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Congratulations to Elizabeth Nobile from Madison. She is the winner of the Nonn's Design Showplace $10,000 bathroom m...
Magic 98 has your chance to win tickets to see Tonic Sol-Fa through the Online Magic Prize Machine!Tonic Sol-Fa is a men'...
Magic 98 knows you probably need a getaway right about now...so we'd like to send you to Colorado on a ski trip!You'l...
Magic 98takes you back in time every weekend during Saturday at the 70s and Sunday at the 80s. We replaythe actual Casey Kase...
Magic 98 wants to make the end of your workday even better, so weoffer something called "5 at 5" - five songs at 5p...
I grew up in: Dover Township in Racine County. Spent my early days on a dairy farm. Our nearest neighbors were miles away, so...
You've tried the Magic Prize Machine before, and now Magic 98 has a new way for you to win...with theOnline Magic Prize M...
I grew up in: Cleveland, OHFirst radio job: WFRO - Fremont, OH - 1971Fifth radio job: WISM 1480 - Madison, WI - 1975Magic 98 ...
Monday, 8/6/12Every August, my wife goes to Pennsylvania to spend a week at family camp with her brother and sister and their...
I grew up in: I like to say I grew up along the shores of St. Joseph, Michigan. It's known as the Sunset Coast and it tru...
I grew up in: Madison...and I wouldn't trade it for anywhere. A great place to grow up.First radio job: Sales at Mid-West...
Pat & Bob first day together on-airThe Magic 98 Morning Show is hosted by Pat O'Neill and Bob Bonner. You can reach the g...
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WHEW!!!! I'm finally seeing the light at the end of a LONG shoulder surgery tunnel. It was about what they told me it wou...
Ann has been married to me for 30 years and she still can't believe I know what was #1 on July 4, 1976 ("Silly Love ...
Yesterday I was at the library in Monona. I have not been there in quite some time.They no longer have the old fashioned bath...
Holy cow it sure takes on a different meaning now. Mother's Day has always meant a lot to me because my mom is THEE most ...
We have been doing Five at Five every weekday afternoon at 5:00 since way back in the 1960s. (OK, well maybe not that long, b...
Amazing that my little pet turtle Joe is hitting a quarter of a century on Friday! I've made April 19th to be his 'ha...
While I’ve been laid up waiting for my ankle to heal I have been reading like a fiend. My neighbor brought me a book wh...
"What do you want for your birthday dinner?" asks my son Gregg. "Pizza from Yeti's, please!""I t...
Because of my broken ankle I have to live on the first floor of my house. I don't have any television sets on the first f...
It's not an April Fools joke...your fridge is full of hard-boiled Easter eggs. Your family made some great memories dying...
Wow. Imagine my surprise when i got an invitation to my "little" niece's 30th birthday party. Heidi is actually...
Last year I was invited to be in the Fanny Garver Gallery for the ReStore Salvage Art Show fundraiser, and this year I am thr...
Was casually flipping through a People Magazine when I stopped at a headline, "Rihanna thankful for her fresh start with...
Ah, the adventures of taking care of someone else's house! There I was, thinking I was being such good and industrious ho...
I have a good memory for meaningless stuff. Our phone number when I was a kid was 835-3074. “All In the Family” d...
This is exactly what we don't need. Just when it seemed like we were ready to turn the corner...and head into spring...th...
I can hardly believe it's still snowing and even though most of the people I know are ready for it to be spring, I'm ...
We all have bad days. There’s just no avoiding them. The only thing is we never know when one is going to happen. Today...
I will hang another birthday on the line next week. Sort of. I was born on February 29th. This means that I only get a "...
For the better part of 30 years.....I have gone through the same process on my wife Terri's birthday. I ask what she'...
Some people knit or do crossword puzzles for fun, I am just nutty about Pinterest. I have just added a new board "Magic ...
My name is Juli and I have a problem with Pinterest. It started innocently. I asked a friend, what is all thisPinterest thing...
