Bob and Brian

Bob and Brian is a morning radio show based at WHQG in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, that lasts weekdays from around 5:45 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. and repeats as a week-in-review show on Saturday mornings. It is syndicated throughout Wisconsin, and can be heard for free via streaming audio from the official site. Topics of discussion generally include politics,, celebrity gossip, and sports.

Longtime friends who grew up in Union Grove, Wisconsin, Bob Madden and Brian Nelson went to high school and technical college together before teaming up to work in radio. They had brief stints for stations in Florida, Missouri, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Milwaukee's WLZR in July 1987 (WLZR has since become WHQG).

Affiliates

*WHQG 102.9 FM Milwaukee [http://www.1029thehog.com site] - flagship
*WWWX 96.9 FM Oshkosh/Fox Valley [http://www.fox969.com/ site]
*WWHG 105.9 FM Janesville [http://www.1059thehog.com/ site]
*WMZK 104.1 FM Wausau/Medford [http://www.blazerocks.com/index.htm/ site] *Former Affiliate*
*WTLX 100.5 FM Madison [http://www.foxsportsmadison.com/ site] *Former Affiliate*

Cast

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*Bob Madden [http://imgsrv.itm-6019.com/image/whqg/UserFiles/Image/bobandbriantruck.gif] (on left)
*Brian Nelson [http://imgsrv.itm-6019.com/image/whqg/UserFiles/Image/bobandbriantruck.gif] (on right)
*Eric Jensen (Rock)- Producer
*Steve Czaban- Sports
*Carrie Wendt- NewsBabe

Past Cast

*Marilynn Mee - News (Start-1997); "Jackpot Girl" (Start-2005)
*Dan Patrick - Sports (1989-1995)
*Duane Gay - Guest Commentator; News Fill-in
*Mark Patrick - Sports (1995-1997)
*Liz Borden - Traffic (1992-1997); News (1997-1999)
*Air Marshall Pedersen - Air Safety (1995-1998); Softball (1998)

Segments and Bits

Daily

*"Sports with Steve Czaban"
*"This Day in History" — a recap of the significance of this day in history.
*"Showbiz News" — commentary on what transpires in the Entertainment industry.
*"You (Still) Can't Win" — an intense (but potentially lucrative) gameshow pitting a phone-in contestant against five ever-changing questions that Brian selects from a pool of twenty-six.
*"One Question Line" - "Where you, yes you, are granted the opportunity to ask one question...but one question only. Don't start your questions with 'Can you tell me..., Do you know..., I was wondering..., or My question is...' We reserve the right to end any call at any time for any reason." - Brian Nelson. Friday is reserved for ladies only.

Weekly

*"Music News with Our Expert Gary Graff"
*"DVD Reviews with Mark Metcalf"
*"Gabe Kapler" — interviewed every Wednesday during the Major League baseball season. Gabe Kapler is a reserve outfielder with the Milwaukee Brewers.
*"Matt Kenseth" — interviewed each Thursday during the NASCAR racing season.
*"Santana Dotson" — interviewed each Tuesday during the National Football League season to give his insight.
*"Drew Olson" — comes into the studio every Tuesday to talk about Baseball. Drew is an editor at www.onmilwaukee.com
*"Greg Jennings" — interviewed each Monday during the National Football League season.

Occasional Guests

*Joe Panos
*The Boogie Men
*Fireman Jim
*Mike Toomey
**Vern Cunningham (Vern the Carny)FAKE
**A.J. Christopher
**Kirk Rocker FAKE
**"Skip"-- Baseball sportswriter with Tourette Syndrome FAKE
*Seth Grunlode - Lost Expert

Occasional Segments

*Fan Letters - Listeners are given the opportunity to send in stories on various themes throughout the year. These range from bad break-up stories, lawn care disaster stories, home improvement gone wrong, bad camping experiences, Christmas time horror stories, and more. Every entry that is read on the show gets put into a hopper. At the end of the reading session (which usually lasts one week with two sets of stories over the course of one morning) one letter is selected at random to receive a grand prize that usually has something to do with the theme of the stories sent in. For example, when the camping stories were read in June 2006, the grand prize winner received a GPS navigation unit and Binoculars. Every entry that is read also receives a small prize as well.

*Where you goin', What you takin' - B&B along with Carrie take calls from listeners (usually around major holidays) and simply ask "Where you goin', what you takin'". Callers reply with where they are traveling to and what they are bringing along.

*Every December around Christmas, along with the other rock jocks at the station, they have a week or two of remote broadcast where they solicit food donations for the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee. [ http://www.hungertaskforce.org/]

*In April, they host the 28 hour Radiothon for Leukemia & Lymphoma. The Radiothon includes guest interviews from around the sports and entertainment industry. Donated items ranging from local business establishment products to items collected throughout the year from the many concerts and events WHQG 102.9 sponsor. All proceeds from the Radiothon go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

*They also have various character voices used during discussion segments.
**A very heavy breathing sleaze ball voice, whereas everything they say, no matter how innocent sounds disgusting and dirty.
**A radio student who speaks in a low, monotone voice.
**Various international accents, especially those from eastern Europe.
*Carrie also has a few
**A trailer park, smokin', boozin' single mom.
**A narrator for national geographic documentaries.
**A soccer mom with a very distinct Fargo-type accent.
**A very accurate "Hey Y'all" by Britney Spears

Compilation Albums

*Bob and Brian annually release albums containing highlights of the broadcasting year. Albums are available through radio promotions, local vendors, and online. Proceeds from the album sales go to the Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Wisconsin.
**2007 "Premium Hair Ring"
**2006 "The Adventures of Captain Wizzo"
**2005 "Mexican Bologna Roll"
**2004 "Stench Ranch"
**2003 "Albanian Love Stories"
**2002 "Horrifying Zubaz"
**2001 "By The Numbers"
**2000 "Very Close Enemies"
**1999 "What A Blast!"
**1998 "Strange Load"
**1997 "Warning: Do Not Eat The Contents Of This Package"
**1996 "Individually Twisted"
**1995 "Tahellwitchoo!"
**1994 "Ripped"
** "All My Packers II"
** "All My Packers"

External links

* [http://www.bobnbrian.com/ Bob And Brian's official website]
* [http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/bobandbrian.html "Milwaukee Talks: Bob and Brian"] from OnMilwaukee.com