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Show Log For Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Show Log For Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The all-time record holder for packing the most amount of bullcrap into an interview, Don Parsley, called Phil tonight, this time to tell Phil and his audience how traumatized he was by the events of Saturday. In fact he was so traumatized he wanted to mourn. And where does Don mourn? Santa Anita Race Track! The problem is his workplace found out and fired him. So, Don told us, he knew he’d need money “to feed his family” and he laid down a $1500 bet on a trifecta…..and lost. That’s more trauma for Don. And of course he can’t feed his family which includes his daughter…make that his son…no, make that his son and two daughters….no….wait….

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Neil Rogers Remembered

Neil Rogers Remembered
January 9th, 2011
A memorial service for South Florida Talk radio legend Neil Rogers was held last Friday (1/7), as friends and colleagues gathered at the Center For Spiritual Living in Ft. Lauderdale to share memories of the 30-year broadcasting veteran. Geller Media International namesake Valerie Geller was there and graciously shared these observations with NTS MediaOnline Today: “About 300 fans, friends, fellow broadcasters and colleagues turned out to remember Neil. Norm Kent, Neil’s longtime friend, agent and attorney, shared anecdotes and stories of one a the original ‘shock’ talkers — a true risk taker. Neil’s longtime producer Jorge Rodriguez, put together a funny video of clips culled from Neil’s shows at various Miami stations. ‘While I knew this day would come, I didn’t think it would come so soon,’ said Rodriguez. Meanwhile, Miami air personality Gina Martell, WLRN’s Phil Latzman and several other noted the irony of Rogers’ memorial. All agreed that although it was a heartfelt and meaningful tribute, ‘Neil would’ve never gone to something like this!”

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Behind Golden-Voiced Ted Williams Is Ex-Wife Patricia Curtley, The Story’s Real Hero

 

Patricia Kirtley raised her and Ted Williams' four daughters, as well as one of the children he had with a druggie girlfriend.

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Patricia Kirtley raised her and Ted Williams’ four daughters, as well as one of the children he had with a druggie girlfriend.

An old photo of Ted Williams.

An old photo of Ted Williams.

A viral video vaulted Ted Williams and his golden voice to fame, but the real hero of this story is the woman he left behind.

Patricia Kirtley raised four daughters alone after Williams split 23 years ago and dove down the rabbit hole of drugs.

Not only that, Kirtley took in the baby boy the radioman had with another woman and raised him as her own.

Oh, and by the way, she’s partially blind.

“We survived,” Kirtley said Thursday in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. “My children are survivors. They know if we get a little bit that God provides, we make it into a lot. I’m a soup maker. I make potato soup and throw in a lot of vegetables and a little meat. We always ate.”

Except that Williams, who seems to be a nice guy, just wasn’t strong, wasn’t around and wasn’t contributing financially.

Kirtley had to go on the dole. “I still remember my case number,” she says ruefully. She eventually went to school and got licensed as a blind vendor.

“My mother and sisters pitched in and drove me because I can’t see to drive,” said Kirtley, now 58, over a din of some of her 16 grandchildren playing.

As if that weren’t enough, Kirtley said two of her sisters and a cousin each took in a child Williams and his druggie girlfriend couldn’t, or wouldn’t, care for.

“I didn’t want to see those children in no foster home,” she said.

Exactly. It’s an all-too-familiar story to the strong members of poor communities – usually women. They are the ones who must provide the backbone, as well as the hugs, for children whose parents get hooked on drugs.

Williams called once in a while, and Kirtley would hear that baritone voice she fell in love with at first sound. They stayed friendly, and he might come for Thanksgiving dinner, but otherwise, he would remain AWOL.

Daughter Julia Pullien, 30, said she was 7 when Williams left.

“He wasn’t involved,” she said. “Our mom was our sole provider. She is a more than phenomenal person. My father is a nice guy, but he fell victim to the streets. We prayed for him and we worried about him, but we became accustomed to the fact that he just wasn’t there.”

Kirtley said the kids felt some resentment.

“They didn’t understand why he was never there for their school functions, or just to help with their homework,” she said.

“That’s when I really could have used help, because I couldn’t see their pages. My kids are really good readers, though, because I made them read everything to me out loud.”

They’re grown now, with jobs and kids of their own.

Maybe Williams can redeem himself personally as well as professionally.

Maybe he can be there for his grandchildren in ways he could not for his kids.

Still, all the credit must go to Kirtley, the woman who truly deserves the fame her ex has been getting the past few days.

From The New York Daily News