5K is OK by us
The 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast recently hit the 5,000 downloads mark on Podbean, our podcasting host site. That’s not too shabby for a ragtag duo that started out a year and a…
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Episode 41: David Groff, a 97X Lifer
Geography, fate — and a cool dad — turned David on to 97X in his preteen years. He never stopped listening, through high school (he and his dad went to a PiL show at Bogart’s…
Episode 40: Michael Winstead, Modern Rock Stead(y)
Mike “Stead” Winstead grew up in Oxford, Ohio and dreamed of working at 97X. When he got out of the Army in 1994, he “bugged” (his word) the station until he finally landed a job…
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A Public Service Announcement from a member of the 97X house band
The snippet above is from the most recent Facebook live stream from John Doe (of the 97X “house band” X). The gig is great – he even does a Replacements cover. You can watch the…
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How we remember 97X these days
Friend of the 97X “Rumblings from the Big Bush” podcast Daniel Cox sent along this note to 97Xwoxy@gmail.com: Sad but true, Daniel! Dave and I welcome your emails at 97Xwoxy@gmail.com. (I’ll try to check it…
Episode 39: Bill Douglas – hot tunes (and Cold Beer)
Bill Douglas (a.k.a. “Billy D the Fresh MC”) spent most of the 90s working at 97X, starting out as a weekender back in 1990 when he was still in school at Miami University, and continuing…
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Episode 38: Craig Snyder, lifelong promoter of Indie Music
Craig Snyder grew up in Oxford, Ohio, listening to 97X and making mixtapes for his friends. That love of music stayed with him as he interned at EMI, worked as a producer at Little Steven’s…
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Episode 37: Ali Castellini, from Punk Rock to Professor
Ali Castellini got her 97X gig by accident, when a fellow Miami student phoned her early one Friday morning and asked her to do the weather forecast on the Breakfast Club. She wound up spending…
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How the “Rumblings” sausage gets made
If you listen to the “97X Rumblings from the Big Bush” podcast (available on Spotify, Apple podcasts and Podbean), you are in rare company. You’re part of the elite. Not just the 1%, but the…
More Fun in the Quarantined World
Hola, amigos, how’s it going? I know it’s been a while since I rapped at ya… (that’s my tribute to one of my favorite columnists in The Onion.) I know I’ve been pretty dour lately,…