The Christopher Gabriel Program

Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program: Bob Busser who photographs… ballparks, stadiums and arenas, joins us. We’ll unveil the NFL Hottie of the Year (still time to vote ladies) And of course, the WDAY NFL Experts will gather one last time to break down the Super Bowl. Jeanne Wolf is live from Hollywood as always at 11:35 with the best picks for your weekend movies!

Top 5 @ Noon, Late Night Comic Highlights and This Day in History as we’re all set for today’s program, live from Fargo.

It all starts at 11 am CT on AM 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com or on your “Tune in Radio” Smart phone App!

If you’d like to join the discussion, here’s how you do it:

You can pop in our live chat room that we like to call “The Gabby Lounge” at WDAY.COM on the AM 970 page.  We interact with you live throughout the program as well as our listeners from all over world from Kitale, Kenya to Washington, D.C. and all points in between!

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Studio Lines: (701) 293-9000 (888) 970-9329

Friday Sneak Peek: One of my favorite things is ballpark / stadium / arena architecture and photography. I’ve been fascinated by both for years. Not long ago I stumbled on a gentleman named Bob Busser who photographs… ballparks, stadiums and arenas, and he does it exceptionally well. Bob joins us tomorrow. And of course, the WDAY NFL Experts will break down the Super Bowl! We’re live from Fargo at 11a CT on 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com.

Thursday on The CGP: Tom Brokaw is mighty upset over a Mitt Romney campaign ad that uses Mr. Brokaw’s words and image from NBC Nightly News to rip Newt Gingrich. Does he have a legitimate claim… or any legal ground to stand on? We’ll play the audio, we’ll give you our take & ask you for yours! New Music Thursday welcomes the return of Cecilia Erholtz as our Celebration of Women & Their Music previews continue along with your chance at winning a pair of tickets to the show!

We had fun talking with Storage War’s star Barry Weiss yesterday live out in Williston just before he was heading out to an oil rig…and you just never know when we might talk with him again!

And we may ring up some folks out in Puxtawney  Pennsylvania to see how the ground hog is doing for Groundhogs Day 2012!

Top 5 @ Noon, Late Night Comic Highlights and This Day in History as we’re all set for today’s program, live from Fargo.

It all starts at 11 am CT on AM 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com or on your “Tune in Radio” Smart phone App!

If you’d like to join the discussion, here’s how you do it:

You can pop in our live chat room that we like to call “The Gabby Lounge” at WDAY.COM on the AM 970 page.  We interact with you live throughout the program as well as our listeners from all over world from Kitale, Kenya to Washington, D.C. and all points in between!

talk@wday.com   is our in studio Email

Studio Lines: (701) 293-9000 (888) 970-9329

We’re going to try and check in with Barry Weiss live in Williston oil country! We targeted Wednesday so our fingers are crossed we can get a good cell phone connection.

By the way…if somewhere you are thinking….no REALLY, why did Barry Weiss come to Fargo.  Why would he drive 7 hours, rent a $900,000 luxury bus to come to the CGP?  Here’s your proof:   http://youtu.be/fBT8Z4xt90E

Also, Harrison Beillor is on assignment this week so we may give you an episode of the Gabriel Theatre on the Air. Haven’t run those for quite a while and for so many of you who are new in our audience, we think you’ll enjoy it. All that and lots more!

Top 5 @ Noon, Late Night Comic Highlights and This Day in History as we’re all set for today’s program, live from Fargo.

It all starts at 11 am CT on AM 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com or on your “Tune in Radio” Smart phone App!

If you’d like to join the discussion, here’s how you do it:

You can pop in our live chat room that we like to call “The Gabby Lounge” at WDAY.COM on the AM 970 page.  We interact with you live throughout the program as well as our listeners from all over world from Kitale, Kenya to Washington, D.C. and all points in between!

talk@wday.com   is our in studio Email

Studio Lines: (701) 293-9000 (888) 970-9329

Tuesday on The CGP: We’ll welcome Carrie Wintersteen and Dayna Del Val for Theatre B’s new production about to take the stage, the new head of the Red Cross in our area, Randy Johnson, stops by, and Marty Lenz with the belated Monday Sports Rap. And we’ll share some post Barry Weiss thoughts.

