Honzman Blogs 5-15-08
A special thank you today to all of my friends, family and church family. All day I have been receiving e-mails, cards and prayers from all of these great people. I appreciate every one of you! This has been a special day ---- it'sa great birthday!
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Honzman Blogs 5-14-08
I issue yet another invitation to Bishop Otis Carswell to appear on my show. The Bishop is accusing the media, specifically me, of the death of Justin Jackson, the 19 year old killed by police in Mt. Oliver last week. He made the comments during the funeral service. He also blamed police for faulty procedures. Fact: the kid had a gun...he fired at police...he killed a...
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Honzman Blogs 5-12-08
WOW! What a response we got from our "tribute to Moms." More than 200 people clicked our link to download it or get the words. If you missed it, you can hear it again...just click on the link on my main page. The tribute was produced by my friend, Michael Ziants in New Orleans. He has received a huge response as well...including one woman who broke into...
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Honzman Blogs 5-9-08
Friends....a gift from God! They really are. I have some fantastic friends...there to cheer me up...to support me...to help out with stuff. And my friends run the gamut...Republican, Democrat, moderate...it doesn't matter, they are my friends. During the last general election, I was in the hospital and couldn't vote, a Democrat friend of mine went to the polls and...
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Honzman Blogs 5-7-08
My listeners are really great! One came up with a great idea to help build attendance at Pirates games. She said the Pirates should show the Penguins play-off games on the Jumbotron. They would sell out! They could play the baseball game during the intermission. Maybe that would get people into PNC Park!
Note to Hillary: it's time to go.
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Honzman Blogs 5-5-08
There's too much junk on TV! No, I don't mean junk shows, I mean junk all over the screen. Station logos, time, temperature, crawls along the bottom, FANCY SWISHES AND SWIRLS EVERY TIME A NEW SUBJECT IS BROACHED! and then the are the promos that fill the lower third of the screen...most times blocking something you're trying to see. I was watching KDKA TV sports report about ...
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Honzman Blogs 5-2-08
GIMMICKS! Politicians love gimmicks. John McCain and Hillary Clinton are backing this stupid notion of a 3 month gas tax holiday. They are pandering to the uniformed. AND...the idea could actually increase consumption and make things worse. AND the average driver would save a whopping total of $30. Wow! It's an election year, politicians will say anything to get ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-30-08
I'm worried that we are becoming a nation of whiners. We complain about everything...lately it's gas prices, food prices you name it, we complain about it. Don't get me wrong, we are all hurting these days, but blaming people won't fix theproblems. Times ARE tough...but they've been tougher. We've made it through much worse times and we WILL make it through this. Adapt, ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-29-08
OK, stop the calls and e-mails. Amy Mauk HAS NOT left the building. It seems many people think she has quit or been fired...QUITE THE CONTRARY! Amy has been promoted to KDKA's Promotions Director and until a replacement is found, she is still helping out with the show...basically doing two jobs. So don't despair, Amy has just moved to a new office in "carpet ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-268-08
I just finished watching Reverend Wright at the National Press Club nd I must say, his comments just reinforce my opinion of him. I must also say he continues to be a major liability to Senator Obama's campaign. right is an arrogant man whosecontinued outrageous comments show what he believes. But the real question is, does Senator Obama believe this stuff too? If not, why did...
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Honzman Blogs 4-26-08
Please allow me to vent...PENNDOT STINKS! This weekend they've shut down the inbound lanes of the Parkway East...shut them down...closed!! Who cares that there's a home stand for the Pirates or the Penguins are playing, or that Pitt graduationis Sunday. How do you shut down the ONLY highway into town from the east? Penndot is just inept....your tax dollars at work.
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Honzman Blogs 4-24-08
I'm sure I'll get some calls on this. Laura Bush and daughter Jenna were on Larry King last night when Larry asked who they were supporting in the election. Here's the transcript:
KING: Do you have a favorite between the two, the two Democrats?
LAURA BUSH: My favorite is the Republican.
KING (pointing to Jenna): Yours too, I would imagine.
JENNA BUSH: I don't ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-23-08
The race goes on! and I'm glad. There's nothing better for Republicans than this long, protracted fight among Democrats. Any time democrats fight, it's a treat. The only way the Dems can salvage this is to agree to let theloser become the running mate. But that won't happen...so...LET THE FIGHT GO ON!
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Honzman Blogs 4-22-08
I'm busy today doing a lot of radio interviews about the primary...there's a lot of interest in the election. I'm talking to radio stations in Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Philadelphia even Ireland. Whew! That shows how important this race is...so...VOTE!
