Greg & Dan Show Interviews

This morning, Greg and Dan sat down with Bill McCarthy, President of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors.

 

Mr. McCarthy came in today to share with our listeners some information from their 2nd Quarter. Bill shared information with us about the overall state of the housing market, some information about the mortgage market, as well as sharing some tips and tricks for making your home a little more appealing to buyers.

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This morning, Greg and Dan gave Jennifer Davis from the Peoria Public Library a call.

 

The Peoria Public Library Main Branch will be hosting a massive Vinyl Record Sale, with over 8,000 albums. The pre-sale starts tomorrow and will feature a variety of vintage vinyl records across a diverse array of artists and genres. The library opens at 9 am but the pre-sale will begin at 10 am tomorrow August 10th. In order to get access to the pre-sale it will require a $25 donation, with records being sold for just $1 a piece sold as is. The sale proper will begin Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 12 pm - 4 pm.

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This morning, Greg sat down with Bret Beachler of Beachler’s Automotive.

 

Brett came into the show with a special announcement, a giveaway for a new car. Brett prides himself and his company on giving back to the community in various ways, this time he knew he wanted to really do something special. He will be giving a 2008 Toyota Sienna to a family in need. The vehicle will be given away by Mid-September to the family selected through their nomination process.

 

To nominate someone visit their website at: beachlers.com. SImply submit your name, the person you're nominating, and their story.

 

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This morning, Greg sat down with Ambrose McCall, a local Peoria Attorney to speak on the recent Google Antitrust Decision this past Monday.

 

With this landmark case it is incredibly important to parse this as a layperson. Ambrose clarifies that this case is about the default arrangements and having choices about the companies that have access to their personal data. With Google having an 89.2% share of the market, that increases to 94.9% on mobile devices by having default arrangements with both Apple and Android devices.

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This morning, Greg sat down with Jake Tharp, who is helping to put on the Food Truck Frenzy and Custom Car & Bike Show on August 24th in Washington.

 

Jake runs the Big Papa Jake’s Food Mobile Kitchen, and specializes in custom sandwiches as well as loaded bowls in his truck. On August 19th, the Connect Center hosts a monthly Food Truck community event for families in the area. Then, on the 24th there will be the Food Truck Frenzy event with a Custom Car and Bike Show. THis event will be accepting donations for the MEtamora High School Auto Shop program.

 

The event will be hosted on August 24th from 12-5 pm at the Connect Center in Washington located at 1750 Washington Rd.

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This morning, Greg and Dan gave Rich Draeger from the Southside Mission a call.

 

The Mission is hosting a “Hiring Drive” for a new thrift store that is being opened at 2919 Garden St in Peoria. The event is happening both today and tomorrow at the new location. No resume is required and are hiring for positions both inside and outside of the thrift store, they are looking for store supervisors, retail associates, and production leads. The store is helpful in supporting the ministry and all the charitable endeavors that they take part in, and support the community by providing goods for good prices.

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This morning, Greg and Dan spoke with Dr. Mae Gilliland the Executive Director of Arts Partners and Darius Donaldson from the All or Nothing Kustom Car Show.

 

This weekend is the Arts Partners Ignite at the Peoria Civic Center. Starting in 2014, Dr. Gilliland said about Ignite: “[Ignite is] the visual representation of what we do on a daily basis.” It is Central Illinois’ premiere maker fest and brings together various different types of arts and artists, from craft makers, artisans, music, poetry, as well as coding. This is also the 8th year of the All or Nothing car show, and they are looking at hosting about 100 cars and 20 bikes. 

 

Ignite is on Saturday and runs from 9 am to 5 pm. The event is free of charge with free parking.

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This morning, Greg and Dan spoke with Jon Rocke from Pathway Ministries.

Yesterday, Greg had shared a story about a homeless woman which stirred a lot of conversation both in and out of the studio. We brought in Jon to speak accurately about this situation, as well as how best that people can help for people that are struggling.

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This morning, Greg and Dan called Phil Luciano about his exciting new announcement.

 

Starting in a couple of weeks, Phil will begin his new afternoon show on WMBD, The Phil Luciano Show. The guys ask him questions about the show and what it’s going to be like, as well as giving him some tough love on his favorite baseball team the White Socks.

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This morning, Greg and Dan sat down with Chris Setti from the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council.

 

This week they spoke about the new Distillery Labs and Entrepreneur Development Center in the Downtown Peoria area on SW Adams. They talk about the origins and purpose of this project and how best to utilize it as an average citizen of Peoria.

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