Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Good morning Uncle Henry", said "Idea" via voice message after watching "Channel 11, 15 News" between segments of the NBC Television Network program "Today", learning that David Thomas "has to spend another time in jail" after Judge Rusty Johnston reinforced his previous ruling on the proper jail. "We need more people like the rootin' tootin' judge down there to help us", said "Idea" before ending his message. "Thank you so much! Thank you for listening, thank you listener for making this program the top program of its genre in all the history of Mobile broadcasting", said the Uncle on this "fantastic" and "gorgeous" Thursday morning. "It's a head scratcher, isn't it, this whole David Thomas thing", said the Uncle after attempting to forget the whole sequence of events. "A lot of people around here would have given David Thomas some credit", said the Uncle before mocking those who would. "Well, those people have egg all over their face, because his arrogance continues", said the Uncle. "Well, you call your cousin and go on a jail tour", said the Uncle referring to Thomas and his cousin Judge Herman Thomas. "I wonder why they didn't get a real estate agent to help them", said the Uncle before comparing Thomas touring jails to that of Otis Campbell of "The Andy Griffith Show". "You wouldn't believe how many voice mail and phone calls [I've received]", said the Uncle. Our host commends Judge Johnston for "not allowing the arrogant to make their own rules" before speaking to our first live caller. His first question to the caller, "How is that Prichard jail?" "I can't really tell you how it is now, but does this speak the hypocrisy of the Mobile County judicial system", said our caller. "That is a very special prisoner if the prisoner can tour the jail with a judge", said the Uncle. "Good morning", said the Uncle to our next caller George. "Let me add my thoughts", said George, who believes this Thomas story is "outrageous". "It certainly wasn't equal justice with David Thomas and the school board", said George after mentioning the fight for equal rights. "There's justice for white people, justice for black people, justice for all", said the Uncle, but he believes there is a "special justice" for public officials such as Thomas. "The man is only going to get 6 days in jail", said George. "I don't think it really has to do with race", said the Uncle, who believes Thomas' cousin had more to do with his cousin's choice in jails. "The man did not serve time in a Mobile County jail", said George, who probably meant to say Mobile County Metro Jail since the Prichard City Jail is located in Mobile County. After the first commercial break, "After reading the paper about the David Thomas jail time", said "Idea" before calling the jail tour, "the Herman Thomas Jail Tour". "It's kind of like a reality check, but this is one of the most embarrassing things that Mobile has to endure", said "Idea". "I hope all the Junior Misses read about it", said "Idea" referring to the newspaper article quoting Herman Thomas. "Come Fourth of July next week, we should take David Thomas to Municipal Square and hang him for all your listeners", said Freddie. "Why don't they just take him to Alcatraz and put him there", said Freddie, who was beginning to border on the ridiculous according to our host. "Let's open the doors and let everybody out", said the Uncle after suggesting that Mobile County Metro Jail inmates choose their own jails. "You and I enjoy Sudoku puzzles, but that's [pretty much] all we have in common", said the Uncle before Jim the Tax Man joined us. "The Judge Thomas is paid by the tax dollars, right", said Jim, who believes Herman Thomas should pay back the cost of leaving his judicial district. "He has embedded a criminal who's been convicted", said Jim. Before leaving us, Jim encouraged our host to "keep it up" as he and others continue to straighten out court judges. "I would like to know the other two jails they were considering", said the Uncle, who also wonders how David Thomas will be handling Mardi Gras during his probation time. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Thank you, thank you so much!" said the Uncle to listeners in the "Mobile/Baldwin region" a couple of seconds late for his pre-recorded introduction. "According to the attorney, the Surgeon General of the United States, if you see a smoker, stay away from them", said the Uncle. As always there are numerous topics to discuss, "including with the Surgeon General of the United States and his new advice on second hand smoke", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller sooner than usual. "I understand that Mr. Dave Thomas is (not understandable) at Prichard [Jail]", said Michael after reading today's newspaper. "If I'm arrested, can I pick my jail", the Uncle asked, causing Michael to laugh out loud. "This is the first I've heard of something like that", said Michael before mentioning a question asked by his mother, an Alabama Crimson Tide fanatic. "Good", said the Uncle. "What's this garbage, this garbage about Paul Finebaum", Michael's mother asked about the sports columnist, with her son responding that Finebaum, is an Auburn fanatic. "Let's get on to the comedy, we have [the] local comedy with the Democrats", said the Uncle transitioning to the topic of Mobile County sheriff candidate DaVon Grey. "So we have an admitted law breaker as the Democrat candidate for sheriff", said the Uncle. "It just sums everything up so beautifully", said the Uncle before attempting to play a ridiculous voice message attacking Grey's opponent Clint Ulmer, only to get an "overload" of messages from "The Idea Guy". "It's going to be a very difficult quest for him, but I have no criticism", said the Uncle on Ulmer. "Many other things to talk about, briefly, and I got to take a break here", said the Uncle, "this Siegelman trial is also comedic". "Something you would call the Scrushy effect", said the Uncle referring to Richard Scrushy of Health South formerly. "This jury didn't look at it and it's going to end up being a mistrial", according to the Uncle, who also sees the possibility of an acquittal. After the first commercial break, "I see, Tom (Sam) Jones is going to be on WKRG tomorrow, Wednesday, and he's going to be answering questions", said our next caller via voice message, including the request for questions to be submitted in advance via electronic mail or telephone. "They (the questions) ain't even going to come up tomorrow", according to our caller. "Uncle Henry, mmm, mmm, mmm, the politicians of Alabama, the Republicans and the Democrats is going to send Alabama straight to hell. What kind of sense is this", said our caller. "Watch it this evening", said our caller before correcting himself on the time of the mayor's appearance, yet he never corrected himself after saying "WGRK" as TV5's call sign. "What kind of mayor is this", our caller asked. "This politician (er) makes me sick", said our caller before ending his call. "My goodness", said the Uncle. "If you're near a smurfer, a smoker", said the Uncle before reminding us yet again about the surgeon general's warning. "I heard you talking about the Thomas jail sentence", said Wayne before asking our host if he read the last paragraph of the newspaper article. "I really don't know the difference", said the Uncle regarding the Mobile and Prichard jails. "I tell you it's a pretty small jail", according to Wayne on the Prichard jail. "I'm really not schooled on what it's like to be in jail. I can assume it can be unpleasant", said the Uncle. "I've always said before a state and a town really depends [on its people]", said our next caller following Wayne. "Alabama's number one!" the Uncle shouted, causing our caller to laugh. "Alabama has a lot of wonderful natural beauty", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, who mentioned our host's closeness to smokers (program director Scott O'Brien was mentioned) that he should be deceased by now. "I just wanted to mention that", said our caller before suggesting that our host wears a gas mask. "I lived in Mobile for 8 years or better", said the Stapleton resident, who may consider returning to Mobile. "I appreciate you being concerned about me being around all these smokers", said the Uncle. "This is a quote from the Surgeon General of the United States for everyone", said the Uncle, "stay away from smokers". "I wonder if smokers have to have a label on them", said the Uncle after since cigarettes have labels. "We have to talk more about this", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to "stay tuned to this station!" Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.6/5!