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Honzman Blogs 4-21-08
The news had a flash this weekend...the price of pizza is going up.......HEAVENS NO! Cheese costs more, flour costs more, tomatoes etc, etc. This is awful...what are Americans to do? How about, quit whining...buck up...meet the challenge, make your own pizza if you must. We'll only get through all of this if we stand tough and quit complaining. And don't ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-19-08
Are you ready to vote? It's almost time...it's about time. I've just about had it with to wall to wall political ads on TV and radio. The ads tell us nothing...we're better off without them. I'd like to see a ban on all political ads...radio and TV stations would be forced to offer FREE time to all legitimate candidates limited time so they'd have to focus on issues instead of ...
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Honzman Blogs 4-17-08
Some random thoughts:
The Penguins Rock!
The Pirates STINK (still)!
Last night's debate was a yawner...let's vote already.
Speaking of the debate, didn't Gov. Rendell look like Jabba the Hut in the audience?
Gasprices WILL drop to the $2 range by year's end
I miss Amy already
Penndot could screw up a one car funeral..
Enjoy the weather!
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Honzman Blogs 4-16-08
There's a presidential debate tonight...did you know? Will you watch? Probably not. After all, the Pens are on TV,so is American Idol, much more important than the debate....right? WRONG! Nothing is more important than the future of our country and that means knowing about the people who want to lead this great country. BE INFORMED BEFORE YOU VOTE!
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Honzman Blogs 4-15-08
Happy tax day! A LOUSY day no matter how you look at it. Our tax system is unfair...it stinks that's why I have been an advocae of the Fair Tax, in essence, a national sales tax. But what makes it worse, last year, the IRS says 21%of personal taxpayers simply didn't pay. That translates into 3 BILLION DOLLARS of uncollected taxes in just one year. i would favor a...
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Honzman Blogs 4-14-08
You may have heard me mention that producer, Amy Mauk, is leaving the show. Amy has been promoted to KDKA's Promotion Director...a GREAT move up for her and a great move for KDKA! BUT...I will miss her. She has been my producer for almost seven years after we stole her from Good Morning America. She has been an invaluable resource and a good friend...and I thank her for...
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Honzman Blogs - 4-9-08
There's no disputing gasoline prices are high but whining and complaining won't change that. Using less gasoline will. I saw on the news last night a woman gassing up complaining that it's costing too much - that's she not getting paid any more and that something's got to give. She was gasing up one of the biggest SUVs they make. See that's the problem...
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Honzman Blogs 4-7-08
this was a good weekend for all of us at KDKA radio. The PA Associated Press broadcasters Association honored is with eight awards for our news, sports and talk shows. We even received an award for an editorial. AT the top of my web page, you can see Amy holding my two awards (she accepted them on my behalf).
I just want to thank Amy for ALL of her hard work on my program....
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Honzman Blogs - 4-4-08
Dateline: Greenville, SC – Jessica Lang is suing Victoria’s Secret claiming her bra malfunctioned. She felt discomfort in her breast, so she tried to remove her bra to alleviate the pain. When she removed her bra it malfunctioned leaving her with a three inch long laceration (boo-boo). She claims she had to go to the Doctor because of the boo boo -
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Honzman Blogs 4-2-08
You gotta love the loony-tunes that populate the State of California. It’s a real feel-good bunch out there. Some genius politician in LA came up with the idea: Let’s let everyone driving a hybrid car park for free in the city. What a great idea, that certainly is a green idea until reality set in….there are a lot of people in California that drive...
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Honzman Blogs 3-31-08
Today Amy and I were communicating via computer. And I thought I’d show her how hip I was by using text speak. So responding to one of her instant messages I hip-lee typed gr8 instead of great. To which she responded with a litany of text message speak which took me forever to figure out. I mean, I don’t get all this text message stuff....
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Honzman Blogs 3-28-08
I was listening to Marty Griffin’s show the other day, and he said something that was really profound, and I agree with him. Marty was talking about the President’s fund-raiser in Sewickley Heights and the millions he would raise from people paying $10,000 to get their picture taken with him. Now, the President isn’t the first to do this...
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Honzman Blogs 3-27-08
The finale of the Celebrity Apprentice is tonight. I’ll be watching the big 2-hour show. It’s one of my favorite programs – actually I’m kind of addicted to many reality shows. I watch Survivor….Amazing Race is my favorite. I would love to see Amy Mauk and her sister Mandy compete in that. It would worth every minute of my time...
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Honzman Blogs 3-26-08
So just this morning, one of those political ads hit TV. It was a Barack Obama ad. Doesn’t matter, it could’ve been Hillary, it could’ve been Barack….and my wife looked at me and said, oh no…not again. It wasn’t a comment so much about the candidate as it was about here we go again, its political ad time. Over the next four weeks we...
