I came into this world on Jan 20th. That’s very important information in case you want to send me a b-day card or gift someday! Ha Ha! I grew up in Salem and was active in Basketball and Baseball as well as working for my parents at the Drive-In when they owned it. That turned out to be a good move because that’s where I learned how to cook! That’s a very important thing when you’re a bachelor! I have 2 sisters, Shanon still lives in Salem, and I have 2 nephews that are the best. Kara lives near Austin Texas and always rubs it in about how warm it stays in the winter there!
After high school, I attended Mount Marty College in Yankton where I thought I was going to become a teacher. However, after taking a radio broadcasting course, I was hooked. I spent my first year in radio in Sioux Falls before moving out to South Bend, Indiana for 8 years. I’ve been back home since 2004 and have been proud to be the Program Director for Kool 98 ever since then. These days I stay busy with bowling and city league basketball as well as my Daughter. I also have 2 spoiled cats at home and everyone knows I’m a huge animal lover. I'm active with Mitchell Animal Rescue and you can find out more about this great cause at Mitchellanimalrescue.webs.com.
If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or requests, feel free to e-mail me at cj@kool98.com
It seems like Winter lasted forever this year but I see light at the end of the tunnel. Once we get past this wet and mud, I’m hoping for lots of sunshine and warmth very soon. If not, I’ll just have to fly south for a while! LOL By the way, I’m looking to get back into slow pitch softball this summer, so if anyone is looking for someone to fill a spot on their team, let me know. I’m not the best fielder, but I can still hit pretty good. LOL Can’t wait to get out and go for some nice walks too, hate being cooped up in the winter. Oh, don’t forget to get your picks in for the Kool 98, Mitchell Telecom, and Blarney’s Bracket Challenge at Kool 98 dot com for the Boys High School Basketball Tournament this week, and of course College Basketball March Madness begins on Thursday as well!
would like to send a big congrats out to the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars Boys Basketball team for making it to the State Tournament in Sioux Falls next week. We havn’t had this good of a team since I was in High School and on the team! LOL Ok, so I sat on the bench most of the time, but I did make a half-court shot my Junior Year which was pretty cool. I can’t believe we spring ahead this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks 1 hour ahead before you go to bed Sat night. At least if we’re going to lose an hour of sleep it’s on the weekend. And you know with next weekend being the start of spring, we’re sure to get a Blizzard! LOL Thinking about heading to the movies this weekend and checking out the new flick “She’s out of your league”. It looks pretty funny. I’m also supposed to go pig out on an all you can eat Crab Legs buffet too so that should be fun.
I’m so excited because spring training is underway and a new Major League Baseball season will soon be here. As an added bonus, my Atlanta Braves come to Minnesota to take on the Twins in Interleague play this year at the new stadium. I can’t wait to go! Besides, the Metrodome was a house of horrors for us, so I’m hoping for a better outcome this time. LOL Glad to see the weather shaping up too. I’ll take the rain over the snow any day. Headed for a road trip out to Rapid City as well this weekend to see my daughter. With all the lousy weather this Winter, we havn’t even been able to celebrate Christmas yet. How sad is that! On the bright side, it will be nice to get gifts this time of year. LOL
As you noticed last week, I took a couple of days off with a Sinus Infection/Flu/Cold all in one shot. That is no fun! I think I’m mostly recovered after resting all weekend. Just a little plugged in the nose yet. LOL Can you believe we’re already into March? That means spring is right around the corner, but remember, this is also normally the snowiest month here. Plus, doesn’t it seem like we get a blizzard every year around state basketball tournament time? Why is that? Oh, I spent part of the weekend looking at my sports card collection. It’s always fun to pull that stuff out when you havn’t looked at it in a while. It’s a pretty big collection of baseball, football, and basketball cards ranging from the 70’s thru the 90’s. And of course, I have lots of Braves and Dolphins ones! LOL Seems a shame kids either don’t want to collect them these days or can’t afford to. I can remember when you could get a pack for 20 cents plus that hard piece of gum. LOL Today, a pack of 10 cards will run you 5 bucks. That’s crazy!
