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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). "Dab gum", said Tim in an audio clip that was nearly drowned out by the show's theme music. "Listen, there is already a toll booth in Baldwin County, especially when you turn right off of I-65", said one caller via voice message, who believes drivers with Mobile County tags get pulled over quickly in Baldwin County. "So there is already a toll in the Mobile area", said our caller. "Hello! Yes, thank you for listening, thank you for joining the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle greeting one & all joining the show "in progress". "The Uncle Henry Show is my entire existence", said the Uncle. "When the microphones are off, I remain who I am", he added. "It's too bad there can't be anymore of this", said the Uncle on the 90 minute limit for listeners to join in on his life. "I am expecting an excellent show today, I am expecting excellent calls today. I'm also expecting excellent call screening", said the Uncle, who was personally indebted by our call screener Leeanna that she will be doing a good job today. "I will be expecting a return on what I've done, Leeanna", said the Uncle. "A lot of people are very upset about this horse, this little horse, this pony that was euthanized", said the Uncle, "I'm going to do my best to cheer you up". "Also an awareness that we must do what we can to protect our animals from cruelty", said the Uncle. Our host is not really sure about the proper punishment for the fellow responsible for the pony's injuries, but he does believe that a photograph of the late pony with the injuries will have an emotional effect on a possible jury in this case. "The poor thing was a terrible, awful thing to look at", said the Uncle. "I say today is a good day for Yvonne Kennedy to resign", said Uncle on the Bishop State Community College president. "She should resign and call the news room and let us know that the resignation has been tenured", said the Uncle after hearing about the warrants for the arrest of two Bishop State employees. "The reputation of the college will continue to be drugged through the mud", said the Uncle unless Miss Kennedy resigns. "I've met Randy McKinney, very nice person", said the Uncle on this member of the Alabama State Board of Education. "If he's asking for it, than there's going to be enough people on the state board of education to tell her she's going to have to quit", said the Uncle. "The more she does that ("religious ceremonies" and "caravans"), the more she's going to hurt the college", said the Uncle. "I would hope that sometime within the next 90 minutes of this show that she resigns", said the Uncle, "do something positive for the city of Mobile, especially Bishop State college". Our first live caller is Otis. "What is she guilty of?" Otis asked. "Mismanagement", said the Uncle. "There's no charges, Otis", said the Uncle after Otis assumed that Miss Kennedy was charged and found guilty. "All right, thank you for the call", said Otis before leaving us. "Let me thank you for the call, Otis", said the Uncle. "The tax records and the foundation stuff doesn't line up. They'll say they got money from the state", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Ann, hello Ann", said the Uncle. "Leeanna is very, very courteous and nice", said Ann before expressing her true feelings on the fellow (or "jerk", as Ann called him) responsible for pulling the roped pony by truck. "I say let us drag him a little away", said Ann, a punishment shared by many others according to the Uncle. "We try not to be cruel ourselves when we punish", said the Uncle. "Just like the McKenney woman in Georgia, Cynthia McKinney", said Ann in comparison to Yvonne Kennedy. "I just want to make a comment on the follow up to Harry, an old friend", said Nick, who is a frequent "letter to the editor person" to readers of the Press-Register. "Delicious, delicious barbecue", said the Uncle during a live commercial for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne and Fairhope, Alabama. "The actual address, the physical address is 1505 Nichols Avenue", said the Uncle with the Fairhope location's address. After the break and a voice message from our regular commentator Al, "Al, to answer your, your concerns, the board of education meets in different places all over the state, it's just Baldwin County's turn on the list", said the Uncle. "There are two black members, I believe four of the people are democrats and five are republicans on the state board of education", our host added before speaking to our next caller. "How do I recluse myself from my opinion?" our host asked this caller. "My job is to give my opinion", said the Uncle. "I feel that I'm overwhelmingly positive in just about every area", said the Uncle in defense. "You cannot draw any comparison to the president of Bishop State and the president of the United States", said the Uncle on this "ludicrous stretch" made by our caller. "The woman should resign, she should resign from the post", said the Uncle. "There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it", our host added before speaking to our next caller Ray. "Good morning, Henry", said Ray before giving our host a "Roll Tide" shout. "Why is it animals are more important to humans?" Ray asked. "They're helpless" is one answer by our host regarding animals and young children. People get excited "if you hurt a cute pony, or a cute dog, or a cute something. Turtle or something like that, a woodpecker", according to our host. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"Mighty Mild" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

