Greg & Dan Show Interviews

This morning, Greg and Dan spoke with Alissa Williams, Director of the Morton Public Library.

Starting next week, Tazewell County Libraries will be launching their portion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This program was originally launched by the Dollywood Foundation in 1995 to provide free books to young children in her home area of Sevier County, Tennessee. All kids under the age of 5 are eligible to receive a free book through the mail in order to promote early literacy. On the 21st, the Morton Public Library Reading Garden will be hosting a kick-off celebration at 10:30 am.

In order to register for the program either attend the kick-off event on the 21st or visit  imaginationlibrary.com. The program will also be accepting donations at 135 S. First Avenue, Morton, IL, 61550.

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This morning, Greg and Dan brought in real estate attorney Jim Manning, President of PAAR Bill McCarthy, and Chief Executive Officer of PAAR Jennifer Hamm to discuss a new ruling in a lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors. 

This discussion will help to provide some clarification on the ruling against the NAR. Taking effect this Saturday the ruling will be changing rules for the real estate industry to make an effort to increase transparency between realtors and their customers, buyers or sellers. This interview Greg and Dan ask about the new Buyer Agency Agreement, specifically what to be aware of with a potentially legally binding document, changes in who is responsible for the commission of the realtors, and the dissolvement of Multiple Listing Services.

When asked, Jennifer’s advice at the end of the interview is: “Be prepared… to have conversations with your agent and your lender.”

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Today, Greg and Dan spoke with Kaitlin McVey from the Grandview Alzheimer’s Special Care Center.

Tomorrow the 15th they are hosting a Guest Bartending event at the 33 Room in Peoria Heights from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. The event will feature many celebrities of the Peoria area, from WEEK News 25 Anchors, Peggy Maloof, Mike Vespa, and many more. All proceeds go to benefit the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

For more information please call (309)692-2484 or visit their location on University.

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This morning, Greg and Dan gave Jenny Parkhurst from the Peoria Riverfront Museum a call.

Tomorrow the 15th, Peoria Riverfront Museum will be hosting a concert by Imperial Boxmen. A jazz fusion band inspired by 70s jazz-funk, like Herbie Hancock, and 90s hip-hop production, such as J Dilla or Madlib.

Tickets will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members at peoriariverfrontmuseum.org, the event will also feature food from Peoria’s own Jeremy Washum. Doors open at 6 pm with the performance starting at 7 pm

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Today, Greg and Dan had the honor to talk to retired 4-star General and Former CIA Director David Patraeus.

General Patraeus, along with historian Andrew Roberts, have recently released a new book titled: “Conflict: The Evolution of War from 1945 to Ukraine” which details many of the modern developments and innovations that warfare has experienced from the 20th through the 21st century. The General was also gracious enough to give us his insight on modern warfare by touching on the many of the current conflicts across the world. Including the Ukraine-Russia war and the Israel-Palestine conflict. As well as, sharing that he may not be as retired as Greg and Dan initially thought.

Gen. Patraeus will be in Peoria next Monday at the Paradice Hotel and Casino with the Peoria Area World Affairs Council to share his insight on warfare and the potential developments it could see in its future.

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Greg and Dan sat down with their newest producer Carson Bell to introduce him to the audience, and ask him a few questions about himself and his experience.

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This morning, Greg and Dan had Dan Decker and Justin Hale from the Peoria Heights Fire Department and Morton Fire Department respectively, for the Vietnam Traveling Wall that will be coming to the East Peoria area on September 25th.

Dan and Justin got involved with the Vietnam Traveling Wall to honor Justin’s father who served in the Navy during Vietnam. They hope to keep and preserve the legacy of the veterans who served, many who are still with us today. The opening ceremony will be on Thursday the 26th of September. It will be located in the Levee District directly in front of City Hall and it will remain in Peoria until the 29th.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected].

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This morning, Greg and Dan had Dave Johnson from Pearl Technology with a special guest Jeremy Caldera, Executive Vice President from Pearl Technology and runs their Audio/Visual Programs.

They came in this morning to talk to us about the upcoming Pearl Technology’s Technology Showcase 2024. The event will run from 12 to 6:00 pm at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and will feature various conferences, classes, and exhibits throughout the duration of the day. The event will be open to everyone ranging from Audio/Visual Professionals, Tech Enthusiasts, or ,as Greg so eloquently put it, audio geeks. Then, after the conferences have ended there will be fun family activities and screenings.

In order to attend this event go to pearltechnology.com and register for free!

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This morning, Greg and Dan gave Jeff Kolebus, from Tee It Up For The Troops, a call.

Today in Peoria, Mt. Hawley is hosting Tee It Up For The Troops for the 15th year. This year with the sponsors all the veterans will get a free day of golf, with all remaining being split between local and national organizations that deal with veterans affairs and issues. 

Tee off is 7 am for veterans, with a beautiful ceremony that is open to the public at 11:15 am and golf that’ll continue in the afternoon. For more information visit: https://teeitupforthetroopsil.org. 

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This morning, Greg and Dan gave their friend Rick Otey a call for an update on his commemorative walk.

Rick gave us an update about his final day of his commemorative walk for his Proton Beam Therapy Treatment 19 years ago. To commemorate the treatment that saved his life he is walking 230 miles which is the distance to Bloomington, IN, which at the time was the only facility that had the new form of treatment. Today is his final day on his walk, and he is making the walk from Tremont to the new OSF building in Downtown Peoria to ring the bell that normally signals a patient's last day of treatments. 

For updates follow Rick’s Facebook page where he posts updates every hour.

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