Licensed to talk
Podcast by Mark Barrett and James Creahan
Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! You asked for him and he's here! The boys sit down with BOBBYfromBUF, TK71600 , Lindy Ref, or Coach. Wherever you know Bob Whalen from, you probably know him as a genuinely nice guy and an interesting CHARACTER. Thank you for sharing your stories, Bob, and may the force be with you. Happy Holidays and enjoy a song from the future award winning pianist Logan Dublino.
Episode 36 Sam Scarcello joined the crew for chat. Sam is the co- owner of Public Espresso . L2t has a little “coffee talk” episode, we find out how “public” started and the ins and outs of the coffee biz and just hang with Sam, great guy try his coffee Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTON PERSONAL TRAINER King_Carlito_fit on INSTAGRAM "get a grip : Charlie’s Boatyard 1111 Fuhrmann Blvd :Public Espresso 2178 Seneca St Shea’s Seneca
L2t slows things down and sits down with Patrick Higgins. Pat is a stylist and travels around keeping up on today’s trends. As you will hear he’s quick with a joke and is proud of who he is. Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTON PERSONAL TRAINER King_Carlito_fit on INSTAGRAM "get a grip : Charlie’s Boatyard 1111 Fuhrmann Blvd
Dave McKinley is a General Assignment Reporter at WGRZ in Buffalo, NY. Dave is a native of Brockport, New York and got his start in radio at age 14. The crew jumps around the region with Dave. The boys prove that everyone has a heart even a tough Emmy award winning reporter. Dave may ask the tough questions at WGRZ but he had all the right answers on L2t Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTON PERSONAL TRAINER King_Carlito_fit on INSTAGRAM "get a grip
The crew walked the course with PGA caddie Aaron Alpern. Aaron talked to the boys about the ins and outs of starting out being a caddie to being in the last group on Masters Sunday. Aaron is currently the voice of Buffalo State hockey in the off season. Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTIN PERSONAL TRAINER King_Carlito_fit on INSTAGRAM "get a grip" Aaron would personally like to thank Bob and John's LA Hacienda 1545 Hertel Ave BFLO NY
Jack was the longest serving publisher and president of Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law journal. An original employee when the company started over 33 years ago. He is now the co- director of a new project the Buffalo Homecoming. Jack is a unique Buffalo historian we would like to thank him for his time and wish him luck in his new adventure. This podcast is sponsored by FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott rd., BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 Seneca st., BOB'S BARBER SHOP 2098 Seneca st., and R.E.C LIFTING CLUB w/ personal trainer RYAN COURTON 716-5736951 music from Buffalo’s own FOLKFACES
Matt is the VP, Partner, and Creative Director at Buffalo's Crowley Webb an advertising agency in Buffalo. Matt brought us to their beautiful downtown office and showed us what they are all about . Matt lives the motto of Crowley Webb - Hard Work Works Hard, and thats how he moved up the ladder. Very smart dude and we think this is something everyone who wants to get in to the advertising business should listen to. Thanks Matt for taking your time and we wish you luck in the future building this company even further in Buffalo. Don’t forget our sponsors BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE South Buffalo’s craft brew headquarters 2182 Seneca st. FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott rd. Get your custom gear at First In Buffalo. BOB’S BARBER SHOP 2098 Seneca st. $14 cuts no appointments. And GET A GRIP WITH RYAN COURTON certified personal trainer 716-573-6951
We talk to Larry before he hit the stage at the Irish Festival tonight. We originally thought we would only have a limited time to talk. But we met him before and he was so cool and genuinely nice we ended up with a full episode. Thank you so much Larry and what a show!! This is totally raw and unedited we wanted to get it out while the tunes were still ringing in your ears. He was so generous he let us use some songs from his new EP Heroes/Belfast ENJOY!! This episode is sponsored by FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott rd Buffalo NY, and BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 Seneca st. Buffalo NY.
Craig is well known for his work as a business owner and tattoo artist. He has found a new calling as how he describes it as "Shinetoligist" for STEELBOUND BREWERY AND DISTILLERY in Ellicottville, NY. We traveled to Ellicottville to experience it for ourselves and it did not disappoint. Craig's able to use his creativity and knowledge thanks to owner Bill Bursee who had a vision to make something unique. We believe that these guys have something special and you should go and check it out for yourselves. Thanks Craig and Bill we had a great time and we wish you luck in all you guys do! Dont forget our sponsors FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott RD. Buffalo NY and BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE 2182 Seneca St. Buffalo NY
Wilbur needs no Introduction, we just want to thank him and his buddy Slade for taking time to talk with us. This episode is brought to you by BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE South Buffalo's craft brew headquarters: 2182 Seneca St. Buffalo, NY. YOU GOTTA SEE THE ACTION ON SENECA STREET. Also by FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. Get your custom gear at FIRST IN BUFFALO.