"Hot Dry" - TV5 meteorologist Jere Hough

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Thank you so much! Thank you so much, listener, thank you for listening to this program", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "What a day! Oh, it's a great day to be in Mobile, Alabama, like those Junior Misses on the front of the Press-Register making faces [eating their oysters]", said the Uncle, who compares this to hazing. "Some of these young women clearly not enjoying the treat of oyster, having been not raised to enjoy the delicacy. Hope it's not being misinterpreted", said the Uncle. "There's even intergalactic stuff, there is", said the Uncle on today's numerous topics to discuss, but first a story "close to home" on International Shipping relocating from New Orleans, Louisiana to Mobile. "Going to be in the RSA Tower, two floors, the RSA Tower", said the Uncle on this company's future office space in the soon to be complete Retirement Systems of Alabama building. "So far the only reaction that I've received from a Mobilian is through voice mail", said the Uncle before playing "The Idea Guy's" message. "What were they offered in the RSA Tower, I think the RSA Tower's going to buy out their lease in New Orleans", said the Uncle. "That's pretty good, I wished they'd buy out our lease", said the Uncle, who can see folks having the same emotional reaction to him as they do with the RSA Tower. "Fascinating", said the Uncle on this emotion. After the first commercial break, "Hello there Uncle Henry, this is Bud, no not Bienville Square, the central heart of Mobile, it used to be, now it is Bel Air Mall and Springdale Mall, that's the spiritual part of Mobile, West Mobile", said Bud via voice message. Our caller has no idea what the Press-Register reporter who wrote that was talking about before Sunday's newspaper. "All right, well said, Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle on this "gorgeous Tuesday in the Mobile region". "We can return to local, but I want to talk about something national going on", said the Uncle now focusing on the issue of the New York Times revealing classified information on the federal government's once secret process of searching one's financial information internationally to track criminals. "A secret program until last week", said the Uncle. "Please don't do this, well, they did it anyway", said the Uncle after mentioning others who begged for this information to remain secret. "These stories, publishing these stories have made it that more difficult to catch terrorists. These stories have helped terrorists", said the Uncle. "And so, right now, I just want to know why our government is not prosecuting the New York Times", our host wonders. "And so the President calls it disgraceful", said the Uncle. "I'm tired of people being afraid of the media. There's never, this is the biggest example yet. I don't want to see people cowering from the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. They did something wrong", said the Uncle. "They have extended, they have given an advantage to the enemy", said the Uncle. "Is there anything wrong with leaking classified information these days, let's all read it", said the Uncle. "Otherwise keep classified classified", said the Uncle, who is "more than disappointed at the New York Times", a newspaper in a city that was under attack. "Can they really want the radical Islam to win, so, I would never spend a dime with any New York Times-related product", said the Uncle, who may have to wait until he's dead before the newspaper is ever prosecuted. "I have to get that off my chest", said the Uncle, who is frustrated at people cowering at the New York Times. "Hello, there", said the Uncle to our first live caller Chad. "This is nothing but another attempt to throw something in the air", said Chad regarding what he calls "pure absolute hatred of George Bush". "When are we going to start prosecuting these people for treason", Chad asked, something our host agrees with. "Their job is to defend us as a country", said Chad. "We need to find the person who told the New York Times", said Chad referring to the main source of their story. "If we lose this war, America's over, we're finished", said Chad. "All right Chad, I got to break", said the Uncle. Our host reminds listeners that they can hear the show online. "It's a podcast!" said the Uncle on the audio file containing the show, including callers some may want to hear again. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Dry Again" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"). Our regularly played opening song was suddenly interrupted by a listener via voice message singing, "I'm Leaving Mobile" ("and I'm not coming back"). Following this surprise addition to the opening were those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to yet another surprise: "Good morning, Uncle Henry, this is a message for you, Uncle Henry, and all your radio viewers", said our first caller via voice message. "I would like you to play this at the beginning of all your, of all your radio shows", said the Uncle. "I would like for you, Uncle Henry, to play this prayer at the beginning of every show", said the caller before reciting Psalm 23 in its entirety without interruption. "Amen", said the Uncle as the voice message continued to play. "This is the beginning of a new era with the Uncle Henry Show", said the caller. "Let all races come together and be one, because we're going to need it in the state of Alabama", said the caller. "They (politicians) are all lies, so Uncle Henry, so let's start the show off right", said the caller. "You'll make our day, Uncle Henry, so you'll have so many lives in your hands", said the caller. "If we don't get together and stop running our mouths, and like Mr. C. says, 'stop bitching', we're all going to hell", said the caller. "I know you're playing to play this Uncle Henry, because you are a God-fearing man", said this fellow before ending what may be the longest voice message ever played in the introduction. The regularly played "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air" clip proceeded the very lengthy voice message. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Thank you so much!" said the Uncle greeting one and all, "apparently in a new era", as our host put it after hearing the last voice message. "Numerous topics to discuss on today's program", said the Uncle, but first he must express "befuddlement" at the "giant load" printed by the Press-Register yesterday about downtown Mobile. "I don't understand it, they had a poll that announces that the people in the poll seldom visit downtown Mobile", said the Uncle. "The gist of these articles was that this was very important, perhaps we don't know how important it is", according to the Uncle before mentioning a few phrases from the newspaper, such as Bienville Square being "the spiritual heart of Mobile". "It sounds delusional to me", said the Uncle. "To them (Press-Register), perhaps, it's the heart of the city", said the Uncle. "There are geographical errors here", said the Uncle before asking himself about Bienville Square's place as "the center of the city or the spiritual heart of the city without Airport Blvd. being involved". Our host brought up one article's mention of $152 million in tax dollars used in downtown Mobile alone. "Why would you spend that much in one area if you can spread it out", the Uncle asked. "It's nonsensical", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller George. "You've got to understand the local, the local paper", said George referring to the newspaper's current location. "You know I was watching C-SPAN on the weekend and I was watching Jeff Sessions", said George, who finds himself to be "proud to be from Alabama" after hearing the way Sessions articulates words, opposite to how our caller views the term, "down south". George mentioned Mobile City Council member Ben Brooks as a potential candidate for governor someday. After the commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I just got done reading the article on the front page about downtown Mobile", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message. "Idea" realized that the Bienville Square bathroom was not mentioned by any of the reporters and photographers who contributed to this series of articles. "Anyway, I'm not going down there after reading this article and that's [just] the end of that, I'm not going down there", said "Idea" before ending his voice message. "I find that to be very odd", said the Uncle on the article about Bienville Square being "the heart of the city" sharing the same "family (general audience) newspaper" with an article on a downtown drag queen show. "The heart of the city, right there", said the Uncle. "I wonder if this article will promote more people to visit the heart of the city, or Mobile's city center", said the Uncle after reading the drag queen article. Before playing anymore voice messages, "A lot of activity has picked up", our host acknowledged. Our host describes his voice message line (251 706-BULL) to be a "talk show 24-hours a day", sans anyone talking back. "They're going to institute a Scott O'Brien feature" on 710 AM's website called "The Scott O'Brien People Poll", according to our host. "You're going to be able to respond to his poll" this afternoon, said the Uncle, followed by the results during tomorrow's edition of "Mobile's First News" when Scott can be heard talking "about his life". Our host used the opportunity to promote his section of the station's website. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"A Few T'storms" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show with the creepy sounding, "We love the Uncle Henry Show on NewsRadio 710". This was followed by the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". The first couple of audio clips aired about two seconds apart. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Thank you so much! All right, thank you for listening, thank you for making the Uncle Henry Show the most popular show of its genre", said the Uncle greeting one & all before playing Mobile County Commissioner and former Mobile City Council member Steve Nodine's introduction music, the NBC Olympics theme music. "No longer a maverick, there's someone that's gone on to the county commission that is a maverick", said the Uncle. "You're not the maverick anymore", said the Uncle to our guest after reading the Press-Register about fellow county commissioner Juan Chastang being considered the maverick. "Seriously, you were right about this, this whole federal investigation about the illegal alien thing", said the Uncle. "I am supporting being able to institute this (permanent tax cuts) for every year", said Steve. "This does give us an opportunity to buy computers, books", said Steve among things that are untaxed. "Where are we on creating bicycle pathways in the county, in the city" was our first live caller Chuck's question for Nodine. "They're just now getting underway, the sidewalks in", said the Uncle. "Is it all right for the bicycle to be on the sidewalk", the Uncle asked Nodine. "We could put bicycles paths particularly on Old Shell", said Steve before asking our caller how many miles by bicycle does he travel, but Chuck acknowledged his son as the bicycle rider. "Finding the proper place to put it is a long term plan", said Steve on the sidewalks idea that will link to "the heart of the city", a term he coined. "This link and this start of this trail, this $2.3 million trail is a start", said Steve. "Hey, thanks for the phone call", said the Uncle as Chuck left us, followed by Nodine saying, "Thank you, sir". "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. Steve Nodine is the guest", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. "Hey Uncle Henry, uh, I've got a public announcement, so, you people turn your volume up", said Tim in a voice message. Our caller is tired of seeing campaign signs for the primary election still around. "Some of those campaign signs, Steve Nodine, especially for the sheriff's race", said the Uncle, who finds these signs to be "worse than hurricane debris". "There is certainly ought to be a rule" to pick up those signs, according to Steve, who tried picking up his own campaign signs the day after an election. "It is ridiculous", said Steve on the tax dollars used to repair Government Plaza's roof in downtown Mobile. "It's torture in my life that I have to go through politics [and] this is one of them", said Steve trying to move on. "There's a (Web) page that's a tribute to Government Plaza saying how great it is", said the Uncle. "I know some cities that have voted their own immigration laws", the Uncle later said to Nodine. "Other commissioners, county commissions that should have received in the responsibility, but Sam Jones had 13 years", said Paul reminding listeners of the current mayor's involvement in Government Plaza during his county commission days. After the newsbreak and commercials, our host will answer more calls for "the former maverick" Steve Nodine during the 10 o'clock segment of the show. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Hey, Uncle Henry, this is New Guy, hey let's talk about something new today", said "New Guy" via voice message. "Let's be fair today", said "New Guy", who wants "viewers" of the show to quit calling in with negatives and prejudice. "Let's runs a respectable show", said "New Guy". "Do that (speak positive) for New Guy, Uncle Henry" , said "New Guy". "Remember, we're all brothers and sisters, Roll Tide Roll!" said "New Guy" ending his voice message. