the dve morning show ( currently branded randy baumann and the dve morning show ) is a morning radio comedy and variety show broadcast on pittsburgh classic rock station 102.5 fm wdve featuring dj and comedian randy baumann .

the show began airing in the 6:00-10:00 am weekday morning drive slot in late 1986 after the cancellation of jimmy and steve in the morning ( from which the show draws inspiration from ) .

additionally , many newsreaders , sportscasters and other members have come and gone during the show 's run .

though the show has changed personnel several times , the same basic formula of comedy bits , celebrity impersonations , telephone interviews , in-studio guests , unusual news items , sports coverage and promotion of local music and comedy has remained and been the key to the show 's continued success .

the dve morning show

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dve tv presents judge jumbo browntownby randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
randy baumann and the dve morning show ( wdve 102 . 4 pittsburgh , pa )
dve mario talks about what happened friday . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
randy from the dve morning show on 102 . 5 wdve shares why he loves window nation .
joe haden a steeler ! | randy baumann & the dve morning show | 102 . 5 wdve
dve mario talks about his talk with marc andre . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
to paraphrase the who , meet the new ' dve morning show - - pretty much the same as the old ' dve morning show . the show ' s patented ' burgh appeal , with its yunzer characters and humor , remains intact .
jim krenn . 92 . 9 morning show . wdve morning show ratings have never recovered after they let him go .
mario joins the morning show to talk about the playoffs and his tv outside of the arena . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
former vice - president al gore joins the morning show to talk global warming and the internet . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
paulsen gives high praise to krenn , with whom he worked for 12 years on the ' dve morning show .
dve mario talks about how he ' s preparing his team for game 7 . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
dve mario talks the steps they are taking to make the pens locker room more fun . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
a new symptom of diabeetus has arisen and wilford is kind enough to let the morning show know . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the song and snack sweeping the nation ! by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the best of this weeks missed connections . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
pierre has some problems with pittsburgh fans . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
cnn is really reaching for breaking news . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
bob talks the pirates offer to gregory polanco . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the low t commercials are a bit misleading . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the owner of the pirates talks about opening day . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the owner of the pirates talks about tommy john surgery . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
a dating site for the die hard steeler fan . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
mtv talks about the story of joseph and mary . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
frank caliendo insane improv as trump on the randy baumann & the dve morning show on 102 . 5 wdve . 9 / 14 / 2015
randy baumann and bill crawford from the ' dve morning show introduce their former intern , nate regotti for his presentation at waynesburg university .
bill and jerricho cotchery have one last goodbye . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
james taylor stops by to celebrate his birthday . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the pittsburgh prom kings offer you packages for the prom season . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
a brawl in yesterday ' s game lead to some suspensions for a few buccos . owner bob nutting reacts on the morning show . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
mayor luke talks about why he took the computer away . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
randy and val look at this weeks missed connections . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
mel kiper looks at this year ' s draft . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
bob gives out some ideas for muslim tv shows . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
bill and val look at this weeks missed connections . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
bob nutting talks about who could be the next mlb commissioner . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
randy looks at this week ' s pittsburgh missed connections . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
we look over this week ' s pittsburgh missed connections . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
mr . mcconaughey brings his southern charm to sea world . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
dve morning show . stand - up . i just want to go lay down . for booking , contact mark spagnolo : mark @ urltoken
we lost an invaluable member of the dve team this morning . everyone on fleet st is stunned . rip mike steele
mathew has some issues at the first pot vending machine in america . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
he broke the filling barrier , and now espn has a documentary . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
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christopher walken stops by to talk opening day and his birthday ! by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
marc andre wants a refund after making bad plays against the blue jackets . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
northwestern ' s football coach reacts to his players forming a union . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the pittsburgh game day experience kings give you the experience of opening day at home . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
justin bieber talks to randy about why he ' s the way he is . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
bill ' s agent calls in to talk about some new movie roles . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
the morning show tapes from paulson and krenn era are some of the best pittsburgh comedy ever recorded .
keep shooting your girlfriend ? maybe you need to get your own pistory straight . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
obama is on the road with the band comfort tech and talks his name record label plan . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
joshua sankey on pittsburgh wdve 102 . 5 morning show with jim and randy ! ! !
he dve call letters were chosen to represent the word ‘dove’ the bird of peace .
espn ' s wall - to - wall michael sam coverage gets a little wild . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
randy talks to bobrovsky ' s russian psychologist discussing some of his training techniques for the playoffs . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
president obama ' s approval rating has taken a hit as of late and has reached an all time low during his tenure in office . the big guy asks the morning show for some help . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
a month ago , the wdve morning show seemed to be in a state of uncertainty for weeks .
a jeep crashed into diesel on the south side . luckily , yinzers were there to capture it . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
mike tomlin is live from the owner ' s meetings in orlando and talks going to disney world . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
jim nantz is having a hard time dealing with tiger not playing in the master ' s this year . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
looking for a good seat in front of mario ' s tv ? the pittsburgh playoff kings are here to help . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
frank on the randy baumann dve morning show in pittsburgh , pa after the republican debate discussing donald trump , tiny baby marco rubio , and ted cruise ' s lip gunk . 3 / 4 / 2016
frank caliendo in a ridiculous improv groove as trump on the randy baumann & the dve morning show on 102 . 5 wdve . none of the discussion was planned . it just happened . sept 14 , 2015 .
appearing on the
dve morning show ,
mccloskey told host randy baumann he was surprised to be chosen as a member of the jury but attributed it to his lack of following the case previously on social media .
“mike fit in to every part of the ' dve audience . he really loved being a part of all things ' dve and he really embraced the opportunity to be a part of what we stood for , ” wdve morning show host randy baumann said . “he was an important part of the machine .
we take a look in this week ' s missed connections , including a man , an ass , and roast beef . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
he added that the morning show returned tuesday from holiday break , continuing with randy baumann , val porter and mike prisuta .
the guitarist for the pittsburgh band wreck loose is the musical director for not one but two radio - sponsored christmas concerts : wyep ' s holiday hootenanny at the august wilson center for african american culture on thursday and the dve morning show . . .
forerunner to the
morning zoo
format . in pittsburgh they built the morning comedy audience for their wdve successors scott paulsen , jim krenn , and randy baumann .
doing the dve morning show is a lot , especially when you ' re a new guy coming into town . mike steele was the perfect guy to introduce me to pittsburgh and dve . mike was always there for me when i needed him . he will be missed in and out of 200 fleet . . .
we are heartbroken over the loss of a member of the dve family . rest easy , mike . . .
gone are ed crow of the wdve - fm ( 102 . 5 ) morning show ; rose ryan douglas , newsperson on the wwsw - fm ( 94 . 5 ) morning show ; and wxdx - fm ( 105 . 9 ) evening host debbie wilde .
cris winter moves from wbgg and the scott paulsen talk show to replace douglas on the wwsw morning news . a replacement for winter on paulsen ' s show will be announced later in the week .
but when paulsen left , ' dve merely retooled its drive - time franchise , shining a bigger spotlight on the talented krenn - - initially calling it
jim krenn and the wdve morning show
- - and importing a new sidekick .
the morning team includes ' dve music director val porter , who replaced cris winter when she rejoined paulsen , back in pittsburgh radio with a show on wbgg - am ( 970 ) . porter handles the news , while ed crow does the sports .
the dve morning show is a morning radio comedy and variety show broadcast on pittsburgh classic rock station 102 . 5 fm wdve featuring dj and comedian randy baumann . the show began airing in the 6 : 00 - 10 : 00 am weekday morning drive slot in late 1986 after the cancellation of jimmy and steve in the morning . originally hosted by scott paulsen , the show would go on to be hosted by the team of paulsen and jim krenn from 1988 to 1999 , briefly by krenn solo , then by the team of krenn and baumann from 2000 to 2011 . since late december 2011 , baumann has hosted the program solo . additionally , many newsreaders , sportscasters and other members have come and gone during the show ' s run .