James Kurdziel is the Director of programming and content at 103.3 The Edge (Cumulus Media). He wears many hats, working as a radio personality, a writer, and stand up comedian. We believe this is a very important episode for us because he shared his wealth of knowledge working in media for over 20 years. We got to pick his brain on stand up, podcasts, and the science of how songs are picked for radio. We want to thank James for taking his time and sharing his stories. It's a very "Buffalo" episode because, amid his success, he still lives here and embraces the neighborhood. He also reminds everyone to not take things so seriously. This episode is brought to you by our new sponsor BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE at 2182 Seneca St. Buffalo, NY: South Buffalo's craft brew headquarters. Also sponsoring this episode is FIRST IN BUFFALO: Get your custom gear at First In Buffalo. The music for this episode is from THE BARKSDALES. Check out their new EP 'BANGERS' on Spotify or purchase it on Bandcamp.
Mike is a legendary Buffalo bartender and a damn good storyteller. These stories are for entertainment purposes only you can take them as fact or fiction. Mike and Jim are old friends and they went down memory lane. We had so much fun and we think Mike did too. We had another Mike on the 4th mic, Mike Honan, who stopped by just to hear the folklore first hand. A Licensed To Talk first to have the pleasure to debut some tunes from some local musicians Ryan McCracken and Gary Coughlin. We want to thank Mike, Ryan,Gary and also our sponsors Reddington Funeral Home 657 Abbott Rd, Buffalo, NY. (716)822-1260 and FIRST IN BUFFALO find them on Facebook or stop in 391 Abbott RD. Get Your custom gear at FIRST IN BUFFALO
Episode 24: We tried to stay as professional as we could. We even deflected GOT finale questions- we were very proud of ourselves. This was easy because Lauren was eager to show off her hard work: her company, STAFF BUFFALO, and her talk show, WNY AT WORK, on AM 1520. L2T sees big things from this Fordham grad. You can find their services at http://staffbuffalo.com/. Thanks Lauren, for taking your time to chat. We hope you succeed at whatever you try your hand at. We would also like to thank Johnny Hart and The Mess for lending some tunes. This episode is sponsored by FIRST IN BUFFALO. Get your custom gear at FIRST IN BUFFALO.
The boys sit down with author P.A Kane in this episode. You will hear how he lives his life through song and how his religion is music. Anytime Licensed To Talk can sit down with a hustler, we don't pass up the opportunity. PA discusses his writing process and how he stays hip in current music. Don't forget our sponsor, First In Buffalo located at 391 Abbott Road in South Buffalo, NY. You can find PA's books at Dog Ears Bookstore, 688 Abbott Road, also in God's country.
Pat Hammer is the Chief Meteorologist at WGRZ. Hammer invited us to the weather center to tell us how his career got him Buffalo. We were a little intimidated in the big studio with the Golgi Apparatus, but we find out Hammer is just one of us . We want to thank Hammer for taking his time and we hope you stick around. This episode is brought to you by FIRST IN EMBROIDERY 391 ABBOTT RD. We also want to thank THE BARKSDALES for lending us music for this episode. You can check them out on SPOTIFY.
Phil Ryan is a retired Lieutenant of the Buffalo Fire Department,a Corporal in the Marine corps,and a Vietnam Vet. He stopped by to tell Jim a few stories about growing up on Seneca street and fighting for his country. We here at Licensed to talk want to thank Phil and all of those who serve our country here and abroad. This episode is brought to you by FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd.
The 4th voice of the Buffalo Bisons Pat Malacaro took some time out before opening day to tell us his journey to the press box. Jim and his new best friend Pat nerd out on wrestling, baseball, and their favorite broadcasting moments. Pat is a great South Buffalonian we want to thank him for taking his time for the guys in the neighborhood. Welcoming the Herd back for a brand new season Look for them local on 1520 am and if your no in the area tunein app. or radio.com app. We want to thank our sponsor FIRST IN BUFFALO and WOODEN WAVES for lending a song for the end.
Leroi is a Buffalo born lawyer, artist, and manager of Buffalo's most famous musician, Rick James. Leroi and Rick are brothers and he shares a few stories for our listeners about growing up with the mega star. But ultimately this is Leroi's stage and he can rock the mic. We called Leroi's office and he agreed over the phone to meet with us. We were shocked, excited and nervous.. We didn't think it was going to be that easy. But when we met we soon realized he is the professional and we had to keep up. We had a great time. We learned a lot about their connection to the city and how Leroi has been a part of Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Programs for over 35 years. He mentioned his gripe about the Freedom Wall and how the only monument to his brother is in Forest Lawn Cemetery. We want to thank you, Leroi, for taking your time to add your stories to our catalog. And as Long as Buffalo is Too Damn Cold And Funky, our door is always open.
The crew took a trip to the far East to catch up with Buffalo native Michael Ersing. He is a true artist and is very passionate about his craft of song writing. We want to thank Mike for sharing his experiences, stories, and beautiful original music. You can listen to his songs on soundcloud Mike "YES YES" Ersing.
Do you like music? Do you like beer? We thought so. So we sat down with our old friend Chris Groves who has a unique look at local buffalo music and the craft brewing boom. A member of Lazlo Hollyfeld, TVMTN, and is the creative/brand manager for Community Beer Works an award winning brewery located in Buffalo's West Side. We would like to thank Chris and Community Beer Works for all they do for WNY. This episode is brought to you by FIRST IN BUFFALO give them a like on facebook. Go to FIRST IN BUFFALO for all of you custom apparel needs.