Magic Match: Daily comics started with Mutt and Jeff
Even today, almost a century after they entered the popular culture, this comic team's name is part of the common vernacular: A tall guy standing next to a short guy is still inevitably called "Mutt and Jeff."The perennially popular comic strip debuted in the San Francisco Examiner in 1908 and is considered the first continually published six-day-a-week newspaper strip.It was the creation of H.C. "Bud" Fisher, a former sports...
Magic Match: PINE RIVERS PONY CLUB.
PINE Rivers Pony Club. Pine Rivers Show Gymkhana. 6 & under led: Jessice Dohle (Reserve champion, 2nd Rider, Barrels, Flag, Bend, Diamond Flag, Bonfield Bend, Drum & Peg). 6 & under: Tod Dohle (Reserve champion, 2nd Rider, Flag, Bend, Diamond Flag, Bonfield Bend, Drum & Peg).7yrs: Simon Kuslan (Reserve champion, 1st Diamond Flag, 2nd Barrels, Bend, Bonfield Bend, Drum & Peg, 3rd Rider). 10yrs: Joshua Weston...
Magic Match: PROFILE: ALASKAN BAND THAT MIXES NATIVE AMERICAN WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN INFLUENCES TO CREATE A UNIQUE SOUND
LAURIE HOWELL, host: We end our program of new voices with a story that reaches across cultures through music. A group in Anchorage, Alaska, has taken the musical influences of Yup'ik and Inuit, added African-American musical inspiration and created a music that's hard to categorize. But for this group, that's OK. Charlene Cow-Chack(ph) has more.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) CHARLENE COW-CHACK reporting: The group is called Pamyua and was founded by two...
Magic Match: BROADCAST SPORT: Five Live in midst of steep standards dive
TWO new Radio Five Live series salvaged a week otherwise blighted by election overkill. On the Line (Monday) investigated the corporate hospitality industry, while Motty's Magic Matches (Wednesday) featured a wistful John Motson reminiscing about prominent games he has described over the years. Both efforts were mildly diverting, offering respite from the political pantomime, but ultimately failed to uphold Five Live's exemplary standards. Indeed, there are...
Magic Match: NBA STARS HAVE GOOD REASON TO SAY 'HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY'
On a day cherished by families throughout America, a few special women in Orlando will mark the occasion by watching their sons go to work.They will join a nationwide television audience watching the Orlando Magic match up against infamous rule-breaker Michael Jordan and his teammates on the Chicago Bulls. Lucille Harrison will cheer when Shaquille O'Neal slams one home. Libby Scott will feel the magic of ''3D'' when Dennis Scott...