his signature john madden impression is frequently seen on fox nfl sunday , the best damn sports show period and mohr sports . caliendo has also appeared on comedy central ' s comedy central presents , as well as many radio shows , including the free beer and hot wings show , randy baumann and the dve morning show , the dan le batard show , the junkies , bob & sheri , the bob & tom show , mike and mike in the morning , opie and anthony , the don and mike show , rise guys , bubba the love sponge , the john boy and billy big show , the howard stern show , mike and the mad dog , elliot in the morning , the sports inferno , the rick and bubba show , the roe conn show , the 105 . 7 wapl rick and len show , preston and steve , bob and brian , the glenn beck program , holmberg ' s morning sickness on 98 kupd in phoenix , and lamont & tonelli on 107 . 7 the bone in san francisco . of course as well as the illustrious the woody & wilcox show . from 2001 to 2004 , he also made special guest appearances during the kq morning show ' s annual live from las vegas simulcast ; appearing on the panel throughout the show and reprising a few bits from his stand up act ; including john madden , jerry sienfeld , amongst others .
- ben & matt in the morning ( knix 102 . 5 fm phoenix , az )
- elliot in the morning ( wwdc 101 . 1 fm washington d . c . )
in its nearly thirty years of existence , the dve morning show has consistently remained one of ( if not the ) most popular morning radio shows in the pittsburgh radio market . though the show has changed personnel several times , the same basic formula of comedy bits , celebrity impersonations , telephone interviews , in - studio guests , unusual news items , sports coverage and promotion of local music and comedy has remained and been the key to the show ' s continued success .
wdve morning show . pittsburgh . when i was a baby ernest hemingway stole my shoes before i ever got to wear them .
krenn , a popular comedian and former host of the dve morning show , wrote the foreword . the 500 - plus pages book chronicles the life and times of iris and members of the cruisers , including producer , keyboard player and song writer avsec , lead guitarist . . .
randy baumann and the dve morning show , 102 . 5 fm wdve in pittsburgh : they are great to comedians and bill crawford is a comedian himself on the air that is extremely well - liked by everyone . always an enjoyable experience in that market”
the flower has had some recent failures in the nhl playoffs . let ' s find out if a few sessions with a sports psychologist can sure things up in that noggin . by randy _ baumann _ % 26 _ the _ dve _ morning _ show .
although randy baumann , the newest addition to the morning team , has been on the air for a couple of weeks , yesterday marked the official debut of the new
jim krenn and the wdve morning show ,
with the first post - paulsen broadcast . the transition was fairly seamless .
since 1990 , dve has dominated the airwaves of western pennsylvania . the classic - rock station has long ruled as the most popular among listeners ages 25 to 54—the most coveted demographic in broadcasting , rivaled only by kdka . this success has little to do with the station’s relentless playing of doors and led zeppelin songs . it has everything to do with the cult of krenn—dve’s massive “morning show” personality .
mike prisuta is a veteran of pittsburgh sports reporting since 1985 . mike can be heard monday through friday talking sports with randy baumann and the dve morning show . his favorite sport is whatever ' s in season . follow him on twitter @ dvemike
frank promoting the premiere of his tbs tv show
frank tv
on the mike & mike espn radio show .
pittsburgh dad gives his
state of the household
address on the wdve morning show with randy baumann . like pittsburgh dad on facebook : . . .
not long after roach and hansen ' s departure from wdve , the station replaced them and their show . hiring comedian / dj scott paulsen , the station began airing scott paulsen and the dve morning show in the 6 : 00 - 10 : 00 am time slot . adopting a similar format to roach and hansen , paulsen ' s show became very popular and kept wdve near the top of the ratings . in 1988 , paulsen was teamed up with comedian jim krenn , who had been a regular on the show . paulsen and krenn even competed against roach and hansen from 1987 to 1991 , when the latter duo joined wmyg . when jimmy roach and steve hansen went separate ways in 1991 , scott paulsen , jim krenn and the dve morning show became pittsburgh ' s most popular morning radio program .
during a recent guest appearance on the dve morning show which happened to fall on something called “national sandwich day , ” hosts randy baumann and bill crawford grilled comedian billy gardell to hilarious effect about what is , and what is not , . . .
in recent years , changes in the market and listening habits have eroded some of those ' dve listeners , but the same could be said of kdka . the introduction of howard stern ' s syndicated radio show ( on wxdx - fm ) altered the morning dynamic as much as anything .
plus his show used to be in the afternoon which was fantastic . but now they are early morning as well so , fuck my life . ”
randy baumann and the dve morning show , 102 . 5 fm wdve in pittsburgh : they are great to comedians and bill crawford is a comedian himself on the air that is extremely well - liked by everyone . always an enjoyable experience in that market” . the tom . . .
baumann headed back to his hometown of erie in 1995 . an interview at a station there , wrkt - fm , led to a regular guest spot on a morning show and eventually to his own midday shift . he styled the program after the wdve morning show , with comedy sketches , characters and music .
veteran morning - show host jimmy krenn , with whom clear channel communications has since parted ways , had been on a prolonged , unexplained absence .
on wpgc washington , dc . he also makes weekly guest appearances on hot 97’s morning show . donnell can currently be seen on mtv2’s new series
the station ' s website has posted a full - time job opening , with a deadline of jan . 20 , announcing :
we ' re looking for someone to join the ' dve morning show , bringing the funny , talking sports and entertaining pittsburgh in their own unique way .
still , the relative positions of the stations are the same . the facts are these : kdka and ' dve rule the roost , and everybody else is vying for the leftovers .
john moschitta , operations manager at wdve , acknowledges that the morning show had slipped somewhat by the end of last year , and that the early days were a time of testing .
and the new lineup of randy baumann and the ' dve morning show will do the same ,
moschitta says .
i hope listeners understand we ' re trying to make the best radio possible . we are judged everyday by what comes out of the radio , and that sometimes means changing things up .
the 102 . 5 wdve on - air personalities , including randy baumann & the ' dve morning show , which includes bill crawford , val porter , and mike prisuta , as well as michele michaels , and sean mcdowell , all broadcast stories from patients , families , and staff . . .
for the live segments , the script was only about two pages per show .
hearing that y - 108’s morning host zeke ( rick eberhart ) was leaving roach contacted the station expressing strong interest in the job . in april of 2012 wdsy re - hired jimmy roach and teamed him again with his country side kick monty ( brian montgomery ) for their morning show . they now have the top rated country show in the pittsburgh radio market .
first there’s the rock star jimmy . the bad - boy jimmy . the morning - radio dj . the reason that the station’s slogan is “wdve rocks . ”
gene collier details the story behind the steelers inception , the hawkeyes perform in the primanti ' s dve coffeehouse , francisco cervelli stole a base yesterday , and . . .
edit : but i ' ll agree bubba sucks and while i don ' t really like them , i ' m glad the morning freak show kills them in ratings .
that may be as good a reason as any for wdve ' s continued morning - drive dominance .
jimmy krenn has been told the wdve morning show
is going in a different direction
and he won ' t be part of it , says his manager and agent .
the mike calta show ( 102 . 5 the bone mhz , tampa , fl )
the show ended after the fifteenth episode , which aired on december 23 , 2008 .
of wdve . their last show on wdve was on october 24 , 1986 . kdka newscaster patty burns reported their final show on the
outside of mike lange , there may not be a more recognizable radio voice in pittsburgh than randy baumann . as host of wdve ' s morning show for over 15 years , baumann is daily rush hour partner and pal to thousands of pittsburghers during their morning . . .
some fans continue to mourn for krenn , and have banded together in a couple of facebook pages , where cries of
bring jimmy krenn back to the morning show
resonate .
i just chopped it down to those 3 things so it has nothing to do with with “the best radio show” or “the funniest radio show . ”
it seems like the really talented guys in pittsburgh sports media move on to do better things - ( ie scott ferrall , greg giannotti , mike emrick . ) lately , in the morning i have been switching the station between dve , kiss and the fan . after work i usually go back to the fan .
jimmy and steve bring comedy back to morning radio during the 1950s and 1960s pittsburgh radio offered great morning drive time comedy and aired the music of pittsburgh area musicians launching many local and national hit records . by 1980 great morning comedy was gone from pittsburgh radio and pittsburgh area musicians were refused airplay on pittsburgh area fm and am stations . jimmy roach and steven hansen changed all that in 1980 . they brought back morning comedy and put pittsburgh musicians back on the national airplay and sales charts .
on the fourth floor , the receptionist doesn’t start work until 8 : 30 a . m . —2 1 / 2 hours after the morning show begins . the third floor is where the magic happens—it’s a narrow maze of offices and broadcasting booths .
david sedelmeier says his client and friend , longtime wake - up host of the top - rated pittsburgh morning program , remains on the company payroll for now , although he was removed from the show dec . 1 .
for eleven years pittsburghers drove to work enjoying the satirical comedy bits and rock music plays of jimmy and steve . their top rated morning drive time shows on wdve and magic 97 were the talk of the town . they brought back and established the morning comedy tradition on pittsburgh radio .
he also tours the country , performing his act at clubs such as the funny bone and the improv and is a frequent guest on the bob and tom radio show and a featured guest every wednesday on pittsburgh ' s randy baumann and the dve morning show . his background recently resulted in a gig doing color commentary on college wrestling for fox sports midwest . his midwestern upbringing and his ability to provide humorous social commentary give him a wealth of material .
home video of the wdve morning show home visit at my mother ' s house in june 1991 . my sister won a contest by faxing in an entry from work . hosts at the time . . .
straight up interviews from the gareth cliff show on urltoken - without any interruptions .
, the most popular radio show of all time . he currently co - hosts
the bob & tom show ( kfbq 94 . 7 fm indianapolis , in )
