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Conversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 54 Ernie SidersErnie Siders is a U.S. Air Force veteran who celebrated his 95th birthday on November 24. He hosts a big band and swing music show on WOBO radio. Siders restores furniture and collects classic cars, record albums, radios and other memorabilia. He shares some terrific stories.
2025-11-2956 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 53 Julius KingJulius King, a former Maysville Bulldog and Mason County Royal, is Athletic Coordinator and Director of Basketball Operations at Indian Hill Exempted Village School District in Cincinnati.
2025-10-2754 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 52 Jerry OrmesJerry Ormes is a 1961 graduate of Maysville High School. He shares stories about growing up in the 1950s, recounts a long career with Parker Tobacco Company and discusses his time as a basketball official followed by a 10-year stint as the head coach the St. Patrick Lady Saints and later serving an assistant coach for the Mason County Lady Royals.
2025-09-301h 17Conversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 51 Ronnie FrenchRonnie French, a graduate of Augusta High School, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and was wounded in Vietnam in 1967. He received a Purple Heart. French was elected to the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame for his work with veterans.
2025-08-281h 01Conversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 50 J.C. RashJ.C. Rash is a former Maysville High School basketball player (Class of 1967) and a former Mayor of Maysville. He talks about his playing days, his time in office and his business career in Maysville and Atlanta.
2025-07-2829 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 49 Carl BouldinCarl Bouldin, a native of Germantown, played baseball and basketball at the University of Cincinnati. He was co-captain of the Bearcats' first national champion basketball team in 1961, and is a member of the UC Hall of Fame. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals, but chose baseball over basketball and pitched for the Washington Senators.
2025-06-2448 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 48 Ray SnedegarRay Snedegar is a native of Grange City, a 1958 graduate of Mayslick High School and an Air Force veteran. He survived the crash of the first flight of "Operation Babylift" in South Vietnam on April 4, 1975.
2025-05-0959 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 47 Charles "Chuck" HallCharles "Chuck" Hall is a 1960 graduate of Maysville High School. He was an All-State basketball player and is 20th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list with 1,062 career points. Hall is a veteran who retired from Goodyear. He is a resident of Topeka, Kansas.
2025-04-3022 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 46 Tim FarmerTim Farmer is the host of the the KET TV show "Tim Farmer's Country Kitchen" and is the former host of "Kentucky Afield." He grew up in Mason County. This interview was recorded in 2013 and originally aired on my "SportsTalk" show on WFTM radio.
2025-03-3119 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 45 Lyda LewisLyda Lewis is a 1966 graduate of Maysville High School and a 1970 graduate of Morehead State University. In 1973, Lewis became the first African American to be named Miss Kentucky. A former special education teacher, actress, model and race horse breeder, Lewis is a now a dealer of antique jewelry.
2025-02-2055 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 44 Earnie RobbinsEarnie Robbins, Retired Major General, U.S. Air Force, is a 1964 graduate of Maysville High School and a 1969 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. Robbins received a Master's degree in engineering from Arizona State University in 1973. He shares stories about growing up in Maysville, his time at UK, his 34 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and his work with the Parsons Corporation.
2025-01-271h 06Conversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 43 Ron MooreRon Moore is a 1971 graduate of Maysville High School. After playing football at MHS and Kentucky State University, he had a long career as a teacher and coach. He later served as a basketball official for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Moore also served on the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission.
2024-12-1747 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 42 Dr. Randy RunyonDr. Randy Runyon is a 1964 graduate of Maysville High School. He earned a Ph.D. in French at John Hopkins University. Runyon is a retired professor of French and the author of seventeen books.
2024-11-2129 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 41 Jim Joe StahlJim Joe Stahl is a 1969 graduate of St. Patrick High School. He is 16th on the Saints' all-time scoring list with 1,221 career points. Stahl was the head coach at Glen Este High School in Clermont County, Ohio from 1989-1995. He was inducted into the Glen Este High School Hall of Fame in 2023. Stahl is an assistant coach at West Clermont High School.
2024-10-2435 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 40 Kenny RossKenny Ross is a 1972 graduate of Mason County High School. He played basketball at Mason County and Spartanburg Methodist College. Ross scored 846 career points at Mason County and averaged 11.1 points and 11 rebounds a game his senior season. He was named All-State Honorable Mention by The Courier-Journal in 1972.
2024-09-2632 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 39 Wayne Box MillerMaysville native Wayne Box Miller is the host of the pregame, halftime and postgame shows on the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network. He is a member of the Morehead State University Alumni Hall of Fame. Miller be inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame on September 16.
2024-08-3031 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 38 Maysville Bulldogs Football Reunion 2024This episode features interviews I recorded at the Maysville Bulldogs football reunion on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The interviews are with former coaches Tom Atkinson, Dean Cvitkovic, Tom Creamer and Tom Becherer and former players Bart Rigg, Billy Goldsmith and Bo Chambers.
