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Monika Lahiri and Ges Selmont

Monika Lahiri and Ges Selmont, who star in NESN's production of "Wait Til This Year," documenting Monika's emotions during the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Championship season. To hear the full interview, click here.

Ges Selmont, Monika Lahiri and Wayne Norman the Sox mini-Cooper

Monika's mini-Cooper

MCC President Jonathan Daube and QVCC President Dianne Williams

QVCC President Dianne Williams and Manchester Community College President Jonathan Daube.

Jonathan Daube and Dianne Williams

Chaplin First Selectman Rusty Lanzit

Chaplin First Selectman Rusty Lanzit discusses the Ten town tour, Walking Weekends, and Region 11 schools.

Dr. Joseph Wagner, one of the nation's leading authorities on prostate cancer. Original airdate July 19, 2004. To hear the full interview, click here.

Dr. Joseph Wagner

Mark Allard, entertainment director for the Woodstock Fair

Carolyn Mihalko, Director of Recruitment and Outreach for American Red Cross Blood Services, Connecticut Region

Dr. Bernice Szafarek and patients

Dr. Bernice Szafarek from Szafarek Dental in Columbia and patients Sue Gavitt, Deb Collier and Deb Hippler discuss the patient's view of dental anxiety. To hear the interview, click here.

Deb Collier, Sue Gavitt, Deb Hippler and Bernice Szafarek

Jim Baran and Jay Linddy

Willi-MAC softball president Jim Baran and secretary Jay Linddy announce the inaugural Willi-MAC softball Hall of Fame. To hear the full interview, click here.

Jay Linddy and Jim Baran

THE INAUGURAL WILLI-MAC HALL OF FAME

PLAYERS (in order of votes received)

Mike Gile

Dave Dunnack

Bill Shea

Russ Shea

Jim Clark

Mike Fisher

John Lescoe

Bill Budzinksy

Jim O'Brien

Wayne Norman

Bob Beaudry

NON PLAYERS (Umpires, league officials, etc.)

Dick Smith

Joe Rasicot

Jamie Millard

Wayne Norman

Zack Garr

These people will be honored at the Willi-MAC banquet on September 15. For tickets, call 465-6607

Colin Carlson of Coventry

Eleven year old Colin Carlson of Coventry, a local winner in Nestle's Very Best in Youth competition, and his mother Jessica. Here's Colin's website: http://webpages.charter.net/cool_coventry_club/home.htm To hear the full interview, click here.

Pictured from left: Jerry Rice, NFL Star and Nestlé Very Best In Youth National Spokesperson; Carlson; and Brad Alford, Chairman & CEO of Nestlé USA.

Pictured from left: Ken Bentley, Vice President of Community Affairs and Educational Programs, Nestlé USA; Jerry Rice, NFL Star and Nestlé Very Best In Youth National Spokesperson; Carlson; and Brad Alford, Chairman & CEO of Nestlé USA.

WILI's "Let's Talk About It" co-host Dennis O'Brien talks about baseball, softball, prostate cancer, probate, and the Shaboo reunion concert.

Dennis O'Brien

Dorothy Suter and Betsy Ceriello

Dorothy Suter and Betsy Ceriello from Entrepreneurs Now discuss a job training program for high school students.

Dorothy Suter and Betsy Ciriello

Clay Crawford and Ted Montgomery

Clay Crawford and Windham Economic Development Director Ted Montgomery discuss the new "Your Town Community Guide" for Windham.

Ted Montgomery and Clay Crawford

Joyce Eber, Cassandra Eber and Pam Roy

Shirley Ogozalek, Lib Norris, Ann Lojzim, and Ann Kouatly

Members of the Garden Gate Club of Mansfield: President Shirley Ogozalek, Co-Vice President Ann Kouatly, Program Committee member Ann Lojzim, and Lib Norris, a long-time member who has the most history with the club.

Lib Norris, Shirley Ogozalek, Ann Lojzim and Ann Kouatly

David Foster, Bruce John, and John Tuite

David Foster, Bruce John, John Tuite and Wayne Norman reflect on the Shaboo years (1971-1982), and the Shaboo 25th Anniversary Reunion concert on August 18, 2007. To hear the full interview, click here. To see photos from the show and listing of most of the acts who played Shaboo, click here

David Foster and Bruce John

The famous water tower above Shaboo as seen from Route 195

Windham's Rec Park had some fabulous music concerts in the 1980's. BOCOW sponsored the Windham Music Festivals at Rec Park. WILI's Wayne Norman introduced Jonathan Edwards in 1984. Arlo Guthrie was on the same bill.

Ruth Gordon, Ron Manizza and Todd Friedland preview the Steeplechase Bike Tour.

Todd Friedland, Ron Manizza, and Ruth Gordon

They didn't have a church to use as a rest stop for the Steeple Chase near Mansfield Hollow Dam, so Ed Austin built one. This is the "Holy Cow Family Shelter" with the Pastor M. Bosse shown on the right.

Wayne "Lance" Norman decked out in his 2007 Steeple Chase T-shirt, properly prepared with riding bag and helmet

ECSU President Elsa Nunez

ECSU President Elsa Nunez--original airdate October 2006. To hear a recent interview with Dr. Nunez, click here and scroll to September 15, 2017.

Dr. Elsa Nunez

Members of the Lebanon Lions Club

UConn Department of Dining Services

Aerial photographer G. Leslie Sweetnam

WWLP-TV Weatherman Brian Lapis of Columbia

Bill Pere, President and Executive Director, CT Songwriters Association, and his wife Kay, who's a singer-songwriter

Bobbi Dwyer and Delia Berlin

Denis Killeen and Mike Morell

ECSU Education Professor Richard Reynolds

Past Morning Show Guests