Top 5 @ Noon, Late Night Comic Highlights and This Day in History as we’re all set for today’s program, live from Fargo.

It all starts at 11 am CT on AM 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com or on your “Tune in Radio” Smart phone App!

If you’d like to join the discussion, here’s how you do it:

You can pop in our live chat room that we like to call “The Gabby Lounge” at WDAY.COM on the AM 970 page.  We interact with you live throughout the program as well as our listeners from all over world from Kitale, Kenya to Washington, D.C. and all points in between!

talk@wday.com   is our in studio Email

Studio Lines:
(701) 293-9000
(888) 970-9329

Watch between the breaks footage with A&E Storage Wars star Barry Weiss on The Christopher Gabriel Program  AM 970 WDAY.

I’ve been asked at least 100 times today what Barry Weiss is like. Full of himself, needy, a diva…  Considering he’s the breakout star of cable television, it’s a fair question. To think he might be all, or at the very least some, of those things isn’t a stretch. And, in fact, for the record — he’s none of those things! Not even remotely. In fact, he’s the diametric opposite of the aforementioned list.

Barry Weiss is, at any given moment, charming, funny, thoughtful, caring, acerbic, salty… no sooner does he sound like a doting grandpa, he switches into Brooklyn dockworker mode faster than you can blink your eyes.

The 61-year-old Los Angeles native is a regular guy to a fault. He’s a car guy, a bike guy, a sports fan, a dad… and, I’m happy to report, someone who loved his time in Fargo.

To understand how it came to pass, you need to go back to December.

Barry called me saying he had an appearance at a Wisconsin casino, and might it be feasible for him to then find his way to Fargo to “hang out” and then come on my radio program. It’s not every day that a Barry Weiss calls suggesting hanging out. I said let me check my schedule, and less than a second later agreed this could be a cool thing.

I gave him his options: Flying from Duluth or driving from the casino. Ever the explorer, he had a bus come and pick him up – one of those little $900,000 ones you see musicians travel in around the country. Several weeks of planning out the arrangements, adding Williston to his itinerary because he wanted to see what’s going on out there… bake at 375 for 20 minutes… Done. Barry Weiss in Fargo on The Christopher Gabriel Program.

What we didn’t expect were two of the producers for A&E’s Storage Wars joining him to film the entire two hours he was on the program. The production company that produces Storage Wars also produces shows like The Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. Suffice it to say – these folks know what they’re doing. Amazing how a film crew can do their thing for two hours and never make you aware they’re several feet away from you as they film.

In the time I spent with him at dinner Sunday night and at lunch today, Barry never turned away anyone. Gracious and disarming to everyone who approached him, he was the epitome of Class Act.

There are celebrities who let you know how important they are at every turn. There are a precious few of them who make you feel more important than anyone in the world at that moment…

To the latter is the essence of Barry Weiss.

Barry Weiss lunches at HoDo with CGP

Great fun having Barry Weiss on with us for 2 hours!  If you missed it you can catch the full interview on our program archives at WDAY.com  Barry’s heading out West now and will be checking in via phone with reports from oil country.   You can also see a story of the fun we had on WDAY TV 6 and 10 News tonight with Kelsey Roseth

Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program:  Barry Weiss, the breakout star on cable television from A&E’s Storage Wars…. in studio. How cool is that!? Dinner & drinks with Barry and some of the producers of Storage Wars last night & they will be filming the entire segment tomorrow. Barry rented out a 43 foot luxury tour bus just to road trip to Fargo and see his CGP buddies! Feelin the Barry love!  Don’t miss a minute of the fun!

Top 5 @ Noon, Late Night Comic Highlights and This Day in History as we’re all set for today’s program, live from Fargo.

It all starts at 11 am CT on AM 970 WDAY and worldwide online at WDAY.com or on your “Tune in Radio” Smart phone App!

If you’d like to join the discussion, here’s how you do it:

You can pop in our live chat room that we like to call “The Gabby Lounge” at WDAY.COM on the AM 970 page.  We interact with you live throughout the program as well as our listeners from all over world from Kitale, Kenya to Washington, D.C. and all points in between!

talk@wday.com   is our in studio Email

Studio Lines:
(701) 293-9000
(888) 970-9329