Today's Show

We start off today's show from the unofficial theme song "My Love is Mobile" (with the Uncle singing a few lyrics), 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). Today's first voice message comes from Tim. "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm going to drive by Styx River", said Tim, who knows somebody who owns fainting goats and emu. "They've been eating goats for years and I don't know if they make you faint or not", said Tim. "I'm just afraid the tiger may eat the dab gum things", said Tim. "Thank you so much! Thank you listener, a pleasure to be here with you on NewsRadio 710 WPMI", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I've got five or six hours of Al calls that have not aired", said the Uncle, who would leave early and play voice messages for the last 30 minutes for the show. "I want to congratulate Gina Gregory of the Mobile City Council for taking a stand and voting against a pay raise", said the Uncle. "They were trying to conceal it as an expense account, but it was a pay raise", said the Uncle before saying "God bless" to Miss Gregory's fellow council members Ben Brooks and Connie Hudson. As our host his own hypothetical of the pay raise situation at the city council, "So the citizenry, represented by Gina Gregory said, 'ok, if you want that, but you've got to save your receipts when you buy gas", said the Uncle. "Life is too short, let's move on", said the Uncle quoting one council member. "I hope you have time to keep track of the other money", said the Uncle to the Mobile City Council. "You don't have time on a part time job to take a receipt", said our host wondering about this excuse. "Come on, it's a part time" said the Uncle. "One more congratulation, before I get your phone calls. Congratulations to Yvonne Kennedy for being on vacation", said the Uncle. "Her Bishop State spokesman tells the Press-Register that she's on vacation", said the Uncle, who would "find it difficult to relax" if he were in the position of the Bishop State Community College president nowadays. "By the time you come back, they'll actually have to take tests (at Bishop State)", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Norman, who was unable to hear the show over the phone while on hold. "Thank you Norman for letting us know", said the Uncle after requesting that our call screener Leeanna removes the patch that blocks audio of the show from reaching the ears of callers on hold. Norman again commended the three council members for their vote yesterday. "They don't have time for accountability", said the Uncle in agreement with Norman on the folks who wanted the council pay raise. "They ought to give them all like a tube of cork", Norman suggested as a way to patch up the Government Plaza building in downtown Mobile. As for Miss Kennedy and the school board agenda, "They don't have time to bring her stuff up right now", said Norman. "I think that the law suits would again be a horrible mistake", said the Uncle, meaning the end of Kennedy and her constituents at Bishop State. Before allowing the show to move forward, "Have you noticed now on this airplane business", said Norman referring to the construction of a fuel tanker plane that could happen in the Mobile region if the Department of Defense contract is rewarded to Northrop Grumman and EADS. "We all need to hope that Northrop gets it", said Norman. "Let's talk now to Mr. C. Hello Mr. C", said the Uncle to our next caller. "What befuddles me is the lack of honesty and integrity in today's politicians", said Mr. C, with the exception of council members Brooks, Hudson, and Gregory. "They didn't want to keep the (gasoline) receipts, because that would be proof positive to the IRS", said Mr. C. Before the first commercial break, our host was proud to have "old timers" like Norman and Mr. C. call in today. "Wise due to their years on Earth", said the Uncle. During the first commercial break, "I feel a strong desire to have Woody's Barbecue (including pulled pork) today", said the Uncle during a live commercial for the restaurants located in Daphne and Fairhope, Alabama. After the break, the "Superfriends" theme plays in the background. "Let's talk to Thomas, hello Thomas", said the Uncle before Thomas asked our host to give him a moment to "set this up" for us, starting with a piece of electronic mail from a WKRG-TV5 viewer read during the station's 6:00 PM newscast yesterday. Viewer Glenda's e-mail was in reaction to the story of roped pony that got dragged by a moving truck. She would do the same thing to the fellow responsible for the pony's injuries as punishment. "I was listening to a Mississippi station and two politicians were kind of duking it out with words", said Thomas, who heard one of the politicians say he would sue the other one. After listening to the station, Thomas said to his wife, "I wonder if they took abortion doctors and done to them what they've done to little children", with the wife responding with a "no", as this would mean a lawsuit. "I don't know what to say, I'm not a fan of abortion", said the Uncle, who would like to see Alabama be an abortion-free state. "At the same time, I'm not in favor of dragging ponies", said the Uncle, who is with state senator Bradley Bryne from Baldwin County on that. "When a person is cruel to an animal, it is often a precursor to a human", said the Uncle. The show continues after the station identification and 10 o'clock newsbreak, "But first, we're going to talk to Leeanna about [her] smile", said the Uncle. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Sounds Familiar" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). Our first voice message comes from a listener angry with Governor Bob Riley. "You've got this illiterate governor, this stupid, obtuse governor who won't stab it in the back" of property owners, said our caller. "Bye!" he said at the end of his message. "Thank you so much! Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, it's just a glorious day", said the Uncle. "It is a pleasure to be with you here on the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle greeting one & all before noting that our regular call screener Leeanna has returned after a one day absence. "She never told me that she was going to be gone", said the Uncle, who does not want to speculate about her absence yesterday. "After Scott O'Brien's awful experience as call screener, I have to say that I'm glad to have her back. At least I know what to expect with her", said the Uncle. "The woodpecker apparently the top story in this part of the country", said the Uncle after reading the story of a bird thought to be extinct in today's Press-Register. "How do you know that it's the right woodpecker?" our host asked. "Birders are excited, I've never met excited birders", said the Uncle, who has met "quiet", "experienced", and "frustrated" birders in his life. "If you're going to be a birder, you can't call attention to yourself, or the birds will fly away", said the Uncle. "I'm not a big fan of woodpeckers, because they make noise", said the Uncle, who admits that he was trying to be frank as usual. "Doesn't matter if it's a burglar or a grandchild, so I'm a little bit on edge", said the Uncle. "Just about everybody in the United States has some comment about how Bill Clinton was wrong", said the Uncle after the former president's appearance on the public affairs TV program "FOX News Sunday". "Hundreds of people in the United States have fact checked the president's tantrum", said the Uncle. "He was fact checked into oblivion, even Condoleezza Rice has given interviews", said the Uncle. "This is the way Bill Clinton is in private", said the Uncle quoting writer Bill Morrison. "You would think that he would be happy-go-lucky", our host once thought. "I can't imagine what Jimmy Carter does in his private life, but I bet he doesn't throw tantrums", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Art. He asked our host if he watched the New Orleans Saints' home game on the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) last night. "I wasn't worried about Mike Shula (head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team) until I heard George Bush call him up and tell him, 'baby, you're doing a great job' ", joked Art. "Until I turned on television last night, I was shocked", said the Uncle, who is not very fond of the Saints. "That was a very, I loved the offence that the New Orleans Saints runs", said the Uncle. "There was like no one person who was getting all the work, it was a distribution of things", according to our host. "It didn't look like New Orleans football", said the Uncle. "There was a constant reminder from the football announcers" that New Orleans still needs help, said the Uncle, who expected only a football game. "Don't make me turn the volume down", said the Uncle after mentioning movie director Sheldon "Spike" Lee's appearance during the game's telecast. "What does Spike Lee have to do with football?" our next caller Steve asked. "He was a failed presidency, just like Johnson, just like Carter", said Steve. "That was a big insult, to compare him to Jimmy Carter", said the Uncle. "Don't you know that he punched Dick Morris", Steve asked. "I never heard that, you created a mental image", said the Uncle seconds before the first break. Our host reminded listeners of the "miniature program featuring the interviewing skills of Scott O'Brien" called "Ask the Expert Focus" coming up. After the first break, "Uncle Henry, the reason Scott O'Brien didn't do a great job and why he left", according to "The Idea Guy" in a voice message, is that our host didn't play music by "The Bee Gees". "Idea" believes the song "Staying Alive" puts Scott in a good move. "I just want to echo what the other Steve in front of me said", said our second caller named Steve. "I think George W. Bush is the first president in modern times that has been criticized by his predecessor", said the Uncle after listening to Steve. According to Steve, when you look at the details more "you've got a real true picture of Mr. Clinton". "I think he's trying to protect his legacy" is how Steve views Clinton nowadays. "You have a little stint with 'KSJ", said our next caller John referring to the Uncle's commentary segment on country music station WKSJ-FM, which is housed at the WKRG-TV building with 710 AM (formerly WKRG-AM), WMXC-FM ("Lite Mix", formerly WKRG-FM), and WRKH-FM ("The Rocket"). "You're right", said the Uncle. While listening to the radio this morning, John heard Scott O'Brien comment on how the Uncle treated him yesterday. "We'll be looking for a pink slip in your mail box there", John predicts if our host is not careful with his bosses. "After the news, of course, more of our conversation about various and different things", said the Uncle, "still, no calls from birders". Glenn was cautious about his warning for the Uncle after listening to Scott O'Brien's program this morning, but said it on the air anyway. "I'll be honest with you right, I'm more disturbed now with President Carter than President Clinton", said Glenn. "Thank you for the warning now that Scott is trying to line sponsors against me", said the Uncle. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"Blue Ribbon Weather" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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 just heard they hired Stevie Wonder to kick for Alabama", joked "The Idea Guy" in a voice message, "and that's just for points". "Thank you so much! Yes, thank you listener, I've been waiting to talk to you. I've looked forward to this moment for several minutes", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "All right, well, today a very interesting program, I'm sure, as Leeanna has the day off, and shockingly the call screener on today's show is none other than 40-year radio veteran Scott O'Brien", said the Uncle. "What does this note say?" said the Uncle to Scott, whose voice can be heard in the background as the show's theme music continues to play. "Scott O'Brien's already in the studio writing notes on paper", said the Uncle. Telephone number (251) 479-2723 is the number "if you want to talk first with Scott and then me", said the Uncle. Our host "has suffered, like many fans, through tough times with Mike Shula", but now he is at a point where he "can't take it any more" after Saturday's Alabama Crimson Tide game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. "The play calling was inexplicable", said the Uncle. "Let me repeat that I think he's a wonderful person, certainly love Mike Shula, but that was awful", said the Uncle. "Good morning", said the Uncle to our first live caller, who was a prankster. "So Scott O'Brien, with years of radio, with years of call screening, can't screen better than Leeanna", said the Uncle. "Good morning, hello there", said the Uncle to our next prankster. "All right, I want to thank, Scott O'Brien so far turning into the worst call screening performance", said the Uncle before speaking to our first legitimate caller, who was followed by another weirdo. "All right, again, Scott O'Brien, I don't even know if you're listening to the show, but so far, you are 1 to 4", said the Uncle. "Good morning, Uncle Henry, this is Mike. Roll Tide!" said Mike, who "sat up until midnight looking at the stats" of college football quarterbacks. "Did you know that our man Wilson (Alabama quarterback) was going for 80%?" Mike asked. "No other team in college football on Saturday allowed a quarterback to touch the football 26 times", said Mike. "This is depressing", said the Uncle as he follows Mike. "I don't know about all the numbers and statistics like this fellow, but I do know this about life", said the Uncle. "When they change whatever formula that got them to their success" is what our host was referring to. Before the next segment of today's special show, listeners will get to hear a special pre-recorded segment within the show "featuring the interviewing skills of Scott O'Brien". After the first break, "Hi Uncle Henry, want to give you a quick call", said one caller in a voice message made before going to work. "Maybe J.D. Crowe is the paparazzo she (Yvonne Kennedy, president of Bishop State Community College) was referring to", said our caller after looking at the Press-Register editorial cartoonist's work Sunday. "Let's talk to Norman, hello Norman", said the Uncle before our caller responded. "Good morning", said Norman. "That was poor, poor coaching", according to Norman, who believes Mike Shula should have been "pulled out of there" as his team was losing. "I've been a Shula supporter", said Norman. "Has I", our host responded. "It's the team I'm going to support", said Norman. "Did you happen to watch FOX News yesterday?" Norman asked referring to the program "FOX News Sunday". "Yes I have", said the Uncle. "It's just garbage", said Norman on the reaction to the Clinton interview featured on the program. "If you missed that, the interview with Bill Clinton being interviewed by Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday", said the Uncle on the interview that he believes was more entertaining than news worthy. "That finger got out there was a wagging", said the Uncle on Clinton's hand gesture. "It was just miscalculation on his part", as our host sees it. "Chris Wallace said this morning he tried to make up with Clinton after the interview was over", said the Uncle. "That was some genuine heat of the morning Bill Clinton", said the Uncle. "I'm sure the video will be shown quite often over the next few days", the Uncle predicts. Our host summoned Scott O'Brien with regular call screener Leeanna's theme music. "Scott O'Brien!" said the Uncle in the same way he summons Leeanna. "I'm just going to go ahead and relieve Scott O'Brien", said the Uncle. After Scott entered the room, "Look, you've had a long day", said the Uncle, since the program director hosts two programs on a regular basis. "I didn't appreciate your comments [earlier] about my call screening", said Scott. "I'm not taking the blame", Scott added. "I'd like to release you from call screening", said the Uncle, "and do my own call screening". As the argument continued, "You're putting words in my mouth, I just want to release you", said the Uncle. "If you're going to be ungrateful and unappreciative of me screening your own calls, then I'm not [doing this again]", said Scott before leaving us. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 3.4/5!


