Dave Ward & Friends

This week's "Dave Ward & Friends" is out of this world as Dave interviews NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and his wife, Amiko, who also works for the space agency. After spending a year on the International Space Station, Scott discusses life without gravity and what's harder to do in weightlessness. Plus, Scott talks about the physical effects after returning and what re-entry is like on a Russian Soyuz space capsule! And he even answers the question: do cell phones work on the ISS!

In a revealing, tearful, interview on Dave Ward & Friends, President George H.W. Bush's son, Neil, and grandson Pierce, talk about growing up in the famous family and national spotlight from the highs to the lows. Americans, from both sides of the aisle, will enjoy rarely heard stories about our nation's 41st President and First Lady Barbara Bush. Plus, Dave talks about his personal relationship with the senior Bush.

Dave reunites with legendary channel 13 Houston children's host KiTiRiK (Bunny Orsak).

Adults of today, who grew up watching the famous character in the 1960s and 1970s dressed as a black cat, still cannot get enough of the Houston TV star!

Listen as the two longtime friends discuss the behind the scenes of the legendary show and KTRK!

In the fifth episode of Dave Ward & Friends, baseball legend Roger Clemens “The Rocket” discusses everything from his record-breaking collegiate and major league careers, to his childhood move to Texas and the takeaways from his upbringing that drove him to become the only pitcher in history to win 7 Cy Young Awards, record over 350 wins and strikeout over 4,500 batters. Roger talks about his love for history and the poem his mother wrote him about Fenway Park when he was drafted by the Red Sox and pitching an exhibition game at the Astrodome. He lights up talking about playing in the same parks as heroes Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and DiMaggio, to name a few, but ever the competitor, he still throws extra against his childhood hero, Reggie Jackson.

In the fourth episode of Dave Ward & Friends, Astros legends Larry Dierker and Jeff Bagwell discuss their respective playing, coaching and broadcasting careers, as well as what it was like to play for, and coach, the other.

The two discuss what it was like playing in the Astrodome, moving to Minute Maid Park and even the history of Houston and how it’s changed since they both came here as rookies and what made them stay.

In the third episode of "Dave Ward & Friends", Dave recollects meeting Steve at K-NUZ. Steve tells the story of teaming-up with Elvis Presley. The Tyrell name gets its backstory. Tune in for all that and more.
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man. In over four decades in the music business, he has achieved great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor, and performer.

In the second episode of "Dave Ward & Friends", the legendary Houston TV anchor sits down with his friend and Houston Astros Hall of Fame first baseman, Jeff Bagwell.

The episode starts with Dave’s personal revelation about his heart attack and the 'ride-or-die' friend who got him out of bed and coached him to his first lap down the hall since his brush with death, Jeff Bagwell.

Jeff talks about what he thought of Houston before arriving as a young rookie from Boston, and how his rookie career developed with teammates along the way. The two remember the Houston Astrodome and Dave asks how Bagwell liked playing there.

Dave remembers how Jeff predicted to him that the 2017 team would win the franchise’s first World Series, and Jeff reveals that team’s distinguishing characteristics that led him to that prediction.

Jeff also talks about the team’s current skipper, Dusty Baker, his longtime teammate, the great Craig Biggio, and his Hall of Fame induction.

In the inaugural episode of "Dave Ward & Friends," the legendary Houston TV anchor sits down with Houston Oilers quarterback great Dan Pastorini. Number 7 talks about the iconic "Luv Ya Blue" era and how Houston sports fans will never forget that special time. And while the Oilers are a team with no team connection today, the memories live on forever.

Pastorini reminisces about his natural throwing arm as a young man and why he turned down a draft offer with the New York Mets which could have had him in the rotation with a few Hall of Famers, one being a guy from Alvin named Nolan.

Plus, the two long-time friends trade a ton of stories about the Oilers, from the tough period in the early 1970s, to how Coach Bum Phillips changed everything for the team.

Oh, and wait till you hear what "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett wrote to Pastorini in lipstick on a mirror!

Not only was Dave a fan of the former Houston NFL team, but the longtime television news anchor also worked for the Houston Oilers radio crew from 1972 to 1980. The duo talk about their friendship with trailblazing Houston sports journalist Anita Martini.