Category Archives: Doc Watson

flickr miguelMemorial weekend has come and gone and it’s summertime (officially June 21, but go along with me). In the Midwest, we savor and seize the warm weather more than any one since we kno...

the tonight show jimmy fallon youtubeThe Who takes its Moving On! Symphonic Tour! to Tinley Park’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre tonight. The legendary band – part of our rock royalty Bud ...

cumulus peoriaFinally, we’re ready to start up summer with the arrival of Memorial Day weekend here this week. We’ll get you motivated for fun this weekend with the return of our Pour Some...

doc watson photogAn already most memorable day for some 70-plus military veterans and their sponsors got more memorable upon landing in Washington, D.C.Our first Greater Peoria Honor Flight of the yea...

flickr david shankboneMost of us guys of a certain GLO-centeric age well remember when the pop/rock/new wave band Scandal popped up on the music scene. Thanks to a terrific, beautiful lead singer in a...

tony johnson photogI wouldn’t call it must-see TV by any stretch, but I always enjoy bumping into my former WMBD-TV co-worker, the award-winning, sports anchor Kurt Pegler. And when we combine o...

photog bekah abbottAnother record-setting St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway culminated last night at the Dream Home in Dunlap, when Jamie Fox of Normal was drawn as the winner of the beautiful, new home, c...

youtube cactii41There’s been a snag in the current Las Vegas residency of Aerosmith. Drummer Joey Kramer missed last night’s (4/23) show at the MGM, and rumors are swirling that there̵...

Doc Watson photogFor the third year in a row, the average life expectancy in American fell. With all the scientific and medical advancements going on in the world, United States life expectancy is, on...

flickr e photosZZ Top is the latest classic rock band to hit the half century mark! They’ve been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 15 years now, and this summer, the band turns 50 and will g...