"Fall, Part II" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

"Practically Perfect" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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 Henry this is Zack", said our caller via voice message with the question, "Why were those people either not in class or at work?" for the people who were backing Yvonne Kennedy of Bishop State Community State at yesterday's press conference. "Yes", said the Uncle in agreement with the pre-recorded introduction. "Yes! Oh my goodness, welcome to the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "Broadcasting from the Uncle Henry Studio at 555 Broadcast Drive in Mobile, Alabama", said the Uncle as he "enjoys the building" on this Friday morning. Our host admits to being "trance by this huge miscalculation" made by Miss Kennedy at her press conference yesterday. "I was able to watch, thanks to the modern marvels of modern technology", said the Uncle referring to the video provided by WPMI-TV, WALA Channel 10, and WKRG-TV5. "Some of the biggest gull you'll ever see", according to our host, who added "it was at times comical" that she would be blaming news reporters for the blame against her, even though reporters such as Renee Dials of WALA-TV have been unsuccessful at contacting her. "She's been here for a long, long time", said the Uncle on the WALA-TV reporter who never moved on from community to community like many others in her profession. "Let's listen to the attack on, here's Yvonne Kennedy's attack", said the Uncle before playing the press conference audio. "So we have a comparison to Princess Diana", said the Uncle after hearing Kennedy's use of the word "paparazzo". "All they're doing is calling, phone call, e-mail, trying to get your version. They've been trying to get your version", said the Uncle. "I would call it pretty professional that they're getting information from documents", said the Uncle referring to tax documents. "Here's some more delightful audio tape from the religious ceremony yesterday at Bishop State", said the Uncle. "So, it's not just the paparazzo", said the Uncle after hearing the term "principality of darkness". "Here we have the reference to the back of the bus", our host said among the miscalculations made by Miss Kennedy. "It's a terrible public relations thing to bring up", said the Uncle. "It's going to do more harm than good in this case" is the Uncle's analysis as a non-member of the "principality of darkness". "Hey Uncle Henry, how are you doing buddy?" said our first live caller Steve before correcting Miss Kennedy's use of the word "paparazzo". "It (paparazzi) means scum bags who takes pictures or whatever", according to Steve, who speaks as someone who never graduated high school in response to someone who is president of a school of higher learning. "I was listening to someone on TV the other night saying there is a growing [amount of] racism against white people in the Western Hemisphere", said Steve before leaving us. Before the first commercial break, our host still believes yesterday's press conference was a huge miscalculation. After the first break for commercials, "Hey Uncle Henry, I just watched the news with Miss Kennedy, that was a pretty good press conference where you don't take questions", said "The Idea Guy" in a voice message. "She's not going to quit, they're going to have to fire her", said "Idea", who gives the Bishop State president "best wishes". "Paparazzo would be one unprofessional photographer", said the Uncle after 710 AM newsreader Joan Keller brought in the dictionary. "Look forward every morning to tuning you in", said our next caller Randy, who is confused from watching campaign commercials for the Alabama governor's race. "I believe it was a Riley administration idea to do that", said the Uncle. "In regards to Bishop State, Dr. Kennedy, and all of that", said our next caller, who is a Bishop State alumni. "Many of the people who were there are not graduates", said our caller on the folks who rallied at yesterday's Bishop State press conference. "We need somebody who can fill out a form", said the Uncle after our caller suggested Mobile County Commissioner Juan Chastang as a replacement for Yvonne Kennedy. "I'm doing all right, but it's the same old garbage", said our next caller Norman in response to the reference to race at yesterday's press conference. "It ain't because she's black, it's because she's doing wrong", said Norman on the controversy. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"Fall Begins" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

"Wet Weekend" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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 sitting here watching the news", said "The Idea Guy" via voice message, saying that the United Nations is as useless as the space shuttle. "Let's put all the people in the UN on the space shuttle", "Idea" suggested as a way of making one good thing out of the two: the chance of never seeing them again. "Thank you so much! Thank you listener, a pleasure, I'm already enjoying the show, the show's already enjoyable", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I'm looking into having this studio renamed", said the Uncle on the radio studio known simply as "the studio" or "the control room" on the third floor of the WKRG-TV building. "Isn't it something to have things named after you?" our host asked, especially when it comes to politicians who are still alive. "Well, I agree with you, Idea Guy, I agree with that", said the Uncle before mentioning Hugo Chavez's speech at the United Nations yesterday. "He called the President the devil, mocked the President", said the Uncle, who is already used to such comments, but not the applause the Venezuela president received after his speech. "Going there and clap, clap, enjoy it", said the Uncle describing those UN representatives. "There is a gigantic, we spend a gigantic amount of money on the United Nations", said the Uncle. "I'm tired of this, we don't need them in this country. They can all clap and laugh and insults to the U.S. somewhere else", said the Uncle. "Do it in Paris and we don't even have to be a member", said the Uncle. "Let's form a club of freedom loving countries, countries that love freedom", our host suggested. "I am serious about this, this has been a abject failure", said the Uncle. "We had a bunch of thugs, we had a bunch of dictators and thugs on our soil" around the United Nations, said the Uncle. "We wouldn't even have to go the meetings at the UN" in Paris, France, said the Uncle if we were using speakerphones. "There would be no wallet on the speakerphone" for someone to steal, said the Uncle. "They'd probably charge us", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Norman, hello Norman", said the Uncle to our first live caller, who "watched all that mess last night" at the United Nations on the Cable News Network. "They were suppose to talk to that Hamaj, Hamine, the Iranian guy", said Norman referring to the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "You hit the nail on the head, that's what I wanted to talk about earlier", said Norman. "These people wouldn't have the dang clothes on their back", said Norman if it weren't for the USA. "I just, I don't understand it", said Norman before relating this to his next topic. "All right, topic two", said the Uncle. "This fellow that they got in jail for raping this child, that was an illegal immigrant, has HIV", said Norman. "You did hit the nail on the head", said our next caller Joe. "I hope that such behavior (the UN applause) would reinforce the fact that we have no business" having our borders wide open, said Joe. "We cannot afford to build some super trans highway between California and Mexico", according to Joe. "When I saw the people applauding this guy, these representatives from other countries applauding this guy and laughing", said the Uncle, who was prepared to say "quit trading with us" to these folks. "Y'all just go on", said the Uncle. "They need us more than we need them", our host added. "We'll be right back after this special presentation", said the Uncle before the break for "Ask the Expert Focus" with program director Scott O'Brien exercising his interview skills. After the break, "Uncle Henry, it is very difficult for me to send this out", said Crockett with his latest voice message poem. "Uncle Henry Show continues, (251) 479-2723 is the number", said the Uncle. "Crockett, you need to write a poem about the United Nations and how awful it is", said the Uncle, "that's my special request". Our host has a voice message from Ed that mentions Crockett. "I was listening to the other radio station, here in the Mobile area", said Ed, who claims he heard Crockett on "The Sean Hannity Show" on WABB 1480 AM. "I love it when you call in Jack", said Ed to another listener. "All right, I'm glad you called", said the Uncle, who never knew until now that Sean Hannity had a radio show. Our host brought to our attention yesterday's House of Representatives vote on a bill that would enforce laws against voter fraud. "It's called the Federal Election Regulatory Act", said the Uncle. "How can that be a bad thing?" our host asked, "Democrats called this a modern day poll tax". "This is the type of vote that needs to be talked about. This is the type of vote that they (the voters) need to talk about", said the Uncle. "Let's put an end to voter fraud, we've had fights on both sides", said the Uncle. "Dead people voting, people that don't even live here", said the Uncle on the types of voter fraud. "By the way, did you hear about the big protest?" our host asked about the protests against the Iranian president. "Did you see it on the news?" our host asked, "I didn't". "They give all the coverage to the president of Iran, but they ignore stuff like that", said the Uncle before the break for commercials, the station ID, news, and more commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Enjoy!" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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, one more thing I was thinking about on the War on Terror", said "The Idea Guy" in a voice message suggesting that "if we had the Shah of Iran back", we wouldn't be having problems with the nation located in the land formerly known as Persia. Former radio talk show host Daniel Shane McBryde was ruled out as a possible shah, since he has found other work after his recent stint with Ron Fraiser on WABB 1480 AM. "Idea's" best suggestion is Dr. Bill Williams, who could also forecast to weather as shah. After the pre-recorded introduction and a few seconds of silence, "The Uncle Henry Show underway on this gorgeous Wednesday in the southern Alabama region", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "It is such a lot of stuff to discuss on today's Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle, "isn't it?" "I must repeat my anger, brief, a brief slash of anger", said the Uncle against NASA and the International Space Station after they had noticed debris floating close to the space station. "It's like the Beverly Hillbillies truck", said the Uncle in comparison to the space station and its debris. "Yes indeed, we have a lot to discuss. I was looking at the Birmingham News this morning and they have news" on Bishop State Community College, said the Uncle, who read the newspaper article online at Alabama Live. The Birmingham News reports that "Yvonne Kennedy, that makes $165,000 a year working at Bishop State, that she appears before a grand jury", said the Uncle. "There is no way of really knowing that she had said more", said the Uncle, since the Bishop State president had much to say to the Press-Register. "The financial shenanigans that are indefensible", said the Uncle, are still being defended by at least one fellow. "You know who I'm talking about", said the Uncle before playing a voice message from Al. "Uncle Henry, this is Al, let me enlighten you", said our regular voice message commentator. "All right, so it's political. When people, when people steal, and you look into that", said the Uncle. "There is no logic in your F-A-C-T-S", said the Uncle to Al, who spelled out word "facts" for our host. "You're saying just because a democrat is running a community college, you say we should look the other way", said the Uncle. "They've named 31 employees. That's more than a couple, of course you don't want to see an investigation because a democrat is running the college", said the Uncle. "Uncle Henry, P.S., if Dr. Kennedy is forced to resign, there ought to be two presidents", said Al in his voice message. "So it needs to be a Bishop alum", said the Uncle, according to Al in the rest of his message. "The Uncle Henry Show continues, you're listening to NewsRadio 710", said the Uncle before a break that was not for commercials, but for an "Ask the Expert Focus" program segment with program director Scott O'Brien. After the break, "Uncle Henry, Jim the Tax Man", said our caller in a voice message. "Concerning Bishop State, let us keep in mind, from what I read in the paper, 80% of the students receive some financial aid from the government", said Jim before reminding us that the 80% is receiving taxpayer money. "How can we spend our money to David Thomas for his salary", said Jim on the former Mobile County Public School System member and convicted felon. "Let's clean house, let's let the sunshine in", said Jim. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. (251) 479-2723 is the number", said the Uncle, who also mentioned the voice message number (251) 706-BULL and the electronic mail address unclehenry@newsradio710.com. "I glanced briefly at the e-mail box yesterday", said the Uncle, who has received "I don't want to tell this over the air" messages from listeners. "Watching TV last, saw the news about the dog track, and looking into all that stuff", said the Uncle, who was shocked at the sight of his old friend Eddie Menton with a beard. "Really long gray hair, very against the grain, very individualistically looking", said the Uncle, who expected Eddie "to be holding tablets" rather than talking about the dog track. "That was just really entertaining", said the Uncle. "I also wanted to see the 'Dancing with the Stars' ", said the Uncle, who noticed something very shocking during the TV program's commercial break. "It was right back when I normally go to bed (8:00 PM)", said the Uncle, but they had one of his favorite stars dancing some more. "It was the first time I've seen a commercial that delt with this", said the Uncle on this commercial for a van featuring what appeared to be a smiling family. "This is a commercial for a van, remember", said the Uncle before getting to the part with the papa parting ways with his wife and children at his home. "See you next week, dad", said the children in the commercial before ridding off "into the sunset" with their mama. "A family split by divorce", said the Uncle. Our host had to "rewind it (the videotape) two or three times" to find out whether this commercial was a public service announcement or an advertisement for a van. "Right after that there was a commercial for birth control, and this was right after 8 o'clock", said the Uncle. "There was a perky woman running around", said the Uncle, who was quite shocked at this commercial as well. "A ring that apparently, you do certain things with the ring", said the Uncle as he attempts to describe this commercial for something that females can understand. Our host was just shocked at "where the difference in our culture" is after just a couple of years. These commercials are discouraging for the Uncle, who finds "Dancing with the Stars" to be the type of program he would show to his grandson. "The Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle before the break for commercials, the station ID, news, and more commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


