Charlie Brennan

Mayor Slay and Other Highfalutin St. Louisans Talk Fish Fry

With fish-fry options galore in St. Louis during Lent, it might be a daunting task trying to figure out where to go. Sure, some popular fish-fry locales distinguish themselves with non-traditional menus, but any way you dunk it in hot oil, there's a lot of deep-fried jack salmon and cod to wade thro ... More >>

Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones Not Amused With Radio Host's Bribe Lobbying

KTRS (550 AM) radio host McGraw Milhaven says he has attempted to get Missouri's incoming Speaker of the House, Tim Jones, onto his program on a couple occasions. The first time was in October of last year. Milhaven says Jones (R-Eureka) declined the invite. The second attempt came this week after t ... More >>

"Dr. Mom" on Donnybrook? Seriously, Charlie?

A journalists' round-table gets a special guest.​Update: OMG! Alert readers are now telling me that Dr. Erin Shannon-McGowan is the daughter of Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon, who happens to be a KMOX colleague with Brennan. No wonder Brennan didn't return my inquiries asking him to explain ho ... More >>

Charlie Brennan Talks Knockout King

​Yesterday, KMOX Radio's Charlie Brennan sat down for a one-on-one interview with us to talk about "Knockout King," a feature story we ran a couple months ago about the violent ritual adopted by St. Louis teenagers involving the sucker-punching of unsuspecting pedestrians for thrills. In Apr ... More >>

It's Here: Chuck Berry Statue Finally Installed in the Loop

Kelsey Whipple​After an hour-long installation and a stint duck-walking across the sky with the help of a crane, the latest tribute to St. Louis music legend Chuck Berry is finally installed on Delmar across from Blueberry Hill. And Lord of the Loop Joe Edwards couldn't be happier. "I felt it ... More >>

It's Here: Chuck Berry Statue Finally Installed in the Loop

Photo by Kelsey Whipple​After an hour-long installation and a stint duck-walking across the sky with the help of a crane, the latest tribute to St. Louis music legend Chuck Berry is finally installed on Delmar across from Blueberry Hill. And Lord of the Loop Joe Edwards couldn't be happier. " ... More >>

Charlie Brennan Chortles about SlutWalk on KMOX

Ha, ha! Women, with their not wanting to be raped!!​A Toronto cop pissed people off all over the world when he told women early this year that a good way to avoid assault was not to dress like sluts. Outraged folks planetwide have been organizing "SlutWalks" to assert that no matter how a person i ... More >>

St. Louisan Honored by U.S. Olympic Committee

sarahhaskins.com​Sarah Haskins, a native of St. Louis and graduate of Parkway South, was named Athlete of the Month for May by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The 30-year-old triathlete garnered that recognition after finishing in first in all three of her races last month, which included the f ... More >>

Video: St. Louis Teen Hit With Crowbar During Street Fight

The fight didn't end well for the girl in yellow pants.​The following video is the talk of the town today in St. Louis. KMOX host Charlie Brennan mentioned the video on his show this morning, and soon the switchboards lit up with callers venting frustrations over the teen violence plaguing St. Lou ... More >>

KTRS's McGraw Milhaven Accuses KMOX's Charlie Brennan Of Sabotaging His Show

Brennan and Milhaven (right) used to be on-air buddies. So what prompted this pissing match?​Earlier this month, KTRS (550 AM) morning radio host McGraw Milhaven was scheduled to interview former Cardinals ballplayer Bill White, when he says he received a familiar call a few days before the broadc ... More >>

Comment of the Day: McGraw Milhaven Needs to Grow Up

Today's comment of the day comes in response to Chad Garrison's scoop about KTRS's McGraw Milhaven going after the biggest radio show host in town, KMOX's Charlie Brennan.Readers had lots to say about this news item, including these two cents from reader Mountain Bird:Boo-hoo, McGraw. Radio is a bus ... More >>

Telling It Like It Was — and Is

Mark Bittman Reflects on Visit to St. Louis

​Mark Bittman was in St. Louis last Thursday, October 8, to promote his new book, The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Recipes for Conscious Eating. He reflects on his visit here (and other cities) on a post on his personal blog. He seems to have had a blast during his brief time, with shoutouts to Char ... More >>

Reminder: Mark Bittman at St. Louis County Library HQ Tonight

​Food writer Mark Bittman will appear at St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard) tonight at 7 p.m. Bittman writes "The Minimalist" column for the New York Times and has published such acclaimed cookbooks as How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian an ... More >>

Mark Bittman Appearing in St. Louis Thursday, October 7

​Food writer Mark Bittman will appear at St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard) on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m. Bittman is the author of "The Minimalist" column for the New York Times and such acclaimed cookbooks as How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything V ... More >>

Photos: Devon Alexander Greeted By Thousands at City Hall

St. Louis City Hall was transformed into something of a smooth-jazz lounge last night as Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed hosted a "Homecoming Celebration" for boxer Devon Alexander. Alexander, center, flanked by his trainer Kevin Cunningham and Cedric the Entertainer.​The 23-year-old St. Lo ... More >>

Summertime, Party Time

Clangclangclang!!!! The Loop's Gettin' a Trolley!