come jan . 3 , the show , which airs weekdays from 6 to 10 a . m . , will be retitled
jim krenn and the wdve morning show .
the rest of the team - - news director cris winter , sports director eddie crow and producer bob mclaughlin - - will remain .
ditka responds to the mysterious sound heard during the previous weeks show . 10 / 26 / 2015
it ' s not easy to walk away from the ' dve morning show . ' we ' ve traveled the world and met celebrities . it ' s been an incredible amount of fun . but i ' ve got to tell you , getting up at 3 : 30 has gotten old ,
he wrote in a memo given to station staffers yesterday .
margy linkel of zelienople shows off dj randy baumann ' s autograph after a recent broadcast of the wdve morning show at hennessey ' s brew house in butler . ( darrell sapp , post - gazette )
jimmy and steve received national attention for their comedy . in october of 1988 electronic media magazine named jimmy and steve one to the five top teams in radio broadcasting . the pair traveled to atlanta in august of 1990 to tape “the world’s greatest morning show . ” the top morning show hosts in the country well invited to perform their skits for a nationally distributed broadcast . tapes of the shows were also aired internationally on armed forces radio . jimmy and steve appeared on
the chaz and aj show , wplr 99 . 1 plr in connecticut : they keep you on all morning - they make you feel welcome and make you feel a part of the show . i sell a ton of tickets when i’m in that market and i really like them as people . i actually look forward to waking up to do their show .
i’m stunned . steele was a utility player for the x and dve , doing tons of different jobs on and off air over the years and a really good dude . rip
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supergroups in concert
show .
scott paulsen , who has returned to the top - rated morning show he hosted from 1986 to 1999 , says he is not surprised that so many listeners expressed concern about it , wondering what was happening .
the future of the ' morning show ' will continue to be bright ,
said wdve vice president and general manager bob roof .
losing a talent like scott is going to be painful . that ' s the bad news . the good news is we still have one of the most beloved characters in pittsburgh radio as the star of the show .
, who might be one of the funniest human beings on the planet always crushes on that show .
frank narrates the super bowl of eggs on the johnjay and rich show . 01 / 26 / 15
the show , “the batman” lasted five seasons , but the theme song by the edge was only used for the first two seasons of the television show . the change in theme was an attempt to lighten what was seen as a dark cartoon . other changes to the show involved bringing in a sidekick for batman in the form of batgirl in the same season which necessitated a change in the credits of the television show . the new song did not feature u2 in any way .
morning - drive radio is very much a competitive blood sport , and wdve has tenaciously held on as top dog in the 25 - to - 54 year - old audience for years . in the overall morning - drive ratings , the show is second behind only kdka - am ( 1020 ) and john cigna , who is nothing less than an institution in this town .
i would love a true
album rock
radio station the way dve used to be , only a little updated to include new bands and not just classic rock .
wall , we need the funny , comics need to sell tickets . it’s really a symbiotic relationship isn’t it – morning radio shows & comics .
the wdve morning show ' s new sports anchor is mike prisuta , a sports writer and wdve regular . prisuta also will report on the steelers and penguins for wdve , sports / talk wbgg - am ( 970 ) and wwsw .
frank in studio on the johnjay & rich show . ( 5 / 24 / 11 )
frank in studio on the mac & gaydos show . ( 5 / 20 / 11 )
scott paulsen , a morning staple for more than a decade along with partner jim krenn , is leaving wdve - fm ( 102 . 5 ) to , as he put it ,
search for adventures in far - off and mysterious places .
krenn will carry on with the same
wdve morning show
crew and a newcomer from erie .
jimmy wishes he could communicate , but is restricted by his clear channel contract from answering any questions about his status on ' dve ,
he said .
start listening to dve comedy cuts on your phone today with player fm ' s free android app . you can sync with your account with this website too .
along with the comedy jimmy and steve’s listeners tuned in to hear great new music from pittsburgh’s musicians . jimmy and steve carried on the promotion of pittsburgh bands that was started by dve program director
wdve has been no . 1 with men and women ages 25 to 54 since the spring of 1993 , moschitta says . throughout every incarnation , he says , the morning program has provided an entertaining , funny , pittsburgh type of show .
the first – and longest - running – national breakfast / morning show on television is today , which set the tone for the genre and premiered on 14 january 1952 , on nbc in the united states . for the next 60 years , today was the # 1 morning programme in the ratings for the vast majority of its run and since its start , many other television stations and networks around the world have followed nbc ' s lead , copying that programme ' s successful format .
jim krenn , left , and randy baumann co - host wdve - fm ' s morning show before an audience at hennessey ' s brew house in butler . after scott paulsen left the show , baumann filled the role of krenn ' s sidekick , and the show remains no . 1 among the 25 - to - 54 - year - old audience more than a year later . ( darrell sapp , post - gazette )
randy baumann , wdve : the third generation of successful wdve morning show hosts was hired away from an erie station in 2000 to be paulsen ' s successor . he worked with krenn until 2011 when krenn left the station and the program was renamed . . .
wdve - fm morning show listeners learned yesterday that their y2k fears were unfounded . jim krenn and the zany cast of supporting characters - - real and created - - kept things going without a glitch following the departure of former host scott paulsen .
: the sound of the kids as the show opened and the characters marched on stage . there is nothing like it when the lights dim and the kids yell in excitement .
will paulsen ' s departure shake up the ratings in morning drive radio , possibly to the benefit of the syndicated howard stern on sister station wxdx - fm ( 105 . 9 ) ?
frank as madden hearing that brett favre retired for the first time on the mike & mike espn radio show .
, this is the
superstar concert
counterpart of the
in concert
show # 86 - 23 .
the corridors are decked with framed billboards advertising dve . the walls are plastered with bumper stickers , posters , sticky notes , american flags , ads for sean hannity’s talk show and framed quotes from ralph waldo emerson and vince lombardi . a reminder of the studio’s zero - alcohol policy is posted in the conference room ; the storage lockers are packed with cases of soda and brisk iced tea . in the bathroom , a portable radio is plugged into the wall and plays dve all day long . coffee percolates in the kitchen—the office has the slightly cluttered feel of an upstanding fraternity house .
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frank on the dave & carole radio show in milwaukee , wi . ( sept . 2008 )
on jan . 23 , paulsen joined the show and station as full - time executive contributor . pittsburgh comedian bill crawford , who has been a regular on - air guest for the past seven years , is a full - time member of the morning crew , which includes veteran show host randy baumann , and regulars val porter and mike prisuta .
frank goes on letterman to promote his tbs tv show
frank tv
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carrot top surprises frank on stage during his show to wish frank happy birthday .
- live results show : one contestant eliminated ( 2009 ) . . . himself
- live results show : one contestant eliminated ( 2008 ) . . . himself
exactly , how many times can you listen to free bird , casey jones , and the fourteen other songs dve ' s playlist . so i switched to wyep and never looked back .
jim krenn is sitting pretty as the lead dj on wdve . this month marks his 20th anniversary as king of morning drive time on the region’s no . 1 radio station .
madden and dunlap are both clowns . not really a fan of the fan . dve isn ' t bad when you throw in mike prisuta . dunno about out 96 . 1 in with the sports discussion .
morning drive - time radio will be very different around these parts come y2k . listeners won ' t be hearing the longtime team of paulsen and krenn anymore .
and what hurry could there be ? krenn still remembers , with great fondness , the experience of seeing his face on a billboard for the first time—the strangeness , the ego - boost , the hint of fear . the commonness of dve billboards hasn’t ruined their novelty for him .
as part of the launch of the television show , kids wb also set up a website featuring content from the show . included in that content was a download featuring the title theme , which we cover under a separate discography entry .
randy baumann is a busy man . in addition to producing the wdve morning show , baumann is a writer ( a finalist in the steeltown entertainment project ) , a talented musician and a tireless philanthropist donating his time to a variety of causes throughout . . .
krenn might have been a star in new york , los angeles or hollywood . instead , he got a guest spot on dve in 1988 , and he jived so well with the djs and producers , dve decided to keep him . integral to this transition was gene romano , vice president of the station . “these voices were perfect for radio , ” krenn recalls . “and i actually didn’t know that . he was like a coach . [ working at dve ] is like having a tremendous coaching staff . they always put me in a position to win . ”
podcast with award winning radio personality ben harvey . following this stint , dave hosted the comedy panel show
frank talks about his new live at espn on the dan patrick show . 08 / 21 / 2015
frank giving mike and mike a new way to close out the show 8 / 1 / 2012 .
it ' s been a year and change since wdve - fm ( 102 . 5 ) introduced its morning lineup and got off scott - free .
the station ' s comfortable lead with 25 - to 54 - year - olds was never really threatened , moschitta adds .
[ the morning show ] didn ' t really lose too much . . . . howard stern , wdsy [ remained ] behind us .
, helping the show become the most popular series in mtv2 history . finally , damien made his televised stand up debut on
morning show regular stan savran jumped on the humorous potential of the new regime , telling baumann his chair was wired to paulsen ' s house and he ' d be given a jolt every time he messed up , and informing krenn he was barred for life from the
sidekicks club .
in 1978 genesis headlined the annual uk knebworth festival . the bbc recorded the show on the island record mobile studio and a week later ( 1st july 1978 ) broadcast some of the show in quadraphonic on the fifth aniversary of alan freeman ' s
saturday afternoon show
between 4 : 00pm and 5 : 30pm . the bbc master of this initial broadcast was a 90 minute edit of the show held on quad reel - to - reel tape , though no subsequent broadcast has been in quadraphonic sound . the first rebroadcast was on tommy vance ' s hugely popular
friday rock show
