1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: All right, it's time for one of my favorite segments 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: of the year. We have to ruin some people's days 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: in Brownsburg. Nominate me for an award I'll never receive, 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: but it does force them to send out the rejection letters, 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: which are always hilarious. Jason Hammer joins us. Now, Jason Hammer, Hello, 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: I think I've gotten four or five of those rejection 7 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: letters on your behalf. It's an annual. It's like you 8 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: can always count on Radiothon and Rob Kendall flooding the 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: Brownsburg Education Foundation with Hall of Fame nominations, and so 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: they have to send out those rejection letters. Two of 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: the great things we do every year here on wiv SO. 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: Brownsburg's Academic School Hall of Fame whatever they want to 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: call it, high School Hall of Fame, high School Hall 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: of Fame. Now, I'm sure they've got some great athletes 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: in there. I'm sure probably Gordon Hayward's. 16 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: Body in there. No he's not, no, no, no, I've 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: never heard of almost any of these people that are in. 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: Gordon Hayward, who won a state championship game winning shot 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 2: for Brownsburg High School. 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: Not it is not in the high School Hall of Fame. 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Andrew Store and lanceln No, none of the all. But 22 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: let's face it, who the hell's in? I told you, 23 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: it's a bunch of people that I've never I've never 24 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: heard of most of these people that are in the 25 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: high school Hall of Fame. You would think they would 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: do something like that, because like you're in the Beech 27 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: Grove High School Hall of Fame, I am with Brian Bosma, 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: I'm in there, Mike Chapel, Brian Bosma, Katie Gerald's. No, 29 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: I've never heard of I've never heard of any of 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: these people that are in this Hall of Fame except 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: like maybe one or two of them. So every year, 32 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: what are they looking for? I don't know. 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: Is there a bigger ambassador to Brownsburg High School than 34 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 2: Gordon Hayward, who, again I can't stress this enough, hit 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: a game winning shot to win a state championship in 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: basketball for them. 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: Here's well, look, if you're gonna say who's done more 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: for the community, I've done way more than Gordon Hayward 39 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: did no offense. And I like his dad. His dad's nice, 40 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: he still lives there. But that dude, he's gododled on 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: a town, made a gajillion dollars somewhere else. I've saved 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: a gajillion dollars for the people of that I've stayed around, 43 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: I've kept fighting. All I know is I don't see 44 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: anybody wearing a Rob Kendall jersey because you haven't sold 45 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: him on the hammer of Nigel Staff. Here's the names 46 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: of the people in the Hall of Fame. You w 47 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: heard any of these people? I know one of these people, 48 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: all right, Kenneth Baine. 49 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 3: He was classed with twenty three inductee. 50 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: Jill Jackson ker Nope, Kenneth, Butteau. I feel like the. 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: Construction workers in the movie Major League when they're looking 52 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 2: at the roster. 53 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: I've never heard of these guys. These people are right 54 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: like you would think guys, it would be the you know, 55 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: some of the big names that Chloe Dygert woman was 56 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: in the Olympics. You'd think like somebody like that would 57 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: be up there. But no, it's a bunch of feeling 58 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: nobody's ever heard of. 59 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 2: Well, if it's a group of people that no one's 60 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 2: heard of, then why can't you be well exactly. 61 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 4: Right, because there's the criteria has demonstrated leadership, character, and 62 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 4: service to society in general, you were an. 63 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: Elected official rights. 64 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 3: Segment of society. 65 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 4: Have you received honors, awards or other recognitions on a local, regional, national. 66 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: Show and honestly the biggest ambassador at Brownsburg. That's right, 67 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 2: Like it's almost a running joke here at the station. 68 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: What's going to happen? 69 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: First? 70 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: Rob mentions Brownsburg or Nigel talks about how he worked 71 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: at X one OZ three because he still thinks that's relevant. 72 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is very odd the way they do this. 73 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: And no, no offense to the people that they've put in there. 74 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: But just when you think of Brownsburg, as you said, 75 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: there's just all these names that would roll off the 76 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: all these athletes or people who were accomplished things outside 77 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: of athletics, and just there they're they're not in. They're 78 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: not in. 79 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 2: You talk about it all the time on a number 80 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,119 Speaker 2: one rated show. You've been an elected official, you bring 81 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: more attention to that town. You've helped the people save 82 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 2: money on taxes. Why are you not in? 83 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: That's right? I think because I help them save money 84 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: on taxes. I think that's why I'm not in. I 85 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: think there's still salty over the one hundred mil they 86 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: lost on that referendum. So how do we get you in? 87 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: Is it different this year? Is it the same? No? No, 88 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm doing what I always do. I'm going to do 89 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: this here on Twitter at robim Kendall. I'm going to 90 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: post the form. Oh so there's a format is now 91 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: up at Robin Kendall. You fill the form out. It 92 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: was class of two thousand and two. I think you 93 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: need to know that there's some information we need from you. Yeah, 94 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: so you graduated class of two thousand and two. Yeah, 95 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: that's right. Let's say we can read through the form 96 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: here live on the program. This is some great radio 97 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: here electronic nomination form. Most of this stuff is pretty straightforward. Yeah, name, 98 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: that's right, pretty easy. You could just put forty Monument Circle, Indianapolis, 99 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: Indiana's my ass. 100 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: So they're looking for an address the WIBC address forty 101 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: Monument Circle for. 102 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: Six two o four, two thousand and two graduating year. 103 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 3: Why is the nominee worthy of the Alumni Hall of Fame? 104 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: Because you people suck three words tax cutting machine. Right, 105 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: that's exactly what you should put on there. 106 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 3: Graduation. 107 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 4: Please list any special professional achievements of the nominee. 108 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: It costs you people one hundred million didn't mean that's 109 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: his accomplishment, exposed all the fraud and corruption and sign 110 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: your own building. So we do this because they're never there. Look, 111 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: they're never letting me in. And this is one of 112 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: our favorite bits every year because they do to their 113 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: to send out rejection letters to every person, or at 114 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: least they did. I assume they're still going to do 115 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: this to every person who nominates someone, and we'd love 116 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: to get those rejection letters, knowing they have to send 117 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,559 Speaker 1: out right some sometimes hundreds of rejection letters. 118 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: And the real reality is, I promise you nobody's getting 119 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: more nomination votes than you will. That's right, But yet 120 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: they still ignore it and they put in somebody that 121 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: no one's ever heard of. 122 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: Ye I'm basically I'm like the Kurt Shilling of the 123 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: Brownsburg High School. Okay, the guy who desperately deserves to 124 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: be in numbers bear out that he should be in, 125 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: but will never get in because of my politics. Correct. 126 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: I was also going to go with Pete Rose, you know, 127 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: kind of a degenerate, don't people don't like you? 128 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: But Kurt Shilling works too. So at Robin Kendall, I 129 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: got the form of if you on a flip it. 130 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: Is there a number we can call, because let's do 131 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: some full on bow Harvey should do that. Maybe I'll 132 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: look and see there's somebody who can bug tomorrow. Get 133 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: a contact number and we'll call them on the air. 134 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 4: Tomorrow. 135 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: We'll do another round of calling lyon dudes. I miss that. 136 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: I missed that. Second. What's coming up this afternoon? 137 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 4: Uh? 138 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: Tony Kennett will join us? Is this Epstein store anything like? 139 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: Is this gonna bring down Trump? Is this a big deal? 140 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that and some other stuff. 141 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 3: Thanks sammer. 142 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 4: It is Kendelly Casey on ninety three WIBC