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"Life is a journey that's measured not in or miles or years, but in in experiences" - Jimmy Buffet

 

We at O-N Radio would like to extend our sincerest congratulations and "see you later" to our friend Joe Callahan. If you haven't yet heard, Friday October 23rd will be Joe's last day with O-N Radio as a full-timer. 

 

Over the past eight years Joe has worked as the station's customer delivery specialist, selling advertising to local businesses, in addition to being an on-air moderator for Coffee An', hosting the Tiki Bar, and hosting our afternoon request oldies show. 

 

Joe is a long time friend to ON Radio and although he has to leave us for now, we are so excited for what is in store for him and thankful for all he has done for us. 

The federal government shutdown drags on into another week, making it the third-longest in U.S. history. Democratic lawmakers remain dug in on efforts to extend healthcare subsidies while Republicans are demanding the government reopen before any negotiations. The Senate will meet this afternoon to try for an eleventh time to end the shutdown, which started October 1st.        President Trump says he thinks the "No Kings" protests over the weekend were a "joke." Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Sunday, Trump said he is not a king at all, and works hard to make the country great. He added that he looked at the people, and felt they weren't representative of the country, calling the demonstrations "very small and very ineffective." Millions of Americans gathered at the events nationwide Saturday, protesting Trump and his administration.        Vice President JD Vance will visit Israel this week to discuss transitioning into the second phase of President Trump's Gaza peace plan. He's expected in the region on Tuesday, a day later than previously reported.        Many popular websites have been experiencing technical issues and may not be fully functional. The issue began overnight with Amazon Web Services - the cloud computing company that provides the online infrastructure for a number of sites and services. According to Downdetector, users of Snapchat, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Alexa, Roblox, Venmo and more have all experienced issued.        Broadway continues to face a possible strike, as a contract between musicians and Broadway producers remains out of reach. Things were looking brighter on Saturday on word that a tentative settlement had been reached with actors, a deal which still needs to be ratified by union members. But, the New York Times reports there is still no agreement with musicians, who've been working since the end of August on an expired contract.        The horror film "Black Phone 2" won the weekend box office with a gross of 26-point-5 million dollars across North America. In second place was last weekend's winner, the sci-fi movie "Tron: Ares" which pulled in eleven-million dollars.       

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