show ( ironically the replacement for alan freeman ' s program ) not long after the rock show ' s launch ( 29th december 1978 , 10 : 30pm to midnight ) . the most recent full bbc rebroadcast occurred on 17th february 1984 , again during
friday rock show
. the full 90 minute recording was also broadcast in the us by wioq philadelphia .
. rick granati also convinced wdve to sponsor the concert . jimmy and steve promoted the concert on their show and emceed a market square press conference and rally a day before the show . on april 15 , 1982 the granati brothers , the iron city house rockers ,
dennis lamme , president and market manager of clear channel media & entertainment - - pittsburgh , said tuesday that
jim krenn will no longer be on air with the wdve morning show . we are currently in discussion with jim about his role with the station moving forward .
widely hailed as one of the greatest comedy specials ever recorded . he received his own hbo talk show ,
how did the show work—i . e . how many shows a day , how many days a week ?
frank talks about when he was on fox sports on the dan patrick show . 08 / 21 / 2015
, making him one of the most - frequently appearing guests in the show’s historic run . jim served as a correspondent for the short - lived
it started with five busloads of friends , family , current and former steelers players and steelers employees departing heinz field on a sun - splashed tuesday morning .
my wife cindi & i are both out west . we cried this morning when we found out about big mike steele . we visited him a few times…
1 - 3 today i ' m at duffy ' s beer in pleasant hills . here to help you get stocked up on yuengling for the holiday weekend ! and i ' ve got dve prizes too !
so it was business as usual yesterday morning . the strategy is to change one factor in an equation and still come up with the formula for success in the rough arena of morning drive radio . at this early juncture , you can bet their listeners will be tuned in to see if they can do it - - and so will every other station in town .
the other factor is they trust the station to do the right thing . what we hope is people have patience ,
he says . the morning show resonates so strongly with listeners because it has been funny for more than three decades , he says .
the players change , but the basic structure stays the same : play rock songs . make people laugh .
frank makes his debut on the espn sunday nfl countdown . look for frank to appear on the show every couple of weeks .
in 1980 , wdve began airing jimmy and steve in the morning with djs and hosts jimmy roach and steve hansen . roach and hansen re - established comedy and local music promotion on pittsburgh morning radio , elements that had been absent from the region ' s airwaves for quite some time . they helped to promote the careers of pittsburgh area acts like the iron city houserockers , the granati brothers , donnie iris and the cruisers and b . e . taylor group . this formula of comedy , talk and local music helped to make the show and station extremely popular in the region . despite this , wdve did not renew their contracts in 1986 , and roach and hansen were fired , effectively canceling jimmy and steve in the morning .
wrrk was good , so was dve before you were born , rob . they were true album rock playing obscure album tracks like very old pink floyd , mott the hoople , imagine the electric lunch being played 24 / 7 .
radio personality scott paulsen has left wdve - fm ( 102 . 5 ) for the third time . during the morning show jan . 31 , mr . paulsen bid farewell to colleagues randy baumann , val porter , mike prisuta and bill crawford . he told listeners he relished the chance to . . .
with patrice o’neal , a relationship advice show on sirius xm radio . dante has appeared on
: yes , pretty well after every show . i must have signed thousands of autographs .
she had appeared on tv with sonny and cher ( presumably on their eponymous show ) .
probably the first genesis radio show to have been produced on cd . half the show is dedicated to genesis , the other half to live material by king crimson ( live from pennsylvania state university , pittsburgh 29 . jan . 74 ) .
krenn’s affection for the dve management is almost mind - boggling in the world of commercial radio . hearing stories about howard stern and ralph “petey” greene , we imagine that djs routinely despise their producers . producers are often perceived as humorless censors obsessed with ratings and fcc regulations . not so at dve : “we have a lot of mutual respect , ” krenn says . “they respect what i do . they give me the space to do comedy . ”
jimmy roach was heard nationally as the host the nationally syndicated radio show “the backstage special” . it aired on about 120 stations across the united states from 1979 to 1981 . on the show jimmy interviewed rock superstars such as frank zappa and members rush and yes . jimmy spliced the show segments at his home using the high tech tools of the day : scissors and scotch tape . a few tapes from those shows are floating around on the internet including the frank zappa and
paulsen will be writing and voicing comedy sketches that will originate on the wake - up program and then air throughout the day . he is to fill - in on ' dve ' s various shows when their hosts take time off .
they try to keep a sharp edge to the show by doing as much as possible live vs . taped .
, and led the show for 3 successful seasons . an accomplished television personality , caroline was also hired to host
randy baumann had a choice to make in october 1999 : join a national touring band or go to pittsburgh to work in radio . the erie native opted to join the wdve morning show instead of taking a gig with peter prince , a boston - based musician . baumann could . . .
the longtime morning - drive dj ' s return comes via a weekly podcast ,
no restrictions ,
streaming free on urltoken and urltoken , and available for download on itunes .
as baumann says ,
you ' re not going to turn on ' the tonight show ' and see the same angle .
scott paulsen , a morning radio staple for more than a decade along with partner jim krenn , is leaving wdve - fm at the end of the year . ( bob donaldson , post - gazette )
joining them will be randy baumann , 27 , who comes from rock station wrkt - fm in erie , where he did afternoon drive and also midday and morning shifts . in addition to being on the air , he ' ll work with krenn on writing and the show ' s song parodies .
these days , he co - hosts the wdve - fm ( 102 . 5 ) morning show with randy baumann . but crawford ' s just getting started . the comedian , 33 , still lives for the applause and instant gratification of stand - up . he frequently jets out on weekends to comedy clubs . . .
nightly on tbs . lee also produces a monthly show in brooklyn to benefit barc animal shelter .
2 . ) mikey & big bob , 96 . 1 kiss . both guys are funny , however ; they can be a bit too much in the morning sometimes when they yell )
what’s the most important ingredient to being a good radio guest ? the desire for the guest to actually want to be on the show to have some fun and be funny .
we need someone who can interact with other players on the morning show , has great writing skills , is a team player , loves the internet , can create great content , be quick on their feet , musically inclined , have exceptional prep / planning / strategic skills and pittsburgh sports knowledge .
danish national radio broadcast the very first full electric live set with ray wilson on the show
med et z
transmitted every saturday morning between 9 and 12 am . genesis played live for 50 minutes and were interviewed by the radio presenter , during which there was an amusing exchange where ray was quizzed about genesis prehistory !
i agree with you about starkey and mueller . as for bubba , i don ' t really know much about him . apparently he sucks ! i ' ve heard the show a few times in the morning and thought the short segments were okay , but i ' m actually going to take everyone ' s word for it .
the illegal curve hockey show airs saturdays from 9am - 12pm ct on tsn 1290 winnipeg and provides comprehensive coverage of the winnipeg jets and news around the nhl .
eager to compete in the growing country radio market station wasp - fm ( 94 . 9 ) quickly hired roach as their morning host in 1998 . when wasp became part of the froggy network jimmy’s show was aired simultaneously on three stations : ( wogg - fm ( 94 . 9 ) , wogh - fm ( 103 . 5 ) and wogi - fm ( 104 . 3 ) . wendy green was his morning co - host . roach was heard on froggy until march of 2012
the show , which debuted in march , features krenn and local comedian and impressionist terry jones . joining them are pittsburgh transplant john evans , a 2008 semi - finalist on nbc ' s last comic standing , and former ' dve contributor mike wysocki , who writes a
twisted sports
segment read in
weekend update
style .
paulsen and krenn have consistently been the no . 1 morning drive show in the 25 - to - 54 - year - old listener bracket and are riding a current streak of 30 consecutive weeks at the top . they ' re a strong second behind powerhouse kdka - am among total listeners in the arbitron ratings . paulsen came to the pittsburgh radio market from knoxville , tenn . , where he worked as afternoon drive host . he was at the former whtx - fm , now wphh , as afternoon drive host briefly before joining wdve as a solo morning host 13 years ago .
: we would work for two days on the weekend and do three or four shows a day . the show was about 30 minutes long .
another
monster
rarity is this compilation from rock around the world which contains cinema show from the cleveland concert plus songs from other artists .
this fine radio show is a good one to own because it is the most complete , the only significant omission being turn it on again , found on westwood one radio shows and the
three sides live
album . dir , who produced the show in association with abc , are the people behind king biscuit . with a broadcast date of 10th april 1982 , this is one of the oldest us radio show lp sets .
caliendo has performed stand - up on such series as cable ' s premium blend , late show with david letterman , late late show with craig kilborn , the view , the late late show with craig ferguson , and late night with conan o ' brien . he was featured in comedy central ' s animated series shorties watchin ' shorties in 2004 .
dve comedy fest lineup rolls in ! rory scovel is an avid camper . . . kinda . what does brad williams do at a big and tall store ? sarah tiana loves sid bream . and bert . . .
every morning , jim krenn wakes up at 4 : 30 a . m . this is a cruel joke , of course—krenn is genetically a night person . “i don’t like the hours , ” he says . “it was god’s cruel joke , his giving me this gig . i’m a night person working a morning gig . you gotta wake up at 4 : 30 in the frickin’ morning and be to work by 6 . ” nevertheless , he rolls out of bed in the glum darkness only a few hours after most night owls have gone to bed . from his home in the south hills , jim drives to green tree , a suburb known more for its drive - through starbucks and olive garden than for trees or greenness ; and at the top of green tree hill , two monuments emerge : a giant blue water - tower and a cubic , copper - colored , glass - and - steel high - rise , the home of pittsburgh’s clear channel headquarters and the studios of dve . officially , this impersonal structure is called the jacob building ; but , thanks to an enormous “102 . 5 wdve” sign that hangs from the upper stories , most people know it as the “dve building . ”


