CHARLIE WITH MISS NEBRASKA 2008-2009, GRETCHEN BERQUIST. GRETCHEN PRESENTED THE NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS AWARDS TO THE WINNERS AS CHARLIE ANNOUNCED THEM AND BROUGHT THEM TO THE STAGE THIS PAST WEEK IN OMAHA.
Gretchen is a communications student at my hometown University of Nebraska-Kearney, and is interning at the local television station. She’s obviously got a great future in front of the camera.
MISS NEBRASKA, GRETCHEN BERGQUIST, TALKS ABOUT HER FUNNIEST MOMENT AT THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT IN JANUARY OF 2009!
CHARLIE WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS EXECUTIVE VP, JOHN DAVID!
John is headquartered in Washington D.C., and was my former newsman at KOMA radio in Oklahoma City. He spent the first few minutes of his keynote luncheon address to the Nebraska broadcasters remembering all the crazy stuff and stunts we pulled while just a couple of kids working together in the mid 60’s. One of them I had forgotten about was during one of John’s newscasts, everytime he would pause between sentences, I would open my mike and sniff very audibly at the end of his sentences. As John pointed out, the listeners must have thought he had a terrible cold. He admitted that was the one time he did finally break up on the air.
CHARLIE WITH JOHN MITCHELL AND HIS WIFE MARY, AND CHARLIE’S MOM ON THE FAR RIGHT! JOHN GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB IN RADIO IN MY HOMETOWN OF KEARNEY, NEBRASKA, ON THE STATION HE OWNED, KGFW, WHEN I WAS A 16 YEAR OLD SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE BELIEVED IN ME BACK THEN SO MUCH, HE MOVED ME TO THE MORNING SHOW JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I WAS HIRED!
One very special note about my mom, pictured above on the right! She bought me a used 78 rpm record player for $2, which she painted to look like new, when I was just 5 years old. She also got me a bunch of old records to play, since she realized that I wanted to grow up to be on the radio because I loved listening to our local hometown morning radio personality, Jack Lewis. I used to sit in my room playing all that music and pretending I was on the air……you know, I just realized that’s what I still do, only now it’s actually going out on the radio!
CHARLIE WITH NEBRASKA GOVERNOR DAVE HEINEMAN! NEBRASKA HAS THE 2ND LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION AND FINANCIALLY IS IN GREAT SHAPE! THEIR STATE CONSTITUTION SAYS THEY CAN’T SPEND WHAT THEY DON’T HAVE….WHAT A CONCEPT!
CHARLIE WITH HIS NEBRASKA COUSINS AND AUNT, AND OF COURSE IN THE CENTER, MOM!
From left to right, cousin Maize, my Aunt Elaine, cousin Dan, my Mom, my mom and Elaine’s cousin Kathryn, Charlie, cousin Rosie, and cousin Judy! Cousins Tim, Maureen and Patrick were unable to attend, but they’re all like brothers and sisters to me!
WRAPPING UP THE NEBRASKA AWARDS NIGHT, CHARLIE WITH HIS MOM, MISS NEBRASKA GRETCHEN BERGQUIST, AND NAB EXECUTIVE VP JOHN DAVID!
IT’S WOODSTOCK’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND: CHECK OUT THESE CLASSIC VIDEOS STARTING WITH JOE COCKER!
MAX YASGUR’S 600 ACRE FARM WAS NEVER THE SAME AFTER WOODSTOCK & RICHIE HAVENS!
CANNED HEAT GOT THINGS COOKING AT WOODSTOCK ’69 WITH “WOODSTOCK BOOGIE”!
WATCH THE BUILD-UP OF THE STAGES AT WOODSTOCK WHILE CROSBY, STILLS & NASH PLAY!
ONE OF MY LISTENERS, MARIE MASSON, HAS STARTED A PETITION TO HAVE ME INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME! PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN THE PETITION!
ALL SUMMER LONG, THERE ARE FREE CONCERTS AT WARNER PARK-WOODLAND HILLS!
Who: Valley Cultural Center has been doing free community concerts since 1975 (34 years). VCC is a non-profit (501-c-3) organization located at 21550 Oxnard Street, Suite 470, Woodland Hills, CA 818-704-1358. Concert “Toll Free Hot Line” 877-704-3456 or our web site: www.valleycultural.org
What: Free Concerts in the Park at Warner Park has a Food Court with hot and cold foods, beverages and snacks available.
Where: Warner Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367.
When: Concerts are every Sunday from June 7th through August 30th. Most concerts start at 6 pm until 8 pm. Opening day concert is a Playboy Jazz Festival Community Concert starting at 4:30 pm until 8 pm. June 28th is the Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Family Fun Festival starting at 2 pm. The Annual Dennis P. Zine July Fourth Extravaganza (on July 4th) starts at 6 pm until 9:30 pm. Fireworks will start approximately at 9 pm or as soon as it gets dark. On August 16th we have the Neighborhood Council Earth Day Festival starting at 4 pm.
How: Directions to Warner Park – Take the 101 freeway to the Topanga Canyon Blvd. NORTH exit. The park is less than a mile north of the freeway. Main cross streets are Topanga Canyon Blvd. just one block south of Oxnard Street. Parking in nearby parking structures is $10 per car for concerts and $15 per car for July 4th.
