''Bob and Brian'' is a talk radio show broadcast from
WHQG
WHQG (102.9 FM, "102-9 The Hog") is an active rock radio station licensed to and serving the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by the Milwaukee Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications. Its studios (which are shared with the o ...
in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
. Topics of discussion include politics, celebrity gossip, and sports, along with the random daily events.
The show broadcasts weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and repeats as a week-in-review show on Saturday mornings. It is syndicated in
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
.
Longtime friends who grew up in Union Grove, Wisconsin, Bob Madden and Brian Nelson went to high school and technical college together before teaming up to work in radio in January 1981. They had brief stints for stations in Florida, Missouri, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Milwaukee's "Lazer 103", WLZR on July 20, 1987 (WLZR has since become WHQG).
Affiliates
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WHQG
WHQG (102.9 FM, "102-9 The Hog") is an active rock radio station licensed to and serving the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. The station is owned by the Milwaukee Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications. Its studios (which are shared with the o ...
102.9 FM "The Hog"
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
- Flagship
Former affiliates
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WWHG
WWHG (105.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Evansville, Wisconsin and serving the areas of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison and Janesville, Wisconsin, Janesville. The station is owned by Scott Thompson, ...
105.9 FM "The Hog"
Janesville
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WWWX
WWWX (96.9 FM, "96.9 The Fox") is an alternative rock formatted radio station licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, that serves the Appleton- Oshkosh area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. The station shares a transmitter site with WNAM locat ...
96.9 FM "The Fox"
Oshkosh/
Fox Valley
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WTLX
WTLX (100.5 FM "100.5 FM ESPN") is a commercial radio station, licensed to Monona, Wisconsin and serving the Madison metropolitan area. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC, and runs a sports radio format as a network affiliate ...
100.5 FM "ESPN Radio"
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
*
WMZK 104.1 FM "Z104"
Wausau/
Medford
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WAPL
WAPL (105.7 FM) is a classic rock formatted radio station licensed to Appleton, Wisconsin, that serves the Green Bay and Appleton- Oshkosh areas. The station is owned by Woodward Communications, and has studios on College Avenue in Appleton, ...
105.7 FM "The Rockin' Apple"
Appleton
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WNFL
WNFL (1440 AM) is an American all-sports radio station located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The station is locally owned and operated by Midwest Communications, which owns six other stations in Northeast Wisconsin. WNFL simulcasts the programming of ...
1440 AM
Green Bay
Cast
Current
*Bob Madden, 'The Voice Of Beef' — Host (1987-Current)
*Brian Nelson, 'The Gangster Of Love' — Host (1987-Current)
[
*Eric 'Rock' Jensen — Producer (1996-Current) ][
*Carrie Wendt, 'First Lady Of WI — News (1999-Current) ][
*'Sportsbabe', Stephanie Sutton — News Fill-in (2010-Current)
*Tim Murray — Sports (2018-Current)
]
Former
* Liz Borden — Traffic (1992–1997); News (1997–1999 ) [
* Marilynn Mee — News (1989-1997); "Jackpot Girl" (1989-2005) ][
* Dorene "Firegirl" Michaels — News & Traffic (????-2004) ][
* Jeff Miller aka "The Hawk" & "Jeffrey Goodjudgement" — Producer; (1989–1996)
* ]Dan Patrick Dan Patrick may refer to:
* Dan Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dan Patrick (politician) (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas and political and sports radio journalist
* Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), Ame ...
— Sports (1989–1995) [
* ]Mark Patrick
Mark Patrick Storen (born c. 1959), better known by his professional name Mark Patrick, is an American radio personality based in Indianapolis. Starting out on satellite radio, he was part of MLB Network Radio as the co-host of ''Baseball This ...
— Sports (1995–1997) [
* Air Marshall Pedersen — Air Safety (1995–1998); Softball (1998) ][
* Steve "Consumer of Caffeine" Radke — Backup Producer (????-2011) ][
*]Drew Olson
Drew Martin Olson (born April 6, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Olson has also played for the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, but never appear ...
— Brewers/Baseball Wednesday's (1997-2016)
*'Sports Donkey', Steve Czaban
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Notable people with the name include:
steve jops
* Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people
* Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people
* Steve ...
— Sports (1997-2018) [
]
Segments
Daily
* "Who’s The Stiff?" (7:00) — A game show pitting two phone-in contestants against each other, with up to five randomly drawn questions. The loser of each round, and the game, is "The Stiff". Daily prizes are awarded and winners are entered into a drawing for a getaway vacation.
* "Sports (8:10) — with Tim Murray" ('It’s Raining Men' by The Weather Girls)
* "This Day in History" (9:20) — Brian recaps the significant events, births, and deaths of that particular day in history.[
* "One Question Line" (9:45) — Viewers are allowed to ask a single question. Callers are reminded not to say "Can you tell me ?" "DO you know ? "I was wondering" or "My question is" ][
]
Weekly
* Gary Graff
Gary Graff (born 1960) is an American music journalist and author.