What a great week, we’re getting ready for the Winter Dance Party on Sunday, and yesterday we found out the line-up for this summer’s Corn Palace Festival. Don’t forget, tomorrow morning around 7:20am, you’ll have the chance to win front row seats to magician and illusionist Jason Latimer with opening act, Comedian Dick Hardwick. And Friday morning at 7:20am, you’ll have the chance to win front row seats to Bjorn Again which is an Abba Tribute show. If you saw the comedians last year, you know how hilarious they were. If not, you really missed out on a treat so take advantage of it this year. And how can you not like Abba! From Dancing Queen,
Take A Chance On Me, Waterloo, and many more! Break out your 70’s gear, the platform shoes, bell bottoms, polyester, and do that John Travolta dance one more time! LOL
Now that the “Big Game” is over, it’s time to focus on Valentine’s Day. Luckily, since I don’t have a girlfriend or wife right now, the pressure is off of me this week on finding that perfect gift. LOL However, I did shop for my daughter. I got her a personalized teddy bear with her name on it, plus, a gift basket full of goodies. Of course Valentine’s Day itself I will be out and about at the Corn Palace for the “Winter Dance Party”! The show starts at 5 and it’s a tribute to Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens. You don’t want to miss this! Tickets are just $25 for General Admission Raised Seats and all the info is right on our website or at Corn Palace dot com. Hope to see you there and remember, you have a chance to win tickets all week on the Kool 98 Morning Show!
This winter weather is really starting to get annoying isn’t it? I know, we live in the Midwest so we should be used to it right? LOL The worst part is that I’ve been missing out on Bowling, Poker Parties, and more with my good friends over in Salem. Its not that I couldn’t drive over in this stuff, but why take a chance in this stuff on the road if you don’t have to travel right? Not sure what I’m going to do on Sunday yet for the big game. Sounds like there will be some good commercials this year, but I don’t think I’ll tune in for the pre-game which usually starts 5 hours before kick-off. LOL Should be a rocking performance by The Who at half-time too. Let’s just hope it’s a good game.
Fun night planned tonight as Renee, one of my co-workers is taking me out as a belated b-day present. We’re going to chow down on pizza, and then head to the movies and see When in Rome with one of my favorite actress’s, Kristen Bell. And yes, I do find her very attractive so if you know of anyone around here that looks like her and is single, send her my way ok? LOL Otherwise, tomorrow I’m headed to the Corn Palace to watch my hometown play in the Boys Hanson Basketball Classic so good luck to McCook Central!
Well, the match-up is finally set, Indy vs New Orleans. I know that most people are picking the Colts because the Saints defense isn’t that good and Manning should be able to shred it pretty good. And, let’s face it, the Vikings gift wrapped the NFC championship to them. But I tell you what, I’m going with New Orleans to win it all. I’ve just got a feeling that with what that city went through with hurricane Katrina and everything, Drew Brees, Reggie Bush, and that entire team is going to will themselves to the upset.
Well, it’s time for me to pick the games for this weekend and they should both be good ones. In the NFC, I’m taking the Saints over the Vikings in a shoot out. Expect a lot of points in this game. Favre may have a little edge over Brees because of playoff experience and I think Bush and Peterson are pretty even right now. The Vikings have the advantage on defense but in the end, I think the Superdome crowd will be the difference. And Minnesota fans, you should be happy with this pick because I’m usually wrong. LOL In the AFC, it’s tempting to take New York, especially when you look at all the subplots to this one. How ironic would it be if Indy loses after they basically let the Jets win just to get into the playoffs. I’m not buying it though, I’ll take the experience of Peyton Manning over a rookie quarterback anyday. The Colts are the pick here but I still think it might be close. I’ll be off the rest of the week, my b-day is tomorrow (Jan 20th) so I’m going to slack off for a few days. See you on Monday!
