A Chat with Adam Pascal (audio)
One of the most remarkable plays I’ve ever seen was the original Broadway production of RENT. One of the stars of that production, and its predecessor Off Broadway, was Adam Pascal. Adam received nominations for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award while winning the Theatre World Award for his performance. Visiting Fargo to [...]
Style Over Sanity
Living in Fargo, North Dakota, you learn very quickly this is a region of extremes. We’re rather flat here – flat, as in the landscape. On an exceptionally clear day, you can see Denver. Trees are in abundance in the downtown area. However once you go north, south or west of Fargo, the trees are [...]
The Passport Office (audio)
I’m not a big fan of going to places like the DMV. It’s the rare day the entire experience, from the second you walk in to the second you depart, goes smoothly. It always seems someone is out to make your day the most miserable of your life. In the event you didn’t know this, [...]
Angie Stevens and Haley Rydell: Live on The CGP
Angie Stevens and Haley Rydell are two remarkably talented singer-songwriters from Fargo, North Dakota (Angie is now based out of Denver). They recently completed their I’m With Her tour and then came back to Fargo to perform at The Aquarium this evening. But before one chord was played tonight, we had the great pleasure of getting [...]
CG Program Prep with James Denton (video)
Every now and again, regular contributors to my radio program stop by for a chat to get a better idea of how their segments are being received. My good friend James Denton, from ABC’s Desperate Housewives, stopped by today so that we could discuss how his recent appearances on the CGP have gone… and what we [...]
Tyler Barnes, Baseball and Sausage Races (audio)
I had the opportunity to speak with one of the real class acts in Major League Baseball front offices: Tyler Barnes, VP of Communications for the Milwaukee Brewers. I wanted to get Tyler on the program for a variety of reasons ranging from the fine season the Brewers are having to Miller Park to…… ……The [...]
Jill St. John New CG Program Executive Producer
For immediate release: Friday June 17th, 2011 Jill St. John named Executive Producer of The Christopher Gabriel Program. St. John was a very familiar voice in the area for some time before embarking on a professional voice career. St. John was a “Breakfast Flake” on Lite Rock 105 in the 80s and early 90s, She [...]
Muslims for Peace: Qasim Rashid (audio)
Today on my program I had the opportunity to speak with a most impressive individual: Qasim Rashid. Along with being a national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Muslims for Peace, Qasim is an award-winning member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America with articles published in, among others, The Huffington Post, USA Today, [...]
Wendy Gabriel Brings the Heat! (audio)
Syndicated writer and wife… ok, she’s not a syndicated wife, at least that I know of… Wendy Gabriel is a regular contributor to my radio program. Every Wednesday at 12:20 pm CT, Wendy brings us Simple Tips for Green Living. It’s a great segment offering listeners ideas on how to live just a bit greener. [...]
A Marathon, a Dad and a Daughter’s Gift (audio)
This year’s Fargo Marathon was run on May 21st with more than 22,000 runners taking part in the annual event. And as it is in any marathon, with thousands of runners comes nearly as many stories. This is one of those stories. As parents, we shower our children with endless and unconditional love, support and, hopefully, the [...]
North Dakotans Go Everywhere Except… (audio)
Like residents of any other state, North Dakotans travel. Most of the people I’ve met since moving here have been all over the nation, and in many cases all over the world. Indeed, it seems residents of the Peace Garden State travel everywhere… with the exception of one place: The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in [...]
The Big Guest from “Upstairs” (audio)
With The Rapture reportedly upon us in approximately 24 hours, my listeners have been wondering if there’s any possible truth to it. For that matter, I’ve been wondering the same thing: Will the five-month destruction of humanity indeed begin on May 21st at 6:00 pm? I really don’t believe there’s anything to it but then again, [...]
Is this The New Parenting Style? (video)
I started my program today with the following topic: Should this father (Philip Struthers) be charged, as he was, for felony child abuse (he also was charged with a misdemeanor for contributing to the delinquency of a child) relative to what transpired in the video between his son (Jake) and another boy? The overwhelming majority of [...]
The Final Four vs. The Frozen Four: A Dead Heat
The Final Four and the Frozen Four are set. The marquee events for men’s basketball and hockey will unfold in successive weekends. Houston will be home to the hardwood and welcome Kentucky, Connecticut, Virginia Commonwealth and Butler. St. Paul is on ice as North Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota-Duluth and Notre Dame come to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. [...]
Jim Tressel and Bruce Pearl: Two Peas in a Pod (audio)
I’m beginning to think I could do an entire show every Saturday that focused solely on coaches who can’t quite figure out the right thing to do. Last week we took a peek at Tennessee head basketball coach Bruce Pearl and his trifecta of lying, asking for forgiveness and then breaking the rules again. This week, a new [...]
No Coach is Above a Program (audio)
I’ve been a supporter of basketball coach Bruce Pearl long before he arrived at the University of Tennessee. He always struck me as an ideal Daily Double for any major program as he was building his impressive resume: Excellent coach, high-quality person. Watching the 2010-2011 season play out, both on and off the court, my thoughts on [...]
BYU Made Correct Decision (audio)
By now you’ve heard the story of BYU basketball player Brandon Davies. He was dismissed from the Cougars’ basketball team for violating their Honor Code. Many believe BYU should keep him on the team. What I find distressing in our nation is the growing lack of responsibility and accountability exhibited by people in all age [...]
The New WDAY TV Promo Campaign
I thought I’d post an example of our new TV Promo campaign on WDAY. We shoot them every morning and they run on WDAY 6 News at 5 pm, 6 pm and 10 pm. They’re quick and fun, offering a glance of what’s coming up on our programs the next day. photo credit on [...]
Facebook is Not the Enemy
Quite some time ago in the year 2009 – the era for me known as B.F., or Before Facebook – I wrote a column embracing the pride I felt having avoided Facebook. Myself and six other individuals from various locations around the planet had managed to bypass this social media platform, a portal as it [...]
The World’s Greatest Superpower: The NFL (audio)
I understand the legal side of why the governing body of the league that has lots of large men playing on natural grass and field turf… some call it the National Football League… protect the name Super Bowl, or any names and phrases that refer to The Big Game. Still, I think it borders on, [...]
Santa’s Year-End Summation Letter (audio)
Every year I receive dozens of year-end summation letters from friends and family. Printed on festive Christmas or New Year’s stationery, they are detailed accounts of every last thing that happened during the year. The kids, the pet goldfish, the neighbor’s llama that got into the organic garden and ate the tomatoes, you name it, [...]
The Vikings Stadium Issue (audio)
The Saturday Morning Sports Show on AM 970 WDAY is a two-hour program hosted by Forum sportswriter (and Christopher Gabriel Program regular) Jeff Kolpack and WDAY 6 News sports director Dom Izzo. From 9 to 11am, listeners are served up a very entertaining mix of opinion and interviews focusing largely on college and high school sports. However, with Fargo’s proximity [...]