Biography
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Graff attended Taylor Allderdice High School where he wrote for school newspaper ''The Taylor Allderdice Foreword''.
He receiv ...
/ Rabbi of Rock (Music Report on Fridays)
*
Occasional guests
* The Boogie Men — local Milwaukee band
* Fireman Jim (Theme From Medical Center) — fire safety expert and Star Wars enthusiast[
* A. J. Christopher — much-traveled veteran disc jockey][
* Vern Cunningham aka "Vern the Carny" — hard of hearing ]carnie
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who talks about life at the fair[
* ]Santana Dotson
Santana N. Dotson (born December 19, 1969) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. While at Baylor, ...
("Atomic Dog" by George Clinton) — interviewed each Monday, with repeats on Tuesday, during the National Football League season to give his insights
* Jimmy "Masterlock" Dugan ('Viva Las Vegas' by Elvis Presley) — gambling "expert". Calls in on Fridays during football season to give his picks[
* Seth Grunlode ("Shambala" by Three Dog Night) — ]Lost (TV series)
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expert[
* ]Matt Kenseth
Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 8 car in the Superstar Racing Experience. (SRX)
Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track cha ...
("Dirt Track Date" by Southern Culture on the Skids) — interviewed each Thursday during NASCAR
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racing season
* Kirk Rocker — shock jock
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who talks about "the Man"[
* "Skip" — baseball sportswriter with ]Tourette syndrome
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[
* ]Joe Panos
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aka "Mr. Halloween" ("Dance For Halloween" by Chris McKhool) — former offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills in the NFL; unofficial goodwill ambassador for the Halloween season[
* Mike Toomey ("Batman Theme" from TV series) — comedian and master impersonator][
* ]Keith Tozer
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Play ...
("Ole Ole Ole") — retired soccer player who coaches the Milwaukee Wave
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of Major Indoor Soccer League
* Mark Metcalf
Mark Metcalf (born March 11, 1946) is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure.
He is best known for his role as sadistic ROTC officer Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 Ame ...
("Shama Lama Ding Dong "Shama Lama Ding Dong" is a song written by and performed by fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. Although Otis Day was portrayed by DeWayne Jessie in the film, the lead vocals were actually ...
" by Lloyd Williams) — actor who discusses movie news and reviews[ (was a weekly segment through May 2013)
]
Occasional segments
* Fan Letters — Listeners are given the opportunity to send in stories on various themes throughout the year. The debut series involved boat launch disasters. Letters are eligible for a grand prize.[
]
Charitable contributions
* 28 Hour Radiothon — During the second week in April, B&B host the 28-hour Radiothon for the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC Fund). The Radiothon includes guest interviews with those in the sports and entertainment industry.
* Gutter Bowl — On the last Friday of February, Bob and Brian host a bowling tournament to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1949, is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting blood cancer in the world. The LLS's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's ...
of Wisconsin. During the event, items are given out and contests are held.
* HOG For Hunger — November around Thanksgiving, the Bob & Brian crew, along with the other rock jocks at the station, have a three-day remote broadcast where they seek food donations for the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee.
* OPEN Golf Outing — Wisconsin’s largest charity golf tournament, held annually on the last Friday in July. Money is raised by purchasing golfing spots.
* Plane Pull — Hosted every October, the Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines (formerly Midwest Express) was a U.S.-based airline headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that operated from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport between 1984 and 2010. For a short time, it also operated as a brand of ...
-sponsored event features 30 teams of 12 attempting to pull a Midwest Airlines aircraft 15 feet across a tarmac in less than 10 seconds. Teams compete for the top prize of roundtrip travel to any Midwest Airlines destination. Money raised goes to the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund.
Compilation albums
Bob and Brian annually release albums containing highlights of the broadcasting year. The cover artwork is illustrated by local Milwaukeean Matt Zumbo. Proceeds from the album sales go to the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee and the MACC Fund
The MACC Fund - Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc.- was founded on December 10, 1976, during the retirement of Jon McGlocklin from the Milwaukee Bucks. Jon's friend, Longtime Milwaukee Bucks Broadcaster Eddie Doucette, and his wife, Ka ...
.
Bob & Brian albums
* 2022 ''Liberknievelis''
* 2021 ''Mustache Fights''
* 2020 ''Magnificent Bastards''
* 2019 ''Sockets Of Mandoor''
* 2018 ''Feces Flingin' Mad''
* 2017 ''Vortex of Tragedy''
* 2016 ''Dumpster Fulla Bums''
* 2015 ''Yankee Doodle S.O.B.''
* 2014 ''Shut Yer Gob''
* 2013 ''Toilet Cat''
* 2012 ''Average Looking Donkeys''
* 2011 ''Scrapbook Of Hate''
References
External links
Bob & Brian website
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American variety radio programs
Mass media in Wisconsin