Hometown: Fresno, CA (where it all started at a 5,000 watt radio station). Birthday: August 15. Sign: Neon. Marital Status: Married to Sweetie Nash. Pets: 2 dogs, 2 cats. Favorite Artist: I’m really not into art. Favorite All-Time CD: The one that paid the highest interest rate. Oh, wait…you mean music? The Pilgrim by Marty Stuart. It's a masterpiece. Favorite Song Lyric: “I’ll be somewhere down in Texas, if you’re looking for me…” First Concert Attended: The Edgar Winter Group w/Bad Company opening, 1974. Yeah…I’m old. So? Favorite Food: Anything Italian (my wife says she could put red sauce on an old shoe and I’d probably eat it!), but Mexican runs a close second. Favorite Local Restaurant: Let me try a few, and I’ll report back. Favorite Local Hangout: Wherever there’s good, LIVE Country music! Favorite Actor: Kelsey Grammar. Favorite Movie: That Thing You Do! Favorite TV Show: It used to be 24, but lately it’s been Touch and The Voice. Favorite Sports Team: The Sugar Land Skeeters. Favorite Website: Facebook, where I spend entirely too much time! Nickname Growing Up: Isn’t “Skeeter” enough of a nickname? People Would Be Shocked If They Knew: I was a founding member of the (original) Boy Howdy Band! Hobbies: I’m a licensed amateur radio operator (General class, call sign: N5ASH); I’m also a singing drummer and award-winning songwriter!
Skeeter Nash
Skeeter Heard Worldwide On Newsline
Once again this week, KIXS 108 Morning Show host Skeeter Nash will be anchoring the Amateur Radio Newsline® report, heard around the world, over the ham radio airwaves, and online at www.arnewsline.org. This is a valuable service to ham radio operators worldwide, with reports coming in from all around the globe. A dedicated group of volunteers produce these reports, and they use their background i
Livestock Show Karaoke Contest
The Victoria Livestock Show folks are holding an Amateur Karaoke Contest. Preliminary rounds take place on Thursday evenings (Feb. 6th, 13th, and 20th) at Dodge City (205 North Star Drive). It's free to enter, and free to watch. Registration is from 7:30-8:30 p...
Skeeter Welcomes Singer/Songwriter Bobby Marquez
Wednesday morning (February 5, 2014), my in-studio guest will be singer/songwriter, Bobby Marquez. Bobby is a native of Freer, TX, but I met Bobby more than a dozen years ago when I was living in Nashville, TN, where Bobby calls home these days. Bobby will be one of the featured entertainers during the 2014 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which runs February 6-23. Bobby will join me for some l
Special Delivery From The Girl Scouts Cookies Lady
We had a special in-studio guest this morning, as Kelly Trevino, Director of Marketing for the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas stopped by for a visit...and she brought COOKIES!
The annual Girl Scouts Cookies sale is in full swing, right now through February 23rd...
Principal, Teacher Record Hilarious School Closing Call
I guess if you're going to have to inform parents that school is going to be closed--again--due to snow and ice, you might as well try to inject a little humor into the announcement. That's just what happened recently in Boone County, Kentucky! You'll want to see and share this video!
Go See “Saving Mr. Banks!”
Over the weekend, my wife Sweetie and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary. As the "official" date was Sunday, February 2nd (yes, we got married on Groundhog Day!), we decided to celebrate on Saturday, as we both have to go to bed early on Sunday nights to get up for work on Monday morning. So to celebrate, we decided on dinner and a movie.
Texas Olympics License Plates Available
Let the Games begin! The 2014 Olympic Winter Games are less than a week away, and the United States Olympic Committee has licensed MyPlates.com to release an official Team USA plate design for Texas. Show your support for Team USA and get yours at myplates.com.
“The U.S. Olympic Committee is proud to collaborate with MyPlates.com on this special plate, recognizing that a portion of the proceeds wi
Throwback Thursday: Skeeter Sings “Playboy”
Here's a throwback going back almost 10 years. It's a video from a show I played at in Paragould, Arkansas at the Collins Theater. It's me, singing a classic Wynn Stewart song called, "Playboy," with the Penny Brothers Band.
The band features Rick Penny (bass), Robert Penny (rhythm guitar), Barry Joiner (lead guitar), and Randy Aden (pedal steel guitar) and Yours Truly on the drums. My
Area School Closures, Late Starts
With the threat of temperatures hovering near or at freezing in the overnight/early morning hours tonight and tomorrow. some area schools have announced they will be closed, or starting classes late. We have the latest listings here!
Playtex Pacifier Recall Issued
Attention parents of pacifier-sucking babies: Playtex has announced a recall of more than a million pacifier holders, due to a choking hazard. The Associated Press reports that the problem with the pacifier holders concerns the clips that allow the holder to be attached to other items.
Bill Cosby Returning To NBC With New Sitcom
Bill Cosby--arguably one of America's most-beloved comedians/TV stars--is apparently coming back to the small screen, more than two decades after The Cosby Show left the primetime airwaves on NBC. Cosby is reportedly in talks with that same network to develop a new family comedy starring himself.
Homer Simpson, This One’s For You!
According to the Beer Institute (and no, I'm not making that up; it's a real institute!), when it comes to beer consumption--according to 2012 statistics--Texas is #2 (behind California!) on the list of states with the most beer consumed per capita. I couldn't find a corresponding listing of where the Lone Star State stands in regard to candy consumption, but for this blog, it really doesn't matte