The Big Show

Tales from the Tailgates

The Big Show has finished “tailgating” for another season.  For nine weeks, every day after the show, we visited another business in the city that invited us. We had many more invitations than there were days, so it’s gratifying and mostly fun! But it’s also been a huge learning experience.  …

Randting Like It’s 2004

We decided to really kick it up a notch on The Big Show for April Fool’s Day. Instead of just doing one story that was bogus, we did a whole bogus show!  We spent a lot of time researching the news, sports and entertainment of the day and did all of our regular stuff,  just from 10 years ago.   …

Brandt’s Randt – Sticks and Stones Take up London Council’s Precious Time

My goodness.  A councillor who’s leaving at the end of this term partly because of the immaturity and lack of productive energy among some of her colleagues, caused quite an uproar this week. Yes, all business grinds to a halt as Joni Baechler has the audacity to give her opinion!!  It’s just another dumb waste of time on a council that seems to look for them week after week.  And I randt.   …

WKRP in London

The famous “turkey drop” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati is part of the consciousness of broadcasters. “As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!”  Those words have left the lips of most announcers, either to mock a situation or just to remember a classic TV moment that captured the humiliation that can result from an attempt at something great in radio.  …

Brandt’s Randt – Vacation Envy

From a colleague’s complaints about having to pack to an acquaintance’s whines about missing one afternoon of sunshine out of seven, I’ve had it with vacationers who have negative stories to tell about getting away from this horrible winter.  Please tell me you had a great time, show me photos, give me highlights but don’t you dare bitch about it! …