Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lance Ballance. I am the Program Director here at Magic 96.5. I am a Leo on the Virgo cusp (figure it out...and buy me something nice).
I have the pleasure of working every day with your favorite Magic 96.5 peeps, and hear and see things behind the scenes that most folks might never here and see. Trust me...that's not always a good thing, but I will share it with all of you anyway. Just check back with me from time to time, and you will know more about Magic than you ever imagined...
Thanks so much to the great folks at Fox 6 and CBS 42 for allowing Rob & I in the building today to surprise them with holiday goodies!
Here is the video of our appearance on CBS 42, with Alexa, Shanisty, and Emily.
This story is NOT about John Daly...
Monday 11-02-2009 8:00pm CT
Although, it would be HYSTERICAL if it were. Read on….and you’ll understand:
Courtesy of Fox News…Fair, and Ballanced.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Doug Barron, a 40-year-old journeyman who lost his tour card three years ago, became the first player to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
The American was immediately suspended for one year, the PGA Tour said Monday. He played eight full seasons on the tour, with his best finish a tie for third at the Byron Nelson Championship in 2006.
“I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the tour of its players resulting from my suspension,” Barron said in a statement released by the tour. “I want my fellow tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on tour.”
The tour announced the suspension about two hours before the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The tour said it would have no further comment, and Barron’s agent did not immediately return a call.
Under its doping policy, the tour announces a suspension but does not disclose what substance a player used. The tour did not start random testing until July 2008, which includes its second-tier Nationwide Tour.
Barron played a full Nationwide schedule last year, making only five cuts in 17 starts to earn $33,446. He played four times on the Nationwide Tour this year, and his lone PGA Tour start came at the St. Jude Classic, where he missed the cut.
The last time Barron made news was in 2006 at what is now the Transitions Championship outside Tampa, Florida, where he removed his shirt to play a shot out of the water on the 16th hole at Innisbrook. He exposed an ample belly on television, drawing jokes from players.
Barron’s most recent tournament was in September at the Mexico Open, co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour, where he missed the cut.
Okay, let’s think about this…I can see other sports having this problem, but GOLF??????????????
The only performance enhancing substance in Golf….comes on the Drink cart. You get 4 or 5 Heineken’s in me, and I’m Phil Mickelson (Moobs and all).
I'm...too sexy for my shirt.
I’d say something about Tiger here…but he just might decide to kick my butt....
Augusta is hosting...the GUN show!
I am NOT cool with this...
Wednesday 10-21-2009 7:47am CT
As a Weather Channel junkie, this is unacceptable.
Weather Channel To Air Movies For First Time
Associated Press, Oct 20 2009, 3:25 PM ET
NEW YORK (AP) — The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history.
First up? "The Perfect Storm."
The network has slipped longer programming into its constantly rotating forecasts in recent years. But over a four-week period starting the night before Halloween, the cable network will try Friday night movies.
Its managers figured the George Clooney movie about a horrific storm off the New England coast would be a good first choice - particularly since it's airing on the 18th anniversary of the actual event.
Uhhhhhhh, no. If I don't get my weather on the 8's. I'm calling the cable company. This is very uncool. Heck, they're even going to show "Misery" with Kathy Bates...since snow plays a role in the story. That's no different that showing "Cast Away" because the plane goes down in a storm. But then again, what is the difference between this, and ESPN Classic showing "Caddyshack"...not much.
I need my fix of Jim Cantore standing on a beach fighting 190 mile an hour winds as Hurricane Emelianodiegocastaneda rolls in... I blame NBC for this, since this would never have happened before they bought the network. What's next? Leno doing "Headlines" with a weather theme? Or the Travel Channel showing "Ocean's Eleven" because it revolves arond Las Vegas?
If the Weather Channel shows movies...the terrorists win.
Most Influential Man of 2009???
Wednesday 10-07-2009 3:34pm CT
...It's not who you'd think...
Check out the list here, to see who guys hold as their torch bearer...
Yeah, lots of stuff going on here as we try to develop a new morning show. Rob Conrad has given us some great ideas, but this one kinda tops them all... This may be the winner:
Sony, Mark Burnett Reviving 'Fantasy Island'
Reality-competition series will follow 12 contestants on an island resort
The new Fantasy Island will follow 12 contestants on an island resort. Each week guests will come to the island looking to have a fantasy fulfilled, everything from a dream wedding to a concert with their musical heroes. The contestant that fails to deliver on that fantasy will be eliminated.
“Fantasy Island has all of the elements of a hit series, an exotic location, dream fulfillment, competition and most of all, emotional story telling. Not only is the competition exciting, but the stories of the people whose fantasies are being fulfilled will be extremely compelling.”
Oh yeah....................
The Diaper
Thursday 09-10-2009 2:54pm CT
This diaper...is too big for a child we heard about earlier. 1 pound, 6 ounces at birth...
802-4838.
Yes, this child...is no bigger than an iPhone.
Out the studio window as I speak...
Friday 08-28-2009 5:43pm CT
Yeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Taken just moments ago out the Magic 96.5 Studio window. Rainbows in Homewood.
MICHAEL JACKSON IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday 08-26-2009 12:27pm CT
And...here is the tape to prove it! LA TV station KTLA aired this video from the day of Jackson's death, which shows a figure who looks a LOT like Michael Jackson, stepping out of the coroners van that his body had been placed in earlier.
Check it out here for yourself...
I don't care what anyone says...that guy is alive. Maybe that's why they haven't buried him yet...he's moving around far too much to stay in the coffin. Just my 2 cents...
Building for the future...
Tuesday 08-18-2009 8:04am CT
Not sure what position this young man will play, but apparently Coach Nick Saban sees enough in him to sign him to a letter of intent to play for the 2027 Crimson Tide football program...
Meggings
Monday 08-17-2009 4:21pm CT
...it's just wrong....
Yes, these are DUDES!!!
From left, Givenchy, Bernhard Willhelm, John Galliano.Photo: Imaxtree
What could be more mantastic than the man purses on the Milan men's runways? The man leggings on the Paris men's runways, that's what! Well, maybe they not more mantastic (apples and oranges, really), but they certainly hold a candle. Bernhard Willhelm's two-toned version hearkens back to Renaissance court jesters, while Givenchy's shiny scrunched pair look suspiciously similar to the ones they showed on women for fall. Meanwhile, John Galliano's fabulous neon-pink pair are like American Apparel gear (only significantly better, obviously). In any case, we've certainly witnessed a shrinking of below-the-belt fashions for men over the past couple years. After all, why should tightness stop at skinny jeans? We can only imagine what next season will bring — if they have any pants left at all. —Sharon Clott
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