND ROCK RADIO--A MEMOIR

JOSH GATES
ADVENTURER AND HOST, NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES "EXPEDITION FILES", EXPLORING COMPELLING TRUE STORIES THAT DEFY EXPLANATION

NOVEMBER 20

ALAN GREENE
HOF BLUES  MUSICIAN, THE ALAN GREENE BAND

DR. LAURA BLOOMBERG
PRESIDENT OF CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

NOVEMBER 19

WAYNE DAWSON
FOX 8 NEWSCASTER, CO-ANCHOR OF FOX 8 IN THE MORNING

MARK BLAKE
AUTHOR OF: DREAMS: THE MANY LIVES OF FLEETWOOD MAC

NOVEMBER 12

SCOTT KRAYNAK
AUTHOR OF: HeART OF CLEVELAND, VOLUMES 1 & 2

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

TOM BATTIUK
CREATOR - FUNKY WINKERBEAN, CRANKSHAFT

NOVEMBER 5

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

PETE MANCINI
SINGER/SONGWRITER, BUTCHER'S BLIND

FRANKIE SCINTA
LEGENDARY LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINER

ELLIOT MINTZ
RADIO/TV PERSONALITY AND MEDIA CONSULTANT, AUTHOR OF: WE ALL SHINE ONl JOHN, YOKO AND ME

OCTOBER 29

RICHIE ONORI
DRUMMER FOR LEGENDARY BAND SWEET, PEOPLE FOR A NEW AMERICA (PFANA) CONCERT

PHILIP NORMAN
AUTHOR OF: GEORGE HARRISON THE RELUCTANT BEATLE

OCTOBER 22
 

JANE DORIAN
JERRY HERMAN'S GODDAUGHTER, JERRY HERMAN'S CAREER AND ESTATE AUCTION, INCLUDING HIS CRYPT

PAUL ZOLLO
SINGER-SONGWRITER & MUSIC WRITER, AUTHOR OF: CONVERSATIONS WITH TOM PETTY

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

OCTOBER 15

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST

GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
IRISH SINGER/SONGWRITER

BRITTANY BARBIERI
UFOLOGIST & CRYPTOZOOLOGIST - NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES: LOST MONSTER FILES

TERI PEALER
CLEVELAND BLUES SOCIETY HALL OF FAME BANQUET CEREMONY

OCTOBER 8

DAN COUGLIIN
CLEVELAND SPORTSWRITER/AUTHOR

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

TONY LEVIN
PROLIFIC MUSICIAN - KING CRIMSON, PETER GABRIEL, BEAT

PETER CHAKERIAN
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR/JOURNALIST, CO-AUTHOR WITH JANET MACOSKA - ALL ACCESS CLEVELAND

OCTOBER 1

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

BILL MARCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER

SEPTEMBER 24

RICHIE FURAY
LEAD SINGER - BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, POCO

PETER CHECKSFIELD
AUTHOR AND MUSIC HISTORIAN

ROSSIF SUTHERLAND
ACCLAIMED ACTOR, SON OF DONALD SUTHERLAND, BROTHER OF KIEFER SUTHERLAND, MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN - FOX MURDER MYSTERY SERIES

BILL MARCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER

SEPTEMBER 17

HELEN WELCH
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED VOCALIST, WEST END/BROADWAY PERFORMER, ENTERTAINER, PRODUCER, BANDLEADER, SUPERSTAR THE SONGS. THE STORIES, THE CARPENTERS

SEPTEMBER 10

STEVE MEYER
MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERAN - CAPITAL RECORDS

WYLAND
MUSICIAN/WHALING WALLS ARTIST

SEPTEMBER 3

MANFRED WESTPHAL
FORMER PR EXEC, AUTHOR OF: THE FIXER - MOGULS, MOBSTERS, MOVIE STARS AND MARILYN

PHIL TORRES
JUNGLE GUY, ETOMOLOGIST, EDUCATOR HOST OF EXPEDITIONX ON DISCOVERY

STEVE LUONGO
PRODUCER, BANDMATE & BEST FRIEND TO LATE LEGENDARY JOHN ENTRISTLE, COLLECTION "RARITIES OXHUMED - VOLUME TWO"

