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

Today is Tuesday, October 28th.

I am Billy Rutledge.

We continue our week without Shannon the dude.

You can give us a call on the Clark's Pump and Shop phone line today.

That's 859-280-2287.

Text us at 502-265-66.

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

Fine Italian dining in Lexington, Kentucky at the city center on Main Street.

I am not in Lexington, Kentucky today.

I actually made the drive through the traffic and rain to Louisville, Kentucky for some big meetings today.

And to check, excuse me, to check traffic and weather, I tuned on 840 WHAS and heard my guy,

Nick Coffey, who has made the journey from sports radio to news radio.

He was kind enough to join me here in studio this morning as our special guest.

Good morning, Nick. How are you?

I'm doing well, happy to be here.

And I know along that drive you were well informed about any traffic along the way. And hopefully you were able to make the necessary adjustments to have a smoother trip here. So, yeah, happy to help you and happy to be here. It's really good to see you, buddy. I know it's been a long time. You look, you look fresh. Tired. Well, no, you look, I don't know, you look different. And I can't really figure out what it is. Maybe you're, maybe you're growing up. I mean, I know you're doing that. You're a full growing up now with so many different jobs here that you are a part of, so many different shows, podcasts, that kind of stuff. But always great to see you. And first time ever for me being on this side in this studio. So, yeah. Well, you are a mentor to me, Nick. Well, thank you. Back in the day, 2017 is when I joined I heart. You were doing middays at that point, 12 to 3 on Sports Talk 790, I guess 790 KRD back then. Eight years, nearly nine years ago. Wow. Where has time gone?

And maybe that's part of it. I used to slick my hair back. Oh, yeah. I got kind of like some bangs going on now. It's a little different. You came in with a lot of confidence. You still have that confidence. That's what makes you special. But my first story of Billy is, it's funny to think about it. because at the time in 2017, I'm not sure I would have expected a really seen a scenario where you and Shannon the dude have your own show together, but now you do, but you were, you were filling in, producing my show, and you had a night with, uh, with STD that, uh, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, you carried with you to the next day, right?

That's safe to say.

I mean, Shannon, I don't know if it was a booty shaking contest or if it was just him

holding court at a strip club.

The godfather.

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