Image viaClang clang clang will go the trolley! ​It's official: $24 million in federal funds have been secured for a trolley system connecting The Loop to Forest Park. Joe Edwards, the ponytailed Pope of U. City, just told Charlie Brennan on KMOX that the trolley path will start on Delmar near the ... More >>

Last Night: Deadspin Founder Will Leitch Talks Really Fast, Meets with Adoring Fans at Left Bank Books, Gets Beer with Sportswriters

Fast-talker Will Leitch last night at Left Bank Books.​It's just after after nine o'clock Thursday night at Left Bank Books downtown, and Will Leitch is still going strong. The writer-turned-blogger-turned-writer-again is seated at a desk in front of cookbooks and to the left of glossy-covere ... More >>

Johnny Londoff Sr.: Legendary St. Louis Chevrolet Dealer Dies at 85

​KMOX radio host Charlie Brennan just reported on his show that long-time St. Louis auto dealer, Johnny Londoff Sr., passed away this morning at the age of 85. Brennan, a personal friend of the Chevrolet dealer, says that Londoff had been suffering a long illness. Londoff may be best remembered fo ... More >>

Cash-Strapped Government, Huh? Why Don't These Agencies Pick Up Their Money?

​Did you hear the guy who called in to Charlie Brennan's show on KMOX this morning? Said fella claimed that if you punch "St. Louis" or "Missouri" into the state treasurer's database of unclaimed property -- that's code for dinero, folks -- you'd find all kinds of local and state agencies with dol ... More >>

Auction to Benefit a Possible Chuck Berry Statue Goes Well

Last week, the Daily RFT reported that KMOX's Charlie Brennan, who is spearheading the cause to get a Chuck Berry statue built in the Delmar Loop, hosted an online/on-air auction to raise money. The results are in: Over $13,000 was raised. The highest bids? $2000 for Tony LaRussa's personal season t ... More >>

Auction in Support of Chuck Berry Statue Ends This Morning

​As regular listeners of KMOX's Charlie Brennan know, a movement is afoot to erect a statue for rock 'n roll pioneer Chuck Berry in the Delmar Loop. For the past three days, Brennan has been hosting an on-air and online auction to raise funds for the statue -- estimated to cost about $100,000. If ... More >>

With Thee, My Bark, I’ll Swiftly Go

Extreme Makeover: All-Star Edition: St. Louis is cleaning house for the midsummer classic, but is it, well, lipstick on a pig?

Movement Afoot to Hoist Chuck Berry Statue In the Delmar Loop

Wikimedia CommonsOne caller to Brennan's show last week suggested that the statue go in the women's bathroom at Blueberry Hill. Edwards didn't entertain the idea. KMOX morning talker Charlie Brennan, along with Joe Edwards, the unofficial emperor of the Delmar Loop, have rolled out plans to erect a ... More >>

Chuck Berry Statue Might Be Built in the Delmar Loop

Interesting blogpost over at Daily RFT by Kristen Hinman, who reports that KMOX radio host Charlie Brennan and Loop impresario Joe Edwards want to erect a statue of legend Chuck Berry near Blueberry Hill. Hinman reports:Edwards told Brennan on the air last Thursday that he has a spot marked between ... More >>

Oh, My GOD. Funeral Protests By Westboro Baptist Church Right-wingers Can Go On While America Goes to Hell

www.godhatesfags.comOn Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the state of Missouri, which has a law banning protesters from funerals. Missouri passed the law in 2006 in order to banish the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church from disturbing the peace at military ... More >>

RFT Writer to Appear Friday on KMOX Regarding Dissapearance of Boy, 9

Christian Ferguson in an undated photograph from the 1990s. Says his mother, Theda Thomas: "Some people never knew he could walk and talk, how he loved to sing, how he prayed all the time."Christian Ferguson went missing six years ago Saturday. He was nine years old. His father, Dawan Ferguson, told ... More >>

R.I.P. I.E. Millstone

The local daily reports that the Missouri Water Patrol at last recovered the body of I.E. Millstone yesterday. Last year, RFT named Millstone its first-ever "Best Geezer" in the annual Best Of issue. Below, that entry:I.E. Millstone built Pruitt-Igoe and outlived it. He built Busch Stadium II, yet t ... More >>

Holy^&*# ! Charlie Brennan Wants to Water-board; Jane Mayer Says She'll Hook Him Up!

Wikimedia CommonsWill Charlie Brennan go to Vietnam to use one of these old-school water-boards for his torture session? Or will he find a local sponsor?KMOX's morning talker Charlie Brennan hosted a segment yesterday on water-boarding, and apparently several callers said they would gladly volunteer ... More >>

Sign of the Times: The inescapable presence of a towering message board on Highway 40 has some Frontenac residents seeing red

Palin Drops a Pretty Penny @ Saks in St. Louis

Paul McKee's Yard-Maintenance Update: Mow Your Own Lawn, Mister!

America’s Center vs. Labor: Exit Surveys and Other Documents

Dogs in Heats

Drink, Speak & Spell

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Week of December 12, 2001

PAGE TURNER

SLSO artistic adviser Tim Page has come a long way since his film debut at age 12

Jambalaya

(Comprising a random collection of ingredients from St. Louis food and wine)

Reel Life

Neal Gabler alerts the masses to the proliferation of entertainment in his book Life the Movie