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much for listening to this show, listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "Also, let me tell you what else I appreciate. I appreciate your courtesy, you've been very courteous to me", said the Uncle after showing appreciation for our listenership. "So much to talk about on today's program, oh my goodness gracious", said the Uncle. "As you look at the news on a local level, a state level, and a national level", said the Uncle, who finds the news to be "the same stuff [that] gets argued year after year", including minimum wage. "Democrat Party always wrong on every issue, and here they want to raise that minimum wage again", said the Uncle. "You're not suppose to work on the minimum wage from years on end", said the Uncle, who is serious about ending minimum wage. "People are dying to get in (the USA) to work for it, why, why would you raise it. Maybe it we'd lowered it, they wouldn't come", said the Uncle. "Did you ever think of that?" said the Uncle in a louder tone of voice. "It is just ridiculous, it's the same old same old, Democrats coming up with these schemes", said the Uncle, who is glad they are somehow defeated eventually. Our host reminds listeners to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show. "I'm going to send a letter to Sessions and a letter to Shelby and a letter to Bonner", said the Uncle referring to Alabama's two senators and representative in Congress. "Good morning", said the Uncle to our first live caller, who heard a news flash on G. W. Bush in Hungary being urged by other leaders not to "trample on human rights as he wages his war on terror". Our caller would declare a "media blackout" to allow the military do their job. "The minimum was never designed to making a living off of", said our caller, who believes "a lot of things have changed" for the better. "You brought it up, I'm glad you did", said the Uncle after our caller mentioned "human rights". "We had military abuses of people", the Uncle reminded us, including the scandal at a certain prison named Abu-Graib in West Asia. "This is shaping up to be the first war in U.S. history in which military abuses of civilians have been consistently prosecuted", said the Uncle. "We take our own people, we put our own people through the wringer", said the Uncle. "We have these guys, these marines, are being accused, those are going through criminal charges", said the Uncle on what he calls "bending backwards". "I wonder even why Bush would talk with these people (leaders)", said the Uncle, who sees the USA's record in the world to be ahead of other countries. "Let's continue, we'll have more conversation in less than a minute", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the break a voice message reporting on a Mexican license plate and flag on a truck was played. "Where's the border patrol where you need them", said our caller in his message. "I agree with you about minimum wage", said our next caller Glenn. "Be as respectful as we can and stay with the issue", said Glenn regarding political discussions. "If you're an admirer of a Democrat leader, that means you're admiring a wacko", said the Uncle if he were discussing a leader he considers to be a "wacko". "Mike Dow, Mike Dow", said our next caller, whom our host doesn't understand. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said George, who found the first voice message to be "very positive" from someone with plenty of joy in his heart. "Listen, I've spent my whole life here", said George speaking for himself as a Mobilian. "Let me tell you what makes a town great, it's the people, it's the attitude of the people", said George. "We've got to work together", said George. "Say positive things", said George, who finds the Uncle Henry Show to be very positive too. Our host finds his comments on Mobile's political leaders to be "constructive criticism". "I still love, I have deep abiding affection for the city, but I don't want to see 'underwear' lying out on the floor", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry, I haven't been listening to the show all morning, but I did hear part of it", said James before bringing to our attention a news blurb that rarely gets attention. "I fail to understand how they side themselves with the terrorists that are killing our people", said James on some news organization. "Hi Uncle Henry, I love your show", said Mobile resident of 41 years Daphne, who agrees with our host on almost everything. "I see more and more people who graduate here who have to move", said Daphne. "Do you have an actual opportunity now which enables you to move", said the Uncle. "I don't want to go to Illinois or Arkansas, I want to stay by the beach", said Daphne, who is also a mother of three children, including two in college. "I'll miss you", said the Uncle before Daphne left us. "My goodness, I'll never leave, I would never leave here, but my family's been taken cared of, so it's a different situation", said the Uncle before the commercial break. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.6/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Good morning Uncle Henry, I'm was just watching Channel 15 news with Sandra Shaw, I try not to watch when Scott Walker comes on and they have a lead story of how Mobile and Birmingham the populations are um, shrinking", said "Idea" via voice message. "Here it is two years later to the month and low and behold", said "Idea" after reminding our host about two years ago about his call predicting such a population change due to taxes. "Thank you so much! Yes, Uncle Henry Show underway on this beautiful Wednesday, yes, it's Wednesday. I almost said Thursday", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I'm not really much for chatting off the air", the Uncle admitted, but he's quite a chatter on the air. Our host thanked the listener for "being the person most responsible for the unbelievable success" of the show. "So much to talk about on today's program", said the Uncle, who is "glad to see the Dan Rather era over in national news". "I know there is a lot of you that love Dan Rather", said the Uncle to viewers in the Mobile region who made him #1 after Walter Cronkite's retirement in 1981. "It's finally over, and, it's a relief for me. It is. The guy was, I don't know, there's so much bias in the press, it's a little comforting when something like that happens", said the Uncle. "All these people are going on television now, Dan Rather deserves better", said the Uncle mocking folks reacting to Rather's departure. "Fake documents in an election", said the Uncle referring to that low point near the end of Rather's career. After reminding listeners how to call in (251 479-2723) leave a voice message (706-BULL), and how to send electronic mail, "I will also be going into the e-mail box today", said the Uncle. Our host may check some of the most interesting e-mail after receiving mostly junk e-mail for a while. "We can't seem to get Congress to do the right thing when it comes to illegals in this country", said the Uncle. "We're not getting any action out of our federal representatives", said the Uncle on what he believes explains their low approval ratings in polls. "We're going to have a variety of approaches all across the country", said the Uncle after mentioning a report on a Pennsylvania's town solution to illegal immigrants. "We're going to see a huge difference, even from city to city", according to the Uncle. "Now I have to wonder, would any municipality in this area be willing to pass that type of ordinance", said the Uncle on an ordinance "that would hold businesses" responsible for hiring illegal immigrants and the landlords as well. "I wonder would any city in our area would be willing to take that step", said the Uncle, who believes "the majority of people would agree" on such action. After the first commercial break and a voice message on Judge Graddick (who gave former Mobile County School System member David Thomas his sentence), "Uncle Henry Show continues on this beautiful Wednesday, it is Wednesday [isn't it]", said the Uncle before mentioning a news story of the near arrest of 20 illegal immigrants in Ohio, including three who were previously deported. "They're going to have to come out with special maps for the criminal illegal immigrants", said the Uncle, who now sees Pennsylvania as "unsafe" and Ohio as "safe". "Maybe there's some people that have been born here who would rather have their citizenship revoked", said the Uncle after our first live caller George joined us. "A path for actual non-citizenship for Americans who don't want to", said the Uncle. Before the half-hour newsbreak, "I had a chance to preview some of the news stories, they are very timely", said the Uncle. Our host reminded listeners of the show's online "podcast" available 24 hours a day. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm just sitting here getting through the Friday paper", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message realizing why folks in Saraland, Alabama want to start their own school system. "I think people get tired of driving through this city", said "Idea" referring to Mobile's crime rate since Mike Dow's years as mayor. "You've been saying it for years, you're right, we need more fire and police officers", said "Idea". "Thank you so much! Yes, thank you so much for listening to this program", said the Uncle greeting one & all on this beautiful day. "My goodness, so many things to talk about", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to call in by dialing (251) 479-2723, but they must wait until he brings up a few topics from the weekend. "Speaking of crime, Idea Guy", said the Uncle before bringing to our attention a news report during WPMI-TV's 10 o'clock newscast Sunday on the arrest of a prostitute in Mobile's Oakleigh neighborhood, something that our host believes is becoming "an ancient tradition" in that area. Our host asked if former mayor Mike Dow resides in Oakleigh. Our host is "very disappointed" in Mobile's current mayor Sam Jones and his decision to send the now famous Spencer the Pit Bull puppy to Utah. "Going to go off to a another state to seek sanctuary. Almost a political refugee", said the Uncle. "The principle that the side of the story that they stuck to for day after day, if you make enough phone calls and e-mails", said the Uncle before suggesting a large number of calls on lower taxes. "Why aren't you calling and while you're at it, we need more police", said the Uncle. "The story that gives us the best insight and the best way of getting things done comes in the form of a ridiculous dog story", said the Uncle. "I went on the Internet this morning", said the Uncle, who read some postings from people who rallied for the dog and want to get a law passed. They compared Spencer's near death experience and outcome to "the civil rights era". "Animals don't have the same rights as people", said the Uncle before apologizing to the animal lovers listening. "You probably grew up watching cartoons where animals talk", said the Uncle explaining why some folks view animals like people. "Hello Michael, hello Michael", said the Uncle before our first live caller gave us a "Roll Tide" shout. "There is a whole list of dogs you can't have, because the insurance company can't afford them", according to Michael. "I think the owners need to have more responsibility", said Michael, who personally knew a pit bull owner whose dog was not aggressive. "Michael, I've got to run, I'm late on a break", said the Uncle before announcing to listeners that the show will continue in 1 minute and 15 seconds. After the first commercial break, "Uncle Henry Show continues on a beautiful Monday. Hello there", said the Uncle before hearing our next caller Gene, who wanted to talk about the Atlanta Braves baseball team. "They lost Leon Mazzoni", said Gene. "Now they've gone on from the in house to the pen house", said Gene. "And did you see the cartoon over the weekend about David Thomas", Gene asked. Our host has indeed seen the J. D. Crowe editorial cartoon depicting "the truth" about the former member of the Mobile County Public School System. "I'm trying to figure out how people got upset about this carnivorous dog", said the Uncle, who is also figuring out a way of connecting a dog issue with taxes. "Good morning Uncle Tom, Henry", said our next caller Charlie. "This is going to be the least ramification of anything we can do, all though it's going to cost the city money", said Charlie commenting on the pit bull's move to Utah. "The only thing that's helped us and move Mobile is [Hurricane] Katrina", said Charlie. "You know the Junior Misses are coming to Mobile. They're going to have a ceremony at Mobile Regional Airport", said the Uncle, who believes a program is in the works for each America's Junior Miss contestant to take home a pit bull to her home state. "We've barely scratched the service", said the Uncle, who admits that he wanted to talk first about what angered and fascinated him over the weekend before any other discussion. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


