Guys NOT on the Radio

20/01/2026

During a brief season when Shap was off the air - between 99.3 WAJK and Jack FM - we launched this little side project called Guys NOT on the Radio. It was raw, creative, and built on friendships more than formats.

Kevin Roy Kramer said yes without hesitation.

He joined us at Music Suite 408, shared his music, his energy, and his perspective, and helped make those episodes something special. We also had a few in-studio guests that day (Bob “Bobby T” Tieman and MaeLee), and what we captured was exactly what Kevin brought into every space: authenticity, generosity, and light.

This episode is a small snapshot of a moment in time, but it reflects something much bigger — Kevin’s willingness to show up, collaborate, and lift others through music and conversation.

We’re grateful for this memory.
We’re grateful for Kevin.

Watch the episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9xdGFg8Lw

Rest easy, Kevin. 🤍

View Live on Facebook Thursday night's at 9pm at http://www.facebook.com/guysnotontheradioSubscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1223826510

27/08/2025

It's like the podcast.

But, live... in person. Listening to records.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Qt2g478H/

🎶 Calling all music lovers, album junkies, and vinyl collectors…
It’s time to spin something new at Vintage Vines.

Introducing The Record Society - First Meeting 🎵
📅 First Meeting: Wednesday, September 24th at 6pm

Here’s how it works:
👉 Bring your favorite records.
👉 We’ll take turns spinning tracks and sharing why that song/album means something to us.
👉 The first meeting is a free-for-all—after that, we may explore themes for future nights.

✨ All ages welcome!

Under 21? You’ll get a wristband and can sip on our Mocktails & sodas.

21+? Enjoy Illinois wines, craft beers, and mixers while the music plays.

We’ll even put out some snacks.

This is how JC, Shap, & Jeff Stiel (your local retired radio crew) do a book club—only with vinyl.

So grab a record, bring a friend, and let’s make some noise together at Vintage Vines.

01/02/2024

Hi. Its JC.

Almost 27 years ago, Shap and I met a band from the Downers Grove/Naperville area that had just formed and we had then on the air with us at North Central College’s FM89.

That band inspired me to create a local band showcase that ran on the airwaves from fall of 1997 to December of last year.

With the blessing of NCC’s GM at WONC, I am going to keep the brand alive until another promising young mass media/broadcast student decides to revive it.

Planning on dropping interviews/live sets from old shows on Sundays and full shows on Wednesday. Working on connecting with former hosts to aquire more content - and talk with new and upcoming bands (and catch up some of the original Chaos bands.)



Here’s the first episode. A show from January 2nd, 2000. The week before a legendary show at Pfieffer Hall, featuring The Plain White T’s, The Dog & Everything, Lucky Boys Confusion & Show Off.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Q94Q3823jLZLvk4iSBA96?si=RY2jb1C9Suuj_1T6sch-ng

Listen to this episode from FM89's Local Chaos on Spotify. The Sunday before the legendary rock show at North Central College's Pfieffer Hall. The College Union Activities board hosted this lineup. We had all the bands swing by Local Chaos to promote the show. I believe this show at Pfieffer Hall is...

25/05/2023

What should go in the middle of Utica’s Roundabout?

24/05/2023

I've gotten political a few times on this podcast... However, I try to keep it even-keeled.

I have friends and family that I disagree with on their political views. I LOVE them. That will NEVER change. And, I would go to battle for them.

Live and let live. And, love all. Accepting humans to be humans, and letting them be the people God wants them to be. Everyone has a path/purpose. Everyone walks their own path in life. Let them walk it freely.

-JC

I hate getting political.

But, wow. We are so off track with the culture wars.

Why do we care what people do, think, or want to be? If a dude wants to live as a chick, how does that impact me? It doesn't. Live your truth. Be your own person.

We are only on this rock for a little while.

I'd rather love than hate. If you feel differently - that's on you. And, I won't lose any sleep. But, love and understanding go a long way.

Just saw this video of a 12-year-old addressing his school board because he wore a shirt that said “There are only two genders: male and female.” his argument was that he has a right to his views if they can wear pride shirts and display flags. True, he has the right to his views. But, his views diminish others.

Telling someone else how to live their life, is not in the cards for me and something I hope we are passing down to our kids.

I don't like tattoos. But, I'm not going to wear a shirt that says, Leviticus 19:28, “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.” Or “Those who tattoo themselves are of the Devil!”

I also think that motorcyclists who can't ride over a few stray grass clippings need more training or training wheels. Again, my beliefs. And - I have been unfriended and internet-shamed for the grass-clipping statements. (Edit: I will purposesly NOT blow clippings into the roadway this summer because I’m not a dick. Even though I am right in my beliefs about people who struggle on two wheels. But, if my clippings inconvenience someone, or their inability to navigate a roadway with obstacles on a death machine that is a horrible choice of transportation, I will choose to be considerate.)

I can't even imagine what it's like, to not be comfortable in my own skin, in the gender I was born into... And discovering that isn't who I am meant to be. The process you go through. How tough it is, to not find yourself like everyone else. Being a kid is tough. Being different?! And now, we have adults who daily push back on the extremely small minority who are figuring themselves out. And, it is promoted and cheered by politicians, talking heads on television, and jackholes on social media. For all of the anti-bullying campaigns and mental health/suicide awareness that we have employed, we have managed to undo it all. Putting lives at risk. For what? What is the end goal? More dead teens and adults? From violence committed against them? To them taking their own lives? How does any of this make sense?

Take your Bible. Open it up. Turn to John 15:12-13. “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.”

I'll see you in Ottawa at Family Pridefest on June 10th.

18/05/2023

Remembering Cornell today.

Cornell playlist:
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfnMDJZ_SlFRxzqXdM60UeMtvR6uTUi03&feature=share

• REMEMBERING CHRIS CORNELL •
• The voice of a generation passed •
• On This Day • May 18th, 2017 •