. ", Brian: When I was floating around Castle Rock Lake last summer for hours and hours (a mishap that was chronicled hilariously on the show), I was thinking, "They might not find me today. When they brought back the Soup Nazi, the Bubble Boy, Jackie Chiles and everybody else. This month marks the 21st anniversary of the duo's work in Milwaukee radio. It was life-altering money. My new station, WOKY-AM, is part of a six-station Milwaukee cluster owned by iHeartMedia. Does that ever happen or do you not have time for that kind of reflection? I'm bad at remembering old interviews. Has that ever been hard? That makes me think of two guys who were key in the evolution of this show. We've got it pretty good." Brian: Yeah, I remember Bob saying, when we listened to one cut and you thought, "You're never going to be able to do that again." The worst day was the day after he passed away. Maybe Detroit. Brian: We were coming up some back road from Kenosha to Racine. I don't know how long the people who are at the station now -- every one of them -- from Tom (Joerres, the station manager) to the last guy in promotions is going to be there and I don't know how that changes things. They might not find me tomorrow. Getting Bart Starr to laugh was a highlight of this whole thing. He never operated on a normal schedule. OMC: It's obvious you guys have a lot of fun and you've gotten to do some cool things. Dan, Mark and Steve -- those are three different kinds of sportscasts -- but, they've had big fan groups; every one of them. When people would bring it up, was it hard to keep your energy up and stay focused when that kept coming up? Bob: I said "Mark, you're never going to see all that money. OMC: How many of the Milwaukee program directors can you name? If you just took a poll of our listeners, they'd say Bobby Heenan was the greatest interview of all time. Bob & Brian . Eventually, just the ones that he shows me, they all get to be the same. Bob: It's huge. When it came time to sit down with Bob and Brian, we could think of no one better to ask the questions than OMC's senior editor, Drew Olson, who has been a weekly guest on their show since 1998 and has known the two for the better part of his 20 years in journalism. OMC: Yeah, but in that case it's mostly drunken white males, ages 25 to 54. It's kind of like Spinal Tap changing drummers -- the show just kept rolling along. (laughs) But, if she wants to say that, I'm not going to argue. Brian: Is this like a "Seinfeld"? You don't have to do it. Then, he got sick. Those guys have been big. Milwaukee Radio Group. Our general manager, Tom (Joerres) wanted to make that a regular feature. But, we had a big ash tray. OMC: Like when you lovingly called her "a booze hag?" I imagine being able to look stuff up and having the world of reference at your fingertips is great, but years ago you could have killed an hour when something stumped you because you could take calls on it. OMC: It's obvious you guys have a lot of fun and you've gotten to do some cool things. Bob: They tried to meddle after that, but Pat's theory was, "Don't worry about that. Brian: I'd like to have a crack at Charlie Sheen, lately. It was just, "Come on in and tell your story.". What do you tell those people? I said it to (Fox 6 anchor) Ted Perry not too long ago in the studio: "Do you think Carl Zimmerman and Bob Berry ever sat around and had this much fun?" A lot of teams don't do that. What did you think about that, and was there ever a time that you liked -- or even cared about -- the music being played on your station? If you get bad service at a restaurant, that can be funny. Brian: It was headed right for us. Eventually, everyone else will peel away. Brian: Well, that's a tough one because Bob pretty much wears his whole life on the outside like a chocolate coating. Then, if it was funny at all, it was way funnier. But, people -- to this day -- still talk about how great the Bobby Heenan interview was. What is the "Death City" story? How do you deal with that and still try to be funny every morning? I think they're going to have whiplash from going 'What happened?' googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1597166322662-mid-article-2'); }); Bob: Women, too. (7:00) A game show pitting two phone-in contestants against each other, with up to five randomly drawn questions. OMC: Can you imagine doing a show now without the Internet? I don't know how long the people who are at the station now -- every one of them -- from Tom (Joerres, the station manager) to the last guy in promotions is going to be there and I don't know how that changes things. Is there another deal after this one? We had to get him stuff a week in advance. He's still pretty much of an atheist / socialist. Chris Elliott. We come to this bend in the road and there is a gravel truck passing a car. OMC: Did the competition from outside make you think, "OK, we have to be better?" I knew it was going to be no fun, because he was just going to be ripping on the conservative values. Bob: That's not true. What guests