Note of Interest:

The WKRG building (home of the Uncle Henry Show) on 555 Broadcast Drive will be re-roofed over the next three months.

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Yes", said the Uncle during his pre-recorded introduction before greeting us with a shout of, "Thank you so much!" "Sometimes I wonder if Scott O'Brien overuses the microphone", said the Uncle explaining his "yes" as part of the microphone test. Our host still sees a need for expansion, including an hour for him and a couple of hours for callers. "Next time you run into Scott O'Brien, up and about", said the Uncle encouraging listeners to suggest "tripling the length" of the show to the program director. "I guess it is the conclusion, I'm sure there will be some future chapters of how he's doing", said the Uncle on the "gigantic conclusion of the David Thomas saga" that began on Mardi Gras 2005 when the former Mobile County school board member drove his automobile over a young girl's foot. "I'm not wearing a hat", our host admitted, but if he were he would take if off in respect of Judge Rusty Johnston, a friend he hasn't spoken to in many years. "A wise man warned me that a circuit judge almost has absolute power", said the Uncle quoting Judge Rusty during his sentencing of David Thomas. "This keeps me humble. I have personally told a police officer that he had to write a ticket to me because I was in violation of the law", said the Uncle quoting Judge Rusty reflecting on a time when he was carrying jugs of water. "I'm not a Mobile history scholar, but I have to wonder has this ever been sentenced", said the Uncle, who finds Thomas' sentence of 7 days in jail, 3 years probation, and 3 years of no participation in Mardi Gras-related events remarkable enough for national attention. "I would like to take off my hat to Judge Rusty for his very interesting sentence to David Thomas and for carrying his jugs of water, also for ordering a police officer to write him a ticket", said the Uncle. Our host may even ask our call screener Leeanna to "carry jugs of water to improve her character". After the first break for commercials, "Uncle Henry Show continues, a beautiful Friday", said the Uncle. "Leeanna was, who knows where", said the Uncle to callers during the commercial break. "I'm going to put some GPS (Global Positioning System) device on her and track her throughout the building", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Freddie. "I think Judge Johnston had a bad day", said Freddie, who finds Judge Rusty's sentencing to be "cruel and inhumane". "This is 2006 now", said Freddie, "we have to get away from those caveman days". "Listen at what the paper is saying this morning", said Freddie. "How many people has Sheriff Tillman run over", the Uncle asked Freddie. "Good situation is the find good judges and allow them to do their job", said the Uncle, who "feels blessed morning, sir", said Richard before explaining to Freddie the difference between the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. "When I ran for county commission, Rusty was the legal advisory", said Richard, who later added "Rusty for governor". "Excellent, excellent Richard call", said the Uncle. "Very, very unusual for a judge", said the Uncle referring to Judge Rusty before speaking to Helen, who spoke about the Mobile County sheriff's race. "I'll say this, the Democratic Party is in such disarray", said the Uncle referring to the party's candidate in the sheriff's race. "Hello, dial tone", said the Uncle to the dial tone after John left the phone too soon. "Judge Rusty, very affable", said the Uncle, "very affable person during the years I've known him". "The ideal that we have a Rusty to actually judge and do a good job", said the Uncle. Listeners unable to call in now were reminded to leave a voice message by dialing (251) 706-BULL. "I'm going to go into e-mail", said the Uncle, but first John's call on our host's "recent comment about judges judging". He reminded our host about judges who don't sentence judgement, but expunge cases. "We could use a boat load of judicial reform in this county", said the Uncle. "They're going into jail and they (the judges) look for any reason to let them out", said the Uncle. "Stand by, more discussions on the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle before the break for commercials and the newsbreak. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"No Surprises" - TV5 meteorologist Jere Hough

