12/01 Friday: Bud Johnson, Mark Calvit, Ray Strother

Hour 1:

Bud Johnson & Mark Calvit

Former LSU Sports Information Director Bud Johnson joins Jim in studio to comment on the history of basketball in New Orleans. Johnson was also the public relations director for the New Orleans Jazz.

Executive Director of Southside Gardens Mark Calvit comes in studio as our resident LSU superfan and social commentator to talk about the Tigers and what's going on in today's world. 

Hour 2:

Ray Strother

Raymond Strother is a well known Democratic political consultant. Strother comments on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how it will impact Americans. He also comments on Mike Flynn pleading guilty to lying to the F.B.I.

O6/22 Thursday: Bud Johnson, Jay Connaughton, Mark Ballard and Tom Aswell

Hour One

Bud Johnson

 

The former LSU Sports Information Director Bud Johnson, was here to help Jim remember Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich. Today, June 22, 2017 would have Pistol Pete's 70th birthday. Johnson witnessed the era of Pistol Pete while he was playing for LSU.

Jay Connaughton 

Political consultant for Donald Trump, Jay Connaughton, commented on the President's healthcare plan and GOP wins in the Georgia and South Carolina congressional races this week.

Hour Two

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate was on air covering the LSU Board of Supervisors meeting today.

Tom Aswell

 

Tom Aswell of the Louisiana Voice was on the show commenting on the secrecy behind the negotiants for the healthcare bill that the U.S. Senate is deliberating.

Monday: 68th Birthday of Pete Maravich, Baton Rouge Mayor's Office, Brian Williams, Charleston Shooting, and Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the Presidential Candidates

HOUR ONE: 

Bud Johnson

Bud Johnson is the Director of the Andonie Sports Museum.  He remembers the legacy of Pete Maravich on his 68th birthday.  Johnson shares memories of Maravich and his first impressions of the slight basketball player.  Pete Maravich made 3,667 points in his career. 

Bobby Simpson

Bobby Simpson is the former Mayor of Baton Rouge.  Simpson comments on current Mayor Kip Holden.   He also shares about his own life and perspective after holding the office of mayor.  He now works as an administrator at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.  Simpson says he has no desire to ever run for political office again. 

HOUR TWO: 

George Sells

George Sells is the former WAFB Anchorman.  He comments on Brian Williams and the recent shootings in Charleston, South Carolina.  Sells affirms that Williams will never recover from his "misrememberings."

Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura is former Governor of Minnesota.  He gives his opinion on the presidential candidates who have just recently entered into the fray, Donald Trump and Bobby Jindal.  He discusses the dynamics of the 2016 election.  Ventura comments on his lawsuit against Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL, whom he sued for defamatory passages in "American Sniper."