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Talk Radio

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    A Rush Limbaugh Playlist: What Else Could Upset Artists Like Peter Gabriel?

    There are a lot of people upset with Rush Limbaugh. If you've heard what Limbaugh had to say about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, then you can guess which parties are upset with him. Even a professional troll faces repercussions for calling a 30 year old college student "a slut". It's not surpr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    The Five Most Annoying Tweeters During a Sporting Event

    When the Texans were putting it to the Bengals on Saturday, the streams of twittering Houstonians were likely filled with posts about the game. Like people who tweet during any live event, there were insightful moments, irritating moments and downright stupid moments. Reading Twitter was like going ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2011

    Our Lady of 121st Street

    When the Texans were putting it to the Bengals on Saturday, the streams of twittering Houstonians were likely filled with posts about the game. Like people who tweet during any live event, there were insightful moments, irritating moments and downright stupid moments. Reading Twitter was like going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    KTRH All But Says Goodbye to News, Welcomes More Right-Wing Blather

    The Houston Chronicle's David Barron just reported that longtime KTRH news anchors J.P. Pritchard and Lana Hughes are leaving the station in favor of new hosts Mike Patrick and Lois Melkonian. In case you need an introduction to Mike Patrick, check out the above video where he personifies the term ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Five Best Glenn Beck Freakouts: We'll Miss You, Dude

    ​As he hinted at his Houston appearance, Glenn Beck, the face of Fox News to so many Americans who recoil in horror at Fox News, will be ending his TV show. He'll still do occasional specials, and tour, but your daily dose of Beckensian madness will no longer be on TV. We'll miss the freakou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Mark Stevens Of KLOL's Stevens & Pruett Show Passes Away

    ​Rocks Off just got word via ABC13.com that former Houston radio personality Mark Stevens, half of KLOL's popular Stevens & Pruett morning-show team from the 1980s until 2000, has passed away. Houston blogger Mike McGuff says close friends told him Stevens died in his sleep early this morning; ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    15th Annual Festival of Greece

    And you thought there was only one Greek festival in town

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Game Time: Gary Kubiak's Contract Extension -- Move Along, There's Nothing To See Here

    ​A couple of years in, I'm finally starting to get the hang of this sports talk radio thing.  Basically, what you do is you fill four hours a day making issues in the sports world seem as though the fate of mankind rests on the outcome, choose the side which you think will save mankind, defen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Suicide Notes Movie Sneak Peek Party

    So, the deal is I'll be dead but really famous?

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Houston Music Fight Club: Michael Berry vs. Outlaw Dave, Don Walsh vs. Dirty Jeff Smith, Notsuoh vs. Mango's

    ​Another week and yet another clash of the sorta-titans, wherein we pit some of Houston's best and brightest music luminaries against each other in brutal mortal combat. This week we will briefly take a step away from the burgeoning Bayou City indie scene to spotlight two of the town's radio perso ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    2009 Mug Awards

    Web exclusive!

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    How The Hell Can You Be Optimistic About The Astros?

    Photo by Aaron M. SprecherI was listening to sports talk radio yesterday -- the past couple of days actually -- and it appears that there are people out there who think the Astros still have a chance to make the playoffs. As far as I could tell, these people weren't on the Astros payroll. And I just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    The Mt. Rushmore of Texas Sports

    ESPN is about to start on one of those stupid SportsCenter promotion things that has helped to make SportsCenter virtually impossible to watch. But over here at Ballz, we like stupid things - I'm sure that many of you think anything I write is stupid and virtually impossible to read anyway. So I' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    The Mt. Rushmore of Texas Sports

    ESPN is about to start on one of those stupid SportsCenter promotion things that has helped to make SportsCenter virtually impossible to watch. But over here at Ballz, we like stupid things - I'm sure that many of you think anything I write is stupid and virtually impossible to read anyway. So I' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Cool Out on Your Commute

    2009 is only a few days old, and Houston's radio climate is already improving. Not on the FM dial, which remains a wasteland north of 91.7 (same as it ever was), but starting at 4 p.m. today, commuters can immerse themselves in the swinging sounds of Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, B.B. Kin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    “Jokes & Jamz”

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    The Case of Patrick Edwards

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    Stupid Media Personalities: Jemele Hill, Johnny Miller, Dick Enberg and Don Imus

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    A Few Words for Brad Davies and Jose de Jesus Ortiz

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    New Year's Resolutions

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Home Entertainment

    November 1, 2007

    No End in Sight, Twin Peaks, The Other Side of the Mirror and Talk to Me

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2007

    From Mumbai, with Drums

    Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Fantasia Barrino join forces for a hip holiday show

  • Culture

    July 12, 2007

    Mexican-American Culture

    You really love us!

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    It's Official

    You really love us!

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    7L and Esoteric

    A New Dope

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2006

    All in a Huff

    A New Dope

  • News

    August 25, 2005

    Letters

    A New Dope

  • Music

    November 4, 2004

    Blizzard of Oz

    Dubya, Ashlee and Bill O'Reilly have spun Racket's mind into the twilight zone; also, two local retro-cool institutions bite the dust

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Original Show

    Dubya, Ashlee and Bill O'Reilly have spun Racket's mind into the twilight zone; also, two local retro-cool institutions bite the dust

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Play-by-Play Announcer

    Dubya, Ashlee and Bill O'Reilly have spun Racket's mind into the twilight zone; also, two local retro-cool institutions bite the dust

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Clash Course

    Warriors of the right take their battle against the left to the streets of New York

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Coach

    Van Chancellor

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003
  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    Minibill

    Sports Rap

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

    Best Traffic Reports

    Susie Loucks The KIKK Chick, KIKK/95.7 FM

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Letters

    Susie Loucks The KIKK Chick, KIKK/95.7 FM

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    The Insider

    Susie Loucks The KIKK Chick, KIKK/95.7 FM

  • Calendar

    June 22, 1995

    Press Picks

    Susie Loucks The KIKK Chick, KIKK/95.7 FM

  • News

    December 30, 1993

    Round One to the Host

    Susie Loucks The KIKK Chick, KIKK/95.7 FM

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