Category Archives: Big John and Ramblin' Ray Blog
Big John Howell Show Notes Friday 12-18-15
John's former neighbor Harry Porterfield is retiring from CBS 2. The funeral procession for firefighter Daniel Capuano will be on Friday. Residents in the 19th ward are being asked to line the route. ...
Dec 21, 2015
What Donald Trump Could Learn From U.S. Grant
Donald Trump picked up a critical endorsement in his race for the Republican nomination. Vladimir Putin called Trump "a very outstanding man, unquestionably talented." He also said that Trump "is the ...
Dec 21, 2015
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta
In a 3-part series titled PRIMARY CONCERN: HEROIN - to debut on Anderson Cooper 360 - CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines the heroin epidemic that has become a nationwide crisis ...
Dec 21, 2015
Big John Howell Show Notes 12-17-15
Wheaton College has suspended a tenured professor for saying that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. She is also wearing a hijab for Advent, as a show of solidarity with Muslims in the wake ...
Dec 17, 2015
Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan
Gene Cernan was a Naval Aviator, and in 1962 he was picked as a member of the third group of NASA Astronauts. He flew in space on Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and he commanded Apollo 17. He was the last human ...
Dec 17, 2015
Brian Battle Reacts To The Hike In Interest Rates
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced that they are raising interest raise for the first time since 2006. Rates had been at zero because of the Great Recession, so this is a sign ...
Dec 17, 2015
“Jingle Bell” Jen DeSalvo Sings Holiday Carols for the John Howell Show
Santa Claus is Coming To Town “Jingle Bell Jen” starts off the John Howell Show Christmas Carol Series with the Bing Crosby version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Donde Esta Santa Claus...
Dec 16, 2015
Big John Howell Show Notes Tuesday 12-15-15
The GOP Presidential candidates will face off tonight for the last time before the end of the year. Karin Caifa joined John Howell from Las Vegas with pre-game coverage of tonight’s GOP Presiden...
Dec 16, 2015
The Official Rules of the Big John Howell Show GOP Presidential Debate Drinking Game
One drink every time a candidate says "ISIS," "Islamic State" or "Islamic extremism." Shot every time Donald Trump says the words "Amazing" "Fantastic" "Trust Me" or "It's called management" Take a sw...
Dec 15, 2015
Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush Announces Candidacy on SNL
This week's Saturday Night Live opened with former star Will Ferrell returning to play former President George W. Bush in the cold open. “Dubya” announced that he will seek the 2016 Republ...
Dec 14, 2015
