bobby kerr

Jess Rogers, Events Manager, BOULEVARDIA

Deepening a sense of community among Kansas Citians through the promotion of our city’s unique flavors and culture and contributing to the vitality of the great Midwest

AT BOULEVARDIA WE PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES:

• Providing opportunities to cultivate local partnerships; from fresh, local food elements to artisans, designers, vendors and business relationships
• Education of the craft beer industry and the business and community impact these breweries deliver
• Deepening a sense of community among Kansas Citians through the promotion of our city’s unique flavors and culture and contributing to the vitality of the great Midwest

JESS ROGERS

• Part of planning committee since inception
• KC Artists Coalition - Promoting arts awareness and supporting the professional growth of artists.
• Charlotte Street Foundation - CharlotteStreet.org
• Cover of The Pitch? Sewing specialty? Soulshine & Bob Jovi jackets
• Ride2Boulevardia.com → Start/Finish is located south of Crown Center and the Boulevardia festival grounds - between 27th Terr and 29th St, and between McGee Trafficway and Gillham Rd. 

WHY FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND?

• By June, summer is starting to crank into full swing. 
• While we’re paying tribute to the things that make our nation great, our founding fathers also thought it a fine idea to tip their hats to all fathers. Because if there’s anyone who would appreciate a relaxing holiday weekend the Boulevardia way, it’s a dad.

WHY GRAND BOULEVARD?

• Boulevardia draws inspiration from the community in which we gather to celebrate. In 2014, we had our humble beginning in the West Bottoms in the shadow of the 12th Street Bridge, 2017 The stockyards…
• Starting in 2022, we're thrilled to call Grand Boulevard – one of the most iconic thoroughfares in Kansas City – our home. 

WHY DO WE CHEERS TO ALL?

• There’s already too much trouble and disagreement throughout the rest of the world, so far be it from us to add to any unrest. 
• What makes us happy and our nation function most effectively is seeing people from all walks of life and of all ages, races, styles and personalities come together with the same motivations.

ENDING: Festival-goers will enjoy craft beer and food samples. There is also live music from local, regional, and national bands. A full lineup is available online at boulevardia.com/lineup.

Boulevardia is scheduled for June 16-17, 2023. Tickets and ticket packages are on sale and start around $40 per person.

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Born and raised in the working class city of Detroit, Michigan. So things were hard. 

I was raised by a single mother who taught me early on that the key to success was having a hard work ethic. That work ethic directly translates over to success in the mortgage industry. 

I started working food service jobs when I was 14 and learned early on the value of elite client service. 

As a youth, I fell in love with music and skateboarding. Those two communities were diverse, supportive, and got me through some tough times. 

Since I barely graduated high school, I thought I would pursue another one of my passions -  cooking. 

Flunked out of culinary school and worked hard in bars for a few years until I moved back to Michigan. 

I got a degree in English education. Much like educators, mortgage professionals help individuals overcome obstacles. 

Unfortunately, teaching didn’t pay well and I had a few friends that worked in the mortgage industry down at Quicken Loans. 

I started at UWM in May of 2016 as an Account Executive. Rode that for a year, but teaching was in my blood. 

I built a Sales Coaching Team here at UWM and eventually was selected as one of the individuals to build Success Track. 

In 2021, Mat had a vision to create a team to help mortgage professionals all across the country grow. One of the main things I’ve picked up from Mat, is the idea of Servant Leadership. I embrace that as a leader of the Partner Services Team. 

Work ethic, attitude, and the idea of reaching the top together is a mindset I embrace every day.

The mortgage industry is 100,000 percent mindset based. 

If you wake up positive, you will make an impact, those impacts are little victories, those little victories add up to championships.

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Stan Hays | Operation BBQ Relief

https://operationbbqrelief.org | 501(c)(3) Disaster Relief Organization | #IamOBR

• MISSION - Operation BBQ Relief provides comfort to those in need by connecting, inspiring, serving, and educating in communities far and wide.
• SO many news articles, etc - How does all this great publicity happen?
• Why was the disastrous tornado in Joplin, MO in 2011 the motivation behind starting OpBBQ?
• Why/how did this become your passion?
• Chiefs, Royals players and organizations partnered up with you - How?!
• How do you choose relief sites for assistance?
• Ron Desantis - Governor of Florida - Hurricane Ian
• BBQ Academy - What is this?  How did it get dreamed up?
• Goals?  What do you still want to accomplish?
• 10,000,000 meals??? 
• Camp OBR - Ozarks
  • Who owns this home?
  • Hiking, hunting, watersports, helping to heal the mental and physical wounds they have
• How to start and grow a nonprofit - MASTERCLASS
  • Corporate sponsors - how does one get these folks involved?
  • Board of Directors - Business leaders, former Chiefs HOF’er Art Still
  • Phenomenal Website and social media presence - Are YOU doing this or outsourced?
  • Passion for the project is key
  • Brand Standards? - Audience Personas, Celebrities Mike Golic, Loyalists, First Responders, 
  • Logos, Specific PMS colors, fonts to be used, photo instructions
    • Who advised you to be so direct with these things?
    • Running it like a massive corporation. Instructions with use of aforementioned things with power of photography, etc
    • Signage & apparel usage rules
• Operation Restaurant Relief during Covid
• 9 AWARDS: Volunteer of the Year Award | The Heart Award | Motivational Award | RoadWarrior etc

