daily show in scranton...

here's the final piece that aired...

EXCLUSIVE: matt damon!

Matt Damon called to talk newspapers, Barack Obama, and Bourne 4 with Ralphie - exclusively on 97 BHT.

Part 1: What Matt Reads, The Economy/Taxes

Part 2: Education, Middle Class, Bourne 4

EXCLUSIVE: cynthia nixon!

Actress Cynthia Nixon - known as Miranda Hobbes from "Sex and the City" - talked about a slew of topics - an exclusive on The Ralphie Radio Show.

Part 1: Wyoming Valley Motors BMW Ultimate Drive - benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Nixon is the 2008 ambassador for the foundation and a breast cancer survivor. Hear her story...

Part 2: Reaction to Governor Palin's comments on gay marriage, who she's voting for, SATC movie rumors...

View pictures from the Wyoming Valley Motors BMW Ultimate Drive here.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Have you been checked?

had to post this from saturday night...

don't ask... but i ended up among a number of sarah palin look-a-likes...

tough job, someone's gotta do it...

ALL ACCESS COVERS RALPHIE/TMZ/PALIN/BON JOVI STORY!

ALLACCESS.com wrote a quick piece on the story involving me informing TMZ that Sarah Palin was using a song by Bon Jovi at her rally.

Thank you to Joel and Dave - as well as TMZ's Leslie Harris!

Listen to the story at this link:

Also, listen to the Joel Madden interview at this link:

BON JOVI MAD AT PALIN BECAUSE OF ME!

Download the mp3
Bon Jovi thinks Sarah Palin gives him a bad name... and it all started with an IM from BHT's Ralphie Aversa to TMZ's Leslie Harris...


Catch Leslie on TMZ TV - Weekdays at 6 on Channel 38 - The CW.
Read TMZ's article here.
View more from Gov. Palin's visit to Scranton here.

EXCLUSIVE: daily show's john oliver...

Daily Show's John Oliver w/ Ralphie Aversa on Scranton!

lee greenwood liiiiiiiiiive!

Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A."

PALIN: innocent or flub?

Governor Palin - Innocent Comments or Flubs?

pictures from palin's visit.

bunch more here.

palin event is over...

went by rather quickly, she signed copious amounts of autographs and bounced. here's the aftermath...

would love to know who authorized the use of a song by obama-supporter bon jovi...

daily show strikes!!!

jon stewart's clan is here - and causing a raucous on the risers right now!!! like i said on the radio, this borders on the surreal.

john oliver is on the scene...

palin on stage

she brought lee greenwood with him, who sang the national anthem and "god bless america."

after calling her husband todd alaska's "first dude," - she's now outlining john mccain's economic plan.

i'd love to share pictures and video, but i'm literally typing on my lap right now, surrounded by photogs.

wbre denied...

ran in to andy mahalchik on my way in... apparently i'm not the only one who was denied media parking... 

problem for him was, he was in wbre's live truck.

"i'll cover the event, if they let me park somewhere!" he sarcastically told me en route to a parking lot.

i hear people are sneaking in to the glider diner lot...

live from the palin event

i wish i could show you where i am right now.

stuck here sitting on the top rung of a huge riser, smooshed in between local television and radio media alike, awaiting a one sarah palin.

national press just arrived. everyone's wearing red. pleace is a mad house. i had to park at farmer's market. 

more to come soon...

RALPHIE REPORT: lesley roy's view...

Is Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton as big of a deal to people in Ireland as to Americans?

In short, yes, says Dublin-born rocker Lesley Roy.

The Irish pop singer performed inside The Mines for 97 BHT’s Listener Appreciation Party on Saturday. Despite hailing from a country with a woman president for the past 18 years, Roy believes this election is significant, regardless of the candidates’ genders.

“It means a lot to the rest of the world who’s gonna take over,” Roy remarked. “It’s gonna be intense no matter what, female or male.”

The Republic of Ireland elected its first woman head of state in 1990 with Mary Robinson. In 1997, Mary McAleese succeeded her. McAleese won a seven-year term without contention in 2004.

Now Roy calls New York home – and she appreciates the big city amenities.

“I come from such a small town. (Even the smell) is fine, I really don’t mind it.”

In addition to the lovely street scents and swagger on the corner – it seems as if Roy picked up on another New York staple – b-s-ing. MTV’s The Hills has already featured three of the 21 year-old’s tracks from her new LP, Unbeautiful, including the title track. I inquired as to if she watched The Hills – and she followed up “When my songs are on,” with “I do watch it – I follow Lauren (Conrad) and Heidi (Montag) and I do watch it…”

But the act didn’t last long before Roy’s face turned red and she flashed an embarrassed look to Jive Records Promotions Rep Joe Daddio.

“I’m in a lot of trouble right now,” a laughing Roy said.

Don’t worry Lesley – I haven’t caught much of Season 4 either. Then again, I never pretended to.

THE JUICE NO LONGER LOOSE

Talk about the Karma Train slamming on the breaks. A jury found O.J. Simpson guilty on 12 criminal counts – including kidnapping, armed robbery, and burglary. Simpson faces live in prison.

Most intriguing is the timing – the jury reached its verdict exactly 13 years to the day after a different jury of his peers acquitted Orenthal James Simpson on murder charges stemming from the death of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

The guilty verdict emanates from a Las Vegas hotel room encounter-gone-bad – involving a couple of other men, “stolen” collectibles, and handguns.

Simpson will be sentenced in a few months. He faces life in jail.