my father ( hangul : 마이 파더 ; rr : mai padeo ) is a 2007 south korean film .

the film , which is based on a true story , is about an adopted son who is searching for his biological parents in south korea .

during his search he meets his real father , a condemned murderer on death row .

daniel henney plays the lead role of james , who works as a volunteer in the united states armed forces in korea .

he asks questions of why his father is on death row and finds out things that he always wanted to know .

then he finds more and more truths unravel about his father and his life .

the release of the film inspired controversy because the family of the father 's victims did not support its production .

in its first week on release it topped the south korean box office sales charts .

the adopted son on whom the story is based is aaron bates , a licensed insurance broker for his family 's insurance brokerage , insurance services of america .

he lives and works in arizona with his wife and two sons .

my father

the person i admire ever in my life is only my lovely father . i still remember all my childhood memories with my father . he was the real reason of my happiness and joy . what i am is because of him as my mother was always busy in the kitchen and other household activities and it was my father who has joy with me and my sister . i understand he is very unique dad in the world . i am feeling of being so lucky to have such father in my life . i always praise to god to give me such opportunity to take birth in the family with good father .
it s my golden life now , ep . 15 , why don ' t you change this title . my father is strange is over since september
angelina jolie and sareum srey moch on the set of
first they killed my father .
( netflix )
looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my father die near you .
he always respects his parents means my grandparents and cares for them all time . i still remember that when i was little , my grandparents were generally talked to me about my father naughtiness in his childhood but they told me that your father is very good person in his life , be like him . it is my father who wants to see everyone happy in the family and always asks whenever anyone becomes sad and solves his / her problems . he loves and cares my mom and suggests her to take rest when she gets tired of doing all the household chores . my dad is my inspiration , he always becomes ready to help me in my school tasks and even go to every ptm to discuss my behaviour and performance in the class .
the final episode was on august , now it s
my golden life
, why
my father is strange
is still on this place in the list of the dramas on air .
sareum srey moch as loung ung in a scene from
first they killed my father .
( roland neveu / netflix via ap )
' he was my son ! ' devastated father sobs as he is detained by police moments after his two - year - old . . .
my father is an ideal person of my life . he is my real hero and my best friend ever . he always helps me a lot in my any difficulty . he is an internet marketing manager in a limited company in new delhi . he is very famous person in his office as well as in the society because of his gentleness and politeness . he is very intelligent man and always helps others in their problems . he is the boss of my family and gives advice and instruction to every family member . he solves problems of the neighbours . he takes me to school on every ptm and discusses my performance with my teacher .
` ` when people dwell in the past , it consumes you , ' ' said bates , an optimist who does not feel anger about past evils . ` ` the fact that i could see my dad , that i could hold him , knowing that my search was not in vain , and if he died tomorrow , if he were executed tomorrow , i was very satisfied to know that i was able to hold my father . not only for my sense of self - gratification , also for ( my father ) .
“first they killed my father” premiered on netflix september 15 , and is currently in limited ipic theaters for a one - week day - and - date run .
my father was born in very poor family however currently he is one of the richest people in the city because of his patience , hard works and helping nature . my friends generally tell me so lucky of being the son of such father . i usually laugh on such type of comments and tell my father , he also laughs and says that what they are telling is not true but the truth is that i am so lucky to have son like you . he tells me that , my son always be what you want and always believe in you .
don ' t believe the father deserves to be treated like an outcast in the drama .
a kid generally attaches from his / her parents from childhood . children generally understand their father a real hero and a good friend of the life who always instruct them to go on the right path . here we have provided easy and simple paragraphs , long and short essay on my father to help your kids to take part in the essay writing competition . they can select any my father essay given below according to their class standard :
` ` my father ' ' depicts the reunion , as it was in real life , a hectic affair with incessant camera flashes and reporters asking the bewildered young man to bow to the father in the traditional style , hug him and say i love you . '
thank you father is strange team , you have done a great job , each and everyone .
in the u . s . , first they killed my father was released theatrically on september 15 in the top 10 markets , the same day it launched globally on netflix .
i even want to watch the drama
oh my boss
now . .
@ faye : the secret is , the father isnt joonghee ' s real father . but i ' ll not tell you why joonghee think that miyoung ' s father is his father . and why the father and his wife lie to joonghee . i think it ' s the reason why the title is ' father is strange ' ' hehe just watch it and i ' m sure you ' ll addicted to this story ; ) i watch this drama bcz lee joon , but right now i love every person in this story . love hyeyoung . she ' s really tough girl ! xd
angelina jolie ' s new movie , first they killed my father , will be available on netflix friday . find out when you can watch it and what it ' s about .
` ` the only thing i asked ( the makers of the film ) is that they show the utmost respect to my father , to the victim ' s family , to my family and to have those positive results like adoption works , family values and love .
first they killed my father is based on the 2000 book first they killed my father : a daughter of cambodia remembers , written by loung ung , a human rights activist . the book follows her experiences as a 5 - year - old child during the pol pot and khmer rouge regime . between 1975 and 1979 , the marxist leader killed up to 2 million people .
` ` i try to see everything on the positive side . i couldn ' t wait to spend time with ( my father ) . i said , well , this could be my last time . i didn ' t want to waste a golden opportunity , ' ' said the devout christian , recalling the time he was about to see his father for the first time in 2000 .
in 2003 , a kbs documentary entitled ` ` my father ' ' touched the hearts of many as it traced bates ' search . the film version has fictionalized parts ` ` but it captures the essence of my life , ' ' he said after watching the film the same evening .
` ` my father , ' ' directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker hwang dong - hyuk and starring daniel henney and kim young - cheol , explores the multifaceted meaning of family , love , forgiveness and acceptance .
my father is very lovely father of the world . he is my real hero , best friend , my inspiration and best person of my life i ever seen . he is the person who helps me a lot in getting prepared for the school , getting rise of the bed and getting my home work done well . he always cares for me and calls to my mom in the afternoon to know that whether i have come from school at right time or not . he is very healthy , fit , happiest , peaceful and punctual person . he always goes to the office at right time and teaches us too to go to school at right time . he teaches us the value of time in the life and says that if one wastes his / her time , time ruin his / her life .
but the fact that his father was a murderer did not bother him . nor that they may be biologically unrelated .
upon hearing his wife was killed in the iraq war , a father takes his two daughters on a road trip .
director angelina jolie , left , brings loung ung ' s memoir to the screen in
first they killed my father ,
a harrowing drama now available on netflix . ( chris pizzello / invision / ap )
oh my heart ! i ' m going to miss this drama . best family drama for 2017 . best couple jh and my . the final episode is so good to watch again and again .
@ ? miyoung & joonhee aren ' t related by blood because byun ahjussi isn ' t his real father . however he knew joonhee bio father because they were best friends before he die . mr . byun will later explain this to joonhee .
father is strange
takes over the kbs2 saturday & sunday 19 : 55 time slot previously occupied by
the gentlemen of wolgyesu tailor shop
and followed by
my golden life
on september 2 , 2017 .
lee joon is so amazing in this drama ! by far my favorite character , though i can ' t help but feel sorry for his character when he ' ll find out that this is not his father . . .
' it made my mom happy ' : angelina jolie , 42 , reveals she only . . .
jolie ' s path to
first they killed my father
had begun in 2000 , when she traveled to cambodia to star in a very different kind of film , the action blockbuster
lara croft : tomb raider .
' every day on set , our discussions were not just about shots , but about what the film means , ' explained jolie as she promoted her latest directorial work first they killed my father at the toronto film festival on sunday .
oh my heart ! i ' m going to miss this drama . best family drama for 2017 . best couple lj and my . the final episode is so good that i will watch it again and again .
after bates had left korea and was undergoing special training in washington , he received news about his biological father . he had to wait a few months to meet his father , until his training ended and he got special permission from the army to return to korea .
after wolgyesu , i never thought i would watch a long drama but i super love this series . it makes me anticipate my weekends , and worth my time watching . jonghee - miyoung , let our ship sailing .
i can ' t wait for the next episode , i really love this drama , i can relate my family here . i belong in big family , with loving mother and father . . . i love this drama so much < 3 < 3
byun / lee ' s family make me feel homesick ! ! hahaha . the longest drama that i was ever watch ! and like this drama in every single episode . make me know how precious my family in my life .
