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WGSO NEWSLETTER FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 PDF Print E-mail
By Ken Trahan   
Friday, April 18 2008

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Good morning and welcome to our weekly newsletter from your friends at WGSO, 990 AM & at WGSO.com. We hope that you will enjoy our week in review as we keep you posted on what we are doing and what is coming up on WGSO, 990 AM and at WGSO.com. Feel free to forward this to your friends and contacts! WEEKLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
**Jeff Crouere had probing visits with Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union,
   Candidate for Judge Will Crain, and documentary filmmaker Alex Jones. This
   morning, Jeff visits with first congressional district candidates Tony Gentile and
   Skip Galan. Jeff did his show live from the historic Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans
   on Thursday as his waistline continues to grow!
**Speaking of expanding waistlines, Ed Clancy enjoyed Andrea's last Friday with
   former District Attorney Harry Connick, Sr. and he will be at Grand Isle Restaurant
   in downtown New Orleans today from 1-3 PM. Ed's week also included visits with
   local television stars Nikki Reyes, Jay Danna, who named the Grammy awards,
   and Jim Currie of the Covington Comedy Show. Ed also continues to do a fine
   job with the WGSO News at Noon.
**Bernie Cyrus landed a visit with St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis,
   explored the brilliance that will be the St. Tammany Children's Museum with
   Lisa Barnett, and talked with Kelly Faucheaux of Renaissance Publishing. Bernie
   has also been making the rounds with the WGSO Cash Vault at various locations     
   around the Northshore.
**Ken Trahan visited with Hornets executive Chad Shinn, Commissioner David
   Baker of the Arena Football League, talked with Brother Martin baseball coach
   Mark Wisniewski, and will visit with NFL Draft analyst Al Dupuy of Draft Day
   Report this morning at 11 AM. Ken & Michael Green were blessed with a visit
   from NBA Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas on the Life Resources Bottom Line Sports
   Hour.
**Jude Young spoke with the head coach of the New Orleans Blaze--the women's
   professional football team.
**Terry Easley continues with the WGSO Morning News Hour at 6 AM and he is
   becoming "the remote king" with his many Saturday visits to area businesses
   with the WGSO Cash Vault.
**Fantasy Frenzy returns this Saturday at 5 PM with Scott Tracy, along with George
   and Emmanuel Pepis to provide your fantasy picks and fix on major league
   baseball.
**Russell Stegeman is now well established with the WGSO Legal Show Saturday
   mornings at 8:30 AM.
**Anne Dale is well underway with the Anne Dale Show Saturday mornings at 9:30
   talking jewelry and more!
**Nancy Nolan and Dr. Jim Hurrell have the best pet advice in town on the WGSO
   Pet Show Saturday mornings at 9 AM.
**Don't miss the continuing broadcast of Grace Baptist Church on Sunday mornings
   at 10:30 AM.
**The WGSO Wine Show with Tim McNally is a Sunday staple--now at 11:30 AM.
 
ATTA BOY
**Ed Daniels of the Three Tailgaters Show (Saturday morning--10 AM) had an
   outstanding Hornets preview show on WGNO-TV, ABC 26 on Thursday night.
**Ken Trahan, Ed Daniels and Brandon Rizzuto spoke at the Archbishop Rummel
   Career Day on Thursday about WGSO, the communications industry, and their
   high school experiences.
**Congratulations to Archbishop Rummel for their fine victory over Brother Martin
    this past Tuesday. Don't forget--WGSO will broadcast the Rummel-Jesuit game
    on Saturday night at 7 PM on WGSO, 990 AM & at WGSO.com
**Congratulations to the UNO Privateers for rallying past LSU--beating the Tigers
    for a third consecutive time this past Wednesday night. The Privateers will battle
    Florida International this weekend on Friday night (6:30), Saturday afternoon (1:30),
    and Sunday afternoon (1:30) on your station for UNO sports, WGSO, 990 AM.
**Kudos to Jeff Crouere, Ken Trahan, & Ed Daniels for being mentioned in the
   Times-Picayune for serving as waiters at the "Jew Tout Deux" recently.
**Terry Easley is pulling double-duty as News Director and has been a solid
   aide to General Manager Harry Finch and sales through his weekend programming
   initiatives.
 
ADDITIONS
**Welcome to Dr. Neil Notaroberto and his "Eye On Your Health" show which debuts
    this Saturday at Noon. Listen weekly to learn about ways to improve your
    vision.
**The Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah now airs every morning from 5:30-6 AM
   (Monday-Friday) from 11:30 PM-Midnight (Monday-Friday), and Sunday mornings
   from 8:30-9 AM on WGSO.
**Welcome to Pastor Bob Hustess and Grace Memorial Baptist Church--you can
    hear their worship service live every Sunday morning from 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
    on WGSO.
**Stay tuned for new additions in the coming weeks with a pair of new shows dealing
   with cooking and senior citizens on WGSO.
 
SPONSOR WELCOME
**WGSO salutes Grand Isle Restaurant, Jerry's Buy and Sell Pawn Shop, Furniture
   Liquidation, Adventure Pets, The Cycle Shop, and Destrehan Plantation for their
   support of WGSO, 990 AM.
 
GET WELL
**To Jeff Crouere's father and to Jeff's vehicle!
**To Don Trahan, uncle of Ken Trahan, who is in need of blood at East Jefferson
    Hospital.
**To Mike Starr, who was hospitalized this past week.
 
BEST WISHES
**To Joe Luna and Meredith Mendez of WGNO-TV for their outstanding contributions
    to WGSO News. We wish both all of the success in all future endeavors.
 
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