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WGSO NEWSLETTER FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 11

By Ken Trahan

Friday, April 11 2008

Good morning and welcome to our weekly newsletter from your friends at WGSO, 990 AM. This is our continuing effort to keep you posted on what has been occurring at WGSO and to keep you informed on what is to come. WEEKLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS **Jeff Crouere had a telling conversation with Frank Gaffney from the Center for    Security Policy this morning. Earlier in the week, Jeff recapped the First    Congressional District Republican runoff in which Steve Scalise advanced    in convincing fashion to the general election in May. **Ken Trahan and Ed Daniels (WGNO-TV, WGSO) landed arguably the biggest    scoop of the year by breaking the story of LSU hiring Trent Johnson as their    new head basketball coach. The story appeared on websites and newspapers    throughout the state and region, giving credit to WGSO, 990 AM. **Ed Clancy landed a visit from former New Orleans television broadcaster Charles    Zewe and will be with Harry Connick, Sr. this afternoon at Andrea's Northern    Italian Cuisine in Metairie. Ed continues to anchor the WGSO News at Noon    in solid fashion. **Terry Easley continues with the WGSO Morning News Hour from 6-7 AM Monday-     Friday with news, features, traffic, sports, weather and more. **Bernie Cyrus talked with Milena Merrill of NOLA.com, with Mayor Protem Trilby    Lenfant of Mandeville, and Brian Gowland of Abita Opry while providing strong    commentary on the Catholic Church consolidations and eliminations throughout    the New Orleans area. **Jude Young (Second String), George & Emmanuel Pepis, along with Johnny    Marchese (Prep Plus), Kenny Farrell and Gary Ostroske (Shell Shocker Soccer    Hour), and Kevin Ford (Talkin' Tigers, Louisiana Sportsman Live) continue their    weekly shows in outstanding fashion during the sports block segment from 6-10 PM. **Of course, UNO baseball takes precedent at night and on weekends when they    are playing. The Privateers are ranked among the nation's top 60 teams and host    a big weekend series against Western Kentucky starting tonight with all games    being broadcast on your station for Privateer sports, WGSO, 990 AM and at    WGSO.com. **The WGSO Cash Vault will be at Hood Northlake Chevrolet with Bernie Cyrus     from 11 AM-1 PM this Saturday and at Adventure Pets in Mandeville with     Nancy Nolan from 2-4 PM with your chance to win $9,990 if you can enter     the correct six-digit code to the WGSO Cash Vault, courtesy of your friends     at WGSO, 990 AM & at WGSO.com.   ATTA BOY **Jeff Crouere and Ken Trahan served as Celebrity Waiters at the annual St.    Paul's High School Celebrity Waiters Dinner in Covington. With a sellout    crowd on hand, significant revenue was generated with Saints Head Coach    Sean Payton raising $30,000 for a deluxe Saints package, including a trip    to London to see the Saints play the Chargers. **Jeff Crouere did his Ringside Politics With a Punch show (7-11 AM) live    from the historic Monteleone Hotel in downtown New Orleans this past    Thursday. **Ed Clancy had a ball at the Rib Room of the Omni Royal Orleans with his    talk show (1-3 PM) a week ago. **Congratulations to Brother Martin High School for their 14-8 marathon win    over Archbishop Rummel in a game heard on WGSO, 990 AM and at WGSO.com    with Ken Trahan and Danny Reihm. The next Rummel broadcast is when the    Raiders face Jesuit on Saturday, April 19 at 7 PM on WGSO, 990 AM and    at WGSO.com.   ADDITIONS **The Anne Dale Show debuts this Saturday morning at 9:30 AM on WGSO. Anne     Dale is a successful jeweler and is very active in the community and will share     positive news each and every week. **This Sunday, WGSO debuts the live service of Grace Memorial Baptist Church     on Gause Blvd. in Slidell from 10:30-11:30 AM. **Don't forget the WGSO Legal Show with Russell Stegeman Saturday morning     at 8:30 AM. **WGSO debuts "The Turning Point" with author and evangelist Dr. David Jeremiah     on Monday, April 14 and every weekday at 5:30 AM and at 11:30 PM and on     Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM. **WGSO's Michael Green has a new church ministry named Life Gate Church which     is located on Highway 59 in Mandeville, right by Fountainebleau High School.    Life Gate Church meets Sunday mornings at 9 AM and also meets on the    Southshore at 11:30 AM at the Clearview Mall in Metairie.   GET WELL **To Jeff Crouere's father and Ken Trahan's uncle as they battle with difficult     health issues.   SIGN-UP If you would like to receive our newsletter weekly, simply e-mail us to let us know at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Bookmark

 

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