Welcome back for Season 2 of Wild Quincy! Our first episode of the new season we bring in KHQA Chief Meteorologist Rich Cain to talk about the history and his time at 99Q. Rich talks about the on-air talent from the station and we look back at his career in Quincy starting at the G.O.A.T. radio station!

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As a little bonus episode before we kick off Season 2 of Wild Quincy, we wanted to share a bit of a sneak peek of what you're missing out on if you haven't taken the leap to become a Wild Thing by joining our patreon page:

Chris and Travis look back on season 1 of the Wild Quincy podcast. They add some additional tidbits to some episodes, call out some listener comments, and address a few corrections. We also tease what season 2 has in store. Thanks so much for listening!

As we wrap up our first season we look to the skies. No, not to look at the future but instead search of intelligent life! This week we bring in local paranormal researcher Teri Mosby to discuss past UFO events in and around the Quincy area. For links to books mentioned and other items, be sure and check out the blog post here.

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With the Gem City having such a great tradition of local sports we couldn't miss the opportunity to dig into that rich history! Who better to talk to then someone that has spent more than a quarter of a century covering those sports then KHQA sports director Chris Duerr. We talk, Blue Devils, Raiders, Hawks, Gems, and anything else sports in the Gem city! It's all on this weeks episode of Wild Quincy.

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John Loomiller was a wealthy blind man living with his wife and their niece near Liberty, enjoying a relaxing lifestyle living off the investments and property Loomiller owned in the Kansas and Oklahoma area. This ideal lifestyle came to a crashing halt when John's wife and his niece were found brutally murdered in their home. The investigation that resulted is one of wild twists and turns where suspicion started to fall on the blind man as the murderer. There's not much this unsolved cold case from years ago doesn't have, so buckle up and dive on in to this episode of Wild Quincy! Be sure to visit the show blog for some visuals to add additional context to this episode.

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If you think you know about fires in Quincy, hold on to your fire hoses because in this episode we go down the fire pole and dig into the history of fires in Quincy!

Not only are we taking a look at the fires that have happen through Gem City's history but we have also created a ranking of the Top 5 worst fires to ever occur. 

For some visual context of some of Quincy’s historic fires make sure to visit the show blog located here.

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On this episode of Wild Quincy Chris and Travis are joined by former Quincy Herald Whig reporter and currently of Second String Music, Rodney Hart. We go around the table and throw out our some fun Gem City first. The rule is simple, the subject must be about Quincy and must include the word "first". Join us for a fun episode that covers a huge range of territory exploring Gem City Firsts.

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In 1995 an incident shocked the community. 14 year old Michael McCluskey tragically lost his parents and younger brother in a house fire which he claimed to escape from the second story window. Soon, suspicion turned toward Michael who was eventually tried for murder. Now 26 years later we dig into the the story with one of the journalist who covered the trial. Jennifer McIntire, former WGEM anchor and reporter, joins us to discuss the story of the 14 year old killer. For some additional imagery/context to this story be sure and visit our episode blog here.

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