"Fall Preview" - TV5 meteorologist John Nodar

"Ahhhhhhh" - 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 voice message without delay: "Uncle Henry, I got tired of listening to Scott O'Brien this morning while I was driving my car", said "The Idea Guy", who hopes to get back to his normal self after hearing a "Grateful Dead" song on a different station. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air" followed the voice message. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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 listener, thank you for making the Uncle Henry Show the most popular program of its genre", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a morning that consisted of severe weather. "Now the clearing trend will emerge, as a cooler front sweeps through our region", said the Uncle, "a cleansing is going on". Our host brought to our attention a poll (without offending the "moronic") with a discouraging 42% of people saying that G.W. Bush has the mysterious "superpower" to control gasoline prices and lower them to help members of his political party. "I just want to ask those moronic people that believe that this question: why didn't Bush, the President, Mr. Bush, Mr. President Bush, why didn't he do this when he ran for re-election?" our host asked. "If you remember, are you there yet, do you remember that summer, do you remember the gas prices were high?" our host added to his questions. "Wake up, please, for goodness sake, would you please wake up", said the Uncle to the folks who were alive back in 2004. "(Mobile) County commission giving raises, their new budget", said the Uncle after reading a story in the Press-Register. "Let's think back to earlier this year, let's think back to January. Let's all together just reminiscent January 2006, I believe I had a politician in here, can't, I have trouble recalling, I believe it was a male involved in the county commission", said the Uncle. "Does anybody remember that?" our host asked listeners about this guest's visit, including the mention of a county tax cut this year. "Perhaps I missed the tax cut", said the Uncle. "It's September and you may not realize that after September comes October, November, and in some years December", said the Uncle. "There's one more thing that I find curious", said the Uncle before mentioning the top story in the Press-Register about one fellow who during his campaign did not disclose everything ethical about himself. "So what is the point of having the forms?" the Uncle asked after learning that there is no way to check ethics. "Is this something that we must now rely on the media to do this government job", our host wonders, including the possibility of hiring investigate reporter and former WPMI-TV employee Josh Bernstein "and his cousins" for help. "It's ridiculous! It's the law they got to do the form", said the Uncle, yet these forms can't be checked. "Just getting started on the Uncle Henry Show as we move forward", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. "I have the resources to check the menu at Woody's Barbecue", said the Uncle during a live commercial for Woody's Barbecue in Daphne and Fairhope, Alabama. After the break, "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710 WPMI", said the Uncle, "I'm just getting started". "Let's talk to Betty, hello Betty", said the Uncle to our first live caller who mentioned the hit the ethics commission had recently in their leadership. "Perhaps a politician had gutted the commission", said the Uncle after Betty left us. "Uncle Henry, how are you doing?" said our next caller Leo. "I'm talking about the whole 42% George Bush raising gas prices", said Leo referring to the poll mentioned earlier. "The exact same liberal media would in no time" have proof of what this poll says, according to Leo. "I just wanted to chime in", said Leo before leaving us. "Very much pleasurable", said the Uncle. "I had some Internet issues lately and I believe I may get into the e-mail box later in the show", said the Uncle. "We've got an ethics commission that may, just can't look at the forms", said the Uncle. "Just go over all these ethics commission forms" is the Uncle's suggestion for newspapers in need of a boost in this age of news on the Internet. The Press-Register is "getting scoop after scoop possibly", according to our host. "It doesn't surprise me, being onslaught by the media", said our next caller Steve in response to the poll. If Steve were president, he would have allowed for the arrest of the Iranian president after arriving in New York City, followed by imprisonment in Cuba. "The guy gives me the creeps", said the Uncle. After Steve left us, "News coming up. The pope's going to Turkey in November", said the Uncle. "They're very angry with what the pope said", said the Uncle on the folks who want the pope arrested and tried for quoting someone else's comments on the religion of Islam. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 5/5!


Notes of Interest:

September 26th marks the 60th anniversary of 710 AM's first broadcast as WKRG-AM.

