Mike Tussey: Legendary broadcaster and Hall of Famer Jim LaBarbara started in 1959, keeps going
One of the most renowned and revered broadcasters of our time is still going strong. You know him as “The…
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Mike Tussey: 60 years ago ‘Coffee Grounds Show’ was talk of the town, captivating audiences every day
February, 1964 I was working the mid day shift (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) at tiny 250 watt – WIRO AM 1230…
Mike Tussey: Baseball and a microphone equals a legend — Waite Hoyt
Every January amid the freezing temperatures with rain, ice and snow, I usually begin thinking about our National Pastime –…
Mike Tussey: There are sergeants, lieutenants and captains and then there are KENTUCKY COLONELS
Across the world, people have heard about the Kentucky Colonels and the wonderful reputation that goes with it all. The…
Mike Tussey: The wonder years of radio with WSAI’s Big Jon and Sparkie
Once upon a time in America we were not at the movie theaters, but we were at home cuddling up…
Mike Tussey: NKY Winter Senior Games begin Friday with fun, fitness, competition, comaraderie
By now, New Years Eve and New Years Day have passed and those memories are quickly fading into our years…
Mike Tussey: NCAA bowls-NFL football, college basketball and resolutions — are you ready for 2024?
Two nights ago, America celebrated Christmas as we have done for centuries with our families. I certainly hope that your…
Commentary – Mike Tussey: A holly, jolly Christmas to all — it’s the best time of the year
Today, December 20 means that Christmas will be with us in just 5 days and great Christmas cheer is all…
Commentary – Mike Tussey: You can feel it, you can hear it, you can see it — the Spirit of Christmas
The calendar says that Christmas is almost here. December 25 – a day that millions of us cherish each year;…
Commentary – Mike Tussey: December 7, 1941 ‘A Day which will live in infamy,’ Pres. Franklin Roosevelt
An indelible memory spanning 82 years within the annals of time, still leaves the impact of a lifetime. It was…
Commentary – Mike Tussey: Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives
Even today, so many of us remember the above legendary epigraph that began in 1965 with the late McDonald Carey…
Mike Tussey: Reliving the emotional memories associated with Thanksgiving Day, sad and happy
In our lifetimes there are events, days and times in which time cannot erase. These are emotional memories which are…
Mike Tussey: 1970 plane crash that killed Marshall University Football Team devastated a nation
Fifty-three years ago at 7:36 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 1970, is a date and time that has etched its mark…
Mike Tussey: A day of anxiety, dread, and concern — the day of the road test for your driver’s license
In our lifetime, we all feel days of anticipation that cause cold sweat, butterflies and jitters. It’s amazing how those…
Mike Tussey: D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is excellent prevention-oriented policing
Throughout my long 26-year law enforcement career, I touched many bases from patrol to assistant chief. In those middle years…
Mike Tussey: The echoes of Halloween yesteryear still haunt us with the best of the boos
For the past month, the very spirit of Halloween has been manifested on lawns, homes, trees, cars, and even in…
Mike Tussey: October means apple butter, pumpkins, goblins, and apple cider
Here in mid October and early Fall, there is something very special amid the turning leaves and cooler temperatures. That…
Mike Tussey: Awards and recognitions — a celebration of performance
From your first day of elementary school, somewhere along the line, you likely were awarded a nice certificate for an…
Mike Tussey: 10 essential factors that require zero talent — but could change your entire career
No matter where you are within your career and your status of success, you sometime get the feeling there’s a…
Mike Tussey: Coming up – Country Music Month, play-off baseball, NFL, college football, Halloween
Y’all ready for this? In early September the stores began filling the shelves with costumes of skeletons, ghosts, vampires, witches,…
Mike Tussey: More Murphy’s Law — and another recipe for disaster
Recently, I examined Murphy’s Law and how it affected me drastically while broadcasting a football game in September a few…
Mike Tussey: Sheila Gray is WKRC Local 12’s ‘gal about town’ — and Ambassador of Goodwill
The City of Cincinnati and Local 12 WKRC not only has a Gal about town, but also has an Ambassador…