AUGUST 27

MOON UNIT ZAPPA
DAUGHTER OF LEGENDARY FRANK ZAPPA, ORIGINAL "VALLEY GIRL", ACCLAIMED ACTRESS: "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM", "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER", AUTHOR OF: EARTH TO MOON A MEMOIR

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

MIRIAM LINNA
AUTHOR OF): I FOUGHT THE LAW - THE LIFE AND STRAMGE DEATH OF BOBBY FULLER

JIM LABARBARA
FORMER WIXY DJ

AUGUST 20

LESLIE MANDOKI
EURO-SUPERSTAR MUSICIAN/PRODUCER, FOUNDER OF SUPERGROUP MANDOKI SOULMATES - NEW ALBUM: A MEMORY OF OUR FUTURE

CANDICE DELONG
AMERICAN FORMER FBI PROFILER, BEST SELLING AUTHOR, UNABOMBER CASE. HOSTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PROGRAMS DEADLY WOMEN FACING EVIL WITH CANDICE DELONG, THE WONDERY PODCAST KILLER PSYCHE AND DISCOVERY+ PROGRAM THE DEADLY TYPE WITH CANDICE DELONG

JAMIE JAMITKOWSKI
MARKETING MANAGER AT PROPSTORE (LOS ANGELES)

JAY CRAWFORD
NEWSCASTER - WKYC TV 3

AUGUST 13

BRIAN RAY
PAUL MCCARTNEY'S GUITARIST/BASS PLAYER SINCE 2002, NEW SOLO ALBUM "MY TOWN", AND SINGLE "BAD 4U"

THE SURFRAJETTES
SHERMY FREEMAN AND NICOLE DAMOFF - TORONTO ALL FEMALE SURF BAND

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, RARE 45'S

AUGUST 6

DEANNA ADAMS
AUTHOR OF:A PLACE WE BELONG

CHARLIE WIENER
COMEDIAN/SINGER, AUTHOR OF: SEQUEL

MIKE MILLER
MUSIC BOX SUPPER CLUB

AUGUST 3

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

DAN LUZADDER
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WRITER, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, AUTHOR OF: STREET TALK - THE GREAT FLOOD AND OTHER STORIES FROM A RIVER CITY, AND THE MANCHURIAN JOURNALIST - LAWRENCE WRIGHT, THE CIA AND THE CORRUPTION ON AMERICAN JOURNALISM

JULY 30

HOWARD JONES
EIGHTIES SYNTH HITMAKER

CARL MADURI
PRODUCER/MANAGER/AUDIO ENGINEER/RECORD MOGYUL
IGNITE PRODUCTIONS
(REBROADCAST OF 2/28/23)

JULY 23

THE LIVERBIRDS
EUROPE'S FIRST ROCK-AND-ROLL FEMALE ROCK GROUP

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
AUTHOR OF: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

JULY 16

CAROL CONNERS
SINGER/SONGWRITER, THE TEDDY BEARS, DATED ELVIS PRESLEY FOR A YEAR, CO-WROTE OSCAR-NOMINATED THEME FROM "ROCKY" - "GONNA FLY NOW", BELIEVES PHIL SPECTOR IS BLOCKING HER MUSIC CAREER FROM THE GRAVE, AUTHOR OF: ELVIS, ROCKY & ME

CHRIS STEIN
GUITARIST/SONGWRITER/CO-FOUNDER OF BLONDIE, ROCK HALL INDUCTEE & RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR OF: UNDER A ROCK

JULY 9

SURFER JOE
INTERNATIONAL SURF MUSIC AMBASSADOR, LEGENDARY GUITAR PLAYER

JOHN JACKSON
BON SCOTT EXPERT/BON SCOTT ESTATE

NICK POPE
WORLD UFO DAY
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S UFO PROJECT LEADING CONTRIBUTOR FOR HISTORY CHANNEL'S "ANCIENT ALIENS"

