Synopsis
I am a longtime journalist, current producing for RTV6 (WRTV), in Indianapolis. Much of the content here is from my time at crosstown news/talk radio station WIBC. Southerner at heart - hometown is Trenton, Georgia - and though I now live in the IndyCar capital city, pro wrestling, old jazz, science and baseball are my things.
Episodes
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Why does Indiana do open draw for high school sports playoffs?
12/10/2015 Duration: 01minStill a great unanswered question of the universe, as I haven't received a satisfactory answer yet. Why in the world does Indiana reward teams without a single regular season win with a playoff game (and possibly a home playoff game)? That's what happens sometimes with their 'open-draw' system of determining playoff positions, rather that using regular season records to determine the postseason.
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Evan Bayh - Can No Labels help save the country via bipartisanship?
12/10/2015 Duration: 07minFormer Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is among a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans who hope to make bipartisanship a winning issue at the polls.
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Imran Malik: Ahmadiyya Muslim leader on Saturday's anti-Islam rallies
10/10/2015 Duration: 11minThough the protests are not happening in Indiana, Imran Malik, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Indiana, is worried about several anti-Islam protests scheduled for today (Saturday) at roughly 20 mosques and Islamic centers across the country.
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Michael Sweet - Stryper's new (and super rocking) album, and his solo tour
10/10/2015 Duration: 18minMichael Sweet is one of the best interviewees in the business, any business, the type of man for which you look for an excuse to talk. Here, we yap about Stryper's new album "Fallen", all of which is available this coming Friday (Oct. 16), but which you can pre-order - and get four songs now! - at iTunes and Amazon. Michael is also playing a solo acoustic show in Bluffton, Indiana October 23.
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Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride! The Marvelous Metempirical Mellifluous Marching Band Murgatroyd
09/10/2015 Duration: 02minThey got the most votes this week, so the 135-member Cougar Pride gets the big 10 At 10 honors! Good luck at Cavalcade of Champions this weekend!
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There's a pumpkin & pumpkin pie shortage, and Ray blames the PSL
08/10/2015 Duration: 03minNo, the PSL is probably not the reason there is a shortage of pumpkins for pumpkin pies - or may be one, we don't know yet - but it does give me a chance to take another shot at the Cult of PSL led by my buddy Sean Copeland of sister station B 105.7.
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Lawsuit challenges nativity at Concord High School Christmas Spectacular
08/10/2015 Duration: 04minAs was expected, a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nativity as part of the annual Christmas Spectacular at Concord High School, alma mater of fill-in co-host Carl Stutsman. As much as it appears to be loved by the community, legal precedent does not appear to be on Concord High School's side.
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From The 10 At 10: ATO at Indiana U is no more after forced sex hazing video
08/10/2015 Duration: 01minWell that didn't take long. Less than a day after a video surfaced on social media showing an ATO pledge being forced to perform oral sex on a woman in front of a crowd, the ATO chapter at IU has been disbanded - they were still only suspended when we discussed it on The 10 At 10, but the letters are already coming off the house.
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An IU fraternity is suspended, and it appears to be due to a forced oral sex hazing video
08/10/2015 Duration: 34sA fraternity at Indiana University has been suspended over hazing allegations that could be related to a video that appears to show a student forced to perform oral sex on a woman.
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Indiana ranks low in quality of life, says a new study from Ball State
07/10/2015 Duration: 03min39th out of 50 states. Not a good ranking for Indiana's overall quality of life according to a new study from Ball State's Center For Business & Economic Research.
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Fiat Chrysler workers threaten to strike; 8,000 in Indiana
07/10/2015 Duration: 02min11:59pm is the deadline for the two sides to reach a deal. Otherwise, thousands of Fiat Chrysler workers may walk out.
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New House Republican leader, and a new Democratic LGBT plan
07/10/2015 Duration: 06minBack to back legislative stories; the selection of a new House Majority Leader to replace Jud McMillan, who resigned over a sex video, and the plan from Democrats to push a statewide anti-discrimination law protecting the LGBT community next session.
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Gallup says no more horse race presidential polls
07/10/2015 Duration: 02minOnce the nation's leading pollster, Gallup explains why it is pulling out of horse race polls during presidential primary season, or tries to.
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Black Whopper, Green Poop. Oh, and McDonald's all day breakfast; but Green Poop!
06/10/2015 Duration: 05minMcDonald's thought they would have the biggest food story in the country with the introduction of all-day breakfast. But Burger King whipped their butts by introducing a burger that causes....well....
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Carmel approves LGBT anti-discrimination law. Statewide law next?
06/10/2015 Duration: 02minIt barely passed on a 4-3 vote, but Carmel, Indiana is the latest city to approve an anti-discrimination law to protect the LGBT community. Will a statewide law come next?
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Carmel, Indiana passes LGBT anti-discrimination law
06/10/2015 Duration: 33sCarmel, Indiana is the latest city to pass a law protecting the LGBT community from discrimination, though it did so more narrowly than initially expected.
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The awful record flooding in South Carolina and other parts of the South
05/10/2015 Duration: 03minIt sure is tough to watch my friends in my former adopted state go through flooding like no one alive today has ever seen, not even during Hurricane Hugo or the many other storms that have hit South Carolina over the years. And it's raining again today.
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No (Ray says) there is NOT a Taylor Swift curse in baseball!
05/10/2015 Duration: 04minSo the producer and Mr. Wilson tried to provide some flimsy (IMO)evidence of a Taylor Swift curse, which we first covered on the program last week. I (IMO) shoot it down, though Mike and Colin remain convinced that the magic of Taylor can affect the outcome of the national pastime.
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Why in 2015 would women be barred, even temporarily, from a football locker room?
05/10/2015 Duration: 01minWhy, indeed? I am glad they got an apology from the Colts and the Jaguars and eventually got in, but in my opinion, there is no excuse for an usher to not know better.
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John McCain doesn't think much of Republican White House prospects
05/10/2015 Duration: 04minThe Republican prospects for the presidency are not great according to former presidential candidate McCain. However, as some fans of Donald Trump may point out, he didn't win either. Also, Trump is still leading in Iowa and New Hampshire according to a new poll.