Shannon In The Morning Big Show Daily Podcast

NYC broadcasting legend Joe Nolan was a member of the big show for years, and when it gets to this time of the year his love for Blythedale Children's Hospital brings him back to us! 

Joe has a permanent seat at the Blythedale table, and unfortunately because of the pandemic our show is virtual, but Joe was kind enough to check in this morning and tell is he's made a $1,000 donation! Joe's good friend James Sosinski matched with another $1,000! 

We can't thank you enough! 

The final big show of the year is TOMORROW from 6-10am on WCBS-FM 101.1 - New York's Greatest Hits, with a virtual party for the kids at Blythedale Children's Hospital!

Performances by Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas, Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls, Mark Rivera and of course, Holiday Express!

You can help the kids RIGHT NOW by calling 914-831-2424 or texting BCHKIDS to 76278 to make a donation of any amount!

Check out our website for more info & a web option to donate: https://www.radio.com/.../scott-shannon-and-wcbs-fms-2020...

(Joe Nolan appears courtesy of iHeartradio) 

He's a musician, entertainer, restaurateur, entrepreneur and humanitarian who’s a member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame!

Tim McLoone checked in to talk about a special virtual Holiday Express concert this Monday night at 7pm! Tickets are $50 and 100% of the proceeds support the 2020 holiday programs of Holiday Express. Holiday Express usually does this show at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, where they hope to return next holiday season!

Buy tickets at www.HolidayExpress.org 

Holiday Express is virtually delivering its famous holiday party to more than 100 locations throughout the tri state area. One of those parties is this Friday at Blythedale Children's Hospital! 

Brad Blanks caught up with New York Yankees legend, CC Sabathia!

CC has a documentary on his life coming out December 22nd! It covers his success as a pitcher, winning a world series with the Yankees in 2009 and his troubles with drinking, including a dark period in his life with alcohol. At one point CC says he stood continuously drunk in between starts which forced him into rehab in 2015. 

He also talks about throwing those grapefruits as a kid and his Grandmother knowing he was going to be a baseball player! 

“UNDER THE GRAPEFRUIT TREE: THE CC SABATHIA STORY” debuts December 22nd at 9pm on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max!

CC is also making his debut as a special commentator December 18th during the Brooklyn Nets pre-season basketball game!

RIP WHEELER has quickly become a legendary TV character. Some even say a sex symbol! Who is RIP WHEELER you may ask? He is the Kevin Costner’s ranch hand in the hit show YELLOWSTONE.

Brad Blanks caught up with the man that plays him, veteran actor, Cole Hauser. 

Cole stars in a new dramatic movie, The Last Champion, that sees him playing a disgraced American Olympian returning to his home town. 

The movie can be found on demand today. 

Brad Blanks zoomed with Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, one of the great modern-day American comics! 

They talked about part 3 of his sitcom “Mr. Iglesias” which just dropped on Netflix!

Fluffy plays a high school teacher trying to keep good kids out of trouble.  

Fluffy also hosts a competition show called “Unleashed” on Nickelodeon where he attempts to find America’s most entertaining pets.

Gabriel also talked about missing his stand-up shows, he had his biggest tour to date set up before the pandemic hit, and he hasn't done a show since March!

New episodes of “Unleashed” air Thursday nights at 7pm on Nickelodeon!

CBS-FM proudly presents the final big show of the year, a virtual party for the kids at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York!

Performances by Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Joel's sax man Mark Rivera and of course, Holiday Express!

The virtual Christmas party for the kids at Blythedale…Friday, December 18th from 6 to 10am on CBS-FM!

Call 914-831-2424 or text BCHKIDS to 76278 to make A donation of any amount!

You can make your donation online and learn more at www.bchkids.givesmart.com 

Darlene Love is the Queen of Christmas!

She was anointed this title by David Letterman, while performing her Christmas hit, “Christmas (Please Come Home)” from 1986 - 2014 on Dave’s talk show. 

Darlene is back singing a new holiday song by her longtime collaborator, Steven Van Zandt, “The Spirit of Christmas”.

Darlene performs the song in the new Netflix holiday movie, The Christmas Chronicles 2. On screen she gets to sing with Kurt Russell who plays Santa Claus in the movie. 

This movie is also a reunion for Darlene and the film’s director, Chris Columbus, who Van Zandt and her worked with on Home Alone 2.  Steven, Darlene and the E Street Band produced the hit Christmas song for the movie, “All alone on Christmas.”

Brad Blanks chats with Darlene about the new song, acting in the movie and how Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt changed her life completely out of the blue!

Watch the clip for "The Spirit of Christmas" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUaJswBpqwg

Brad Blanks caught up with movie star Josh Duhamel!

The former husband of Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas starred in the TV show “Las Vegas” and the Transformers movies!

Now Josh has written and directed a buddy comedy called BUDDY GAMES.

This may well be the craziest comedy out there right now with some of Hollywood’s funniest comedians in the movie, including Kevin Dillon, Olivia Munn, Nick Swardson, Dax Shepard and many more!

Buddy Games is available now on demand. 

The Vice-President of Partnership Marketing for Macy’s Jordan Dabby checked in this morning to tell us all about the Thanksgiving Day Parade! 

Here's a recap of what we spoke about this morning: 

• The 94th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade can be seen from the comfort of your own home this year! Enjoy from your couch in PJs. Macy’s is giving New Yorkers a reason to stay home!
• The Parade is NOT virtual, it’s a live event being created for TV broadcast over multiple days! No parade route and no street spectators.
• Catch the parade at 9am on NBC-4 hosted by Savanna Guthrie, Hoda Kotb & Al Roker.
• New balloons this year include Red Titan from Ryan’s World & the Boss Baby.
• Performances by Jimmy Fallon & The Roots (opening the show). Ally Brooke, Bebe Rexha, Brett Young, Patti LaBelle, Dolly Parton, Jordin Sparks, Pentatonix, Tori Kelly & many more!
• Go to www.Macys.com/Parade for more info.

Although we could not have our annual Thanksgiving celebration together, Stew Leonard checked in to share some helpful tips for this unusual holiday. 

With 7 supermarkets around the tri-state area, Stew says there's a trend developing this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smaller gatherings. 

Here's what Stew shared with us to help make the most out of our Thanksgiving 2020:

• Stew says there will be more Thanksgiving celebrations with fewer people around the table this year, so they are cooking smaller turkeys, serving sliced turkey breast & serving smaller cookie platters.
• A lot of people are going to be making turkeys for the first time!
• While Stew’s Chefs will again offer their popular “Dinner for 8” Thanksgiving meals, they will also roll out four new “Dinner for 4” meals this holiday!
• Stew is seeing an uptick in panic buying – people are stocking their freezers, buying more baking goods and, of course, stocking up on toilet paper

Head over to www.STEWLEONARDS.com to find out more about those Dinner for 4 meals, for info on delivery, curbside pickup options and pricing!