Tom Gamble Leaving 96 ROCK
After 15 years on radio, Tom Gamble is calling it quits. His last show on 96ROCK — aka WFTK-FM, 96.5 — is 6-9 a.m. Friday. Could this open the door for Eddie Fingers’ return to rock radio? I just filed my story about Gamble for our Sports section tomorrow....
Posted: 7/7/2011 7:19 PM in TV and Media Blog
QBG aka Quality Bar Grub
Where can you get QBG? FB’s, 126 W. 6th St., downtown What’s on the menu? Great question…answer When can you grub down? 5-11 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday Cost: $4-$14 Who’s responsible for the grub? My buddy, Executive Chef, Jimmy Gibson When a little bird told...
Posted: 7/7/2011 6:26 PM in In Case You Missed It
Fox19 News Expands To 4 A.M.
For the longest time, WXIX-TV had the only local newscast at 4:30 a.m. And starting July 25, Channel 19 will become the first station here with a local show at 4 a.m. Monday-Friday. Meteorologists Frank Marzullo and Katy Morgan will host “Fox 19 First...
Posted: 7/7/2011 5:24 PM in TV and Media Blog
Allons, Enfants: Bastille Day at Jean-Robert’s Table
I guess you could call Bastille Day the French 4th of July. (Though that would be wholly inaccurate and make French people mad.) It’s the celebration of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, during the French Revolution, and a celebration of that...
Posted: 7/7/2011 5:11 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Skyline Chili All-Star Coney Challenge
One of the best things about Cincinnati chili parlors is how fast they are. You order a few coneys, and they’re lined up, filled, mustarded, topped and served before you’ve barely started your chili crackers. The people who make coneys don’t mess around....
Posted: 7/7/2011 4:12 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Celebrating Goetta
Glier’s Goettafest August 5, 6 and 7. This festival (the second of two goetta fests in Northern Kentucky) is in the same place as the Queen City Festival: the riverfront just below the Aquarium. The main attraction here is over 40 nowhere-but-Cincinnati...
Posted: 7/7/2011 4:00 PM in Campbell’s Scoop