2024-07-1528 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 37 Lex TurnerLex Turner was the boys' basketball coach at St. Patrick High School for 28 seasons. He is the Saints' winningest coach with 365 victories. He guided St. Patrick to two district championships and three 10th Region All "A" Classic championships. Turner coached both the girls' and boys' basketball teams in the 1987-88 season. He was also the athletic director for many years. Turner is a member of the 10th Region Hall of Fame. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2024-06-2631 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 36 Sandy ByronSandy Byron is a former St. Patrick High School golfer who won the 1986 State Amateur tournament. She is a two-time champion of the Women's City golf tournament in Lexington.
2024-05-2925 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 35 Tom CreamerTom Creamer had a 151-56 record in six seasons as the head coach of the Maysville Bulldogs basketball team. He guided the Bulldogs to back-to-back 10th Region titles in 1972 and 1973. Maysville upset top-ranked Louisville Central in the quarterfinals of the 1972 state tournament. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2024-04-2522 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 34 Mike CordeMike Corde is a 1972 graduate of Mason County High School where he played basketball and baseball. He is 13th on the Royals' all-time scoring list. He played collegiately at Ohio University. He is a Navy veteran.
2024-03-2930 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 33 Wayne BurnsWayne Burns is a 1970 graduate of Mason County High School where he played basketball and baseball and ran track. Burns was the Royals' second-leading scorer his junior season. He scored 782 career points.
2024-02-2241 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 32 George DavisGeorge Davis is a 1963 graduate of Maysville High School. He led Maysville to the 1963 state tournament and is 9th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list. Davis is a Vietnam War veteran who now resides in Columbia, Missouri.
2024-01-2732 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 31 Kirby WrightKirby Wright played and coached baseball and basketball at Tollesboro High School. He was the principal at Orangeburg Elementary School, Straub Elementary School and Mason County High School. He was the first executive director of Buffalo Trace CASA.
2023-12-0753 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 30 Tom DuncanTom Duncan played sports at Oneida High School in Tennessee. He is a veteran. He helped revive the football program at Maysville High School in the 1960s and helped start football at Mason County High School in the 1970s. Duncan served as a volunteer assistant football coach at Mason County for several seasons. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2023-11-2128 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 29 Fred HesterFred Hester is a 1967 graduate of Mason County High School. He began his coaching career at Ripley. After coaching the Blue Jays, Hester was an assistant coach at Mason County before being promoted to head coach in 1991. In five seasons, Hester guided the Royals to three straight 10th Region titles and compiled a record of 127-32 (77.9%). He also served as golf coach and athletic director. This interview was recorded in 2016.
2023-10-3020 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 28 Kirby BennettKirby Bennett is a 1975 graduate of Maysville High School. He played football, basketball and baseball at MHS and football at Western Kentucky University. He shares stories about playing at the high school and collegiate levels, coaching, mission work and more.
2023-09-2842 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 27 Gordon ”Gordy” JonesGordy Jones is a 1970 graduate of Maysville High School. He played baseball and football for the Bulldogs. He still plays softball. He is a pastor, author and college instructor.
2023-08-2859 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 26 Glenn BishopGlenn Bishop is a 1968 graduate of Maysville High School. He was the catcher on the Clover Leaf Class "A" team that won the National Knothole Invitational Tournament in 1966 and the star running back on Maysville's 1967 football team.
2023-07-2933 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 25 Henry BooneHenry Boone is a 1969 graduate of Maysville High School. He talks about playing sports at Maysville High School and teaching and coaching at both Maysville and Mason County.
2023-06-1730 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 24 Tom BechererAfter playing football at the University of Kentucky, Tom Becherer was the head coach when Maysville High School revived its football program in 1967. Becherer was the Bulldogs' head coach from 1967 through 1971. He guided the Shelby County Rockets to a state championship in 1987 and was the defensive coordinator for Collins High School's 2013 state championship team. This episode is a portion of an interview that was recorded in 2013.
2023-05-3107 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 23 Kenny CracraftKenny Cracraft, a 1965 graduate of Mason County High School, is 28th on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 994 career points. He shares stories about playing for basketball coaches William "Teence" Ryan and Herb Childers and baseball coach Allen Smith and the Royals' first season in The Fieldhouse.
2023-04-2749 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 22 Bill FormanBill Forman was a standout basketball player at St. Patrick High School in the 1950s. He led the team in scoring his freshman, junior and senior seasons and is 29th on the Saints' all-time scoring list with 996 career points. After graduating from college, Forman was the head coach at St. Patrick for seven seasons. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2023-03-3115 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 21 Darrell HillDarrell Hill is a 1961 graduate of Maysville High School. He is a member of the Bulldogs' 1,000-point club and played on the University of Kentucky's 1961-62 freshman basketball team. Hill also was a member of Maysville High School's 1959 region champion golf team.