Man, I took a spill on the ice a couple of weeks ago, and I can still barely use my left arm. What a pain....literally! Used ...
The Zor Shrine Circus comes back to the Coliseum February 15th through the 17th, and it always makes me think of the year my ...
Because of my daughter Lizzy's schedule, Terri and I have become the designated dog sitters for her cuter than cute yorki...
I've spent most of my adult life as either a radio DJ or a writer or both. Neither of them is a bad way to make a living,...
One year ago today one of my dear friends, Angie, had a heart attack. The good news is she’s alive and well to tell abo...
12/26/12With Marsh Shaprio's passing, his daughter Ragen told the State Journal of his "ability tomake every single ...
Took the dogs out on a little urban hike the other day. Parked by the Ohio Tavern, and toom off down the bike trail that runs...
I trust you had a great holiday season. We did a bit of "staycationing" and thoroughly enjoyed it. The plan was to ...
Funny how you get used to things you never thought you could. As Everett hammers down the road of teething and gets those dar...
Thursday 11/29/12So that stomach bug went through the entire extended family...it clobbered us and then just kept going. Wow....
Tuesday 8/28/12I want to thank you for the emails and the cards and the thoughts and prayers you've sent my and my family...
Thursday 11/2912I am so glad I hosted Thanksgiving at my house this year. I blogged last week I would be cooking for all my f...
Wednesday 8/29/12You know by now that I am a huge animal lover but I also love babies! I love playing with babies, watching b...
Last year my New Year's resolution was to rescue a few animals, not bad, huh? :) My husband thinks I need a new resolutio...
Friday, 11/30/12We are upon the holiday season and I have always been so proud of how Magic 98 continues to do the Holiday Wi...
Thursday, 10/25/12Well, I guess I wasn't the only turkey outside running today. Look who joined me! Aren't they cute?...
Monday, 8/27/12Here we go again, the change of seasons. In an effort to let go of summer...here are a few of my favorite fall...
Tuesday, 9/25/12It has been suggested to me that I should turn in my man card because I am a cat person. I will not be intimi...
Tuesday, 8/28/12Last week my wife and I went to the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee to see the Dukes of September, starring Do...
Each of us knows things that really don't matter to us. For example, I know that Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are...
Your definition of ‘fun’ is definitely different than your sister’s or your neighbor’s. I remember th...
Wednesday, 2/22/12What a great set of numbers to write for a date!So far, all is well house/animal sitting though it was a li...
Thursday, 6/28/12First, Happy Birthday to Jimmy McGaw, I know it's tough to hit the 30s but we all go through it...Happy ...
12/28/07JD Barber hosted Madison's top-rated morning show of the 1980s on Z104. When I learned of his death this morning,...
12/27/10A Christmas memory this year didn't involve sitting by the tree surrounded by family, but sitting in a restaurant...
Friday, 2/24/12They always say that one should try new things...even if at first they may sound a bit uncomfortable. I have n...
Friday 1/27/12This may be it. I have for years disregarded the calls from my wife to get rid of the last bastion of my youth ...
Wednesday 5/30/12June 29th is the big day. We close on both our current house and our new house. I know I should be excited.....
A few weeks ago I told you about my nephew's lethal diagnosis of Thanotophoric Dysplasia. My brother and sister-in-law ha...
Wednesday 8/29/12You know by now that I am a huge animal lover but I also love babies! I love playing with babies, watching b...
Wednesday 9/26/12Yesterday, someone asked me how my wrist is doing so I thought I would give you an update. I broke my wrist ...
These Olympics have got me thinking...It was a time of cut-off blue jeans and Let's Boogie t-shirts. I still had braces a...
Every August, my wife goes to Pennsylvania to spend a week at family camp with her brother and sister and their families. It ...
We recently upgraded the video capability at our house so we can stream directly from the Internet in addition to watching sa...
Welcome to my first blog entry for Magic 98. I have been writing blogs in one form or another since 2003, which is about a mi...
