tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post744325537224998573..comments2023-10-13T01:18:41.721-05:00Comments on The Life of My Time: A True LegendTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854709847469194472noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-53423867030701509232009-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:002009-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:00Tom:About a year ago I began exchanging e-mails wi...Tom:<BR/><BR/>About a year ago I began exchanging e-mails with Joe through his WIBV Internet site.<BR/>Last summer while I was vacationing in Florida, I noticed an e-mail from Joe.<BR/>I opened it and discovered that he had sent the video of his interview with John Auble from Fox 2 News. So, there I was in my hotel room watching Joe being interviewed, which I would have otherwise missed. I'll Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-35883840156775450042009-01-25T07:02:00.000-06:002009-01-25T07:02:00.000-06:00Tom, thanks for the great piece on Joe! You menti...Tom, thanks for the great piece on Joe! You mentioned long time WIBV GM Norm Greenberg. For many years he commuted from Bridgeton to Belleville everyday. He was our neighbor in Bridgeton. Any idea on where Norm is these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-59214897718533912752009-01-25T05:32:00.000-06:002009-01-25T05:32:00.000-06:00Wonderful post about the late Joe May, Tom; thank ...Wonderful post about the late Joe May, Tom; thank you. Growing up in the Metro-East in the 70s, I was always grateful for WIBV and the stations in Highland (1510 kHz) and Alton (1570 kHz -- WOKZ?) for the high-school coverage they offered. I live in West County these days, but my mother is still in the Metro-East, and it's a shame that Metro-East radio coverage these days is next to nothing in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-78357204324025872252009-01-23T11:55:00.000-06:002009-01-23T11:55:00.000-06:00Wow another great story of improvising. It sounds...Wow another great story of improvising. It sounds like Joe was a McGyver of radio. I got into this business to be a play by play guy myself and reading this tribute makes me miss it and the Joe Mays in this business.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737586625461825532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9946746.post-19618337481902926082009-01-22T18:04:00.000-06:002009-01-22T18:04:00.000-06:00Tom, I enjoyed the post about Joe. Although I did...Tom, I enjoyed the post about Joe. Although I didn't know him personally as you did, our paths crossed occasionally. I also started in broadcasting on a local sports powerhouse in 1972, WSMI in Litchfield. We had our own icon, the late Johnny Kralick. Joe and Johnny knew each other well, and did their fair share of good natured teasing. Over the years, you and I moved on but they continued Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820577408272378592noreply@blogger.com