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ALS.org | IamALS.org | #SarahsSoldiers | Facebook.com/SarahsALSfight

• Perfect timing with Opening Day tomorrow!
  • Will you be able to go to Opening Day - I know it’s been a national holiday for you for a long time - Your “Happy Place.”
• May 2023 - Only one month away from ALS Awareness Month
  • Ice Bucket Challenge - How did that become so big - big enough to raise over $200 million for the cause
• As a teenager you dreamed of becoming a police officer -  wanted to be the police officer worked Royals dugout and games
  • Shortly after your diagnosis, your dream came true. You worked your last shift in a police uniform in the Royals dugout.
  • Conchola
• Some basics about ALS:
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
  • 5600 people diagnosed in the US each year
  • Affects the function of nerves and muscles
  • Only 5-10% of cases are inherited - in most cases the person is the only family member to have ALS
  • Average age of diagnosis is 55
• Treated like royalty for many years at spring training. 
• Lou Gehrig’s Disease - For some listeners who may not be familiar with the dual-names, can you explain why it’s sometimes called LGD?
• Lou Gehrig Committee Member?
• Blue Springs buddy - Ross Capponetto, also has ALS - RossCaponetto.com

Quotes:

• You are the strongest, most positive person I have ever met, Our hero, Absolutely amazing person, one of the most amazing people in the world. She is an inspiration for us all!!

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George Toma | The Sodfather | The Nitty Gritty Dirt Man | March 24, 2023

• Pele quote: “The best field I ever played on was Wembley Stadium. The second best? Municipal Stadium in Kansas City.” 
  • Maintained by none other than our guest today, Mr. George Toma.
• At age 28, in 1957, he became the head groundskeeper for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball, a job he accepted precisely because the A’s and Municipal Stadium had such a notoriously poor history of groundskeeping.
• Triple Duty:  How difficult was it to maintain Municipal Stadium when it was housed by the Chiefs, Royals, & The Spurs. 
• Specialty of Astroturf maintenance VS grass - How does one study astroturf and it’s maintenance
• Witkowski - What is the field you are the most proud of for a game? Worst field you ever worked on?
• Do people still ask you for tips on residential lawn care? Do you still maintain your lawn here at home?
• Comments from many listeners on how they used to watch the lowly KC A’s but the field always looked so beautiful.  
  • On the broadcasts Monty Moore would go on and on about the grounds crew, how fast they could groom the field in the 5th and how quickly they could get the tarp down when it started raining.
• Pressure/Expectations: Did the nerves ever go away before a large sporting event?
• What have you enjoyed most about your role with so many major Pro Sports franchises and events?
• Widows & Kids - Rumor has it that you use to help out around the city with caring for widows’ lawns & carrying around a bag full of baseballs to give out to kids?
• Batters Box - Did you ever find the keys to the batter's box? 🙂
• Cost - What does it cost to get the field ready for:
  • Average mid-summer’s MLB game
  • NFL Sunday game
  • Super Bowl
• Insurance - “The cheapest insurance for any athlete, no matter the age, is a good playing field.”
• Paul McCartney - You guys still keep in touch?

Special Cuts of Grass - How do they cut the grass to where you can see the crown or other symbols in the grass?

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• Custom Cleats.com - Partner, turn any sneaker into a custom pair of cleats
• 2023 will bring us the 5th installment of the World Baseball Classic (WBC)
  • You can watch the games on MLB.com/world-baseball-classic. 
  • Good handful of affiliated players and those with major league time trying to help represent their native nations.
  • JGuts Playing in 2023?
• Fantasy Camp - Still throwing smoke with Chen (Mark Paul Gosselar)
• 10 years since landing with the Royals
  • 2 starts in 2014 World Series (first ever appearance in POSTSEASON was WS
• Story about transferring from BYU → Stanford?
  • College World Series Championship game in 2001
• Battles with playing in Colorado?
• Fantasy Camp - Plan on attending again? Anybody he’s recruiting to join?
• Playing in Australia - Culture change? Family go with?
• 2 Years as Missionary in Spain
• He is a yonsei (Yun-Say) or fourth generation Japanese American
• Baseball “academies” in other countries (Rome in January)
• State of MLB mega-contracts - Carlos Correa VS A-ROD
• Best Teammate he’s ever had - GORDO (define relationship)

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• Any regrets in your career?
• Will he be at Royals Fantasy Camp in November?
• Danny Valencia altercation - have Billy set up the scenario and tell story
• 2006 AA Team - Frank White Manager, Gordo, Billy, Mitch Maier, Chris Lubanski, even Mike Sweeney for a few games
• Country Breakfast - How’d that come about? Best nickname in history of sports.
• Catcher, Chris Gimenez & Pitcher, Tomlin - Framing pitches and took him YARD!
• 2012 Home Run Derby - Booing Cano, HR Derby, 
• Stolen base in the playoffs - His decision or did he get a sign?
• Experience with teams outside of KC (Oakland and NY, two storied franchises)
• Favorite or best teammates
• Any teammates that he was not a fan of?
• FUN FACT: 340th highest batting average in history (minimum of 1000 plate appearances, just ahead of HAL MCRAE
• Zack Greinke stories?
• How important is it for teammates/co-workers to get along with one another and have mutual respect? 
• Best examples from this in MLB clubhouses?
• Any examples of teammates NOT being inclusive or respectful?
• Leaving KC - Can you talk through that time period when you left KC and went to Oakland? What events transpired to essentially make you leave KC?

