Tag Archives: Tommy Emmanuel

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night, 2.0!

Saturday night version 2.0, show #1 is in the books. WOW, that went fast! We have to say a HUGE thank you to our producer, Andrew Harris, Ron Brown and Gabe Salgado in the newsroom and the “keeper of the … Continue reading

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S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!

This Saturday night, January 7th, we’re starting the new year with a full circle moment bringing us back to our first first regular show as a duo on WGN Radio, in February 1985 – on a Saturday night. With the … Continue reading

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Some Saturday-After-Thanksgiving Fun!

Another tradition the pandemic sidelined this year was our annual Thanksgiving show on WGN radio with Muriel Anderson as our special guest. We always looked forward to that show and attending Muriel’s Saturday-After-Thanksgiving Concert. Well, the good news is that, … Continue reading

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Join Us As We Welcome In 2020 On WGN Radio!

Tonight from 11PM-5 AM (Or, whenever the Blackhawks game ends) we’ll say goodbye to 2019 and welcome in 2020 as we celebrate the 25th anniversary broadcast of Steve  & Johnnie’s “Cheap Date Life After Dark New Year’s Eve Extravaganza” and … Continue reading

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Labor Day on WGN Radio!

We hope you’ll wrap up your Labor Day with us on WGN Radio.  We’ll put our headphones back on and slide inside your radio speaker once again, for an evening, to host WGN Late Night. We’ll be on from from … Continue reading

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One Hundred and Four

One hundred and four years is a long time.  It’s highly doubtful that most of us will be remembered around the world one hundred and four years after our birth. But then, Les Paul wasn’t most people.  June 9th, 2019, … Continue reading

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Our WGN Radio New Year’s Eve “Game Plan”

24 years ago we rang in the New Year on the air with you on WGN Radio from the Michigan Ave. Showcase Studio for the very first time.  Well, this year it will be just like old times ringing in … Continue reading

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OK, We’re Gonna Try This Cyber Monday Thing …

This is new territory for us and, while we don’t want to sound like high pressure pitchmen, we do have something we’re kinda proud of (Our book about Les Paul, “A Little More Les”) and Cyber Monday gives us an … Continue reading

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A Little More About “A Little More Les”

Back in May we teased you and told you we couldn’t say a whole lot more about it. Well, now we can. Our book about Les Paul, “A Little More Les,” is now in the hands of our publisher.  We … Continue reading

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Labor Day Show Reflections, A Thank You or 4 & A Photo or 5

WOW!  Who knew 5 hours could go so fast? It took just a few minutes and then we just relaxed and it felt like we were just talking to and hanging out with old friends. Because, we were. We have … Continue reading

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