WCRS Podcast - djbc
# 343 - 1972: Music and Headlines
2:03:12 minutes (112.81 MB)
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HEADLINES:
- Terrorists Hijack the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, killing 11 Israeli Athletes.
- Five people are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. (AKA - The Beginning of the End for both President Nixon and the Republican Party)
- Mustachioed Speedo Wearing Swimmer Mark Spitz swims to heights at the Summer Olympics, winning a then-record Seven Gold Medals.
- President Nixon visits Russia and China.
- The Last TWO Moon Missions (Apollo 16 & Apollo 17) Take Place. NASA also announces the Space Shuttle Program.
- Idi Amin takes over Uganda.
- The last ground troops leave Vietnam.
- Sapporo, Japan hosts the Winter Olympics, 32 years after it was originally supposed to Host.
COLUMBUS in 1972:
- The First Community Festival (Comfest) takes place at 16th and Waldeck Avenues near the OSU Campus.
- Tom Moody takes office as Mayor of Columbus on January 1, beginning 28 straight years of Republican Leadership in the City of Columbus (the first 12 were by Moody).
- Archie Mason Griffin, a freshman fullback from Eastmoor High School in Columbus shatters records (which have since been shattered, sans the Heisman one) for Ohio State, in the first year that the NCAA allows Freshmen to compete.
- The OHSAA High School Football Playoffs are held for the first time. The Eagles from Bishop Watterson are Class AA Runners-Up in Football.
- Bishop Ready wins the Class AA Boys Basketball Championship.
SPORTS CHAMPIONS:
NCAA Basketball - UCLA Bruins (6th Straight)
College Football - University of Southern California Trojans
Big Ten Football - The Ohio B*ckeyes
Super Bowl VI - Dallas Cowboys
NFL (1972 Season) - The Team of Perfection, the Miami Dolphins
NBA - Los Angeles Lakers (first Title in Los Angeles; Lakers also won a record 33 straight games that season)
Stanley Cup - Boston Bruins
World Series - Oakland Athletics
# 342 - Show Your American Spirit: A Front Porch Fourth of July
59:51 minutes (54.79 MB)
It is America's Birthday, and America is in turmoil. Tonight on the show, how are we celebrating the Fourth of July socially distanced? Plus, the DJBC Happy Hour Fireworks Mix X (10!) is included.
Goodbye Columbus and Aunt Jemima (Cut for Time)
24:36 minutes (22.53 MB)
The Monologue for Show # 341 (CUT for Time): http://wcrsfm.org/content/341-goodbye-christopher-columbus-and-aunt-jemima
COTA Problems (on Medium, you need to subscribe to Read It): https://medium.com/@ryanvollrath/do-better-cota-a9a597f5c85e
Free Press on COTA: https://columbusfreepress.com/article/cota-falling-behind-re-opening-sta...
# 341 - Goodbye, Christopher Columbus (and Aunt Jemima)!
59:51 minutes (54.8 MB)
Tonight on the Show:
- COVID-19 Roundup:
- Anyone in Ohio can NOW get a Test
- The Elephant In the Room
- Daytime Emmys - Who Wins?
- How CBS Daytime is celebrating this week
- Primetime Emmys
- Who is hosting? When is the Ceremony?
- Nominations and Nomination Voting pushed back TWO Weeks
- Academy Awards
- Everything Pushed back TWO Months
The Weekend Warrior previews the Haus Und Garten Virtual Pre-Tour and Virtual Comfest.
The Monologue (CUT for TIME): http://wcrsfm.org/content/goodbye-columbus-and-aunt-jemima-cut-time
COTA Problems (on Medium, you need to subscribe to Read It): https://medium.com/@ryanvollrath/do-better-cota-a9a597f5c85e
Free Press on COTA: https://columbusfreepress.com/article/cota-falling-behind-re-opening-sta...
# 340 - (614) Day in Place
59:54 minutes (54.84 MB)
Tonight on the show, we preview:
- (614) Day
- The Columbus Arts (In Place) Festival
- The Big Give (Wednesday June 10 at 10AM to Thursday June 11 at 11AM)
Plus:
- Updates on Re-Openings and Protests
- That Ohio School announced their new President, Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, PhD
- Has the Curfew Been Lifted?
(614) Day is Sunday, June 14 (6/14).
# 339 - And Justice For All - Black Lives Matter
59:50 minutes (54.78 MB)
On this show, a Very Special The DJBC Happy Hour tackles the racial pandemic, and headlines in the Columbus area, in regards to protests and action from our community leaders, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
# 338 - June Is Busting Out All Over...NOT!
59:17 minutes (54.28 MB)
Tonight on the Show, we talk about the Aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd by four White Minneapolis Police Officers, and the weekend of rioting protests in Downtown Columbus (as of 5/29/2020). Plus, the COVID-19 Update Roundup as 100,000 Americans have now died from the Coronavirus. And during Last Call, the update/epilogue on disgraced former WBNS 10TV Chief Meteorologist Mike Davis, who learned his fate.
Keeping things light...
- Daytime Emmy Nominations - Which Soap Stars earned big milestones this year? Which soap leads the Nominations? What episodes did the Four Soaps Submit for the Top Prize? (To Be Continued on 6/22)
- Michigan Round-Up: The THREE Big Four-Star Defensive Hauls over Memorial Day, as we have crossed into the "Halfway To The Game" Mark. However, could The Season be cancelled, as well?
- The Weekend Warrior: What Big Virtual Events are happening. Plus, more major cancellations, and pool closings (BELOW).
LOCAL POOL CLOSINGS (As of 05/30/2020; Edited on 06/08/2020):
Bexley
Canal Winchester
Delaware
Dublin - North Pool ONLY* (South Pool contingent on Health Department Approval)
Gahanna - BOTH Locations
Grandview Heights
Grove City
Groveport
Hilliard - BOTH Locations
Lancaster - BOTH Locations
Newark
Orange Township/Lewis Center
Plain Township/New Albany
Powell
Upper Arlington - Reed Road Location ONLY
Westerville
Worthington - ALL Locations
And, as mentioned on the show...
Question: How would you define somebody who smashes in the window of a television store and takes what he wants?
# 45B - 1976: Music and Headlines, Side B
59:26 minutes (54.42 MB)
Side B of 1976, A Bicentennial Portrait (Aired on May 14, 2012)*
PLAYLIST for SIDE B:
"I Write the Songs" - Barry Manilow
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" - Paul Simon
"TVC-15" - David Bowie
"Love for the Common Man" - Todd Rundgren
"Show Me the Way" - Peter Frampton
"Muskrat Love" - The Captain and Tennille
"Love Hangover" - Diana Ross
"December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" - Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
"Night Moves" - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
"Saturday Night" - The Bay City Rollers
"Gonna Fly Now" (Rocky I Theme Song) - Bill Conti
# 45A - 1976: Music and Headlines, Side A
58:45 minutes (53.79 MB)
Tonight, Side A to "1976, A Bicentennial Portrait" (Originally Aired on May 7, 2012).
SONG LIST:
"The Rockford Files" - Mike Post
"Kid Charlemagne" - Steely Dan
"Convoy" - C.W. McCall
"If You Leave Me Now" - Chicago
"More, More, More" - Andrea True Connection
"One" - A Chorus Line Cast
"S.W.A.T." Theme Song - Rhythm Heritage
"Happy Days" - Pratt & McClain
"Making Our Dreams Come True" - Cyndi Grecco
"Welcome Back" - John Sebastian
"Lowdown" - Boz Scaggs
"Disco Duck" - Rick Dees
"Moonlight Feels Right" - Starbuck