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• 1972 Graduate of Truman High School.
• His Senior Year….They were voted top high school newspaper in the Country.
• Award winning sports writer for the Examiner for 41 years.
• Has won 8 Missouri Press Association awards for his columns.
• KC Royals beat writer for 21 years.
• He’s a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association.
• Hosts the “Sonic Locker Room” radio program that highlights 18 area high schools.
• Bill has written several books covering the Royals and Chiefs.
• All around Awesome guy…..Bill Althaus…..welcome to the show.

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DISCLAIMER: We had some technical issues with our new microphones on this episode so the audio is a little scratchy.  Thank you for your grace and forgiveness on the audio quality of this episode.  Please don't allow that to distract you from all of the good that Hud offered up.  Always be cool!

• Rex and wife, Jennifer have four children — Alyssa, Cade, William and David.
• Challenges of moving to TV? - Preparation to make a move to TV? Speech? Used to being on TV, up close and personal?
• Played every position but Pitcher and Catcher
• Football at Notre Dame?
• Motivational Speaking: How and Why? What overarching message does Rex Hudler convey when speaking?
• Brain aneurysm in 2001? - Adversity of coming back from health scare
• Along with WIFE, Jennifer: Team Up for Down Syndrome
  • “Cade was a gift with a special purpose in life.” - Hudlers founded Team Up For Down Syndrome to help support the Down syndrome community and those with special needs
• Reasons for Optimism of Young Royals? - Bobby Witt Jr, Pasquantino, 
• Nolan Ryan stories?
• MLB Rules Changes: Pitch timer, shift restrictions, bigger bases
• Are You A Baseball Guy? - Children’s book with Physioc
• Power of Positivity - One of most positive guys not only in baseball, but in LIFE. How and Why did you adopt that attitude?
  • Always that way -OR- events in life gave another level of gratitude and humility?
• Hud-isms: 
  • Be a fountain, not a drain
  • Everything went well but the loss.
  • Rex: It's a beautiful planet.
    • Ryan: Well, it's a moon…
    • Rex: Looks like a planet to me.
  • Let me show you in fast motion -- if you can watch my hands. They used to call me the Thief of Baghdad.\
  • I've sampled several types of insects. Moths are a little dusty.
  • It's bad to get hit on your chin. Because it's attached to your head.

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• Born August 25th, 1970
• Grew up in Teaneck, NJ
• Went on to attend college at the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Systems Engineering 
• One of only 5 Penn alumni to play in Major League baseball since 1951, and the first African-American Ivy League graduate to play in the Majors
• Played in the Majors during 1996-2004 for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Texas Rangers
• Placed 2nd in the National League in 1999, hitting 11 homers and batting .325
• Finished his career in the Major League with 1,100 hits and a .277 career batting average
• Published his first book “The Game From Where I Stand” in 2010
• Joined ESPN in 2010 as a baseball color analyst, where he appeared on Wednesday Night Baseball, contributed to Baseball Tonight, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com & ESPN The Magazine 
• Hired by NBC Sports Chicago in 2018, after being laid off by ESPN the previous year, ESPN later rehired him in 2019
• Currently teaching at the University Of Connecticut Neag School of Education
• From well known baseball player to teacher and advocate…Doug Glanville welcome to the show!

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• Born February 9thth, 1946
• From Glenolden, Pennsylvania, attended Interboro High School in Prospect Park
• Lettered in football, basketball, and track and field
• In his only year of varsity football, Papale won All-Delaware County Honorable Mention.
• In track, he was a standout pole vaulter, triple jumper, and long jumper.
• Papale attended Philadelphia's Saint Joseph's University on a track scholarship (the university did not have a football team)
• As a junior, he won a United States Track & Field Federation college pole vault at Madison Square Garden 
• It was 1976 when this 30 year old, a teacher and coach at his HS Alma mater, part-time bartender and die hard Eagles fan decided to act on a whim and a dare and entered the unprecedented public tryouts for his beloved Eagles
• Played 3 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League following 2 seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League.
• Continues to hold the record for oldest Rookie in the NFL.
• Papale’s amazing story was the inspiration behind the 2006 Disney film Invincible.
• Resides in Cherry Hill, NJ with his wife Janet and has two children….Gabriella and Vinny.
• Today, he electrifies audiences and is regarded as one of the top motivational speakers in the country. The ultimate underdog continues to thrill audiences with his energy and humor.
• So excited to have you’re here with us Vince and welcome to the show.

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