"Clearing Today" - 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 voice message: "Uncle Henry, do not disregard this message, do not think that I'm lying", said Tim in a voice message after observing trash pickup on the Causeway recently. "There was five men out there, two of them, out of the five, had cell phones, talking away. I need you to answer this, this observation", said Tim. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", said Dan Daniels, a late voice from Mobile's radio past following the voice message. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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've been noticing dab gum wrecks this morning all over the tunnel. Now, I bet you, it's because people are looking at the spire (on the RSA Tower) on their way to work", said Tim in another voice message. "Yes", the Uncle said three times during his pre-recorded introduction before shouting, "Thank you so much!" "Uncle Henry Show in progress on a beautiful Monday, I am so relieved to be here with you", said the Uncle greeting one & all. "I want to quickly congratulate the family of Drexel Gilbert (WPMI-TV anchor)", said the Uncle, "very, very nice". Our host also thanked Auburn fans everywhere after Press-Register sports editor Randy Kennedy declared the Auburn Tigers football team national champions. "It's probably the earliest anyone has ever won", said the Uncle. "I know many Georgia fans are upset", said the Uncle, who is also upset as an Alabama Crimson Tide fan. "How can you be a pre-season all-American?" our host asked after hearing someone speak during a televised Auburn football game. "It kind of takes some of the fun out of it", said the Uncle in reaction to the Press-Register, but in spite of that our host still congratulates Auburn. Over the weekend, more problems at Bishop State Community College in Mobile became public. "Numerous Uncle Henry Show listeners contacted the show with tales of Bishop State", said the Uncle about Friday's show. "You've got a program at Bishop State with all these problems, we have chronicled the financial shenanigans", said the Uncle, and yet our regular voice message commentator Al is still defending the school in a new recorded message. After Al considered himself to be no racist, "Yes, you are", said the Uncle. "You are lying about me. So Al's defense about Bishop State is to claim that I steal barbecue", said the Uncle after Al accused our host of using his position in radio and coupons to avoid paying for food at Woody's Barbecue in Daphne or Fairhope, Alabama. "Why was your call all about race?" our host wonders, since Al denied making racist statements previously. "They are looking into 31 employees, plus some family members. That's a lot of people", said the Uncle in response to Al. After the first commercial break, "Good morning, Uncle Henry, I read the Bishop State article again about David Thomas (former Mobile County Public School System member)", said "The Idea Guy", who predicts that "the race card" will be thrown into the controversy. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues", said the Uncle, "let's talk to Jack". "Caller, oh caller", said the Uncle before learning from our call screener Leeanna that Jack was very rude and would not tell her who he was. Our host also gave a hello to your daily writer awaiting today's edition of "The Price is Right", celebrating its 35th consecutive year on the CBS Television Network. "Mario is the guy that does the blog about this show", said the Uncle. "I saw something else this morning on Channel 5 (WKRG, Mobile's long-time CBS affiliate) news", said Leeanna. "He'll be turning on his TV in preparation for The Price is Right", said the Uncle before playing a voice message from Franklin speaking about Alabama attorney general Troy King. "Hopefully Troy King will look into the matter and hopefully Yvonne Kennedy (Bishop State president) will wind up in jail", said Franklin. "All right, so Franklin thinks it's all political", said the Uncle with Leeanna still in the room. "Good morning", said the Uncle to our next caller George. "Well, I'm going to reveal something that happened in the nineties", said George, who took a communications course at Bishop State in 1993 or 1994. "Two teachers got into a fight?" our host asked, which George explained that it was over one teacher's grading. "I was quite surprise to hear the statements on your show that they (nursing students) were not passing courses", said Franklin. "I just sit back and listen to it", said George, who is still very surprised about these revelations. "Well listen, you just take care of yourself, that's all I have to say", said George before leaving us. "I started to go to Bishop State for nursing", said Leeanna, who later changed her mind about attending the school. "That is hard stuff to learn, Leeanna", said the Uncle, "wrong blood" and other challenges. Our host and Leeanna used the last couple of minutes of the half-hour to talk about Dr. Byron Scott and his dental services. "You've got ways of going into the mouth and doing stuff to make your dentures feel better", said the Uncle about Dr. Scott, who was said to have told our call screener that she was "sweet" during her visit to the office. "I am sweet, everybody else but you", said Leeanna. "All right Leeanna, please leave the control room for the rest of the show", said the Uncle, "there she goes". "Just gently ease her out of these Spring Hill Dental commercials", said the Uncle seconds away from the next break for commercials, the station ID, news, and more commercials. "There's some stuff that happened this weekend of a local nature", said the Uncle as he previews the 10'clock hour of the show. Listeners were reminded about the show's online "podcast" for those who can't hear it live. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"Rain on the Way" - 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: "Hey Uncle Henry, I've been asked to do a little research on dab gum", said Tim in a voice message. "Anybody wondering maybe than can say some of those type of things also. I remember somebody wanting a variety. I'll talk to you later", said Tim. "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air", our clip from Mobile's radio past followed Tim. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). Next voice message comes from T.C. "Hey, Uncle Henry, it's T.C. I was talking to my neighbor this morning", said T.C, who gave his friend his height and weight. "I was the perfect qualifications for the Bishop State track team", said T.C. according to his neighbor. "Thank you so much! Oh, thank you, it's, is it great to be here together?" said the Uncle greeting one & all. "Here we are, on the frequency together to discuss life in general", said the Uncle continuing this tradition by gathering on the 710 frequency in Mobile. "Just scandalous situation at Bishop State. What's going on there?" our host said after reading the Press-Register about "31 employees ("and six relatives") that they are looking at". "This is an awful, awful thing to happen at an essential, Bishop State", said the Uncle. "This is very important to have good institutions", our host added. The charge of "very inadequate control at Bishop State" is what angers the Uncle more. "This is an awful disservice that's been done to the people who attended", said the Uncle. Our host can imagine "when you're out in the work force with that decree, going to various employers, and you have this junk" going on if you were a Bishop State student. "If it can happen at Bishop State, it can happen (anywhere), who knows", said the Uncle before reminding listeners to join the show by dialing (251) 479-2723. After listing to charges against Bishop State, "This doesn't even address the irregularities at the Bishop State Foundation. How can anyone defend that?" said the Uncle before playing a voice message defending the college. Regular listeners may have been able to guess that our regular voice message commentator Al would leave such a voice message. "That's unbelievable", said the Uncle. "The alumni should be outraged that the entire institution has been soiled, not by anybody on the outside", said the Uncle. "That is just unbelievable reasoning on your part, Al", said the Uncle. "There's nobody out there that wants to end the college, that wants to end Bishop State", said the Uncle to Al and others such as him before the first commercial break. "Woody's Barbecue, good place to watch a football game", said the Uncle during a live commercial for the restaurant in Daphne, Alabama. All-time caller Leroy's "Roll Tide Roll" was played during the break. After the first commercial break, "Special hello to Mario", said the Uncle, "playing this music in honor of you, Mario". Today's first live call comes from Leo. "If this guy who left your voice mail today is represented of the entire alumni", said Leo, then Bishop State has created many ignorant racists like Al. "Hey Henry", said our next caller before sharing the story of an aspiring school teacher he dated while she was a student at Bishop State. "She commented on she never had homework", said our caller. "Made a 'C' in music", our host repeated for himself. "She was able to hold on a full time job working for Channel 5 (WKRG) at a time downtown", said our caller. "I asked what was going on in class", said our caller, whose friend responded by saying the education class "was a joke". "She struggled in her last two years at South", said our caller. "I think they need to close the doors" is our caller's suggestion for Bishop State. "I had some experience with family members", said the Uncle, who had a niece that transferred out of Bishop State and went into a different nursing program. "I can detest that the nursing class was difficult", said the Uncle before speaking to Henry from across the bay in Baldwin County. "They haven't begun to scratch the surface", said Henry on the Bishop State investigation according to someone close to him. "My wife has been a nurse for probably 18 years", said Henry. "They come out with a two year associates degree", said Henry, according to his wife's knowledge of the University of South Alabama's hospital. "She said somebody's going to get sued or somebody's going to lose their license", said Henry as a result of the inexperienced Bishop State students. "They (Bishop State) were just sending them out over there", said Henry. "I just think it's corrupt", said Henry in contrast to Al's views. "You have a good day and Roll Tide", said Henry before leaving us. "I've been thinking about that a lot lately and all the wonderful voices that have reverberated on the 710 frequency all these years", said the Uncle before the break for commercials and news. Leroy's "Roll Tide Roll" was heard again during the break. "And I do agree with what the man says about you getting a 2-hour show and Finebaum getting a 1-hour show", said a past caller in an audio clip played before the station ID. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!

(Due to the high probability of "The Price is Right" getting interrupted for a presidential press conference at 10:15 AM, you can read what happened in the 10 o'clock hour of the Uncle's program today)

Second half-hour begins with a voice message from "The Idea Guy". "I'm going to go on a limb and say Miss Kennedy (Bishop State president) is going to go on a Richard Scrushy defense", said "Idea". "Thank you so much! Thank you for continuing to listen to the Uncle Henry Show", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Tonya. "Hey, how are you doing?" said Tonya, who lost her job five years ago, which led up to Bishop State. "I decided I wanted to look into their early child hood development program", said Tonya. "They wouldn't even greet me", said Tonya as she was trying to find information on classes. "We don't have any, you can go online" was the information Tonya was able to receive. "She was like 'go get it' ", said Tonya. "I just wanted to tell you my experience about that", said Tonya, who later went to Faulkner University in Mobile, which she recommended. "Everybody was helpful, nice", said Tonya on Faulkner State. "Let's talk to Nick, hello Nick", said the Uncle before Nick said he would change to subject. "There's a positive thing here, we have the School of Math & Science here in Mobile", said Nick. "We talk a lot about senior citizens and I'm over 75 now", said Nick, which prompted a response of "oh really?" out of our host. "A lot of people are criticizing the senior citizens", said Nick before giving listeners statistics on people aged 65 and above. "Nevermore than before has America had so any citizens over 65", said Nick. "The youngsters need to be prepared", said Nick. "We're talking about the greatest generation type folks", said Nick. "That's my little news for the day", said Nick before leaving us. "Let's talk to Mark, hello Mark", said the Uncle before Mark "reported" on $1.99 gasoline in Daphne. "I'm lying, I took ethics at Bishop State", said Mark. "This mentality alone says it all, this mentality, forget the rest of what they have over at Bishop State", said Mark. "Thank you for your phone call. Let's talk to Eric", said the Uncle before Eric mentioned the fuel corporation in Venezuela owned by the government, which he encourages others to boycott. "I try my best not to buy Chinese stuff", said Eric, who keeps "our enemies" away by not shopping at Wal-Mart. "I see that some of your callers has hatred in them on the racist line", said Freddie, whose call spanned subjects from Bishop State to the nation of Iran. "I think they convicted him", said Freddie on former Mobile County Public School System member David Thomas after our host reminded our caller that Thomas had a plea deal with prosecutors. "No matter what wrong they do at Bishop State, you're going to defend it", said the Uncle. "All right, Freddie, you have done a disservice to Bishop State, defending all of this", said the Uncle. "All right there you have it, there are going to be some people that are going to defend this to the death. No matter how bad it is, it happened at Bishop State", said the Uncle. "Nobody on the outside is destroying the reputation of the school", our host reminded listeners, especially Freddie. "(251) 479-2723 is the number to call the Uncle Henry Show, as the program continues", said the Uncle before the commercial break. After the break, "All right, Uncle Henry Show continues here on NewsRadio 710 WPMI. Let's talk to Norman, hello Norman!" said the Uncle. "That is criminal, they are stealing money from the government, from the taxpayer", said Norman on Bishop State. "I can't believe that that fellow (Freddie) stayed on there and defended that garbage", said Norman following what he calls one of the most ridiculous calls he's ever heard. "People that paid their own way need to be upset at that garbage", said Norman, who was trying to call in all week, but anger was behind his call today. "Yes, it's always entertaining to hear Freddie make a fool of himself", said Steve, who wonders if Freddie's defense would be the same if Bishop State was predominantly white. "I'm really not looking at this through the racial lense", said the Uncle. "Do you know anybody who's been given a score keeper scholarship?" our host asked Steve, who believes that is ridiculous of what Freddie said. "Words of wisdom, I appreciate that", said the Uncle before the break for news and commercials. Today's 10:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!

