This week, Val Camilletti, longtime owner of Val’s halla Records in Oak Park passed away. “Elton” Jim Turano shares an excerpt of a past interview as a tribute and shares stories about why she was so influential in the community.  

In this full show episode, Elton Jim Turano fills in for Matt Bubala as he is out of town with his son’s baseball team, who just won their first game in the state tournament! This week, Turano talks about Mick Jagger and his 75th birthday with Jim Pietryga. WGN Radio’s Aubrey Mumpower also celebrates a birthday. Roger, Jess, Jim and Aubrey celebrate with pizza! Also in the first hour, Mick Kayler joins the show once again to talk about pop […]

In this full show episode, Elton Jim Turano fills in for Matt Bubala as he is out of town with his son’s baseball team, who just won their first game in the state tournament! This week, Turano talks about Mick Jagger and his 75th birthday with Jim Pietryga. WGN Radio’s Aubrey Mumpower also celebrates a birthday. Roger, Jess, Jim and Aubrey celebrate with pizza! Also in the first hour, Mick Kayler joins the show once again to talk about pop […]

This week, Val Camilletti, longtime owner of Val’s halla Records in Oak Park passed away. “Elton” Jim Turano shares an excerpt of a past interview as a tribute and shares stories about why she was so influential in the community.  

Schmidt’s Towne Tap became Healy Hotel, Ream’s Meat Market is a 1950’s diner and for a small town girl and WGN Radio producer Jess Raines, her hometown is now called “Simmonsville.” For weeks, Route 47 and Main Street in Elburn has been closed down for the filming of a new HBO series called Lovecraft Country, which tells the story of a man driving across country in 1955 in search for his missing father. The show is being produced by Oscar-winner Jordan Peele, […]

Author and U.K. radio personality Spencer Leigh joins “Elton Jim” Turano on The Matt Bubala Show.  As a Liverpool resident, he shares the meaning and history of songs from major music legends like The Beatles. He joins The Matt Bubala Show once again to talk about a different Elvis…Elvis Costello. Leigh fills listeners in on Costello’s childhood and how his parents influenced his musical taste growing up. Recently, Costello announted that he was diagnosed with cancer and had to cancel […]

This episode marks the one month anniversary of The Matt Bubala Show starting at 1 a.m.! Roger, Jess and Elton Jim celebrate with pizza since Matt is out of town. This week’s show also begins early! In this full show podcast, Elton Jim talks with listeners about the 2018 World Cup and participates in a trivia game. At 2: 30 a.m., Elton Jim talks pop culture with Mick Kayler.  Then at 3:30 a.m., BBC radio host Spencer Leigh from Liverpool […]

Author and U.K. radio personality Spencer Leigh joins “Elton Jim” Turano on The Matt Bubala Show.  As a Liverpool resident, he shares the meaning and history of songs from major music legends like The Beatles. He joins The Matt Bubala Show once again to talk about a different Elvis…Elvis Costello. Leigh fills listeners in on Costello’s childhood and how his parents influenced his musical taste growing up. Recently, Costello announted that he was diagnosed with cancer and had to cancel […]

This episode marks the one month anniversary of The Matt Bubala Show starting at 1 a.m.! Roger, Jess and Elton Jim celebrate with pizza since Matt is out of town. This week’s show also begins early! In this full show podcast, Elton Jim talks with listeners about the 2018 World Cup and participates in a trivia game. At 2: 30 a.m., Elton Jim talks pop culture with Mick Kayler.  Then at 3:30 a.m., BBC radio host Spencer Leigh from Liverpool […]

A half mile run was a run for a lifetime for Chicago native Mark Schipper, as he ran with 6 bulls and 6 steers at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain. He joins The Matt Bubala Show to give live updates to the crew and listeners as the festival wraps up this weekend. Schipper ran with the bulls on Friday the 13th and says it’s as “gnarly and as scary as it looks. It’s an intense experience. The thing […]