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Thank you so much! Uncle Henry Show underway on a beautiful Wednesday in the Southern Alabama region of the United States", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "We'll be visited by a young woman from a local morning show, radio program who has comments on the pit bull story that Mobile has unfortunately had to follow", said the Uncle, who wishes not to discuss anything about the guest now, but admits that he does "support the judge and Alabama control on this matter". "We had the school vote yesterday", said the Uncle, "the people of Saraland (Alabama), something like 70%" voting to spit from the Mobile County Public School System. Our host replayed yesterday's voice message from a familiar caller via voice message in response to the voting. "Hey Uncle Henry, this is Al. I see that Saraland's going to vote, try to leave the Mobile County School System", said Al, who would not want to see students from Saraland come over to Mobile for a job. "That of course speaks for itself in its level of ridiculousness", said the Uncle before playing a few responses to Al. "It's evident that Al is a graduate of the Mobile County publics school system, duh", said one caller before our host could play Al's voice message update. "Yes Saraland, we know what color your bread is buttered on. Ain't that something", said Al before ending his voice message, which included his claim of not being a racist. "If someone lives outside the City of Saraland, they are not being denied an education, they are going to a Mobile County school", said the Uncle, who has yet to understand Al's "coloring of a bread". "How is that some problem? It's geographic. I'm sure it may shock", said the Uncle before telling Al to sit down for the following: Some "Caucasians may not be able to [attend] Saraland schools because they don't live in Saraland. Try to think it through before you automatically jump into it with the buttering of the bread", said the Uncle. "It has to do with the city limits, not any other factor", said the Uncle before reminding us to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show. "It's a beautiful day", said our first live caller Michael before sharing a story from years ago that involved him. "There was a story broke and they had a big meeting [down] at Barton Academy", said Michael referring to the story of some property in Mississippi years before the purchase of the old Gayfers building in downtown Mobile. "They bought this property in 2003, why'd they buy this property", said Michael on the Gayfers building. "This is a prime example of wasting tax dollars now", said Michael. "Why are they buying and selling property now, I don't understand", said Michael before reminding Mobile residents to "wake up". "Such an energetic caller", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. "It's grilling season, it's time to put the Hall's Meats on the grill", said the Uncle during a live commercial for the popular meat products from Chickasaw, Alabama. "Good morning Uncle Henry, I just see where the Saraland people have voted to leave the school board", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message. "Idea" used many words to describe how the Mobile County Public School System will fight this outcome. "They will spend countless dollars on legal fees, because they don't care, because this will be the start of a trend", said "Idea". "Is this Bebe. Hello Bebe", said the Uncle before our caller asked if he remembers Nelson-Addams school in Saraland. "They can't take in a school that belongs to another, another Mobile County education thing", said Bebe. "I think state law is on the side of Saraland and that the schools will become Saraland schools", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Dave, hello Dave", said the Uncle before Dave of Saraland gave our host a shout of, "Roll Tide Roll!" "We ain't got to worry about all that bickering in Barton Academy", said Dave, who was reminded that even small towns have bickering. "Make our property value go up and you have a good day, Uncle Henry. Roll Tide Roll!" said Dave before leaving us. After realizing that we lost James, our host spoke to Carlos. "Barbara, hello", said the Uncle before our caller asked if there's "any reference to the Saraland vote". "I think there was going to be a level of involvement that's going to surprise a lot of people out there", said the Uncle. Our host will be speaking with WKSJ 95 FM personality Shelby Mitchell in the next hour. She and the station were not identified until the next hour of the show. "I'll give you a little preview of all of this", said the Uncle before sharing his personal thoughts on this discussion. "I think all the media attention to this pit bull has been absolutely ridiculous", said the Uncle before the break. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Warm and Dry" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Hey Uncle Henry, I dreamed about the new destroyer in the paper", said Tim via voice message. "Maybe we can get one, you and I, and pick up people", said Tim. "Maybe we can probably afford to by a blimp", Tim added before ending his message. "Thank you so much! All right, Uncle Henry Show underway on this beautiful, beautiful Tuesday", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I've already enjoyed being here. I've been sitting in this chair for several minutes", said the Uncle referring to the company of us rather than the chair. As always, our host has numerous topics to discuss, including some on the local level. "I don't know about statewide, it's difficult for me to comprehend", said the Uncle. "The new prime minister of Iraq did not know President Bush was there until 5 minutes later", said the Uncle after bringing that news to our attention before anything local. "It was a pleasant surprise, they already got photos on the Internet of the fellers", said the Uncle. "Go Bush", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show. "The Saraland School Vote today", said the Uncle, whose "greatest broadcast successes" involved Saraland, Alabama. "I have a deeper affection for Saraland", said the Uncle with no offence to Satsuma, Alabama. "Anybody that's listening who is a Saraland voter, if you're a Saraland voter and you have yet to cast your ballot", said the Uncle getting their attention before playing this important message to them, starting with, "Hey Uncle Henry, this is Al". Al's message to Saraland residents is to "tell them (students) don't come to Mobile and get a job". "What a sour call", said the Uncle. "How can you argue against it, especially after this last year or two", said the Uncle on today's school vote. "It is difficult to imagine Saraland doing a worst job, I hate to say that, but we want to be positive, but let's face the facts", said the Uncle before using a few negative adjectives ("moronicism") to describe the Mobile County Public School System after the past few decades. After the first commercial break, there will be "more numerous topics" on a local level. After the break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I've been thinking, Robert Bryd's so old, and Strom Thurman was 100-years-old", said "The Idea Guy" before sharing his idea of using Jimmy Hoffa's body in the Senate. "I'd like having Sessions up there, I don't know about Shelby", said the Uncle, who is also willing of putting a robot in the Senate. Brent the songwriter joins our host today. "The CD is out and will be out his Wednesday at LuLu's", said Brent on the "Runaway Coal Train" album in the "blue grass/country music category". "Why don't we invent a new genre all together", said Brent. "Brother Al just really gets under my skin, I'm telling you what, he really ruffles my feathers", said Brent, who would never stoop to his level. "I still see big things in your future", said the Uncle before Brent left us. "Hey, good morning, Uncle Henry", said Nick, who finds the Saraland vote to be an act of independence against the Mobile County system. "They ought to simply get the best principal they can find. The principal can be the superintendent", said Nick. "I think his (Mobile County Commissioner Juan Chastang) idea of a county manager, we've talked for years about city managers, but Florida has city managers", said Nick changing topics. "Look, take care and have a good day", said Nick leaving us. "Uncle Henry", said Leon of Saraland. "Anybody that might hear you, please let them know to call city hall" to find a place to cast ballots, said Leon, who was most likely outside due to the background noise. "Trying to get a photograph on the Web page of Leeanna actually smiling", said the Uncle, who describes the current photos of our calls screener on the site to be very "vampire-ish". Our host doesn't quite understand these images, as she's, "got a new mouth and smile". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "NewsRadio 710 WPMI presents", said 710 AM's regular voiceover announcer. Following that clip was "The Idea Guy", whose voice message may have caught some loyal listeners of guard, and the regularly played "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air" clip. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Hey Uncle Henry, don't you think it's ironic on Page 12(A) there is an article on Senator Byrd and on Page 13(A) there is a article on the Ku Klux Klan", said "Idea" referring to Sunday's edition of the Press-Register. "Yes", said the Uncle in agreement to his pre-recorded introduction before shouting, "Thank you so much!" "Thank you listener, thank you for making this program the most popular of its genre in Mobile radio history", said the Uncle, who is looking forward to today's numerous topics "lined up". "Leeanna said she put her picture on the Web page", said the Uncle, who believes our call screener never made the image of herself available online as of yet. "Go to your website, your page of the website", said Leeanna after being summoned by our host for an explanation. "You're messing me up, already", said the Uncle as he goes "all the way to the bottom" of the site. "Very exciting for you, the listener, listening to the clicking process", said the Uncle. "Look at this picture, you don't smile", said the Uncle after reminding Leeanna that she's been doing commercials about her smile for weeks, specifically Spring Hill Dental. "It says click here and you can see a new picture of Leeanna in her Chinese dress", said the Uncle before apologizing for this "waste of time". "In the numerous topics, one have (or has) popped up", said the Uncle. "American Medical Association, they are meeting this week", said the Uncle on this group of doctors "demanding a fat tax on sugary drinks" such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi. "They need to get out of public policy when it comes to taxes", said the Uncle, "I didn't elect these doctors". "They don't want to talk to me, it's hard", said the Uncle on his experience of trying to communicate with doctors more. "Why would you pick Coke and Pepsi to begin with, aren't there other things people eat that make them fat", our host asked. "Not that I drink Coke and Pepsi, it's the principle that makes me angry. These doctors need to concentrate on their bedside matter", said the Uncle. "Maybe people are dying because they are not allowed to talk to their doctor long enough", according to the Uncle. "Less people would be dropping dead", said the Uncle before wishing our first live caller Richard a "good morning" before the fellow mentioned his "alternate fuel" created about two years. "They say they want to use the higher taxes to pay for a public health education campaign", said the Uncle to Richard regarding these doctors. "We're anxiously looking forward to your alternative fuel", said the Uncle, "maybe it's corn syrup". After the first commercial break, "Uncle Henry, I've enjoyed Richard's call and I do think the rain is a problem", said "Idea" via voice message. "Hello there", said the Uncle before our next caller Glenn spoke. Glenn sees this plan by doctors to "regulate the behavior of an individual" as a form of socialism. "I want to see what they are eating", said the Uncle, who bears witness to "big old doctors who smoke". "I can't tell you how many times I see these doctors who are big old fellers", said the Uncle. "Got a couple of things I want to touch", said Norman before turning down his radio, as it was confusing him. "This Fidel Castro", said Norman ("Fidel" was pronounced with a high "I" sound) as he was getting to the article with Castro saying that the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "should have gone and gone to trial", as our caller paraphrased. Norman asked our host if he watches the Microsoft-National Broadcasting Company (MSNBC) program "Imus in the Morning". "That fellow, he's comparing Bush to Hitler. He did that, while she (Ann Coulter, a columnist) was there", said Norman. "What a call!" said the Uncle before reminding listeners that the show continues after the newsbreak and that it's available in the form of an online "podcast". Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