wow , jung so min and lee joon - two to my favourite actors . i am looking forward for them .
he takes us out of the home every sunday morning in the park or other favourite places to make our holiday a happy holiday . we take delicious breakfast at every sunday morning and be together whole day with lots of activities . sometimes we go to the picnic or famous sightseeing for long time with all family members . in my winter and summer vacations , my father takes us ( me , my sister , mom and grandparents ) to the hill stations , seaside and hotels for some rest or recreations .
my father is very loving and dutiful person . i always learn from his life and his experiences . he tells me about his all the struggle of life and his success . he is the person who teaches me about etiquettes , humanity and ethics . he helps me to get out of the bed every morning and helps me in getting prepared for the school at right time . my mom prepares my breakfast and lunch however my father helps me in getting ready . he comes from office every evening at 6 pm with lots of joy and happiness . he is very active person and starts playing badminton with us just after coming from the office . he brings chocolates curcure , fruits , beautiful toys , picture books , comedy books , clothes , shoes and other required stationeries for study .
inspired by a true story ,
my father ' ' tells the emotionally gripping tale of an adoptee who returns to korea for the first time in 22 years to find his birth family - - only to discover that his only surviving parent is a death row inmate .
my golden life was never announced on the main page since last september till the end last week . ? 43 % rating
i love how this show balances the dramatic moments with funny feel good ones . it ' s one of my favorites !
` ` ( my father ) is in prison , he ' s in despair . ' ' bates explained that the man suffers ` ` two imprisonments ' ' from his own guilt and physical detention . ` ` but now he has hope . if i were in that situation , i would love to see my son for the last time , and knowing that everything ' s ok . ' '
aaron bates , 34 , a korean adoptee who inspired the film ` ` my father , ' ' speaks about the incredible power of love and forgiveness during an interview with the korea times , tuesday , at a seoul hotel . / korea times photo by shim hyun - chul
` ` love never fails , love conquers all , ' ' the adoptee told the korea times tuesday at a seoul hotel , while visiting for the release of the film inspired by his story ` ` my father , ' ' starring daniel henney and kim young - chul .
my father is my best friend and real hero of my life . i generally call him dad . he is the most special person in my life . he is a very good sports person and artist . he does paintings in his spare time and promotes us also to do paintings . he tells us that we should anything extra like music , singing , sports activity , painting , dancing , cartoon making , etc because such extra activities keeps us busy in our spare time and helps us to be peaceful all through the life . by profession , he is an internet marketing manager ( a software engineer ) in a limited company in new delhi .
my is feeling sorry for herself not jh . she is quitting her job for no real reason other than making a martyr of herself and bringing attention to herself . how do you rent an apt with no job , anyway ? she will snap out of it now that she sees her father persecuted .
when i got there , i realized i knew nothing about this country and i felt very ignorant ,
she said .
i decided to buy a book and learn a little bit so i picked up a $ 2 copy of ' first they killed my father . ' that was really the beginning of an education and an awareness of how little i knew and how much i needed to change my view of the world .
first they killed my father ’s selection as the foreign language entry marks the first time such a high - profile american director has been the representative of another country in another tongue . it is also the 6th submission ever from cambodia where the film held a premiere in february and was released september 8 in local theaters .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
who is the singer of ost u be in my heart as i see wrong name in every website . . . can anyone let me know
yet , the kbs documentary also revealed a dna test that showed bates was not biologically related to his father . bates ' father seo was married to bates ' biological mother at the time she gave birth to him . although they may not be blood - related , he said , ` ` when you love someone so much , it really doesn ' t matter . ' '
this drama already in my favorite drama list . can ' t wait for the new episodes every week ! ! love all the characters . ^ • ^
i geeked out on ken burns ,
she said brightly , picking at a plate of cheese and crackers beside her longtime friend , loung ung , who authored the 2000 memoir
first they killed my father
and co - wrote the film ' s screenplay with jolie .
when do you get the chance to do that ?
a father is a male parent of the family who guides , loves and cares his children all through the life . he always acts as the pillar of strength and support for his children .
omg , it ' s already the end ! i love the ending especially the wedding and the dance performance of the children . the last 2 episodes made me cry . this is one of the best kbs family drama i won ' t forget alongside
wang ' s family
where kim haesook is also a mom there ,
what happens to my family
,
seoyoung , my daughter
,
the gentlemen of wolgyesu tailor shop
. all in all , kbs weekend family dramas are really great ! keep it up ! to all the cast , crew and production of my father is strange , congratulations ! ! ! ? ? ? ?
clearly energized by her experience making
first they killed my father ,
jolie said she is eager to find another project to direct .
i prefer being behind the camera ,
she said .
i ' ve never loved being in front of the camera . i ' m much happier when i ' m watching other people work .
the model - turned - screec star gives a surprising performance as he delivers the complex emotional state of his character , through jerking tears , frustrated bursts of anger and awkward embraces with his father .
does anyone know name of song playing in back ground of end of ep 32 . beautiful song . . made my heart break more for lee joon ' s character
in the final two episodes , i am waiting for more great acting by lee yu - ri as byun hye - young defending her father during his retrial and clearing the road ahead for her entire family .
“for me , as a one - off game , it would be my best - ever result . to go and beat a premier league team in their own backyard .
watched all 52 ep in a month . y did it end . feel they are part of my life . . searching for other good ones . dunno which . .
@ godhuli why are you making a fuss out of it if you like then enjoy it rather then taunting people , its my opinion & everyone ' s opinion matter .
park cheol soo and his twin are so adorable . . . i want them in my life even if they ' re a gay couple . ? ? ? ? ?
i have been anticipating every episode of this drama . this have been my joy during those busy and stressful weekend , now that this ended already , i am saddened and at the sametime happy and satisfied . this is by far my most favorite family drama . my favorite couple is mi young and joong hee . i have been patiently following how their love slowly bloomed . every character have played their role well . i love the storyline , the romance , the family bond , chemistry and everything about this drama . it is just a shame that it ended already but this drama will remain as one of my best . i will rewatch this for sure . i recommend this to everyone
i want to see this drama but ep . long and when the drama ends my school will start . . . so i am must study on the holiday . . .
bates has been out of the military since 2002 , and now works as an insurance agent . his incredible life experience does not end with ` ` my father . ' ' the man stands firmly on two feet despite suffering a disc problem last year , which usually results in one being confined to a wheelchair . he lives in arizona with his wife and nine - month - old son .
he is very polite and peaceful person . he never scolded me and takes my all mistakes very easily and makes me realise my all mistakes very politely . he is the boss of my family and helps each and every family member to take good decision in the bad time . he always shares his life drawbacks and achievements with me to let us know . he has his own business of online marketing but never force me to do go in the same field or attract me towards his own business instead he always promote to do what i want in my life . he is really a good dad not because he helps me but because of his knowledge , strength , helping nature and most importantly his way of handling people .
i have to say that it ' ll be my first time to really love a weekend drama , i never even knew about something like weekend drama . but i love it !
` ` i went to see my father ( last monday ) , but they wouldn ' t let me , saying i ' m not his real son . ' ' fortunately , before leaving korea in 2001 , bates had listed his name under the family registrar . only when he presented the paperwork did the prison grant his visit . ` ` everything happens for a reason , ' ' he said .
first they killed my father also includes jolie’s 16 - year - old son maddox as an executive producer . maddox was born in cambodia and also had an uncredited role in brad pitt’s world war z as a zombie . “ [ she’s ] fun , funny , and easy to work with , ” maddox told people when asked what it was like to work with her mother . “she’s a wonder . ”
her war films aren’t strictly impersonal : insofar as her philanthropy is tied up in her persona , each of jolie’s films as a director is , in a way , “personal . ” furthermore , in the case of first they killed my father , jolie’s adopted son , maddox , is a descendant of this atrocity . it’s a worthy subject , one she cares deeply about . and it’s possible , seeing her celebrity in this context , that jolie’s instinct is mostly to make this kind of project while shying away from making movies about herself . however , on the evidence of her movies , she has much more to say about herself than about anything else . and that’s ok ! first they killed my father may be jolie’s passion project ; but by the sea is , by some margin , the more passionate one .
the day before , jolie ' s latest directorial effort , the emotionally wrenching cambodian - genocide drama
first they killed my father ,
had its north american premiere at the telluride film festival . the crowd gave the film the kind of reception any director would dream of , with cheers and tears in equal measure , while critics took to twitter to proclaim it jolie ' s best work as a director .
