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10.08.12Why Tina Dalpiaz is no longer on “The Large Morning Show In the Afternoon”Like I said a few years back when Karen Vail left the show, I’m a big fan of Frank O. Pinion and the Large Morning Show in the Afternoon, currently on KTRS 550 AM in St. Louis. It was announced last Thursday (10/4/12) that another player, Tina Dalpiaz, was leaving the show. Frank discussed Tina's departure in the final hour of the show. I commend the transparency and discussion of a departure. Click here to listen to the segment clip discussing Tina Dalpiaz's departure from the show. Best wishes to Tina and much success to her business.
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08.23.11Frank O. Pinion Friday AbsencesWhile the Large Morning Show in the Afternoon is not as good on Friday afternoons when Frank is out, it is still listenable. I've been wondering if the rumors I had read were true. I had read that he was visiting his father in San Diego. But while browsing the show Facebook page, I saw this: Good to know the end of the show is not yet within reach.
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01.23.10Dear St. Louis Blues: Please finish your games!Dear St. Louis Blues: I love you. I really do. You've been my hockey team for a long time. I've put up with a lot of mediocrity. I've put up with those God awful jerseys that had way too much red in them. For a time, I bought into the notion that simply making the playoffs was a successful season; that maintaining a streak of 26 consecutive playoff appearances was a great accomplishment. After the lockout, I hoped that your streak would be broken, so that the focus of a season was not getting to the playoffs, but winning them. The ...
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04.08.09St. Louis Blues Power Play DanceI had an opportunity to go to a couple Blues games last week. It was a playoff atmosphere and both games ended in a victory for The Note. What was also intriguing was the dance that a good majority of the Scottrade Center would do before a power play. Continue Reading...
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03.02.09Best Fish Fry in St. Louis?As a lad, I grew up in and around the village of Millstadt, Illinois. Millstadt is a quaint little town; most of my recollections of growing up there bring back memories of classmates who loved 4-wheelers and didn't really approve of black people. I also recall a Golden Dipt factory that was neighbor to one of the best fish stands around. I only knew it as "The Millstadt Fish Stand". Continue Reading...
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02.11.09How to Automatically Download Audio from “The Morning After” on KSLG 1380 AM in St. LouisI am a large fan of the radio program "The ITD Morning After" on 1380 AM in St. Louis. 1380 AM has a terribly weak frequency. To compensate, the audio content from each show is put up daily on www.insidestl.com. (Sidenote, I'm a believer that every radio program ought to be available online. This would be great for archival purposes, higher audience loyalty and to allow their audience to listen at their convenience, but I digress.) When I first started listening, insidestl.com was running on Wordpress and it had a podcast and I gave little thought to the daily task of ...
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11.20.08Karen Vail’s ReplacementMany of you have been highly interested in where Karen Vail has gone from The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon on KTRS 550 AM. You can read about that here. It seems as if the period of try outs for Karen's spot is over and that Tina Dalpiaz won the job. Though she seems to still have a probationary period to serve out, I think she's here to stay. Congrats Tina.
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10.15.08Why you need an ISP Independent E-Mail AccountThese days, when you sign up for Internet service from any Internet Service Provider (ISP), you always get at least one e-mail account. Some providers will give you ten or more accounts with your service. In my opinion, they could give you eleventy billion accounts and you shouldn't use any of them as your primary address. Continue Reading...
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09.23.08Why Karen Vail is no longer on “The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon”I'm a big fan of Frank O. Pinion, currently on KTRS 550 AM in St. Louis. He's a radio genius. One of the players, Karen Vail was let go last week. Frank offers his explanation in an audio file (see below). I commend him for many reasons. Right now, I commend him most for the fact that he acknowledges when an on-air personality leaves/is fired/quits/etc. Usually, silence is the only thing that follows such an event. Hear Frank's explanation here Continue Reading...
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