Getting Spooky with Big Joe

Big Joe & Reba (Who had more hair?)

We’re thrilled with our new websites! Posting funny videos, crazy top 10 list , great information on family and health everyday has been a blast. Then a few days ago, the boss man said to us in a meeting, “You really need to be more personal with your blogs, tell us something we don’t know about you.” So around here, when the boss makes a suggestion, it usually happens pretty quick! I was thinking about this last night and since it’s Halloween, here’s what I came up with:

For Nearly 30 years, I’ve been asked more than a few times, “Big Joe, how did you get a job on the radio?” I kinda chuckle every time the question comes up, because Halloween 1980 is the reason I’m on the radio today.

In the small town where I grew up, Kosciusko, Mississippi, it was actually a lot like Sonora. Everybody knew everybody’s business, we all attended the same churches, shopped at the same stores, went to the same schools. A nice community with good people, just like we have here in the Mother Lode.

Halloween was always fun, but I was a little too old to trick or treat at 15, so this particular Halloween I decided to go to the annual Haunted House across from the police station. There was this old abandoned 2 story house the city turned into a haunted house every year.

I didn’t know the local radio station was going to be there that Saturday night. The radio station was 1340AM- WKOZ! They played Top 40 music and the Jocks name was Gary “Spaceman” Pace. As people were coming out of the haunted house that night, Gary would shove a microphone in their face to get a reaction of what they had just seen inside. Then…it was my turn. I have no idea what I said, all I remember is he put the microphone down after I spoke and told me I should talk to his boss about a part time job after school. I kinda laughed and went on my way. Well, that following Monday after school, I took Gary ” Spaceman” Pace” up on his suggestion and asked Mom if she would drive me to the radio station to put an application in for a part time job. I’ve been in the radio biz ever since. Spooky huh!

Happy Halloween!

Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2:00am Nov. 1st, 2009

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Don’t forget to turn your clocks BACK one hour this Saturday Night before you go to bed. DST. ends Sunday at 2:00am. Also please check and change the batteries in your smoke detectors in every room!

Did you know that your chances of having a heart attack is affected by Daylight Saving Time? Did you Know your mood is also affected? Check this study out from The University of Texas San Antonio

Good Night,

John Bell’s ZOMBIE Song

Have you seen the movie “Zombie Land”? I think KKBN’s John Bell did. There’s a reason we keep John locked up downstairs in his studio! Here’s one of those reasons.

Brooks & Dunn's Zombie Song

Happy Halloween!

Make Bridgette Snort

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My friend and morning show partner Bridgette is one of the funniest ladies I know, but if you’ve ever heard her get tickled, you know she sometimes snorts! Well in the last few weeks Bridgette hasn’t snorted once. So I decided to start a contest. Anyone that makes Bridgette Snort again will win a great KKBN Prize! So now that you’re caught up…Here’s a special little song to get you ready to ” MAKE BRIDGETTE SNORT!”

MAKE BRIDGETTE SNORT