Welcome, everyone, to another edition of the KSR pre-show.

Today is Monday, December 9th.

I am Billy Rutledge, and you can give us a call on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line.

That's 859-2-802-2287.

Text us at 502-265-66.

And as always, the KSR pre-show is brought to you by Ital X.

Fine Italian dining right here in Lexington on Main Street.

Check it out in the city center.

One more day without Shannon the dude, the KSR guys are going to be flying back to Kentucky today.

So we have one more special guest here on the KSR pre-show.

In perfect timing after a big Kentucky win over the weekend against Gonzaga.

It is Jack Pilgrim.

You can find his work at Kentucky Sports Radio.com.

If you listen to this show, you probably know who Jack is because he does a fantastic

job covering the cats for what?

Jack, the last few years?

How many years have you been doing this job now?

I was brought on as an intern in

2016 and then I think going into the way, I think like right now going into my senior

year, my senior year going into the last semester, so 2019 was what I got brought on full time.

Savvy veteran. I'm, I'm right there with you. I started I heart in in 2017. So we're looking at over seven years of being with this company.

Look at us. Look at us, Jack. Who would have thought? Not me. It's good to see you. It's good to see you in person. How's the family? How's baby Billy? I mean, the holidays are here. Jack, a little different with a little one, is it not? We had to put the ornaments above reach level for the first time.

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