Third half-hour begins with a voice message on an "endangered species" of bird. "They are an endangered species known as the parking lot buzzards", said our caller, who encourages listeners not to harm the buzzards. Following a call from Dwayne on handling corrupt folks like David Thomas and former Orange Beach, Alabama mayor Steve Russo was another fellow named Mark, who wanted to be nursing student, but started off working in a retail store until he quit to attend Bishop State. "I was a single guy, I had to have a place to live and stuff like that", said Mark. "How would you rate the quality of the nursing education you got", said the Uncle. "I did very well on mine (the night program), and did the day program", said Mark, who had "good instructors" and finished his Bachelor's degree at the University of Mobile. "There were people in the (housing) projects who did walk over" and succeeded at Bishop State, said Mark as he feels hurt by his former school. "Let's talk to Larry, hello Larry", said the Uncle. Larry began his call by calling this day, "an interesting day". "Does he not come on the radio and not know the facts?" said Larry in reference to a previous caller speaking about David Thomas. "I wish it would end. I have children you know", said Larry, who believes the issue of race will only get worse. "I am optimistic", said the Uncle on the future of people getting along. "We are seeing a change in the demographics of this country", said the Uncle. "I am optimistic, maybe I shouldn't be, but I am optimistic", said the Uncle. "Let's talk to Kathleen, hello Kathleen", said the Uncle before Katherine corrected our host on her name. "I do know that there are scholarships available in Alabama for that (score keeping)", said Katherine according to her daughter and the University of Alabama. "That is a valid scholarship program", said Katherine before leaving us by saying "thank you". "Let's talk to Glenn, hello Glenn", said the Uncle. "I think we need to start a movement to stop such a thing", said Glenn, but still hopes Katharine is correct about the scholarship. "It may not right to defend a client based on race", said Glenn, but after listening to Al and Freddie, it may be possible. "Have a nice weekend. Got to go, final segment is next", said the Uncle before the break leading up to today's final whirlwind segment. Final whirlwind segment begins with a voice message on gophers and tortoises from Richard, who listened to yesterday's program from beginning to end. "Don't you remember about the commercial jets coming over to Gulf Shores?" our next caller asked in a voice message, who sees this and the proposed racetrack for south Alabama coming together. "Let's talk to Jimmy, hello Jimmy", said the Uncle before our caller gave our host a shout of "Roll Tide Roll!" "It sounds like completely and not ignorance, but stubbornness", said Jimmy on David Thomas being seen around school board members and officials. "What a positive sounding call", said the Uncle before Pat joined us with a "Roll Tide" shout, followed by the possibility of "more blood" in the hand of David Thomas in his position at Bishop State. "Here's Leeanna on a Friday", said the Uncle as he summoned our call screener with her theme music. "Good morning", she said. Our host saw Leeanna viewing profiles on the website MySpace instead of working. "I saw you looking at someone else's (profile)", said the Uncle before Leeanna said it was Vicki Lawrence's profile. "It's kind of addicting", said Leeanna, giving our host a reason why she's not working. "Is there something at Pensacola that you're suppose to be at", said the Uncle. Leeanna will not be attending this motorcycle event this weekend due to nobody being available to take care of her three children. Listeners can expect to see "the lady with the smile", as our host called Leeanna, and her children shopping Saturday. "Remember to pray and read your Bible", said the Uncle at the end of this week's worth of shows. Today's 10:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.9/5!

Today's show gets a 4.7/5!


"Mighty Nice" - 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 a voice message. "This is going to be another great day in Mobile, and I love J. D. Crowe's cartoon in the morning paper", said our first caller via voice message. Following that voice message was Dan Daniels saying, "Ok here we go, hello you're on the air" in our regularly played clip from Mobile's radio past. Reggie Copeland ("and I know what I did when I woke up this morning at a quarter of six and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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 Trip, just wanting to throw in my two cents on this NASCAR deal", said Trip in a voice message. "In regarding immigrant workers, I tell you somebody who hires them, just look at the work sites", said Trip. "Thank you so much! Oh my goodness, thank you so much for listening! Isn't it relief to have the show underway?" said the Uncle greeting one & all. "What a spectacular time to be living in the Mobile region. Has it had so much excitement as the Mobile region has right now, with former Mayor Mike Dow's investors choosing between counties for this motor racing", said the Uncle, and now the spire (or "the little top thing") will be placed on top of the RSA Tower this Saturday. "They're going to have a helicopter that's going to put pieces of this thing on top", said the Uncle before mentioning current Mobile mayor Sam Jones' suggestion for folks to watch the top of the tower's completion from the battleship USS Alabama. "I don't even know where to go, topic wise", said the Uncle, who has voice messages that are "burning" with the topic of the racetrack, along with former Mobile County School Board member David Thomas' return to the news after interacting with members of the school board, which violates his court order. "David Thomas was a mingling with them", said the Uncle. "He'll be the equal of 'Hollywood' Barkley when it comes to news coverage" if Thomas violates his sentence two more times, according to our host. "Lots and lots of very interesting e-mail, voice mails on the racetrack", said the Uncle after reminding listeners to dial (251) 479-2723 to join the show. "I'm sorry I missed your show yesterday", said a Saraland, Alabama resident and race fan who is not in favor of this proposed racetrack. "It's just a quieter and simply way of life", said our caller. "All right, so that's one guy who doesn't want the racetrack near his house", said the Uncle. "Is there some sort of turtle ranch out there?" asked the Uncle. "I just keep thinking of some sort of turtle reserve", said the Uncle before playing another voice message. "Crockett has written a poem about this motor race park", said the Uncle before playing Crockett's recorded message. "I don't know about that, I don't know about that at all. Are you kidding? Are you kidding, Crockett?" said the Uncle. "You need to get out and see what you're writing about", said the Uncle in response to Crockett's idea of there being more "rednecks" on side of Mobile Bay than the other. "I don't know if that's the case at all", said the Uncle before the first commercial break. After the first commercial break, "All right, Uncle Henry Show onward. We move forward", said the Uncle before speaking to Ron, who knows about gopher tortoises in Saraland. "My son works for the state of Alabama", said Ron. "They have to go and survey and make sure the little gopher tortoises- they are in danger", said Ron. "That sound likes a waste of time", said the Uncle "but your son is involved in it?" "Roll Tide Roll, Henry!" said our next caller David, who is a Saraland resident. "I think it's going to be a good deal", said our caller, who believes Saraland has been in the "dark of Mobile" for so long. "I guess it's going to be a month of speculation", said the Uncle before summoning our call screener Leeanna for an education moment. "How do you spell 'gopher'?" our host asked Leeanna, who spelled it "goofer" previously. "She spells people's names wrong all of the time", said the Uncle, which he believes makes him illiterate to others "One more word on the race track", said the Uncle before playing Jim the Tax Man's voice message. "The proposed location is near the city limits of Foley", said Jim on the Baldwin County location being considered for the racetrack. "Out there in the county, we ain't got no county wide sewage system", said Jim, who questions whether Baldwin County can handle the infrastructure of this racetrack. "We tax payers don't have to pay one cent", said Jim. "I don't see no labor problems in North Mobile County", said Jim speaking from a Baldwin County perspective. "Let's share the prosperity, Uncle Henry", said Jim. "You can record this, play this as many times as you wish", said Jim before ending his voice message. Our host never thought about the proposed racetrack's massive amount of toilet flushes just waiting to happen. "A bunch of different subjects have caught in a log jam and they're about to burst free", said the Uncle before the break for news and commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!