Notes of Interest:

At 8:58 PM Sunday night, 710 AM listener Gloria of Mobile spoke during the last minute of the nationally syndicated radio program hosted by Ben Ferguson, whom she was listening to for the very first time. Gloria mentioned her political party and that she supports G. W. Bush. Ferguson encouraged her to contact certain senators (Kerry, Boxer, etc.) in the same party about her "values", as he put it.

"Just the Edge" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by a few seconds of silence (or "dead air") before those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Hey Uncle Henry, I saw on the news where Martin Sheen and Tim Robbins are apologizing to Zarqawi's family", said "Idea" via voice message. "That's too late, because he's dead", said "Idea", who considers the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to be nothing "but a piece of hog shaw" now. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much! You, I'm talking to the listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "If anyone is listening in this building, with a camera phone, would you please come down to the studio", said the Uncle, who wants to create an image of our call screener Leeanna currently "dressed as Mata Hari" for the purpose of uploading it to the World Wide Web. "Why would anyone want that label in front of their name on a ballot", said the Uncle on "the brand name of Democrat". "I never vote for anyone who uses that label. I don't care what a politician says personally", said the Uncle on the label that has "stood for so many things" of disagreement in his life. "You have your candidate, you can't even have a candidate", said the Uncle speaking to the voters of DaVon Grey, the Democratic candidate for sheriff of Mobile County. "Can't get the documents in on time", said the Uncle explaining Grey's possible disqualification. "That Democrat label seems more like an albatross", said the Uncle, or "an anchor". "Even though we had no rain, it is still a beautiful day", said the Uncle before mentioning the "ozone warning or ozone alert" being brought to our attention by "these weather people", or television meteorologists like John Edd Thompson and John Nodar. "I don't' believe it, we never had it when I was child", said the Uncle in response to these alerts. "It's always been hot, it's always been muggy", our host added. "Why do you have to have an alert, I just don't buy it", said the Uncle. "It's 93, but the heat index is hundred. Well, that's meaningless", said the Uncle now on heat indexes. "It's reality, I've talked about this before. When it's 93, it's 93. It's not a hundred, it's 93", said the Uncle. "You can't say that it feels. How do you know what a hundred feels like", said the Uncle. "You're just talking, you're just making it up", said the Uncle to any weather forecaster listening. "Throw in a little ozone alert and you have a forecast (voice becomes louder) that is completely meaningless", said the Uncle. After the first commercial break, "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues on a beautiful day. It's 87, it's 87 in Mobile and that's that", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller "The Idea Guy". "Listen, you know in the winter they have a wind chill factor", said "Idea" before suggesting a "wind heat factor" for this time of year. "When it's 32, it's 32. It's cold", said "Idea" before mentioning FOX News Channel's weather forecast this morning and their attempt "to scare" us with the forecast. "Wearing sun glasses and playing saxophone" is how "Idea" views the legacy of a certain Clinton. "In some aspects, there ain't a dime's worth of difference. They're politicians", said our next caller Norman referring to our host's earlier comments. "The government is your mama", said the Uncle on what he believes is the Democratic Party's view of the federal government. "Nowadays, we're used to air conditioning. Plain and simple", said our next caller. "We put on weight, we get hotter", according to our caller. "You're bringing back some memories. I remember when I lived in a house without air conditioning in the 1950s", said the Uncle after our previous caller. "We would cool off that house at night, we'd have a box fan", said the Uncle. "We slept with the windows open, with the cool air coming in using the one, the one box fan providing the circulation, and we didn't have some guy on television with $5,000,000.00 worth of radar equipment", said the Uncle. "We had a guy with an H and an L", said the Uncle, who believes they were "just about accurate" as meteorologists today. "You didn't need the indexes and different alerts", said the Uncle. "I'm still waiting for someone to get their camera phone", said the Uncle awaiting the opportunity of capturing Leeanna as she appears today. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!


