Category Archives: WBAP Newsroom Blog

Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

Scott Sidway 2/10/2017: It’s Okay to be Emotionally Invested in Sports

If anyone knows what Atlanta fans are feeling after the most improbable collapse in Super Bowl history, it’s us, Metroplex. In this millennium alone, we’ve watched the Dallas Mavericks squander away a 2-0 NBA Finals lead, the Cowboys fall flat on their face in 2007 after one of the best regular seasons in team history, the…MORE

Nicole Osei 2/2/2016; Black History Month is Different This Year

Nicole Osei 2/2/2016; Black History Month is Different This Year

Black History Month is taking on a different meaning for me this year. I was fortunate enough to grow up in a household that taught me black history all year. I am half Ghanaian and half African-American and my parents made sure that I knew my history from both sides. At an early age, I…MORE

Kristin Thrower 1.30.17; Words

Kristin Thrower 1.30.17; Words

Because of my work hours here in the radio biz, I usually have some free time in the afternoons. I’ve been searching for a way to spend that time and realized long ago that a part-time job would keep my mind busy and add to my income. So, I’ve tried a few things. They’ve all…MORE

Dave Williams 1/24/17; We’re not supposed to bury our kids

Dave Williams 1/24/17; We’re not supposed to bury our kids

If we’re lucky we make it through most of our lives without being hammered too hard or too often by personal tragedy. Still, life strikes us all with blows that send us to our knees. ALEDO, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – WBAP has lost a beloved member of the family: Hal Jay’s oldest son, Josh Harbuck, 36,…MORE

Freda Ross 1/10/17; Buy Yourself Something Pretty

Freda Ross 1/10/17; Buy Yourself Something Pretty

We just finished the holiday season. A time to show your loved ones how you feel by sharing a gift, like the Wise Men brought gifts to Baby Jesus. I asked my Facebook friends what they bought themselves for Christmas. Many of them said “nothing.” Not surprising to me most of the “nothings” came from…MORE

Nicole Osei, 12/29/16: Learning to Relax More in 2017

Nicole Osei, 12/29/16: Learning to Relax More in 2017

2016 was a difficult year. I watched someone very special to me lose a hard-fought battle with cancer at the beginning of the year. What helped me get through it was to remember to take in life’s beautiful moments. It’s something that I have always done but it seemed to resonate with me more this…MORE

Marlee McCormick, 12/16/16: It’s Better To Give Than To Receive…..

Marlee McCormick, 12/16/16: It’s Better To Give Than To Receive…..

I love Christmas! And I love to shop for people….oh who am I kidding, I just plain love to shop. Hooray for me, Christmas combines two of my favorite things! I really do get a lot of satisfaction picking out gifts for my family, friends and co-workers. Things that remind me of them or things…MORE

Eric Bushman, 12/06/2016; An Early Merry Christmas

Eric Bushman, 12/06/2016; An Early Merry Christmas

Growing up in the Midwest, Christmas was something my family launched into at full speed. Then that seemed to slow a bit the older I got. Present Day, my Christmas comes in the middle of the month. Traveling back to the Kansas City area to see my family, exchanging gifts, then it’s back home to…MORE