Tag: Jon Rawl
Black History: George W. Johnson; Baylor–Kansas
Friday – February 21, 2020
George W. Johnson was the first black man in America to become a recording star. We hear the Virginia native's...
Trump Super PAC’s Curtis Ellis On Bernie Win; Chris Lane No....
Wednesday – February 12, 2020
Curtis Ellis discusses the Bernie Sanders-Pete Buttigieg-Amy Klobuchar positive performance in the New Hampshire 2020 Primary. The policy director for...
Y’all-TV: CNN And ‘Credulous Boomer Rube’
Proud Southern baby boomer Jerry Short was not amused with CNN host Don Lemon and Tallahassee-based politico Rick Wilson’s recent jab at the region’s...
Y’all-TV: CMT Gets Woke, Chris Lane, Reba McEntire
CMT decides to makes women 50 percent of the video playlist. Jon Rawl, a programming executive at CMT in the 1990s, is not thrilled...
Least Favorite State; ACC Update; Music Row Report
Wednesday – January 29, 2020
Preshias Harris reports on the success of country music hitmaker Chris Lane, the Grammy win by Tanya Tucker, and the...
Y’all-TV: Kobe Bryant Tragedy; U.S. Civics Test
Jerry Short, "The Toccopola Storyteller," discusses the horrific crash Sunday that claimed the life of NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others. Also, any...
LSU Wins National Title; Kamado Joe vs. Big Green Egg
Tuesday – January 14, 2020
"Barbecue Barrister" Matt Heermans examines the big dilemma in grilling: Kamado Joe versus Big Green Egg. Ed Orgeron and Joe...
Staff Sgt. J.K. Sharpe (1919–1945); Boudin Basics
Tuesday – January 7, 2020
The Battle of the Bulge was 75 years ago. The great-uncle of host Jon Rawl, Staff Sgt. James Knowlton Sharpe,...
General Gridiron – Week 16
Bowl Bonanza. The General examines the Top 10 postseason contests. Who will win the Alabama-Michigan contest in Orlando's Citrus Bowl? And when it comes...
Jerry Christmas; NAS Pensacola Tragedy; LSU Is No. 1
Monday – December 9, 2019
LSU is the No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff, while Clemson and Oklahoma also keep their national championship...