have you had on but would like another crack at? Bob: In our lane. He was born on June 1, 1968 and grew up on what he jokingly calls the "mean streets of McLean". OMC: In a way, both Dan Patrick and your show really took off at that point, didn't they? Bob: That's not true. Bob: Yes. Houston is better off in big and small ways thanks to Bob Harvey and his leadership. If you get bad service at a restaurant, that can be funny. Brian: I don't know. Bob: I said to Brian, I was thinking in my head one time about how many more contracts we would have to sign to get to a certain age. OMC: Correct. Bob: That was Mancow, five years ago. How important are they in keeping you grounded and keeping the show fresh? Do you ever have those moments when you're kind of floating above your body, looking down and you are interviewing a cool guest or doing something else and you say "This is pretty cool. How many people that you work with now were in the building when you first started. I don't miss B&B at all. When we do the camping stories or the home remodeling stories, every day there are stacks of stories that he has to go through, which I would never want to do. The light went on over our heads. Brian: After that moment is gone and you're kind of shaking it out it was like, "Do you know that your last words were going to be "Death City?" Bob: That's not true. I remember going into the studio and I said, "What do you think?" Those first three or four stops -- until about halfway through Toledo -- I was really nervous about things. Bob: When we first got here, we had no money in the promotional budget. It was fun, though, I'll say that. bob and brian milwaukee retirementpitbull breeders ontario. Bob: We were in Florida, Missouri and Michigan was in there, too, Battle Creek. We get all kinds of people. I get in there in the morning, I get the news services that we get. I only remember the most recent ones. Do you ever have those moments when you're kind of floating above your body, looking down and you are interviewing a cool guest or doing something else and you say "This is pretty cool. OMC: Another key guy in the evolution of the show that I have to ask about was your friend, Duane Gay (who died last year after a long battle with cancer). Brian: I thought we were just being ourselves. Everybody has their problems. Daboll responded with a laugh. We're way too busy to think about that. Brian: I hope it's just a case of Carrie getting used to us and kind of waking up and realizing that we don't really hate anybody. I don't know how long the people who are at the station now -- every one of them -- from Tom (Joerres, the station manager) to the last guy in promotions is going to be there and I don't know how that changes things. They might not find me tomorrow. And, we'll grouse about it. Brian: I don't think it seems like we adapt our game to different guests, but when you look at the track record, we must be doing something where we're flexible enough to change things. Somebody can do my job. He was pretty much a Trotsky-ite, but he sort of flipped his way of thinking with the terrorist attacks. Brian: We had to -- without knowing the outcome of the game -- come up with three different scenarios for the week's episode that would make sense. He's an awfully good driver. Where you goin', What you takin' B&B along with Carrie take calls from listeners, usually around major holidays, and simply ask "Where you goin', what you takin'". Bob: I like Dan, don't get me wrong. It's just us now. Have you thought about what comes after that? OMC: Bob, what else can you say about Brian? My kids will be grown. We made fun of Reitman and Mueller, Dave and Carole, Dick and Ellen -- all of them. We sat down in the room, and Pat looks at the general manager and program director and said, "Why don't you guys go get some lunch and we'll catch up to you in about a half-hour." The album we did last year, after he passed away, all the money went to the Duane Gay Memorial Fund. My kids will be grown. Brian: OK. And you don't have to do mine. Or, do you? Bob sells carpet and I'm a scumbag. Our general manager, Tom (Joerres) wanted to make that a regular feature. We'd just get on the air and try and be better than everyone else. You can get information, but it's available to the audience. Put Jenny McCarthy on the favorite list. He's an awfully good driver. Brian: There were chances between here and there, but we wouldn't do it. It's kind of like Spinal Tap changing drummers -- the show just kept rolling along. I read that stuff. The worst day was the day after he passed away. That seems crazy to me. What were we in, my Vega? I don't know if anyone knows who that is. Avid listeners to the show, which is syndicated on Madison's Fox Sports Radio (100.5 FM) and Appleton's The Fox (96.9 FM) already know plenty about longtime pals Madden (45), Nelson (46) and their journey from Union Grove High School to Gateway Technical College to broadcast stops in Melbourne, Fla., Springfield, Mo., Battle Creek, Mich., and Toledo. You have bills. Steve (or "Czabe" as his friends and listeners have always called him) is a native of Fairfax County, Virginia. Brian, tell me something that the listeners or even the people inside the cocoon don't know about Bob. OMC: When you do retire, will you guys continue live close to each other and get up at 4 in the morning and go to McDonald's and hold court every morning? Those guys have been big. That's about 17 years. Brian: Then, I just react. What is your relationship like today with Dave and Carole and other radio personalities in the city, and how does it feel to have been around long enough that newcomers will probably come on and make fun of you? OMC: We're getting into the home stretch of this interview now. Bob: In our defense, we're better people now. