Greg & Dan Show Interviews

This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Dave Johnson from Pearl Technology gave us a visit.

 

Today, Dave came on to talk to us about some new phones. Dave told us about the new iPhone, and some of its features, Apple’s new Artificial Intelligence program, and a new unhackable phone made by leading cybersecurity experts.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Curley Boo Johnson, Laura Cullinan and Allison Keiser for GO! Peoria.

 

This Sunday, the annual GO! Day event will be running from 11 am - 4 pm at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Block of Water St. The event is intended to highlight the many special organizations and individuals that make the Peoria area so special. There will be performances from the Manual Drumline, Bradley Athletics, Peoria Players, The Penguin Project, and so much more. The event will also be emceed by our very own Greg Batton.

 

The event is completely free and welcome to all ages. Please come visit to help celebrate the Peoria area!

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, James Schellenberg and Kripa Guha from Main Street Quest came in to visit, and a special clue for Greg and Dan Show listeners.

 

Tomorrow Main Street Quest will be hosting their Main Street Scavenger Hunt in association with the Peoria Public Libraries Fine Free + Fare Free initiative for the month of September. To participate come to Wyckoff Hall at Bradley anywhere from 10 am - 4 pm. They will provide a map with all the locations and routes, and over 100 clues for participants to solve with the team who solves the most winning $500 provided by CEFCU. 

 

Thank you so much for coming on and making a great event for the community to get involved with!

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Connie Romanus from the League of Women Voters came in to share some information about voter registration.

 

The league was founded to help to educate women voters after the passing of the 19th amendment, as well as all voters. This upcoming Saturday, the 14th, and Saturday September 28th the league will be hosting candidate forums for upcoming local elections at the Peoria North Branch Library. The league will also be participating in National Voter Registration Day on September 17th on the ICC East Peoria Campus and the Lincoln Branch Library in Peoria.

 

For more information visit their website and their Facebook page.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we gave Cindy Youngren the incoming president of Peoria’s Kiwanis Club.

 

Today at Kellehers, the Kiwanis Club will be hosting a fish fry that will be featuring live music from indy herself. Cindy is the lead singer in the group Hoosier Daddy which is a local classic and southern rock band. The event will also feature a raffle for many great rewards.

 

The event will begin at 4:30 pm with Hoosier Daddy taking the stage from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. It is $15 for a dinner ticket, and $7 for kids under 13. For more information, visit their Facebook page.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, we brought in Mike Stechman from the 104.9 The Wolf morning show.

 

Mike came in to tell us about St. Jude Rides’ trip to Memphis. However, due to weather they are going to ride down to Centralia, Tennessee for the event.

 

Donate at stjude.org or visit Mike’s Facebook page to give directly to St. Jude Rides.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Carol Perkins and Rob Everret came in to talk to us about the Peoria County Bar Association’s Strides for Justice Event on September 21st.

 

The Strides for Justice event consists of a 5k race and a 1 mile walk to help support the Prairie State Legal Services. Prairie State Legal Services offers legal services and aid to under-priveleged groups in the Peoria area. The race will begin at 8:00 am at the intersection of Prospect and Grandview Drive and will finish at Oliver’s in Peoria Heights.

For more information and to register ahead of time visit peoriabar.org/stridesforjustice, and for more information on Prairie State Legal Services please visit https://pslegal.org.

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This morning on the Greg and Dan Show, Scott Saurs and Scott Corsaut came in to discuss the 8th annual Armed Forces Celebration.

 

The Armed Forces Celebration is an event to honor the American Heroes in the United States Military, with proceeds going to benefit Freedom Paws Service Dogs. The event will be hosted at Pour Bros. Craft Taproom on September 14th from 4pm - 11pm. It will feature live music from Fox Hill Troubadours and Harvest Sons, as well as Food & Drink, a Silent Auction, Raffles, and much more.

 

For more information visit Armed Forces Celebration Day’s page on Facebook.

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This morning on The Greg and Dan Show, Greg spoke with 2016 World Series MVP Ben Zobrist.

 

Mr. Zobrist is the featured speaker for the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fundraiser Event on October 3rd at Venue Chisca. In this interview, Greg and Ben discuss his early career and how a $50 dollar investment led him to be a Major League baseball player, his non-profit Champion Forward, some advice for young athletes aspiring to compete at the highest level, and much more.

 

Thank you Ben for coming onto the show, it was a pleasure to hear your story! For more information on the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Fundraiser Event that Ben will be speaking at visit: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/peoria/, and for more information on Ben's non-profit visit: https://www.championforward.org/.

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This morning on The Greg and Dan Show, General Manager of the Peoria Civic Center Rick Edgar gave us a visit.

 

In this interview, Rick gives us an update on the renovations they did to the Civic Center this summer, some upcoming shows,  and the story of a band called Leather Canary, and how Chevy Chase ties into it all. 

 

For more information and tickets for all shows visit https://www.peoriaciviccenter.com/events.

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