Thursday, April 30, 2009

THE SYPHER AND PITINO DRAMA

It's the water cooler story of the spring, and everybody's talking but the people involved.

This incident between Pitino and Sypher in 2003, which the FBI called an interaction, and which Pitino's lawyer Steve Pense called an encounter, has resulted in Sypher being charged with extortion and with lying to the FBI.

Shannon Ragland, of the Kentucky Trial Court Review, separates the facts from the speculation, and talks about the law.

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Shannon is also the author of one of my favorite sports books, THE THIN THIRTY

Monday, April 27, 2009

DOWNARD SPEAKS ON THE BUDGET, THE BALANCE OF POWER, AND THE MAYOR FOR LIFE

Kelly Downard talks about the challenges of running city government, transparency, priorities, and politics. He thinks there's a 5050 chance that Jerry doesn't run in 2010.

Would our mayor for life really walk away before he had to?

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Friday, April 24, 2009

MORE FUN THAN YOU CAN HAVE ON THE RADIO

All right neighbors, here's one for the grownups.

Mary Roach is always a great read. I've enjoyed all of her books, but especially her latest,

BONK, THE CURIOUS COUPLING BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SEX

So, she's here to talk about...

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and check out her site at maryroach.net.


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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Welcome to Joe Elliott Radio.

We'll talk to news makers and other interesting people. Listen on your computer, or download the interviews to your IPod or mp3 player.

Your host is a bit technologically challenged, so this is a good learning experience for me. Yes, I know the site needs work, but let's get going with some content, and we'll improve it as we go.

Mark Hebert sets the standard for TV investigative reporting in this town. He's about to hang up his microphone and head for a PR job at the University Of Louisville.

What's he thinking!

He tells us, reviews some career highlights and talks a little politics.

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More podcasts and blog posts coming soon. And we'll see you on the Sunday Morning Talk Show on WHAS Radio