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1597166322662-mid-article-3'); }); We get all kinds of people. Dave Crowl is a big wig at Clear Channel now. That's what I was going to say about Brian. Then, he got sick. The answer was always the same. No thanks. Comedy. It was a limited amount of time and we raised $70,000 or $80, 000. We were going to hit it. Do you ever have those moments when you're kind of floating above your body, looking down and you are interviewing a cool guest or doing something else and you say "This is pretty cool. Bob: You know who was good? Brian: It's an opportunity to vent. Brian: If you take vacation at different times, you have eight weeks a year where you don't have your starting lineup in. OMC: How do Eric (Jensen) and Carrie (Wendt) fit into what you do? Bob: Especially with .wav files and things like that. I said it to (Fox 6 anchor) Ted Perry not too long ago in the studio: "Do you think Carl Zimmerman and Bob Berry ever sat around and had this much fun?" Bob: It got to, "Drinking gasoline and lighting a cigar and your whole head is on fire. When you look at your syndicated competitors, Mancow, Jonathan Brandmeier, Kevin Matthews, Bob and Tom -- nothing has ever worked. Brian: It was headed right for us. Brian: Bob is over there and he says "Death City!" How do you deal with that and still try to be funny every morning? It was just, "Come on in and tell your story." HOME. We're not going to listen to anything they say. I didn't think that would be any fun. These guys are about ready to get their clock cleaned. When they brought back the Soup Nazi, the Bubble Boy, Jackie Chiles and everybody else. Eventually, everyone else will peel away. Bob: I like Dan, don't get me wrong. (laughs). OMC: What other people who have had a hand in your success? OMC: Twenty years is a long time for any employee to be at one place. If it goes bad, you get all the blame. Bob: It's always going to be somebody. So was Chris Rock, he sucked. Then, we'll crush them and the same thing will happen all over again. Bob: There was a time when we tried to make it a regular thing "The Rest of the Story with Duane Gay." He knew how good Duane was. I was doing all I can to steer off the road and not get killed. Brian: He fit in so perfectly. Bob: In our lane. What were we in, my Vega? Citation. We'd say, "We'll get a hold of him." Usually, all they get is the bluster but it's not always that way. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. OMC: You didn't stop to change your underwear? Brian: Bob is over there and he says "Death City!" Bob: I told him not to do it. To somebody looking at what we're doing, that's the picture they get. I don't know if anyone knows who that is. It's going to be bad. Brian: That's what my dad did. Bob and Brian is a talk radio show broadcast from WHQG in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We thought they would be the demise of our show, if we listened to them. 1029 The Hog FM. Topics of discussion include politics, celebrity gossip, and sports, along with the random daily events. Brian: I don't think it seems like we adapt our game to different guests, but when you look at the track record, we must be doing something where we're flexible enough to change things. Bob: It's huge. Bob: We did what we wanted and ratings were ridiculously good. They had brief stints for stations in Florida, Missouri, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Milwaukee's "Lazer 103", WLZR on July 20, 1987 (WLZR has since become WHQG). The only way we were going to get attention was to make as much noise as possible. I remember he told us two things when he hired us. Brian: Really? Undersell it. The guy could just e-mail us the stuff. How are we going to replace Jackie Harris. Dave Crowl is a big wig at Clear Channel now. He was good. I said, "You'll be far too emotional to do a eulogy at my funeral. OMC: Marilyn Mee calls him the best father she has ever seen. Then, he got better. How are we going to fill that hole?" OMC: So, you're not thinking, "One more deal and we'll take it to the house?" Brian: With the technology we have now, some of the things we did back in the beginning would have been tons easier. Trayvon Martin was just 17 the same age LeBron James' oldest child, Bronny, is now when he