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Home > Past Shows > Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Reggie Miller
Boom Baby!When Reggie Miller was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 1987, many Indiana basketball fanatics were quite vocal in their disapproval. Indiana University standout and home town favorite Steve Alford was passed over in favor of a lanky UCLA kid who most Hoosier basketball fans knew little or nothing about, even though he had finished his career at UCLA with 2,095 points - second only to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in that school's illustrious basketball history. There were even a few boos when the pacers announced Reggie Miller as their first draft pick 17 years ago. Quite a lot has changed since that day. Today, the name Reggie Miller is synonymous Indiana basketball. In the state of Indiana, he's one of the most loved and admired athletes ever to call the Hoosier State home. Though Reggie's #31 jersey has been retired and now hangs in the rafters of Conseco Fieldhouse, and he's no longer on the court popping three's and flopping on defense, he's still involved with the NBA as part of TNT's broadcast team. He's also the focus of ESPN's new "30 For 30" special Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks. Bill Scheft
A former stand-up comedian, Bill Scheft decided a number of years ago that he preferred writing the jokes to telling them. That's what's made him such a valuable asset to "The Late Show w/ David Letterman," where he's one of the head writers for Dave's famous opening monologues. He also contributed to the new book, The Late Show Fun Facts, authored by Letterman and the other Late Show writers. But this isn't Bill's only published work, he's also the author of three novels, The Ringer, Time Won't Let Me, and Everything Hurts which will be available in paperback on April 6th. His newest book is The Final Four of Everything. Check out Bill's band, The Truants. Follow Bill Scheft on twitter. Tim Cavanagh
Tim Cavanagh is a man who can come up with a song about anything, which is a skill that comes in quite handy when he sits down to write. From obscure holidays to oddball news stories, Tim is the man we turn to whenever we need a tribute to a subject that we never expected to need a song about. On the show, Tim is famous for previously being "One-Minute Song Guy" and currently for his Cavalcade of Celebrity Birthdays feature. Check out the Spray Tan Photos from Tim's previous visit! Darrell Van Citters
A Mr. Magoo ChristmasIn December of 1962, a little heralded gem of an animated Christmas special, the first prime-time animated TV special ever, was broadcast on NBC. It was "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Special," the forerunner of every cartoon Christmas show to follow. Now you can re-discover this major television event with this detailed, richly illustrated appreciate of a golden moment in TV animation Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol: The Making of the First Animated Christmas Special. Author Darrell Van Citters is a famed animator and director who's worked for a number of studios including Warner Bros. and Disney. In July of 1992, he struck out on his own to form Renegade Animation, which which currently produces a number of commercials and specials, and was responsible for the Cartoon Network "Mr. Men" series. Duke Tumatoe
NFL action is in full swing and so too is Duke Tumatoe. He and the boys are back again on Wednesday to sing another edition of The NFL Song. Each week promises all new football action on Sunday which means Duke will constantly have something new to sing about. So stay tuned all season long as he keeps us up to speed on the ins and outs of the NFL. Remember, they're not booing, they're chanting DUKE DUKE DUKE!
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