"Lots of Blue" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). Our host said "yes" after the Copeland portion of the opening. Audio of all-time caller Leroy's "Roll Tide Roll" followed Tim's audio. "Uncle Henry, Jim the Tax Man, concerning this race track issue that is being veiled somewhere in Mobile or Baldwin County", said Jim in a voice message. "They are looking for the tax payers to bail them out, to subsidize them", said Jim. "You can play this (voice message) as many times as you wish, but I think these people are picking the pockets of the tax payer", said Jim, "I can see it in the mainstream". "Thank you so much! Thank you listener", said the Uncle greeting one & all as he looks forward to today's show. "So many positive things are happening, even though many negative things are also happening", said the Uncle referring to the pay raise the Mobile City Council voted for itself yesterday. "It's a shocking and disgusting thing what they did", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller already. "Why would you go to uglypeople.com?" our host asked Chris, who found Alabama ranked high on their list of states. "Well, there's a dot com for everything", said the Uncle before summoning Leeanna for an apology to the misinformation she gave us yesterday prior to the announcement of a new racetrack in south Alabama. "Leeanna, please get in here and explain yourself, you are taking too long to face the music", said the Uncle as he used audio of both caller Jan and the creepy-voiced "Evil Irrational Man" to summon our call screener. "You were never more wrong than you were yesterday", said the Uncle. "You and all these other people that claim that it was going to be in Grand Bay and what happens", said the Uncle, "they didn't even mention it!" "You took this program on a little ride", said the Uncle. "Tell me about these people you know?" the Uncle asked about Leeanna's insiders. "Unreliable, unreliable, not Grand Bay, all though I find Prichard to be an unlikely spot for motor sports", said the Uncle, who did "read between the lines" to learn that they'll be choosing the best location for incentives in the future. "I know we've got Mike Dow audio tape from that meeting yesterday", said the Uncle. "Here's some Mayor Dow talking to Charlie Moss, the former mayor", said the Uncle before playing the clip. "You're president of the investor group?" Charlie asked Dow, who was addressed as "Mr. Dow". "Branson!" our host exclaimed after Dow was questioned about the costs of this racetrack. "I believe our initial investors are there", said Dow. "Wasn't that wonderful to hear Mike Dow's voice after so long", said the Uncle. After hearing "Branson" out of the former mayor, "I can conceivably finally get Glen Campbell, the Osmond Family" to Bay Fest, said the Uncle if his doctor can keep him alive past 2009. "Whatever community offers the most will get this thing", said the Uncle on the counties competing for this racetrack, Mobile and Baldwin. "Roll Tide Roll", said our next caller Henry listening to the show on his porch. "Can you say 'Scrushy'?" the retired Henry asked our host in reference to former HealthSouth president Richard Scrushy. "If she (Leeanna) wants it in Grand Bay, God bless them", said Henry. "While I'm sitting on my porch, bring me some money", said Henry who would help fund the racetrack for Grand Bay. During the first commercial break, our host said "yes" during a commercial for Cupid.com. After the first commercial break, "all right, Uncle Henry Show continues. Later on in the program, a report from Government Plaza", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Bubba, who knows some folks in Grand Bay, Alabama who are aware of professional racecar driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s interest in Leroy Hill's property. "Why do you think they're keeping this a secret?" our host asked Bubba. "The word has it over there that he's interested in that property", said Bubba. "Everything you're saying makes sense", said the Uncle, yet plans have been drawn for two sites. "They didn't mention that though, they had site plans for near University of Mobile, Prichard, Eight Mile, Saraland", said the Uncle before directing listeners to the website with the site plans. "This thing ain't going to happen in Grand Bay. Leroy was approached", said our next caller following Bubba. "He should have gone over to Leeanna", said the Uncle. "This ain't going to happen in Grand Bay and I don't think it's going to in Prichard", said our caller before Jim the Tax Man joined us. "The former mayor was very up front for his entire time in office, saying that he believes in public-private partnership", said the Uncle. "Look, Baldwin County, we're a community thing you know, we've got our condos", said Jim, but there are traffic issues. Jim quotes "one of our sports announcers as saying, "Have you been in Talladega to one of our races?" "I think Saraland could probably use the money", said Jim. "North Mobile County, that's where it should be", said Jim. "We don't need it over here. Hey Uncle Henry, we've got bumper to bumper traffic (during holidays)", said Jim before leaving us. Our host will be enjoying how the development of the racetrack will play out. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"Getting Brighter" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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, there's always a lot of pie in the sky people thinking about NASCAR", said our first caller in a voice message. "There are people wishing and dreaming, it's good talk, but let's just concentrate on that jail (Mobile County Metro Jail) down there", said our caller. "You know the dreamers are really poor people" with grand ideas, according to our caller. "Thank you so much! Thank you listener, Uncle Henry Show in progress on this gorgeous, gorgeous Tuesday", said the Uncle. "Are you looking forward to it?" our host asked regarding this day, including the appearance of professional race car driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. "Very exciting to have Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in this area, as we expect his gigantic racetrack complex being built", said the Uncle. "Hope you're having a wonderful morning", said the Uncle before bringing to our attention "the beloved former mayor" Mike Dow's involvement in promoting the racetrack. "Very exciting for people who've missed Mike Dow", said the Uncle on this "blast from the past that flutters in the future". "Leeanna, please put that phone down", said the Uncle as he summons our call screener with audio of caller Jan saying, "Leeann". "Would you get in here!" our host yelled before Leeanna arrived. "I hear you seven seconds later", said Leeanna explaining the delay. "All the information that keeps flowing in here is Grand Bay, and you have an inside source of your own", said the Uncle on what Leeanna believes is the location selected for this racetrack. "You said that's a done deal, that they're saying this is coming to Mobile County", said the Uncle before Leeanna said our host was wrong before. "You are very ornery. Leeanna's sources say Mobile County", said the Uncle. "My earlier sources, likely could be wrong", said the Uncle, "we will find out". "If I read my news reports correctly, they're not going to tell us today", said the Uncle. "I wonder why they're announcing it before they narrow it down?" our host asked. "It sounds from Leeanna said, it sounds like a done deal", said the Uncle after hearing our call screener use the expression "butts up" to describe this Grand Bay property deal. "I just find it very, very interesting", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Norman. "I'm behind you", said Norman, who was unable to hear the show while on hold. "Why would you have vehicles if you can't race them?" our host asked after Norman expressed concern for the racecars' fuel usage. Every time you're going to have a vehicle "people are just going to race them, that's just going to happen", as our host put it. "You know, they're talking about, you remember last year when we were talking about that road that was going nowhere", said Norman before reminding our host that the name of the road is the Callahan Highway. "Anyhow, I tell you, I'm kind of scared", said Norman changing the subject to Alabama Crimson Tide football. Norman left us with a "Roll Tide" before the first commercial break. "Uncle Henry Show brought to you in part by Hall's Meats", said the Uncle in a live commercial for the popular meat product produced in Chickasaw, Alabama. "Perhaps sometimes in the next few years you can take your Hall's Meats to the race track", said the Uncle in the commercial. After the break, "Uncle Henry Show continues on a beautiful, beautiful Tuesday", said the Uncle before speaking to caller Nick. "Are you an investor in this race track?" our host asked Nick. Our caller only heard rumors about the racetrack over the past few weeks. "I don't know if too many race fans would go to the beach, but they would go to the casinos", said Nick explaining the logic of choosing Grand Bay, which is closer to Mississippi and the casinos. "This would be an ideal place". "I'm glad someone with common sense has called into the program", said the Uncle. "Nick, call me if Dale Earnhardt shows up", said the Uncle before Nick left us. "I would like any kind of report on the activity and whereabouts", said the Uncle before our next caller joined us with a "Roll Tide" shout. "He (Earnhardt) likes this area here", said our caller. "If you build, they will come", said our caller. "I have seen NASCAR fans, they will go anywhere", said the Uncle. "What a call, an excellent call. It was bookend with 'Roll Tide Roll' ", said the Uncle. "I thought we could get a mini-track at the old courthouse (property)", Tim suggested. "We've got to designate somebody to keep the track paved", according to our next caller. "Let's hope Dale Earnhardt doesn't see a bunch of speed bumps in Mobile", said the Uncle, which may prompt him to get on the airplane and leave. "If they build this thing (racetrack), it would include hotels", said the Uncle to our next caller, who sees Grand Bay now as a quiet area in Mobile County. "There must be something wrong with your hold system", said our caller, whose concern will be forwarded to a station engineer. "Well, don't have much time in this segment", said the Uncle before suggesting that caller Robert calls back after the break for news, commercials, and a station ID. "There is a brand new news story about the shenanigans at Bishop State, it's entertaining as well", said the Uncle before the break. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.7/5!


"Lots of Showers" - 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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, remind me not to call you on the weekend unless I watch Bob Schieffer or Katie Couric on the dab gum TV. I'm tired of this 9-1-1 stuff", said Tim in a voice message. "Dab gum it, I tell you five years later what you should have done", said Tim after hearing Couric say that masks should have been used five years ago to prevent particles from getting into the lungs. "Tim Russert, that's another one that I'd like to yank out of the dab gum chair", said Tim before ending his voice message. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much for listening", said the Uncle greeting one & all on a "beautiful, beautiful Monday" in the Mobile region. "A special note for you, the listener", said the Uncle before announcing that our call screener Leeanna is abscent due to her visit to a chiropracter, a specialist in back pain. "I want to prove to management that the show can run reasonably well without a call screener", said the Uncle. "Let the phone ring and then you'll be put on hold and then we'll talk", said the Uncle as he "removes a barrier" for our callers to talk. "I'm glad you brought up both Katie Couric and Tim Russert in your voice mail", said the Uncle after listening to Tim's recorded message. "You mentioned Tim Russert in your voice mail, Tim", said the Uncle, who found Dick Cheney to be outstanding on the Sunday morning public affairs program "Meet the Press". "He was as Cheney as you can get", said the Uncle. "Dick Cheney subdued Tim Russert, it was a beautiful thing", said the Uncle before speaking to "caller one" Steve, who responded with "caller one is right". "I realized that, I don't know about the rest of this country, and I can probably say this about you, but I thought about 9/11 everyday since it happened", said the Uncle. Steve has yet to see the video of the Palestinians laughing and cheering five years ago today. Steve's only criticism of the crackdown on the spread of fear and destruction is that "we have not flexed our power". "We have enough oil in this country to keep us oil independent for a hundred years", said Steve. "We need to take it to these terrorists, I still firmly believe that we should have caged up these people who [were] sympathetic", said Steve. "Look, I've got to run, thank you for your call", said the Uncle after that lengthy call before continuing to prove to management that the show can work without a call screener. "Good morning, George", said the Uncle to "caller number two". "I had a nightmare over the weekend", said George sharing his dream of Alabama being known as "the abortion capital of the world" and "where homosexuals can get married" under current lieutenant governor Lucy Baxley as governor. "I wish you were in my dreams, everyone", said George, "horrible". After the first commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm just getting ready to watch this football (game on television), dab gum man kissing a mayor on the front of the paper (the Press-Register)", said Tim in another voice message. "All right, Uncle Henry Show continuing", said the Uncle before speaking to "caller three", who was a prankster playing audio of someone screaming and a toilet flushing. "That was simply an abnormality, don't need Leeanna", said the Uncle before speaking to Mobile County Commissioner Steve "The Commish" Nodine, whom he recognized by voice. "You were on this radio station the day of the attacks", our host asked, which Nodine confirmed. "I just reflect back on how this country has grown up a lot", said Steve. "Let me ask you something. You have been there watching homeland security pour into Alabama", said the Uncle before asking how Mobile has been affected by the funding since then. "Technology has been some of the things we have reaped in as far as homeland security dollars", said Steve. "As people reflect back, freedom, freedom does not come cheap", said Steve. "We have to continue this fight, we have to bring it to them", Steve added. "The country issued some kind of statement about the bridge", said the Uncle, as he is interested in speaking to the other county commissioners. "We are going to be taking a break for news", said the Uncle he could allow others to speak their mind. "On this date, I may make an exception on the topic", said the Uncle. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!