"The Heat is On" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

"Turning Up the Heat" - TV5 meteorologist Jere Hough

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Good morning Uncle Henry, I'm um watching FOX News", said "Idea" bringing to our host's attention "bad news for the Democrats", referring to the death of one Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. "We're going to mop the world up and clean up the rest of Bill Clinton's mess", said "Idea". "It is truly a great day in the City of Mobile and America, Uncle Henry", said our next caller via voice message. "Channel 15 had some crud about animal soccer on there", said our caller probably referring to the 1:05 AM re-airing of the 10:00 PM newscast. "Thank you so much, thank you so much for listening, listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "Many things to talk about on today's program, on the local level, the state level, the national level", said the Uncle, who "may even get off the planet" discussions. "This one news item, I believe, from an Arab newspaper says, 'Joy Fills Baghdad Streets' ", said the Uncle. "There was dancing in the streets in Baghdad over this", said the Uncle, who believes some folks in the USA were not very happy within minutes of the announcement of this fellow's death. "Then on ABC, they went to the father of this guy Nicholas Berg", said the Uncle, who remembers the "example to western society" that was his beheading by who was suspected to be al-Zarqawi. "They asked him for his reaction, since they killed the top guy of [that] organization that killed his son", said the Uncle, with Berg responding that it's G.W. Bush's fault for the trouble in West Asia. "This was a guy that was responsible for many horrible things and the United States [military] got him", said the Uncle before congratulating everyone "on the ground" over there. Listeners were reminded how to call in by telephone (251-479-2723), voice message (251-706-BULL), and electronic mail (unclehenry@newsradio710.com). "The Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle before the commercial break. After the break, "Good morning Uncle Henry. This is John", said our caller in a voice message recorded prior to Tuesday's primary elections before thanking BellSouth and the worker repairing wires close to home. "Don't forget to vote Uncle Henry", said John ending his voice message, with our host responding with, "I didn't". "You said he wasn't military, correct" our next called asked. "I think he was a contractor", said the Uncle regarding Nicholas Berg. "They cared that he was a westerner", said the Uncle explaining Berg's death. "When they shoot the video of this guy being beheaded, the CIA and other people thought that Zarqawi was the one holding the knife", said the Uncle. "I don't worship the all mighty dollar, but if I sit here not doing anything, I'm going to be out", said our next caller. "You make a good point", said the Uncle. "He was just working, doing business, and got grabbed", said the Uncle before speaking to Cindy, who believes Steve Nodine is "killing himself" over a proposed condominium for the former courthouse space in downtown Mobile. "I think they need to build a park", according to Cindy, who would love to see some more green space downtown. "How many parks will it take to make downtown Mobile more attractive", the Uncle asked. "Ten", Cindy responded. "Fly over the city and look down on the city", the Uncle suggested to Cindy. "I think it's ironic that Nodine is looking to other places to build parks and not this one", said Cindy. "All right, we agree to disagree on this", said the Uncle before Cindy thanked our host for allowing her to speak. "I just think that a park is the worst idea. Let's do what's needed", said the Uncle. "If you don't like Spanish Plaza, or whatever is up the street, just [tell them] to clean it up", said the Uncle. "If I'd said they're going to cut a tree", said the Uncle, "there would be people everywhere". Our host reminded listeners of the "rallying for the tree" on Grelot Road a few years ago. "If you try to save a person, good luck, but if you try to save a tree or an animal, very pagan", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Bill. "Well Bill, there more people that care about ducks than their fellow man", said the Uncle before Bill mentioned bred crumbs being fed to ducks at the park. "We had the word defecation in your phone call [more] than in the entire history of this frequency", said the Uncle before the break for commercials and the newsbreak. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Uncle Henry, I read that article in the paper about road rage and it made me mad just reading", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message after experiencing this "post-reading" syndrome. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", our regular audio clip of former talk show host Dan Daniels followed that message from "Idea". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "Idea" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Yes", said the Uncle during his pre-recorded introduction before greeting us with his usual shout of, "Thank you so much!" "I would rather live no where else and I'm sincere about that", said the Uncle as a proud resident of this region after the primary elections. "Now, the guy, Hoss Mack, with no Democratic opposition will be sheriff in Baldwin County", said the Uncle. "Now in Mobile County, you have the tremendous victory by Sam Cochran", said the Uncle on the former Mobile police chief. "Why on Earth would you do that" is our host's question for listeners who voted for Don Siegelman to be the Democratic candidate in the governor's election in November. "I don't understand the vote for Don Siegelman, that is head scratching", said the Uncle, who considers himself to among "three who are conservative" in a "major media building" that consists of WKRG-TV5 (original occupant since 1981), WKSJ 95 FM, WRKH 96.1 FM, WMXC 99.9 FM (formerly WKRG-FM or "G-100"), and of course 710 AM (formerly WKRG-AM or "NewsRadio 710 WKRG"). "This is a day that a lot of the liberals up here are delighted", said the Uncle speaking about his fellow third floor employees, as he believes that "it's been several years" since he's seen folks as happy as "children in a candy store". "If you have comments on any of that has happened", said the Uncle encouraging audience participation by dialing (251) 479-2723. "Moe Brooks, losing out the Republican nomination to Luther Strange and George Wallace, Jr." for lieutenant governor, said the Uncle, who had Brooks as a guest recently. "You shouldn't judge the sons by their dad, but I prefer that we not have these political dynasties by family name", said the Uncle, who finds it bothersome that a couple of juniors named Jim Folsom and George Wallace were in the race for lieutenant governor. "Leeanna, quit doing that!" our host shouted as he was giving out the call-in number. Turns out she was responding to our host through typing. "You said something I didn't understand", said our first live caller John referring to the term "happy liberal", which he considers to be an oxymoron. "Self-satisfied", the Uncle suggested as a replacement. "Let's talk to Marty, hello Marty", said the Uncle before Marty mentioned his weekend trip to Birmingham, including his reading of the Birmingham News's coverage of Judge Roy Moore. "All of his donations, there's only, how much did he raise, maybe a half a million, $100,000", said Marty. "He was certainly, I thought he was a worthy candidate, I did not like that, that he had out of state donors", said Marty. "Remember Marty, that it was people that liked the Ten Commandments", said the Uncle on Moore's supporters. He also believes people in Wyoming don't necessarily want to influence Alabama politics, but weird things can happen. "The Uncle Henry Show progresses", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the break, "Uncle Henry, this is Cecil. All these folks who want to live in the country, come [to Washington County]", said our caller via voice message. "Let's talk to Pete, hello Pete", said the Uncle before Pete shared his comments on yesterday's elections. "I was looking at a list this morning on former governors", said the Uncle, "we have done a lot worst, a lot worst in the past". "I'm surprised he (Don Siegelman) didn't get into the witness protection program after that", said the Uncle after Pete brought to our attention Siegelman's place in the George McGovern committee many years ago. Pete also believes "our Troy King" has done a great job as state attorney general, including "the way he's carried himself" in his position. "I've been more aware of the children on ATV things over the past several months", said the Uncle after listening to Michael's call and report. "It's hard for me as a parent and grandparent, I know a 7-year-old is not supposed to be on an ATV themselves", said the Uncle. "I could never catch up with one of them", said the Uncle before sharing his sighting of a young rider on an all terrain vehicle. "The Uncle Henry Show progressing", said the Uncle, "we have some more great stuff about the election coming up". "Remember, you can listen to this program 24-hours a day, 7 days a week at NewsRadio710.com", said the Uncle before the commercials and the Michael P. Sloan newsbreak. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!


Notes of Interest:

Folks, the ballots for the Mobile-based publication Lagniappe's annual "Nappie Awards" are now available in copies of the most recent issue. The online voting option is also available. The Two of the categories are radio related, including talk show host and morning program.

