I think singing the National Anthem is one way of judging someone’s voice. Have you ever noticed that or is it just me? After the army recruit swearing in ceremony Michael Peterson sang the Anthem and showed that he’s got a great voice. This recording is from the control board next to the announcer so you can hear the producers …
New Army Recruits
One of the highlights of the Three Hills Rodeo in Green Bay was the swearing in of a fresh young batch of high school senior army recruits. On hand to do the honors was Col. Jill Chambers. You can see her in front of the recruits, leading them in the oath. Standing out in front of them is Michael Peterson …
B J Schumacher is World Bull Riding Champion
When is gets down to it, someone has to ride the bulls and the broncs in a rodeo. One of the best, actually the best, is BJ Schumacher. BJ is currently the world champion bull rider and we’ll see him in action tonight at the Three Hills Rodeo here in Green Bay, WI. I talked to BJ about how and …
Bull Fighter Rory Meeks
It takes a lot of guts or something else to be a good Bull Fighter or Rodeo Clown. A rodeo clown or bull fighter is a rodeo performer who works on bull riding contests. His primary job is to protect the rider from the bull after he dismounts or is bucked off, by distracting the bull and providing alternative targets …
Michael Peterson is Ready for Some Rodeo
Hello from Green Bay, WI, the site of the Three Hills Rodeo which will kick off this evening in the Resch Arena. I’m here documenting a day with Michael Peterson which started out very early this morning. I interviewed him early to get a perspective on what all’s going on. He’s here to watch some young people get sworn in …
Ethanol, EPIC and Indy
This past weekend I got to spend some time in the home state attending the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300. It was historic because it was the first race powered by 100% ethanol fuel. No matter who won, ethanol won. In fact, if you checked out the coverage on ESPN2 they called it the Ethanol Indy 300. While I was …
Dan Wheldon & Ethanol Win Race
Well, my man Jeff Simmons may not have won the race but ethanol still came out a big winner. Did any of you watch the ESPN coverage? I’ve heard that they spent lots of time talking about the fuel. Here’s the winner of the first Indy car race of the year, Dan Wheldon. It’s the third time in a row …
Interview With Ethanol Car Driver Jeff Simmons
It has been a hot sunny afternoon in south Florida. Fortunately the Indy cars get to do qualifying for race start position tonight under race time conditions since the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 is a night race tomorrow. Jeff Simmons has a new helmet this year which I think is pretty cool looking. This afternoon I caught up to …
4 Questions for The Iraq People
It looks like Paul McKellips, Global Outreach Officer, US Embassy Baghdad, The Green Room – Public Affairs GO Team, is going to get a little rest and relaxation after his latest posting into Iraq. Here’s his final report. You can listen to his last audio report here. In this report he asks some Iraqi’s that he’s been working with 4 …
World Water Day
Thursday is World Water Day and the Food & Agriculture Organization is having an event. The theme is: Coping with Water Scarcity. This year’s theme highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels. Jean-Marc Faurès, …