on its face ,
first they killed my father
— a child ' s - eye view of the horrors of the brutal khmer rouge regime that claimed the lives of some 2 million cambodians — may seem an unlikely project for jolie to have tackled . the film is entirely in the khmer language and chronicles events that took place on the other side of the globe when she was just a toddler .
“i know they had their sort of spat but they actually get on really well . they have a hell of a lot of respect for each other , ” ferguson jr says . “in fact arsène is sorting out the tickets for my father for wednesday , so there you go . coming up against the manager is a great experience for me . he is a great manager and has had a fantastic career . ”
credits : screenplay by louung ung and angelina jolie based on the book first they killed my father by loung ung executive producers : sarah bowen , pauline fischer , maddox jolie - putt , charles schilssel , adam somner , loung ung producers : angelina jolie , ted sarandos , michael vieira co - producer : brian clopp line producer : william w . wilson iii music by marco beltrami production companies : netflix , bophana production
i live in trinidad and lately my daughter and i have been watching this series . i absolutely love it . . . . . . . . . keep up the good work .
james finally finds his birth father nam - cheol ( kim ) , the only surviving member of his biological family . but the highly anticipated reunion is far from touching , as it takes place in a local prison , under the chaotic flashes of cameras and reporters incessantly asking the bewildered young man to hug nam - cheol and say ` ` i love you . ' ' the father is in his 10th year on death row for the murder of two people .
yes ! they kissed ! ! ! after 46 ep it finally happen ! ! ! ! need ep 48 . . . . . wow this is my 1st family drama . . my 1st long period / week and drama and my 1st drama that i watch every week without waiting for subtitle . . . never thought this drama will effect me so much . . what am i gonna do . . it nearing the end . . gonna miss this drama so much . . . for the cast & the team thank you for all the hard work > <
can anyone tell me why father in law of hye - young is dependent on his wife ? i didn ' t get that point . may be because i didn ' t give much attention to them while watching . @ all fans
@ rita this one is played most often and recently released . . .
it ' s you
artist na yoon kwon with jung da eun ( 정다은 ) of 2eyes - father is strange - ost part 1 ( 2017 )
happened to see few clipping on my social network , last 3 weeks was so engrossed in watching all the 52 episodes… . i can’t understand a single korean word , but managed with english subtitles .
from that point on ,
first they killed my father
becomes a survival story about a suddenly powerless family doing whatever it takes to get through the day . their efforts are shadowed by the knowledge that not all of them will make it out alive , and that even outwardly unremarkable interactions could lead to the family being separated , imprisoned , brutalized or murdered . the early scenes of luong ' s mother , father and siblings divesting themselves of most possessions ( including some beloved dresses and toys ) are all the more vivid for being underplayed . this dry - eyed reportage continues throughout the film , ratcheting up toward operatic or tragic heights only when loung is at her most distraught .
a young woman , tara maguire ( robin wright ) scandalizes her provincial irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of wedlock , and refusing to name the father . she has a rare beauty and . . . see full summary »
ung was 30 when she began talking to family members in cambodia and researching “first they killed my father : a daughter of cambodia remembers . ” and 17 years ago , when jolie visited cambodia for the first time to shoot “lara croft : tomb raider , ” she read ung’s memoir and looked her up , sharing her desire to adopt a cambodian child — who turned out to be her son maddox . they have been close friends ever since .
before the reunion the two corresponded through letters . bates knew his father was in prison , but it was en route to the reunion , at the gwangju train station , that he learned his father was on death row . ` ` it was shocking . yes , he is a murderer . but we have a story because of our situation . i want to emphasize , though , that ( the movie ) is not about him . it ' s more about the relationship , ' ' he said .
my father is very kind - hearted person and my real hero and best friend . he always shares with me his all the bad an happy moments . he tells me that he discuss his all life events to me to give me experience and take right steps in the absence of him . he wants to make me a good person in the life and most importantly a successful person by following all the etiquettes , humanity and ethics of the life . he is the person who always helps the needy people in the society or anywhere on the way . he teaches me about how to get fit , healthy , happy and a peaceful person all through the life .
it ' s a very good drama . specially the jh and my couple . its rating position is no . 1 . but why didn ' t i find this drama on dramafever or any popularity discussion ?
he is the good adviser in my family , every family member takes advice from him whenever they get problem . he is the head of the family and always takes first seat while eating food at dining table .
back ground scores takes you to a different level – kim hyung joong’s – you be in my heart will just melt you away . i didn’t understand the meaning but sure it will touch one’s soul – master piece
i wonder how many episodes this will be ? it ' ll be my first time watching a family drama . i ' d like to try watching a long series and this will be the first . lol .
panh said today , “i am very happy , and very proud , that first they killed my father was selected by the cambodia oscar selection committee to represent cambodia . because the film is original and powerful . because thousands of us participated in the film’s making and so , too , in writing a chapter of cambodia’s collective history . and because this history doesn’t belong only to the cambodia people ; it is universal . cinema also is a way to talk about the resilience and dignity of human beings . ”
angelina jolie is basking in a standing ovation at telluride after the first screening of “ first they killed my father . ” it’s the film she wanted to make : based on the 2000 memoir of loung ung , who was five when the khmer rouge forced her family into work camps , it required a $ 24 million budget , a 60 - day shoot , a two - hour , 16 - minute cut . the only place she pitched the film is the only one who would let her make it : netflix .
henri if it is really , this new make me very disappointed . i don ' t want my actress to play in the family drama again . if it is family drama , i wish it will be like a five drama .
well made but frustratingly impersonal , first they killed my father is mired in a sense of respectful , admiring distance . it is almost entirely told from the perspective of ung herself , who’s 7 in the movie , and whose flashbacks throughout attempt to anchor the proceedings—which begin with her family being forcibly evacuated from their home in phnom penh , where ung’s father worked as a high - ranking government official—in some sense of who she is . but all the point - of - view shots in the world won’t add up to inner life or individual character without a more rigorous sense of who the subject is . and jolie’s film , despite its good intentions , has little sense of who the genocide’s victims are . it’s a movie that privileges the history of what happened over a sense of the people it was happening to .
he never thinks to be back in helping needy people and always ready to help them especially old people . he is my best friend and discusses my all problems . whenever i become fed up , he ask me the reason very peacefully and takes me to the top floor , let me sit in his side , keep his hand on my shoulder and discuss his own experiences of life , his faults an drawbacks including his success in order to make me realize that what i am doing wrong or right . he teaches us about ethics of the life and importance of elders and the life time . he tells us that we should never make any person unhappy in our life and always help needy people especially old people .
i do really enjoy watching this superb drama . . ( except for kissing scene , well , call me hypocrite , but that ' s my feeling in every kissing scene , such as another miss oh , jealousy incarnate and many more )
' my father is strange ' has got to be one of the best , if not the best , family tv drama ever produced by kbs . i just love all the characters in the story ! i mean they are just lovable and funny . i particularly love the leading couple of lee yu - ri and ryu soo - young . jung so - min is adorable and ryu hwa - young super cute ( any kinship with soo - young ? ) kudos to the scripwriters and the director for a seldom seen good tv show !
he is very nice person and helps my neighbours in their difficult time . he loves , cares and respects my mom always and never quarrel her . he always supports her and helps sometime in the kitchen during her illness . he respects and loves my grandparents and teaches us to care for them . he tells us that old people are like god for us , we should care , love and respect them . we should never avoid old persons in their difficult time as this time comes in everyone’s life once . he tells us that we should always help needy people of any age group all though the life according to our status . he takes 15 mins of us every day to tell us about the ethics and other good habits .
i ' m still at ep 12 but im falling in love with every episode . lots of life lessons to learn from . even if i havent finished it yet , this is already on my toplist favorite ! ! i really recommend it .
adopted by a loving american family at the age of six in 1979 , aaron bates returned to korea as an american soldier and began a search for his birth family . years later , bates was finally able to reunite with his ` ` biological ' ' father , who was a death row inmate .
angelina jolie ' s
first they killed my father
is far and away her best work as a director : a rare film about a national tragedy told through the eyes and mind of a child , and as fine a war movie as has ever been made . adapted by jolie and co - writer loung ung from ung ' s memoir about her family ' s experiences after the khmer rouge took over cambodia , it stands apart from most work in this vein not just because of what it does so well , but because of what it refuses to do .