FORREST GALANTE
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST & BIOLOGIST, ALIEN SHARK TRACKER, SHARK WEEK - DISCOVERY CHANNEL

JULY 2

DEBORAH PRESLEY BRANDO
FIRST BIOLOGICAL CHILD OF ELVIX PRESLEY, EX-WIFE OF MARLON BRANDO'S LATE SON CHRISTIAN, AUTHOR OF: MEMOIRS OF A STARSEED CHILD: ELVIS, MARLON, CHRISTIAN AND ME

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

JUNE 25

DAVID SPERO
"ROCK-RADIO" PIONEER/DJ
ROCK AGENT - ALLIANCE ARTISTS LTD.
AUTHOR OF: A LIFE IN THE WINGS - MY SIXTY YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH ROCK AND ROLL - A MEMOIR
DICKEY BETTS

OONGOW!!!
CLEVELAND SURF BAND
GRADY WILLRICH, BRANDON MILLER, MIKE TYRRELL

JUNE 18

ANN POWERS
CELEBRATED MUSIC CRITIC, AUTHOR OF: TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL

MITCH HOROWITZ
WRITER/SPEAKER/PUBLISHER/EXPERT ON OCCULTISM, MYSTICISM & THE UNEXPLAINED USES SCIENTIFIC DATA & RESEARCH TO DISSECT REAL LIFE ENCOUNTERS WITH E.T. ACTIVITY ON NEW DISCOVERY SERIES "ALIEN ENCOUNTERS: FACT OR FICTION", AUTHOR OF: OCCULT AMERICA - ONE SIMPLE IDEA: HOW POSITIVE THINKING RESHAPED MODERN LIFE

NORM WEBER
SPORTSWRITER FOR LIVE, ST. EDWARDS HIGH SCHOOL WEBMASTER

JUNE 11

ADAM NIMOY
SON OF LEONARD NIMOY, ACTOR, TV DIRECTOR, LAWYER, AUTHOS OF: THE MOST HUMAN - RECONCILING WITH MY FATHER, LEONARD NIMOY

LT. JOE KENDA
HOMICIDE DETECTIVE - INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY SERIES "HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN DETECTIVE"

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS - PART 3

JUNE 4

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 3

JIM HARDY
THE BOB HOPE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PART 2

MATTHEW HAMACHEK
EMMY AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER
"THE DYNASTY: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS" - TEN-PART APPLE TV DOCUSERIES

ERIC OLSEN
AUTHOR - AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED
OWNER - FREAKISH HISTORY PODCAST - HEADING FOR HOME (TEN-CENT BEER NIGHT)
PUBLISHER - BIOCRITICS MAGAZINE

MAY 28

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 2

JIM HARDY
THE BOB HOPE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PART 1

MAY 21

BOB DIBIASIO
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS - PART 1

J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
AMERICAN FILMMAKER AND COMIC BOOK WRITER, WRITER AND PRODUCER OF BABYLON 5, AUTHOR OF: HARLAN ELLISON'S GREATEST HITS

MAY 14

DON MCLEAN
LEGENDARY SINGER/SONGWRITER

RONNIE ADKINS
HOST OF 'PROOF IS OUT THERE: MILITARY MYSTERIES' ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, U.S. ARMY VETERAN OF TWO AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENTS

DAVE SCHRADER
LEAD INVESTIGATOR FOR TRAVEL CHANNEL SERIES 'THE HOLZER FILES' AND 'GHOSTS OF DEVIL'S PERCH' DELIVERS 'PARANORMAL 60' PODCAST AND RELEASES PAPER EDITION OF BOOK ON GHOSTS, UFOS, ALIENS, AND THE SUPERNATURAL

