Ray Steele And The News

Always one of my favorite people to interview, the Maestro, Krzysztof Urbanski, joins me to talk about - as he puts it - the marriage of music and science. The Cosmos Music Festival, put on by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Tim Simmons says he joked around at work about being a member of ISIS. Next thing he knew, the welder at Progress Rail was fired after more than four years on the job. He says another employee reported him to HR, saying they feared for their life at work.

Chris Gahl is the VP of marketing for Visit Indy, the tourism bureau that can't be too happy at a pair of recent perception surveys. Those surveys show the continued reverberation of the religious freedom and LGBT civil rights debates as it relates to conventions, tourism and economic activity in the city.

Visit Indy presents the State of Tourism next week. This after a survey that's producing some worry about the future of tourism.

Goats being raised for a 4-H fair are dead after a morning barn fire.

Stay inside today if you can. Otherwise, you are at risk for frostbite.

Zeus returns to the program, as we reminisce about Meadowlark Lemon and talk about the Harlem Globetrotters annual MLK Day game Monday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Moose is 6'5", 300 pounds, and as athletic as a lot of smaller guys in pro wrestling. The member of the 2011 Indianapolis Colts is back in Indy for the Ring Of Honor show at the Harvest Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Easily one of my favorite new wrestlers, Donovan Dijak (Chris Dijak) has come a long way in a short time, having spent much of 2015 in a prominent role in Ring of Honor. Like a lot of wrestlers, he also wants to help people, and he is taking donations at https://www.gofundme.com/dijakwfw for Wrestling 4 Warriors, a new company founded by "Handicapped Heroes" Gregory Iron & Zach Gowen.

What a thrill for an old school wrestling fan to talk to the King of Old School. Steve Corino remains "suspended" from commentary on Ring Of Honor TV, and he just had serious neck surgery which some thought would end his in-ring career. Maybe not, as he explains. We also go through the outstanding ROH roster, and you can see ROH in Indy Friday Jan. 15.

He's accused of killing a cop, but he says he was the one subjected to excessive force.

ACH (that does represent his real name) is one of the most exciting members of a loaded Ring of Honor wrestling roster. He and the ROH stars will be at the Harvest Pavilion of the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Friday, January 15, bell time 7:30pm.

Governor Pence with his final State of the State before his 2016 re-election bid, delivered Jan. 12, 2016 at the Indiana Statehouse.

Kilroy's downtown gets attention again, probably not in the way they would like.

Have a sick kid? Better be careful which medicine you give them.

McMillan talks about how much snow we will get tonight (Monday) into tomorrow, how cold tomorrow night and Wednesday morning will be and whether we will see more snow this coming weekend.

Andy Wilson has promoted concerts for a long time, and he usually attends the shows he promotes. However, he missed what turned out to be David Bowie's last concert in Indianapolis, May 20, 2004. Listen as he explains why.... if you have kids, you'll understand!

Tom Simmons does politics and current events - just a smidge differently than what you might be used to. The proudly progressive Southern trio of Simmons, Stewart Huff and Cliff Cash bring their Sick Of Stupid tour to Morty's Comedy Joint on Sunday, Jan. 17.

Morgan has the prominent straw man role in the touring production of the great musical, which features new songs from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber in addition to the classic songs you already know! It is at Clowes Hall in Indy Jan. 13-17.

Our resident film historian has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to help restore game film, including the complete state semifinal and state championship games, of the great 1954 Milan High team, which of course begat "Hoosiers", the movie.