"Pleasant June Day" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Good morning Uncle Henry, it is 5:02, a beautiful day in the City of Jackson", said "Idea" in a new voice message recorded before getting back to his "normal life" of listening to our host between 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM. "Welcome back", said "Idea" as he ends his message. "Thank you so much! Thank you! Thanks listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I am already enjoying the show. I think I'm in condition", according to the Uncle. "Today is a great day in this area, even though it's 6/6/06", the Uncle acknowledged. "It's 6/6/2006, not 6/6/6", said the Uncle, who believes folks who believe in the latter are wrong. "It's not the year 6", the Uncle also said. "All these people that are concerned that it's 6/6/6, it's 6/6/2006", said the Uncle yet again while reminding these folks to calm down. "I already have a report via voice message from a polling place", said the Uncle, but first a call from our first live caller Gene reporting on the confusion of voting on a state amendment on marriage. "All you listeners and all the listening public that haven't voted yet will get the correct information", said Gene. "So if someone is opposed to gay marriage, they have to vote yes", said the Uncle after listening to Gene's report. "It's very confusing", said the Uncle, something Gene agrees with. "How were the poll workers", the Uncle asked. "They're very friendly", Gene responded. "I enjoyed that", said the Uncle after Gene left us before speaking to George. "I had to wait and listen to you, but I [did] used to work at the polls", said George. "It's get even day out there, actually, you can't get even, it's the devil attitude", said Gene, who plans on voting Judge Roy Moore for governor. "All right George, be careful in the bathtub", said the Uncle before Gene left us. Our host reminds us that he is aware of listeners who actually listen while bathing. Our next caller would love to hear a replay of program director Scott O'Brien's "tirade" from yesterday, which may be available in an online "podcast" of the program. "During his visit to the studio yesterday, the liberal Scott O'Brien, I played back what a listener said", said the Uncle, who explains why he was unable to record the show that moment himself. "The Uncle Henry Show continues after Leeanna talks about her smile", said the Uncle introducing our call screener's live commercial for Spring Hill Dental. "Ask for the Leeanna plan", said the Uncle before resuming the show. "Hey Uncle Henry, I just got to run into something about these new voting machines", said Tim via voice message. "I don't care what kind of paper trail you got", said Tim. "Anyhow, I'll see you guys on tomorrow, I'll be sure to call you", said Tim ending his message. Our host greets us yet again on a beautiful election day. "Actually, primary election day", the Uncle rephrased before speaking to Michael, who was accused by a friend in Baldwin County of being our host. Our caller voted for Roy Moore, whom he believes "is going to do a great job" in the governor's office. Michael encouraged listeners to vote "regardless of party affiliation". Our next caller Pete shares his story of the 1980 elections, when he was voting for Ronald Reagan and on a confusing amendment that needed careful reading. "There's a history of sneakiness", said the Uncle before reminding voters to take some extra time to read the state amendment up for votes. "I don't believe they ask you about that", said Pete on the time it takes to carefully read an amendment. "When you get in there, make sure you read stuff", said the Uncle. "Where I vote, you just sit, I don't remember being in a cubicle", said the Uncle, who won't be voting with Mobile County's new system. "Many observers, looking at the polls, predicting that Don Siegelman's not going to make it today", said the Uncle before bringing to our attention the former governor's speech in the Mobile area during a break in his court trial. "Just going to run (for governor) as a possible defense argument", according to our host. "Do you remember a few months ago, when the New York Times reported that it's going to be a circus", said the Uncle on the Alabama elections. "Once again, Yankee expectations", said the Uncle before apologizing for using such a term, replacing it with "carpetbagger". "After the news, we'll have more excellent talk", said the Uncle before reminding us that we can hear the show online via the "podcast", which is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week of course. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"A Winning Forecast" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" ("that's my wonderful town"), followed by those familiar notes of music ("CBS Special Presentation 1973") leading up to the following audio clip: "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air". Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds") followed that clip from Mobile's radio past. Ending this theme of audio clips on today being "a great day in the City of Mobile" was Tim ("it is a great day in the City of Mobile, yeah that's right"). "Uncle Henry, it's Friday night, and uh, and I just want to be one of the first to wish you a happy return on Monday morning", said our first caller via voice message, which also includes hope for "no more vacation time" for our host. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much for continuing to listen, thank you for coming back!" said the Uncle greeting one & all. "The real article, the real deal", said the Uncle referring to himself, "what did the Idea Guy called it, frontier gibberish". Our host was unable to hear last week's shows in any way, not even in the form of a "podcast" while outside the Mobile region. "When I returned, I got back into the area this past Friday, and I was shocked when I returned at the amount of political advertisement that popped up in my absence", said the Uncle. "These things these local people are saying about each other, kind of surprised me", said the Uncle. "I don't understand why you'll go on the radio and say things like that", said the Uncle to these candidates who are subject to getting bumped by neighbors who were listening. "It's a turn off, politically", said the Uncle before getting to one "local guy" and his attack advertisement. "Shame on him", said the Uncle on this fellow he's known for many years. "These people (who) are running for sheriff, some of them I never heard of", our host admitted. "Does anyone have a chance against Sam Cochran", said the Uncle regarding the former Mobile police chief before once again reminding us that he is not allowed to endorse a candidate. "Even though if you listen to this show on a regular basis, you would know who I'd vote for", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Michael. "Those were one of the most boringest shows", said Michael describing last week's shows, especially the Thursday and Friday shows with program director Scott O'Brien and WPMI-TV anchor Scott Walker. "When you guys went on the air, I called in thinking you were on", said Michael, but hung after hearing Scott. After the first commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm just out in the yard cooking up some supper", said our next caller via voice message, who realized after hearing Condoleezza Rice speak on television that the word "condo" (as in condominium) is in her name. "I'm not going to be voting for Sam Cochran", said our next liver caller, who explained why. "At 25 minutes past 11 o'clock (at night)" police told everyone to leave a Ruby Tuesday restaurant opened shortly after a certain hurricane last August. "You don't mess with my dogs, you don't mess with the University of Alabama, and you don't mess with my food", said our caller. Our caller mentioned the moment earlier when our host used the abbreviation "B.C." rather than "B.S." to describe the political campaign advertisements. "B.C. or B.S., it's the same bull crap", said the Uncle before speaking to Jim to Tax Man. "On the first day, you had a replay", said Jim, who found the show that originally aired on May 25th to be a classic. "I don't have cable (in Baldwin County), but I think they run the county commission meetings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week", according to the Uncle, who, like Jim is also a Baldwin resident. Our next call turned out to be a recording. "I think it was the Don Siegelman recording", said the Uncle on this recording that's been circulating. It also showed up during the WABB 1480 AM morning program, causing host Ron Fraiser to refer to that call as one made by an idiot. "Don't let your ignorance mess up the lives of others", said the Uncle to voters who admit to not knowing much about the candidates in tomorrow's primary elections. "Let the people know what they're doing vote", said the Uncle. Our host is shocked at the Press-Register's "hurricane insert" on Sunday and the "waste of valuable ink" used to print an article on a psychic. "Shame on you. First, you asked her about hurricane season, you didn't ask her about the governor's race", said the Uncle. "Second, you shouldn't have asked her anything to begin with", said the Uncle. "There are going to be some people who are going to believe this garbage (including rain in September)", according to the Uncle. "My broadcast career, and I've been doing for quite a many decade, and I've met some psychics", said the Uncle, who knows from experience that he's "never met a psychic with any power". "It's a con game. So it's, what a waste", said the Uncle before summoning our call screener Leeanna with her theme music, audio of caller Jan's "Leeann" and "Evil Irrational Man's" creepy "Leeanna". Our host admits to not missing her presence last week. "Were you taught to con", the Uncle asked our former telephone psychic, who taught herself to be a psychic. "People would call you and you would do what", said the Uncle, with Leeanna responding that people would talk to her for $3.99 a minute. "I've talked to people for an hour", said Leeanna. Our host is glad she longer does this for a living. "Sister Cleo ruined it for me", said Leeanna. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


Notes of Interest:

Regular caller Jim the Tax Man telephoned the WABB 1480 AM morning program at 9:27 AM, less than 10 minutes before the Uncle made his grand return.

"Low Humidity, Cooler Mornings" - TV5 meteorologist Jere Hough