WCRS Podcast - djbc

Tonight on the show, the DJBC rants about the state of That Team Up North, and the problems that need to be fixed to make That School Up North the B1G Champions and Ohio State's worst nightmare once again.

Also, Headlines missed in the last month.

The Weekend Warrior previews:
- FFOCOL (Film Festival of Columbus), October 9-16 at Gateway Film Center
- Heritage Days, October 11 at Historical Village at Weaver Park in Hilliard
- "A Golden Era", October 9 & 21 at the Bexley Public Library
- The Italian Festival, October 10-12 in Italian Village
- Columbus Marathon, October 19 through Downtown, Near East Side, Bexley, German Village, the Short North, OSU Campus, Upper Arlington, Fifth by Northwest, and Grandview Heights

Tonight, a look back at some of the music from 1984. Songs from artists like Van Halen, Billy Ocean, Phil Collins & Genesis, The Thompson Twins, and Ashford & Simpson.

Coming soon to The DJBC Happy Hour Express, 1984: Music & Headlines, where some of the highlights from 1984 included:
- The most lopsided U.S. Presidential Election in American history as Ronald Reagan wins re-election by winning 49 out of 50 states (Minnesota was the one state Reagan lost)
- A divine intervention resulting in a top sports honor as Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie throws a "Hail Mary" on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy.
- A historic first in college basketball as John Thompson is the first African-American coach to win the NCAA Tournament.

And locally:
- Newark Catholic wins the State Football Championship in Division V. Two teams only separated by 2.4 miles (according to Google directions) are runners-up in Divisions II (Whitehall) and IV (Bishop Hartley).
- A movie, "Teachers" was filmed at defunct Central High School.
- WTTE Channel 28 makes its debut on the airwaves.
- Dana G. "Buck" Rinehart is sworn in as Columbus's Mayor.

SPORTS:
- The NBA Draft is remembered as one of the greatest drafts ever with future NBA legends Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, among those drafted.
- The Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis in the middle of the night.
- Boston College defeats the defending champions Miami on a "Hail Mary" on Thanksgiving weekend.

Champions:
NBA: Boston Celtics
Super Bowl XVIII: Oakland Los Angeles Raiders
World Series: Detroit Tigers
NCAA Men's Tournament: Georgetown Hoyas
Big Ten Football: Ohio State
Local High School Football: Newark Catholic Green Wave (Division V)
Heisman Trophy: Doug Flutie (QB), Boston College

SONG LIST (Hour # 1):
"1984" - Van Halen
"Hot for Teacher" - Van Halen
"Caribbean Queen" - Billy Ocean
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" - Phil Collins

An encore of Part 1 of the 14th Annual Bryan Awards, which celebrated the past television season.

In case you missed it, you can still play along and guess who will win: http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/93598678529/the-14th-annual-bryan-...

Just copy and paste the text into a Word Processor, and put an "X" to whom you think will win. It's just that easy!

Tonight, Classic TV Themes from the 1980s are featured on the show, which originally aired on August 13, 2012. Television show like "St. Elsewhere", "The Golden Girls", "Hill Street Blues", "Magnum P.I.", "General Hospital", and "Guiding Light" are featured.