was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer . I think I'd like to have on Christopher Hitchens. Brian: We could tell you, but Everybody has their problems and they don't turn on the radio to hear yours. Do you realize that? That always surprises me that people are actually listening to what we're saying because when I talk, I'm talking to Carrie (Wendt) or Brian or Eric (Jensen) or Steve (Czaban) or Gary (Graff). Bob: Who would I like another crack at? OMC: We're getting into the home stretch of this interview now. Bob: It's huge. Bob: They're right. I think another 15 years and we can think about cashing this in. The show broadcasts weekdays from 5:30a.m. to 10:15a.m. and repeats as a week-in-review show on Saturday mornings. Brian: OK. And you don't have to do mine. Maybe Detroit. OMC: It seems like when one person is gone, whether it's one of you or Eric or Carrie, the dynamic changes and it's a different show. So many of the morning shows have been around for so long. When we do the camping stories or the home remodeling stories, every day there are stacks of stories that he has to go through, which I would never want to do. We showed up in May and left in August. We said things that -- if Bob Reitman came up and slugged me in the mouth at his retirement party, I'd probably just have to take it. Dave Crowl is a big wig at Clear Channel now. In her Milwaukee Talks interview here at OnMilwaukee.com in August of 2001, Carrie revealed that you guys treated her like crap the first few months. And then it's not funny anymore. Bob: I thought "This is it." NEW YORK Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks used 3-point shooting to wipe out a 17-point deficit in the second . Brian: That was the only bit that we did that resulted in a puddle anywhere. Do you realize that? A lot of people don't know that Bob has some sincere bones in him. bob and brian milwaukee retirementnutrien head office australia. The author Tom Clancy. We'd just get on the air and try and be better than everyone else. The truck went zinging by. OMC: What's the Death City Story? Bob: Another one I liked was Bernard Goldberg. My kids will be grown. Is the show easier or harder to do in this age? "DO you know? Bob: I try never to never take that feeling for granted. What were we in, my Vega? We started doing things like, "You know what's hot? OMC: Almost the entire time that Duane was sick, you were getting calls about him -- whether it was the "One Question Line" or at different times during the show -- was that ever difficult? OMC: Bob, what else can you say about Brian? Bob: I noticed, but I don't think we changed anything. "I was wondering" or "My question is", Fireman Jim (Theme From Medical Center) fire safety expert and Star Wars enthusiast, A. J. Christopher much-traveled veteran disc jockey, Vern Cunningham aka "Vern the Carny" hard of hearing, Jimmy "Masterlock" Dugan ('Viva Las Vegas' by Elvis Presley) gambling "expert". Bob: It's always a surprise to me when I go somewhere and people say, "I heard you say this and this and this." Home Bob & Brian WKLH Home; Bob & Brian; WKLH; Submit. OMC: Here is a pretty basic question. Checking out the Milwaukee County Historial Society with Brian Kramp. Dec. 17The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man suspected in the fatal shooting of Adan Ponce-Galdeano, whose body was found in a garage at a home in Lone Butte that had worried . Bob: I don't remember that, (to Brian), do you? Bob: We did that Andy Rooney thing and "The Hot List." The cover artwork is illustrated by local Milwaukeean Matt Zumbo. They'll suck you in. You guys know each other as well as any two humans on the planet. You've been the new guys in town before. Bob: That's true. That's not how Duane operated. The loser of each round, and the game, is "The Stiff". OMC: OK, we're near the end and yet we have to fast-forward. What do you tell those people? Brian: That's about right. It's got to be perfect." He has to read these stories and after he has read 300 of them, he has to decide, "Is that one funny? Skip to content NOWCAST WISN 12 News This Morning Luckily, we got together with Pat Still, who they brought in as a consultant. We're just closing ranks. OMC: All right, this is really the last major question: Your new deal takes you through 2012. They didn't tune in to hear about your problems. Brian: We tried playing some of our old tapes honoring our 20th year in broadcasting. Then, it just got to be easier doing it live. Is there another deal after this one? Or, "He's getting treatment." What makes this show tick? I was doing all I can to steer off the road and not get killed. We'd say, "We'll get a hold of him." You won't be making as much money right now, but eventually you will. "One Question Line" (9:45) Viewers are allowed to ask a single question. Bob: I thought "This is it." They'll suck you in. When people would bring it up, was it hard to keep your energy up and stay focused when that kept coming up? Mon-Fri 5am - 10:15am. 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