2023-02-1534 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 20 Bob HutchisonBob Hutchison, a member of Maysville's 1958 state championship baseball team, is the winningest coach in the history of the Mason County Lady Royals basketball program. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2023-01-2615 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 19 Robert AlexanderRobert Alexander played baseball and basketball at Maysville High School and Kentucky State University. He was a member of Maysville's 1958 state championship baseball team and was the first African American to play in the Kentucky state baseball tournament.
2022-12-3127 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 18 Rusty RyanRusty Ryan was the leading scorer for the first Mason County Royals basketball team in the 1960-61 season. This interview was recorded in 2010.
2022-11-2813 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 17 Jerry KingJerry King played on Mason County High School's first basketball team, served his country in Vietnam, earned a basketball scholarship to Morehead State University and had a Hall of Fame career as a slow pitch softball player. This episode features interviews recorded in 2010 and 2015.
2022-10-1737 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 16 Duane FarisDuane Faris was a freshman left fielder on Maysville High School's 1958 state championship baseball team. He played two seasons of college baseball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and was a longtime junior high school basketball coach at both Maysville and Mason County.
2022-09-2852 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 15 Jackie AllisonJackie Allison was a member of Maysville High School's 1958 state championship baseball team. He is 21st on the Bulldogs' all-time basketball scoring list.
2022-08-2644 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 14 Gene PetersGene Peters talks about playing basketball at John G. Fee Industrial High School and Maysville High School in the 1950s.
2022-07-2015 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 13 Chris O’Hearn, Gary McKinney, Mike Reitz and Bart RisonI recorded this episode with 10th Region Hall of Fame basketball coaches Chris O'Hearn, Gary McKinney, Mike Reitz and Bart Rison after we finished a round of golf at Kenton Station Golf Course on June 29. They shared stories about their playing days and coaching careers.
2022-06-3030 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 12 Chris FrantzChris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, talks about his connection to Washington and Maysville, his memoir, "Remain In Love," being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Talking Heads), and much more. Frantz will be in Washington on June 18 for a book signing.
2022-06-0935 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 11 Ronnie Lyons, Part 2Former Mason County and University of Kentucky basketball player Ronnie Lyons share stories about his playing days at UK and more.
2022-05-2845 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 10 Ronnie Lyons, Part 1Ronnie Lyons is 2nd on the Mason County Royals' all-time scoring list. He scored a school-record 60 points in a win over Bourbon County in 1970. Lyons, also an outstanding baseball and softball player, was drafted by the NY Mets in 1970. Lyons played basketball for Adolph Rupp and Joe B. Hall at the University of Kentucky. He was inducted into to the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
2022-05-1938 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 9 Larry WoodLarry Wood played basketball and baseball at Bracken County and Eastern Kentucky. He was the head coach at Maysville High School five seasons. Wood shares stories about Bracken County's 1955 10th Region championship team, his playing days at Eastern Kentucky and coaching the Maysville Bulldogs.
2022-04-0128 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 8 Fanny StahlFanny Stahl played basketball at St. Patrick High School, Villanova University and Xavier University. He also coached at St. Patrick. This interview was recorded in 2012.
2022-03-2914 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 7 Tom CordeTom Corde, the first member of the Mason County Royals' 1,000 point club, was named to the All-MAC Team his senior season at Ohio University. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1972. He shares stories about growing up in Washington and his basketball career.
2022-02-2337 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 6 Joe GoeckeJoe Goecke is a 1961 graduate of Augusta High School. He is 10th on the Panthers' all-time scoring list. He scored 62 points vs. Nicholas County including 45 points in one half. He was recruited by Coach Joe B. Hall to play basketball at Regis College in Denver, Colorado.
2022-01-2145 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 5 Gary KidwellGary Kidwell talks about playing and coaching sports, writing a newspaper column and hosting a weekly radio show. He tells some interesting stories about hitchhiking home from basketball practice, batting against Woodie Fryman and coaching the Lewis County High School baseball and basketball teams. Kidwell was inducted into the Morehead State University Alumni Hall of Fame in October.
2021-12-1527 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 4 Homer Cablish IIIHomer Cablish III, a 1970 graduate of Maysville High School, shares stories about his family, growing up in Maysville, playing knothole baseball and high school baseball and basketball, his Hall of Fame baseball career at Morehead State University and his career as a Certified Public Accountant in Florida.
2021-11-0234 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 3 Lew CookLew Cook was the head coach of the Mason County Royals football team from 1981 to 1986. He retired from teaching at Mason County High School in 1998. Danny and Lew discuss Cook's coaching and teaching career, his time as a basketball official, his involvement with Kentucky Changers mission projects and disaster relief work.
2021-09-2429 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 2 Ted PurcellTed Purcell played on the first basketball team at Mason County High School and the first football team at Fleming County High School. He is the first member of the Fleming County Football Hall of Fame. He shares many interesting stories.
2021-08-1739 minConversations with Danny WeddleEpisode 1 Alan BaneAlan Bane talks about playing basketball at Tollesboro High School, Maysville High School, Middle Tennessee State College and Campbellsville College, and coaching at Tollesboro High School
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