MAY 7

KATHRYN LAIGH SCOTT
MAGGIE/JOSETTE - DARK SHADOWS

MICHAEL MILLARD
DIRECTOR, 35,000 WATTS - THE STORY OF COLLEGE RADIO

ELIZABETH APRIL
SEASONED CLAIRVOYANT & UFO EXPERT/ABDUCTEE TAPS INTO GALACTIC FEDERATION & OTHER INTERDIMENSIONAL BEINGS TO SHARE THEIR IMPORTANT MESSAGES FOR HUMANITY IN MONTHLY LIVESTREAM

APRIL 30

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS - PART 2

JIM CANTALE
AUTHOR AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER

APRIL 23

DR. LAURA BLOOMBERG
PRESIDENT, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

DAVID ALEXANDER
RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, AUTHOR OF: PICTURES OF TIME: SEEING TIME IN THE ORDINARY WORLD

APRIL 16

ERIC OLSEN
AUTHOR - AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED
OWNER - FREAKISH HISTORY PODCAST - HEADING FOR HOME (TEN-CENT BEER NIGHT)
PUBLISHER - BIOCRITICS MAGAZINE

LOU MAGLIO
CO-ANCHOR, FOX 8 NEWS - PART 2

NORMAN PARDO
O.J. SIMPSON'S FORMER LONGTIME MANAGER

BRENT SPINER
ACTOR - DATA - STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, JOHN ADAMS - 1776 BROADWAY REVIVAL

ETHAN SUPLEE
ACTOR - MY NAME IS EARL, AMERICAN HISTORY X, MALLRATS

BUTCH HARTMAN
CREATOR OF 'THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS', AND 'HOBBYKID ADVENTURES'

JOE WOS
CHARLEY THE TUNA ARTIST

JERRY MILANI
EVENT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AND MEDIA CONTACT - FAN EXPO

APRIL 9

PETER LAWSON JONES
SHAKER HEIGHTS COUNCILMAN/BOARD OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTOR/VOICEOVER ARTIST/PLAYWRIGHT - A MAN CALLED OTTO, REQUIEM

LOU MAGLIO
CO-ANCHOR, FOX 8 NEWS - PART 1

SUZANNE CURRAN
AWARD-WINNER - ACCLAIMED A&E TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES: "ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNOCENT?"

APRIL 2

RON REDFIELD
GUITARIST - DREAMSTREET

ERIC BROOKE
LEAD SINGER - IN THE HEARTLAND

CHRISTIAN HANSEN
PHOTOJOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER - NEW NETFLIX DOCUSERIES: AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: THE OCTOPUS MURDERS

MARCH 26

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

BRIAN VOLK-WEISS
EMMY-NOMINATED CREATOR/DIRECTOR - DOCUSERIES "ICONS UNEARTHED", "BATMAN", * "LORD OF THE RINGS"

ULI JOHN ROTH
FORMER GUITARIST FOR THE SCORPIONS

MARCH 19

CHRIS LAMBERT
AUTHOR OF:I'VE SCENE IT ALL, APPLE RECORDS

GEORGE SIPL
AUTHOR OF: MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL UNDERSTATED, ERIC CARMEN

MARCH 12

JAMIE JAMITKOWSKI
SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER - PROPSTORE - EXPANSIVE ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA AUCTION

GEORGE SIPL
AUTHOR OF: MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL UNDERSTATED, ERIC CARMEN

MARCH 5

PETE TURNER
FORMER COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SPY

CHRISTIAN HANSEN
PHOTOJOURNALIST AND RESEARCHER - NEW NETFLIX DOCUSERIES: AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: THE OCTOPUS MURDERS

JOHNNY HOLLIDAY
LEGENDARY BROADCASTER, DISC JOCKEY - WHK, FORWARD FOR: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

MICHAEL OLSZEWSKI
AUTHOR OF: MAD DADDY - MYERS, MINTZ AND THE MOONDOG AND HOW CLEVELAND, OHIO, CHANGED ROCK RADIO

BRUCE SPIZER
ULTIMATE BEATLES HISTORIAN - AUTHOR