“it was very hard to get things brought in , ” said jolie , “the equipment and moving things around . rithy never make me feel like he was looking over my shoulder . he was giving me what you would want , which is support . ”
kbs never fails to produce heartwarming sat & sun dramas ! i think the only 50 - eps dramas that i bother to watch were all from kbs . from wang ' s family , to what happens to my family , and now this . i could cry and laugh so hard in one episode . seriously not a single boring moment . even my mom loves this show although she watches a week behind since she watches it on kbs world . it ' s tough not to spoil the drama to her lol .
luong ' s story begins in relative peace , with the heroine and her bourgeois family , headed by a military police officer father ( phoeung kompheak ) , in the capital , wondering what changes the end of the u . s . war will bring . the khmer rouge , a splinter of the vietnam people ' s army of north vietnam led by future dictator pol pot , rolls into the city , crushing the remnants of the country ' s weak official government and initiating a purge that would claim millions of lives . loung ' s father sees the writing on the wall and leads his wife ( sveng socheata ) and children from the city .
' hi . i ' m linda o ' keefe . . . 45 years ago today , i disappeared and my killer was never found ' : police tweet as the 11 - year - old girl who was murdered in 1973 in a bid to publicize the cold case
in the 70 ' s , a cambodian middle - class girl sees the lives of her family and her turning upside - down when the khmer rouge invades the cambodia . they leave their comfortable apartment and lifestyle to live in a primitive working camp . her father , a former officer , is killed and the family splits to survive .
i love this show . everything about it i love . best news i have heard is it getting two more episodes . wish it was more . favorite couple - jung so min and lee joon ( of course ) . so fantastic . i am going to be soo sad when it ends . father fighting ! ! ! ! ! !
while the most gripping aspect of the film is the father - son love between james and nam - cheol , the profound love in james ' adopted family is equally touching . families take on many forms , but love transcends all , blood - related or not . the strong , family - like friendship between james and joseph is also heartfelt .
i ' m hoping there ' s a season 2 for this drama and the players have to stay , because it ' s the same way of all the players in this drama , iki is the best family drama i ' ve ever seen . good job is always for the crew and the players . i love all father is strange .
funny how the title of this show is just starting to show up in the storyline . and it ' s already on for 35 episodes . xd father is really strange , how sad can this be for junghui when he later finds out the truth . : ( please dont be mad at han soo . i wish junghui will be understanding .
loved the ending , so romantic and happy , wanted so bad to be at that wedding . so no doubt this is the best 50 + drama ever ! starring my most favorite actors , lee joon & jung so min i had to watch it and so glad i did . made me laugh , cry and sigh with the story line . and just fell in love with every character . thanks & congratulations to the most awesome writers , cast and crew in producing the best ever drama ! this one is going straight to my library to watch again & again .
ferguson’s willingness to admit to taking a wrong turn shows an intelligence and determination that may be key in fulfilling his ambition of managing in the premier league . “it is a real challenge , ” he says . “the advice i always got was : ‘don’t be a manager’ – with my old man having done what he’s done . but i don’t see it like that . i’m never going to be as good as my dad , that’s the bottom line . no one is . the actual success he had is a good thing because there’s no point comparing . there’s no comparisons .
` ` growing up , i was blessed in everything . it was just like being part of a ( normal ) family . . . when you love someone so much you don ' t see what their eyes , skin color are like . i ' ll never get rid of my skin color , my eyes… but if someone ' s really that keen about it , it bothers them , then i just don ' t associate with them . those people are biased and they have their own prison _ they can ' t look outside the box , ' ' he said .
1 family drama , # 1 drama for 2017 ( all my opinion ) , wish this drama to get the award - winning for all above & the actors and actresses for an outstanding performances . lee joon , kim y - c , kim h - s , lee y - r , yyu s - y & all under the umbrella of this loving storytelling thank you all for a great life experience what
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dealing with hidden lifestyle ( mother or father is strange when loving & protecting their love ones ) bravo to the writer and director , ace it ( a + drama )
deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12 , asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on ivan , the man that killed his older brother , 21 years ago . and now that his nemesis is out of prison , he gets his chance . but asher ' s target also happens to be his father .
this drama is really good ! but one thing i don ' t understand is why complicate things when the father was never really a criminal ( he was innocent and all ) , they make a fuss like he realh did a crime when he didn ' t . it ' s a shame for not making the characters more open minded on some certain episodes .
the most remarkable thing about first they killed my father is how quiet it is . angelina jolie’s film—about the khmer rouge regime that killed one quarter of the population of cambodia between the years of 1975 and 1979—is based on a memoir by human - rights activist loung ung , who was 5 years old when the khmer rouge came to power . jolie runs with this premise , telling the story of a people through the eyes of a little girl . as a result , the film is an impressionistic , fragmented , sometimes slow affair , one that interweaves tragic and disturbing moments with quiet and hopeful ones . and , by and large , the artistic strategy pays off .
i love this drama so much . . . n would love to meet the cast someday . . . especially i get crazy watching the chemistry between lee joon and jung so min . . . if ever i meet them i would freakingling hug lee hoon for so acting so well . . . . mmmuuuuaaahhh to lee joon . . . . . is their anyway to send gifts to the cast of my father is strange . . . can anybody give me the address to send gifts from india . . . . i hope there are more episodes . . . just keep rolling guys . . . . please don ' t end the show . . .
though it ' s safe to say that
first they killed my father
is not a film that most hollywood studios would have jumped at the idea of making , netflix agreed early on to back it .
it is true that this type of film would be difficult to make at a major studio because it it lacks star power and is in a foreign language ,
said scott stuber , who oversees netflix ' s growing slate of original feature films .
we are fortunate because , for us , we have over 100 million members around the world who have unique and diverse tastes , and we have seen the power of good storytelling traveling globally .
update , writethru after sunday 11 : 01 pm exclusive : angelina jolie ’s first they killed my father has been set as the cambodian submission for the best foreign language film oscar . deadline reported late sunday night that confirmation of the selection was imminent , and early monday morning the cambodia oscar selection committee made it official . the netflix title , directed and co - written by jolie , is about author and human rights activist loung ung’s life under the rule of the deadly khmer rouge . it premiered in telluride and then went on to toronto where it won strong praise . the story is told through ung’s eyes , from the age of five , when the khmer rouge came to power .
life lessons : never watch a 52 episode awesome family drama with awesome casts when your exams are near . i was binge watching this every single day ! so addictive and the story was portrayed so beautifully . my fav couple : lee joon and jung so min . . . the chemistry was just there .
this ep probably would make ahn jong hee be the first to realize that father is really weird for some reason . . . i wouldnt spoil . . . i just want to leave the hype here that it gave me ! ! ! its getting more and more interesting as they add new eps in the drama and thats really something ! i hope it gets the rating it deserves !
wow super love this drama and all the actors too . waiting / anticipating for the coming weeks episode . this the second 50 eps drama i ' ve watched after wolgyesu tailor shop and all i can say is my time watching this drama is worth it since its simply the best . . heart , heart . .
first they killed my father : a daughter of cambodia remembers , which debuted on netflix on friday , is jolie’s fourth turn behind the camera as a feature film director and her third as a chronicler of war . her first , which she also wrote and produced , was in the land of blood and honey ( 2011 ) , a romantic drama set in sarajevo amid the bosnian war . the next was 2014’s unbroken —another war drama , this time chronicling olympian louis zamperini’s time as a pow in japan after surviving at sea on a raft for 47 days . these projects are ambitious , well - chosen , and a little boring . her new film , which is the best of the three , nevertheless furthers that trend .
jolie’s movie typically sees those victims as a huge anonymous mass of roving refugees . clustered together as families , these people are , for the most part , unlikely to survive . otherwise , they’re the soldiers themselves , who are indistinct by choice : the angkar , the ruling party of communist rebels , did not believe in individuality . but everyone else did . hence the dissatisfaction of peering into a face like ung’s when the movie reduces her to a silent witness . she’s a little girl who stands in for many—too many . and her immediate family—four siblings , her mother , and her father—are equally indistinct . they have no character , no ideas , no experiences beyond their pain . this is fiction filmmaking that , despite occasionally feverish editing and a few gracefully askew shots , nevertheless aspires to documentary plainness . no amount of jumpy impressionism—one of jolie’s more tired stylistic ticks as a director—distracts from the bland predictability of the movie’s ethics . first they killed my father is , adamantly , a film that believes that by merely documenting atrocities through the eyes of those who witnessed them , it can also , automatically , sell itself as a movie about those witnesses .