"Wet, Then 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 and I said this is going to be a great day in the City of Mobile and that felt so good") of the Mobile City Council and "The Idea Guy" ("when I woke up this morning at 5:13 and 32 seconds, I knew this was going to be a great day in the City of Mobile") 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"). "Street talk is really, 50% or maybe 90% true", said the late community activist Lillian Jackson in a classic audio clip. "Thank you, Uncle Henry", she said at the end of that clip. "Yes", said the Uncle in the background of his pre-recorded introduction before shouting, "Thank you! Thank you, listener!" "I'm very irritable, I'm very, very, I apologize ahead of time", said the Uncle after watching the CBS Evening News only a relatively short time ago, which was more than 15 hours. "I feel sorry for Mel Showers, who is a fine individual", said the Uncle, as the long time WKRG anchor must now follow Couric's newscast. "They did numerous stories that irritated me on that Katie Couric newscast", said the Uncle, who will no longer watch the newscast no matter who appears in the "Free Speech" segment. "It is a big load of mess, is what it is", said the Uncle before getting to the story that he describes as "people don't like Bush", including a marine. "That was a network news story that everybody hates Bush", said the Uncle. "How is that possibly news?" our host asked. "I wonder did they do a story about how people hate Clinton?" our host wonders. "It is the end of an era. It is an end of an era when you can't go to the networks for news anymore", said the Uncle, now even more proud to be old. "I tell you I've got so mad", said the Uncle before mentioning the newscast's story on a Central Intelligence Agency fellow. "I can't handle it, it's an election year, and I've come to realize that in election years I come close to cardiac arrest", said the Uncle with the 2004 election in mind. "I'm being whipped into a frenzy by all these freakish liberals", said the Uncle. "I can watch a day of 'Crocodile Hunter' reruns", said the Uncle as an alternative to the CBS Evening News. "That doesn't upset as much as Katie Couric", said the Uncle before speaking to our first live caller Bob, who noticed that 710 AM newsreader Joan Keller refers to G.W. Bush as "Bush". "How are our children going to have respect for their elders and the office of president?" Bob asked. Our next caller, who has a young son, fears for his life, but has "faith in our government and our president, as it is right now". "You just revive me when a conservative gets in there", said the Uncle if a certain change in the presidency of the USA takes place. "I also turned off the TV last night", said our next caller Kyle, which prompted our host to ask, "Forever?" "It was terrible, I've got so disgusted, that the message that their trying to give to our young people", said Kyle. Our caller told everyone to pardon his language in advance of saying, "I don't give a rat's rear" of the political party, everyone should support his or her president. "God bless your son", said the Uncle before learning that Kyle will no longer being be tuning into CBS News either. After the first commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, I'm driving down Dauphin Street here", said Tim via voice message. "Dauphin Street reminds me of talking to a liberal", said Tim, as the street makes him sick. John joins us with a "Roll Tide" shout before sharing the story of his son signing up for the Marines after listening to Kyle. "When I saw that last night on TV, it made me turn my stomach", said John. "I was concerned about you being so severely upset", said John on the main reason he called in. "You're right, again, I apologize for it. I had stopped watching the network news quite some time ago", said the Uncle, but he occasionally watches NBC Nightly News, which "leaks" onto his local news on WPMI-TV. "It seems to be more simplistic, this new news seems to be more dumbed down, nothing is ever substantial", said the Uncle referring to the "everybody hates Bush" story, as he calls it. "Hey, Uncle Henry, I love your show", said Margaret, who finds Katie Couric "to be something else", but not in a good way. Margaret "flipped over" to her station WALA Channel 10 for their 5:30 PM newscast. "I lot of people turned off Dan Rather and it didn't do much difference", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, who said he never tuned into Couric. "All right, more after the news", said the Uncle before the break for news and commercials. Today's 9:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.4/5!

(Due to "The Price is Right" not airing today, you can read what happened during today's 10 o'clock hour)

Second half-hour begins with a voice message from Tim speaking about "one of those dab gum boom boxes" that passed his house. "You people better turn that crud down", Tim suggested, especially when passing his house. "Thank you so much! Uncle Henry Show continues on a beautiful Friday, one hour away from Rush Limbaugh", said the Uncle before speaking to Glenn. Glenn agrees with our host that "the national media doesn't seem to hide [behind] its bias" anymore. "If you look at the liberal philosophy behind education", said Glenn, who believes the goal is to dumb down the population with simplistic ideas. "It was like news for children. Honest, it was put together so simplistic", said the Uncle describing the CBS Evening News. "If you have the notion that you're being successful at doing that, you keep on doing [that]", said Glenn before speaking about minimum wage. "I'm glad you brought that whole idea up, because it resonates with me", said the Uncle before mentioning his grandson, who can read very well. "I'll tell you this, "He doesn't want to read because he can play video games", said the Uncle. "This kid doesn't have any desire to read", according to our host, who believes this generation of readers already exists. "What are we going to do when these video game people are voting?" our host asked before Norman joined us. Norman "worked outside in the field" in his spare time as a child, "it wasn't all this TV garbage". As for the discussion of the CBS Evening News, Norman gave some credit for having Rush Limbaugh "He talked too fast", said the Uncle, which Norman agrees with. Norman mentioned radio talk show Glenn Beck's television program. "He's on CNN", said Norman. "No, he's on this station Saturday morning", said the Uncle before Norman made himself clear by saying Headline News. "They ain't going to get off their butt to do it", said Norman on the future voters our host mentioned previously. "Her (Couric's) ratings have dropped every night", said Norman. "Sherry, you have news for us, Sherry?" said the Uncle before Sherry reported on the opening of Interstate 65 north in Saraland, Alabama after a tanker truck accident last night. "That's wonderful", said the Uncle before Sherry said she also agrees with him about Couric. "First, I want to make sure that I talk about Woody's Barbecue, new location in Fairhope", said the Uncle doing his live commercial for the restaurant. After the commercial break, "Hey Uncle Henry, this is Dan", said our next caller in a voice message about this October's BayFest music festival. "Good lord, every act they have is 100 to 200 years old", said Dan. "MC Hammer, the reason he's coming down here because he's financially broke from not paying his taxes", said Dan. "I suggest you go to the Jubilee Festival in Daphne", said the Uncle to Dan, which he recommends to Mobilians interested in paradise. Chris brings to our attention an odd occurrence this past Monday on 710 AM, including some "dead air". "Anyway, going up to T-Town, huh Unc", said Chris referring to the Alabama Crimson Tide football game. "Thank you for that report on the shocking lack of attention paid to the control board on Monday's broadcast", said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller, whom our host doesn't recall hearing. Today's 10:00 AM half-hour gets a 4.5/5!

Third half-hour begins with a call from Jim the Tax Man. "There is no need of getting in a tizzy", said Jim, who stopped watching network news about 30 years ago and considers local news to be a "crime report". Jim also compliments the station for having "The Dave Ramsey Show". "I listen to him every night from 7 to 10", said Jim, who asked our host if he has ever listened to Ramsey, which was a few times. "The golden voice of the radio, TV has gone to the dogs", said Jim before mentioning his relations with former WKRG general manager C. P. Persons, who also believed the same thing about TV. "Y'all are doing some good programming on WPMI", said Jim. "I'm going to try the TV on mute, NewsRadio 710 on, and the Wall Street Journal", said the Uncle, as our caller manages to do the same thing. "I got rid of TV about 15 years ago", said Joe, who recommends that everybody starts reading, because "they may learn something". "One more thing about those pictures that are accessible to the public of our property", said Joe, is that he would use these pictures if he were a burglar. "Joe, the Constitution being shredded, try to make it into a positive", said the Uncle, who suggests that Joe leaves a message in his yard. "Just kind of block it out on the grass and try to send it through your Google satellite photo", said the Uncle before speaking to Nick, who heard our host's "opening monologue" on the CBS Evening News. "It will be my last time to turn on that dab gum network", said Nick. "The other reason I called this morning and because I'm a believer in education here", said Nick before mentioning the news story of three young fellows who have ruined their lives by getting themselves involved in hazing. This story timing's with Alabama being given an "F" when it comes to affordable colleges and universities really got to Nick personally. "By the way, I don't do monologues on the Uncle Henry Show, I just talk exclusively for several minutes", said the Uncle, who will try to keep "a running tally" on the negative rankings on Alabama. "Let's see how much we rack up by the end of the year", said the Uncle. After the commercial break, the final whirlwind segment: "Uncle Henry Show continues, it's the 40th anniversary today of Star Trek, the Star Trek", said the Uncle. "I'm talking about the real thing", said the Uncle, with aliens getting beat up in outer space. "Good morning, Uncle Henry", said Bill joining us to mention the "very important positions" in the Alabama Supreme Court to be filled after the next election. "People, don't call trying to get me to vote Democrat", said the Uncle, which he compares to teaching a pig to sing. Our host summons call screener Leeanna with her theme music and audio of the caller known here as "Evil Irrational Man" saying, "Leeanna!" in his creepy voice. "All right, it's the 40th anniversary of the Star Trek", said the Uncle to Leeanna, who actually had dinner with Nichelle Nichols. "I met Spoke's dad, and I met Que", said the Uncle. "Don't argue with me, right now", said the Uncle. "I recently, with my grandson, have forced him [into] watching these programs", said the Uncle. "What was your favorite one?" Leeanna asked, since she grew up on the shows with her papa. "I never realized how good Leonard Nimoy was", said the Uncle in spite of the show's silliness. "He was just very good", said the Uncle, who believes Nimoy was the real reason for the show's continuous success. "There's several cable channels that are showing them tomorrow", said the Uncle. Our host ends this week's worth of shows with audio of the Alabama battle cry and song before this weekend's Crimson Tide home game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Today's 10:30 AM half-hour gets a 4.8/5!

Today's show gets a 4.6/5!