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Honzman Blogs 3-25-08
My wife Christine recently bought me a new recliner after a recommendation from her sister. She had a specific brand in mind and surfed the web to get the best deal. It arrived yesterday – it’s fantastic! And what a bonus: when I looked at the documents, it said Assembled in America with American-Made Products. Wow! AND as another bonus:
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Honzman Blogs 3-21-08
When was the last time you were at Starbucks? Please go. A few months ago I took Jim Cramer’s advice and took out some Starbucks stock. It’s now in the tank. Go figure. Anyone who sells a $4 cup of coffee, you think would be doing well! In fact, the Starbucks in Monroeville is one of the busiest in the country. Whenever we go it’s packed out...
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Honzman Blogs 3-20-08
So what have you done to cut back on your gas usage? For most other Americans, high gas prices are putting a pinch on the budget…my budget too. I’m getting rid of one of my cars and I bought a more fuel efficient car. Is that what is in store for America…let the market determine the gasoline price, not the government? Still, there are lame-brain ideas...
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Honzman Blogs - 3-18-08
The big story today is Barack Obama’s race speech, and a lot of people are focusing on Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s comments. I don’t want to focus on whether or not he has the right to say those comments or not, but I want to focus on does Barack Obama agree with the pastor.
In today’s speech Barack Obama again contradicted himself. Last week, he said...
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Honzman Blogs - 3-17-08
So I got my hair cut over the weekend, And I discovered my hairstylist Billy is a big fan of the show! So over the course of my haircut we talked politics and Billy had a very profound statement: He said, whoever we elect in November, Americans will love for about a year. Then, they’ll turn on him…
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Honzman Blogs - 3-13-08
Something has always been a mystery to me: Politicians especially when they are running for office CRAVE radio air time. My email box and Amy’s email box fill with requests from campaigns to get their candidate on or to get a surrogate on the air.
Yesterday we bit. We told the Clinton Campaign SURE! We’d LOVE to talk to a surrogate, but an all too familiar...
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Honzman Blogs 3-12-08
You know this is something I don’t usually do, but I just listened to the podcast of the interview I did with Phillip Smith the Principal Trumpet player of the NY Philharmonic Orchestra. If you missed it you can hear the podcast for yourself.
I did this because I found the interview fascinating. It was interesting to hear...
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Honzman Blogs 3-11-08
You know the old saying sex sells and it certainly does and especially when it involves a politician. Whether it’s Elliott Spitzer, Larry Craig or Bill Clinton it seems to obsess the nation. You would think politicians would learn. You would think they would know better. These are the people we elect and put our trust in…
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Honzman Blogs - 3-10-08
Happy Daylight Saving Time Monday!
Most of the Nation is suffering from Daylight Saving time jet lag this morning.
It’s always awful – it takes you at least a week to recover from losing an hour of sleep…at least! Why is that?
Everyone I talk to today is dragging – just from losing one hour of sleep – this stinks!
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Honzman Blogs 3-7-08
Another weekend another snowstorm…
Even though it’s not been a bad winter, I’m sick of winter! I’m ready to shoot the groundhog! and I make this bold prediction: This will be the last major snow of the season. That’s my prediction and I’m sticking to it. In the meantime we once again will have to endure SEVERE…
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Honzman Blogs About His Health 3-5-08
Click the headline for the whole blog entry
Rumors of my imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. Over the past month or so rumors have been circulating on the internet, blogs and even over the airwaves of other radio stations, that because of severe heath problems my time here at
KDKA Radio is short.
So…since these rumors seem to be feeding on themselves I thought I would address them on my own blog.
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Honzman Blogs 3-4-08
Do we really want the Democratic Race to be over today? Really…do we?
I’m really enjoying the battle between Barack and Hillary – a lot!
And the longer they fight each other they’re not fighting John McCain.
So what’s a Republican to do...
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Honzman Blogs 3-3-08
Amy’s back from her long Leap Year holiday weekend. Good to have her back at the helm – she keeps the ship headed in the right direction.
Did you see 60 minutes last night – the new ray gun the Pentagon developed? It’s really cool! No bullets…no electric charge…just a ray gun that repels people. Holy Flash Gordon, Batman...
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Honzman Blogs 2.29.08
It’s Feb. 29th…a Leap Year! And Amy has apparently decided it’s a holiday, but you know it kind of makes sense….it comes only every four years and this year it’s part of a long weekend, so she’ll have Friday…Saturday…Sunday OFF.
Let’s make every leap year a holiday! Every Feb. 29th a holiday – why not?
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Honzman Blogs 2.28.08
What should I say?
Not to be left out of the blogosphere…I’ve created this blog for occasional thoughts that may or may not make it on the air…sometimes behind the scene insights at what happens here at the Big K.
Just to give you a little clue to what I am going to be talking about soon – I think Barack Obama is a really nice guy...
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