Local Media Trivia: this one goes to 11
The answer to these eleven questions will be the names of local media members, past and present. I have no idea how difficulty this will be. Just do your best, that’s all I ever expect. That, and that you don’t cheat like a chump.
1. This slick deejay from the 70s often made mention of a “sexy-voiced secretary.”
2. Crossover media sensations Larry Tate and Don Trello both write for the SJ-R, while hosting this afternoon sports talk radio show.
3. After Andy skipped town, he hooked up with Josie. He’s arguably the funniest person* currently on the Springfield radio airwaves.
4. A graduate of Southeast, he worked locally at WFMB and WICS, before hitting the big time with CNN and ESPN. He has since faltered.
5. This local singer/songwriter keeps tabs on the local music scene in his weekly column for the Illinois Times.
6. In the 80s, after the gridsters hung up their cleatsters, it was time for the hoopsters and the spikesters to hit the courts. Who was the former WICS sportscaster with the annoying jockster vernacular?
7. Fans of the Illini and their used-car-salesman football coach know this sportswriter who is currently covering the U of I beat for the SJ-R.
8. She was community affairs director at WICS before finding her true calling: selling impossible dreams of wealth to the lower class in exchange for their last dollars. She’s currently the director of the Tennessee Lottery.
9. His SJ-R column, which ran in the City/State section and was usually comprised of a series of items covering everything from politics to the minutiae of daily life, ran for over three decades until his retirement in 2004.
10. This cyclopsian-monikered firebrand once ruled over the AM morning drive time. He’s now in the barbeque racket.
11. Before Julie Kaiser and that guy with the weird last name began writing the weekly column for the SJ-R’s Sunday A.M. section, she occupied that space for several years.
*If’s he’s not, who is?
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1. Before my time
2. TNT
3. That Molson guy
4. Fred Hickman
5. Tom Irwin
6. Drew Smith
7. John Supinie
8. Rebecca Paul
9. Toby McDaniel
10. Don “One-Eye” Jackson
11. Chris West
*Don Trello
Anonymous Communist | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
1. Since I didn’t move here until 1984, I’m at a bit of a disadvantage on this one. I will venture a guess with the oldest Springfield radio name I can think of – Skip Joekel (sp).
2. TnT
3. Johnny Molson (John Abate)
4. Fred Hickman
5. Long hair……Tom Irwin
6. I have a short frame of reference here, but from the 80s, I only remember Paul Wappell and Drew Smith. I’ll go with Wappell.
7. John Supine
8. I got nothin’
9. Toby McDaniel
10. Don (One Eyed Jack) Jackson
Russ | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
1. “Crazy” Bob Murray
2. Sports Talk
3. Johnny Molson
4. Fred Hickman
5. Tom Irwin
6. Jim Stone
7. Supine
8. I remember it but I just can’t think of it
9. Toby McDaniel
10. One-Eyed Jack (Donald Jackson)
11. Erma Bombeck
M.B. | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
1. Rich Styles
3. Molson
4. Fred Hickman
5. Tom Irwin
6. Flip Spiceland
7. Jon Supinie
9. Toby McDaniel
* Guessing… Roy Mason Barstool Bob.
Looking for Springfield | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
Sorry. Forgot this:
10. One-Eyed Jack
Looking for Springfield | Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
1. This slick deejay from the 70s often made mention of a “sexy-voiced secretary.”
Dude, I was born in the 70’s. No idea.
2. Crossover media sensations Larry Tate and Don Trello both write for the SJ-R, while hosting this afternoon sports talk radio show.
TNT – Kaboom to you, sir!
3. After Andy skipped town, he hooked up with Josie. He’s arguably the funniest person* currently on the Springfield radio airwaves.
Johnny Molson. No offense to Josie, but I miss Andy.
4. A graduate of Southeast, he worked locally at WFMB and WICS, before hitting the big time with CNN and ESPN. He has since faltered.
Fred Hickman?
5. This local singer/songwriter keeps tabs on the local music scene in his weekly column for the Illinois Times.
Tom Irwin
6. In the 80s, after the gridsters hung up their cleatsters, it was time for the hoopsters and the spikesters to hit the courts. Who was the former WICS sportscaster with the annoying jockster vernacular?
Was it Paul Wappel? That’s probably too recent.
7. Fans of the Illini and their used-car-salesman football coach know this sportswriter who is currently covering the U of I beat for the SJ-R.
John Supinie
8. She was community affairs director at WICS before finding her true calling: selling impossible dreams of wealth to the lower class in exchange for their last dollars. She’s currently the director of the Tennessee Lottery.
Rebecca Paul rings a bell……
9. His SJ-R column, which ran in the City/State section and was usually comprised of a series of items covering everything from politics to the minutiae of daily life, ran for over three decades until his retirement in 2004.
Drawing a blank.
10. This cyclopsian-monikered firebrand once ruled over the AM morning drive time. He’s now in the barbeque racket.
One Eyed Jack – Don Jackson
11. Before Julie Kaiser and that guy with the weird last name began writing the weekly column for the SJ-R’s Sunday A.M. section, she occupied that space for several years.
Not sure
*If’s he’s not, who is?
Local radio is pretty stale, so probably no one.
Brian | Apr 10, 2009 | Reply
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3.Johnny Molson-I think Kramer’s show is better I hate Josie
4.Flip Spiceland?
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8. Rebecca Paul
9. Toby McDaniel
10.One Eyed Jack, Donald Jackson
11.
I should have done better.
Yellowdog | Apr 12, 2009 | Reply
1. Skip from WDBR?
2.The Press Box
3.Johnny Molson
4. Fred Hickman
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6. Steve Bridge
7. John Supinie
8. Rebecca Paul
9. Toby McDaniel
10. One Eyed Jack
11. I can see the picture (big hair) and she was a teacher in Carlinville and they moved somewhere South I think, but i cannot remember her name. Chris something?
Laura | Apr 14, 2009 | Reply
I’m sure you won’t count this (even though you counted Dan Dirker) but I thought of #11 – Chris West. I didn’t google or otherwise cheat either. I couldn’t sleep last night (thanks to the Cardinals) and it was driving me crazy and it popped in my head. As did what I think the answer to #5 is (Tom Irwin?) As I said I don’t expect you to count these but what I learned is I should wait a day before responding. It will come to me eventually!
Laura | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply