Brad Doyle of Holt’s in Park Ridge, joins Dave Plier (filling-in for Lou Manfredini) on ’The Mr. Fix It Show’ to talk about their amazing weekend brunch, New Haven-style pizzas, craft cocktails, local brews and the history of their iconic building. holtsparkridge.com   Have you been to Holt’s?

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the 1st Chicago rolling lift bridge in 1895, the Knights of Columbus is formed, Al Capone is sent to prison, RCA issues the first ever 45rpm single, Chicago’s Daily Defender begins publishing, Mel Brooks’ ‘Blazing Saddles’ debuts and the Bears lose to the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3458878/3458878_2018-01-28-061518.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

As the 4th season of POP TV’s ‘Schitt’s Creek’ premieres, Dave Plier shares his conversation with comedic actor and producer Eugene Levy, who also reflects on his early career on SCTV, the 35th anniversary of ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ and the ‘American Pie’ movie series.  https://www.poptv.com/schittscreek   Have you seen ‘Schitt’s Creek’? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3458759/3458759_2018-01-27-180459.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Rolling Stone Magazine senior contributor, Anthony DeCurtis, joins Dave Plier to preview the nominees of the 60th Grammy Awards, his picks for Record, Song and Album of the Year, plus a look at his new book on the life of rock pioneer, Lou Reed. What performance are you looking forward to on this year’s Grammy Awards?   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3458823/3458823_2018-01-28-002523.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Steve Darnall of Nostalgia Digest Magazine hangs with Dave to talk about the winter issue of the best selling magazine including stories about Jack Benny, Mel Brooks & Buck Henry and classic film King Kong.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3455526/3455526_2018-01-21-061926.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Dave and the late night crew talk about Curbed Chicago’s list of iconic Chicago buildings, their notable history, changes through the decades and what the future holds for The Tribune Tower, The Willis Tower, The Thompson Center, Wrigley Field and more. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3455517/3455517_2018-01-21-051517.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

This is History 01.14.18

Dave Plier looks back at his conversations with TV Legend Alan Alda, celebrating the 45th Anniversary of ‘M*A*S*H’; comedy icon Bob Newhart talks growing up in Chicago and the 45th Anniversary of ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ and 35th Anniversary of ‘Newhart’; Mickey Dolenz from ‘The Monkees’ chats about five decades of music; Grammy Award winning band leader Doc Severinsen shares stories about working with Johnny Carson and remembering the day that Johnny left us; and the legendary Carol Burnett celebrates 50 years of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ and behind the […]

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