Category Archives: Big John and Ramblin' Ray Blog

Ditka: “Pathetic” for players not to stand for national anthem.
Former Bears player and coach Mike Ditka joined John and Ray with reaction to the Bears loss against the Houston Texans in Week One of the NFL and also weighed in on the Colin Kaepernick story. (CHICA...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2016

Protests and the NFL
Video Courtesy of 41 Action News (You Tube) Following Colin Kaepernick’s lead, several NFL players either sat or kneeled during the national anthem. Kansas City Chiefs Marcus Peters raised his r...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2016

Chicago’s Parthenon Restaurant Closes, A Greektown Staple Is Now Gone
After The Parthenon invented saganaki, the famous flaming cheese dish, Chicago’s beloved Greek restaurant thought they needed a catch phrase to go along with it. It took them more than a few tri...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016

Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin: He’s a ‘Strong Leader’ Unlike Obama
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told NBC’s Matt Lauer during a foreign policy forum that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a leader. Far more than our president has been a...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016

Critics blast Lauer’s ‘Commander-in-Chief Forum’ performance
By Dylan Byers Twitter has a memo for NBC News: Don’t send Matt Lauer to do a political journalist’s job. Lauer’s handling of the NBC News “Commander-In-Chief Forum” with...
Cumulus Media Sep 08, 2016

Apple unveils iPhones with no headphone jacks
By Heather Kelly (SAN FRANCISCO) The iPhone 7 has arrived and so has a waterproof Apple Watch. Apple announced its next-generation smartphones and a slew of other products at its annual press event on...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2016

Anthony Weiner appears to delete Twitter amid new sexting revelations – Business Insider
You heard about it this morning on the Big John and Ray Show, but now it appears that due to the latest scandal, Anthony Weiner has deleted his Twitter account. Former US Rep. Anthony Weiner appeared ...
Cumulus Media Aug 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton flexes presidential muscles
[van id=”politics/2016/08/23/clinton-jimmy-kimmel-opens-jar-of-pickels.cnn”] On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” presidential nominee Hillary Clinton succeeded in a challenge by Jimmy Kimm...
Cumulus Media Aug 23, 2016

West Englewood firefighters searching for missing dog | abc7chicago.com
Engine 116 firefighters are searching for their beloved fire house dog, Bull. He was let out on Aug. 14, and has not returned. “I never thought I would be dog guy, but ten years ago, I was adopt...
Cumulus Media Aug 23, 2016

Heard on the Show: Stalls for All – No More gang-style showers
“I personally don’t mind it,” Ray Stevens said of the idea of separate shower stalls. To keep up with the changing sensibilities, new schools are built with fewer showers but greater...
Cumulus Media Aug 23, 2016