Mike Tussey: It’s National Iced Tea Month; how about a spot of tea?
During our routine days we become creatures of habit. So much so, that we achieve a taste for our “favorite…
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Mike Tussey: Today is June 3 — in many ways, a day to remember, among many special days to come
If you look at your calendar you will see a midweek Wednesday with the number 3 attached. Is it just…
Mike Tussey: High school graduation day — remember yours? It’s been 70 years for me
Browsing the calendar for May, I somehow realized that my high school graduation was back in the mid-20th century on…
Mike Tussey: Sunday, May 10 is Mother’s day — make your plans for a special time
This special day is dedicated to honoring mothers and grandmothers for the very important role that they play in our…
Mike Tussey: 65 years ago today brought the dawn of an incredible broadcasting career
My broadcasting career spanned over 6 decades beginning on a sunny Saturday afternoon, April 29, 1961, in small town USA…
Mike Tussey: Perk up! It’s National April Showers Day — remember April showers bring May flowers
Will it rain today? If so, how will rain affect your plans? For most, we prefer a sunny warm day…
Mike Tussey: The bank that didn’t and the radio station that did
After the fiasco at Sears, the months flew by and fall 1959 brought about my return to college for one…
Mike Tussey: Your last day on the job sometimes brings vivid memories
If you were like many of us when we were in school, we found a part-time job and that was…
Mike Tussey: Smile! You’re on ‘candid camera’ — the evolution from crude cameras to ‘selfies’
Once upon a time early television using that phrase not only produced a super television show, but it also gave…
Mike Tussey: Sound the trumpets — Baseball, America’s past-time, and new season is upon us
The pageantry that is Reds Opening Day continues tomorrow as it has for the past 157 years. Across our three…
Mike Tussey: Sweet 16 Kentucky Style — March Madness rules as the games go on
Amid the blustery month of March Madness, King Basketball here in the Commonwealth has a new KHSAA Girls State Champion….
Mike Tussey: Sweet 16 – Kentucky style, part 1; ‘King Basketball’ rules in March
Every year, once we turn the calendar from the month of February, we Kentuckians look at the month of March…
Mike Tussey: It’s National Sons Day; time to honor our beloved sons of yesteryear and today
If you haven’t heard of this special day, it may well be because it was only created 8 short years…
Mike Tussey: The fall, the pain, the surgery — and then, physical therapy
No matter our age or physical condition, sometimes there is an event that physically brings you down and nearly incapacitates…
Mike Tussey: Radio in the 60’s was pure magic, so were Hi-Fi Club Sock Hops
If you turn back the pages of broadcasting and dial in the decade of the 60’s – you’ll find America’s…
Mike Tussey: The art of professional play-by-play requires commitment, skill, imagination
“The Art” refers to the creative expression of feelings and speech reflected by a play-by-play announcer calling any game. To…
Mike Tussey: Once there was such a thing as ‘Party Lines,’ a source of some frustration
The name Alexander Graham Bell today may bring some meaning to you. Then again, maybe not. To refresh your memory,…
Mike Tussey: Like miles on your odometer, so are the cars of your life
It’s called many things such as – your car, vehicle, jalopy, ride, wheels, junk or even a name like “Mali.”…
Mike Tussey: After National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day — is Chapter 2
Let’s take a close-up of why January 9 received national attention. However, this time from the perspective of a retired…
Mike Tussey: We have statues, monuments and Mount Rushmore — and then Bobbleheads
Listen my children and you shall hear and be advised – TODAY IS NATIONAL BOBBLEHEADS DAY. It’s a good bet…
Mike Tussey: Tick-Tick-Tick — buckle up, countdown about to start for New Year
Christmas is in the history books, and tonight we are on the doorstep of 2026. We all have our own…
Mike Tussey: Merry Christmas Eve; the magic of Christmas is all around
Once upon a time 79 Christmas’s ago in 1946, the golden voice of Nat “King” Cole recorded a ballad that…