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Week 1 "Hey Hey They're The Bengals!"
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How Chris & Janeen spent Labor Day...on a couch with
George Foster and Pete Rose of the Big Red Machine!
And then there was the Skyline Chili eating contest Labor Day at Kings Island:
Makes you look at 3-ways a little differently:
Chris with 2nd place finisher Joey "Jaws" Chestnut of San Jose, California, who is ranked number 1 in the world in competitive eating. Joey recently won the Famous Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, New York:
Janeen with winner "Humble" Bob Shoudt of Philidelphia, ranked 5th in the world. Labor Day Bob ate 13.5 pounds of chili, spaghetti and cheese in 10 minutes! Anybody got a Wet Nap?
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During Kings Island's Reunion Weekend, Janeen and actress Carmen Electra -- both having worked in shows at the park -- were enshrined in the first King's Island Walk Of Fame:
Janeen, Carmen and former employee Dennis Spiegel place their hands in cement:
Enquirer photo
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C&J at Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach, SC:
"Phonehenge" -- British phone booths arranged like Stonehenge!
With son, Dylan, re-creating the Abbey Road album cover:
The actual bus from The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film:
This 3D ride is cosmic, man...
Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction performs:
Other themed areas of Hard Rock Park include Born In The USA, Cool Country & Lost In The 70s
Also at Myrtle Beach, Queen Janeen & a Kentucky Colonel pose at Medieval Times:
The Queen, The Princess, The Colonel:
Meanwhile, back at the beach...
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Before his Letterman appearance on 7/25, Randy Bachman of the Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive talked about the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame with Chris & Janeen. Click here to listen!
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Actor Brendan Fraser talks about this latest movies "Journey To The Center of the Earth 3D" and "The Mummy 3" on Married With Microphones. Click here to listen!
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Chris & Janeen at the May 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup race,
Darlington Raceway in SC...
Click here for an audio montage of some of their visit!
Janeen's fave, Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 car:
One of NASCAR's all time greats, Bill Elliott:
Michael Waltrip, driver of the #55 NAPA Toyota...and DW's brother:
Team owne Jack Roush says Hi to tri-state racing fans...
Juan Pablo Montoya, a Champ Car Series Champion & 7-time Formula One winner, now in NASCAR driving the #42 Texaco Halvoline Dodge:
FOX TV's racing commentator Jeff Hammond, a former NASCAR crew chief:
Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Alltell Dodge:
Richard Childress owns cars driven by Kevin Harvick & Jeff Burton, among others:
Kasey Kahne's car owner Ray Evernham can hardly contain his joy standing with Chris:
Stering Marlin, 2-time winner of the Daytona 500:
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Fun with Chris & Janeen on the annual CET Action Auction fundraiser on Channel 48:
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Red Carpet Premiere of "Leatherheads" starring George Clooney and
Renee Zellweger, held in Maysville:
Uh, oh...George spies Janeen's get up!
Click here for audio of Janeen on -- and off -- the red carpet!
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Married with Microphones
Chris O'Brien and Janeen Coyle
103.5 WGRR Cincinnati
Weekdays 5-9am
The WGRR morning team of Chris O’Brien and Janeen Coyle have been married for more than 20 years, and have worked together in some capacity for longer than that!
Chris & Janeen met while both worked at Cincinnati’s WKRQ in 1979. They married 6 years later.
Chris began in radio while a teen in his native South Carolina, working in the south before being offered a job in Cleveland while in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chris moved from Cleveland to Cincinnati in 1974. Except for doing afternoons at Chicago’s WMET 1977-78, Chris was with WKRQ for nearly 13 years. He was named Best Radio Voice by Cincinnati Magazine and a Billboard Personality of the year nominee. Chris joined WGRR in 1991. (Little known fact: Chris was the first announcer for the Jerry Springer Show when it began – yikes!)
Janeen joined WKRQ in 1979 while attending the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory Of Music. She began with overnights, worked middays, and later moved to afternoon drive where she remained until 1988. From there Janeen did talk radio, hosting the very popular Chick Talk show. Janeen co-hosted morning drive with on WKRC until she was contacted about joining Chris in 1995 and forming the unique husband & wife team. The two even did a daily live morning “watercooler” segment, simulcast on Cincinnati’s WCPO-TV for four years.
Chris & Janeen are very involved in the community, appearing at fundraising events and supporting the Arthritis Foundation, SPCA, Diabetes Association, Breast Cancer Awareness (Chris's mom is a survivor), Feed The Children, Cincinnati Association for the Blind, among others in the tri-state area.
Their son, Dylan, who attends the University of Cincinnati, has been a part of their show since he was born! And not to be forgotten, Frank-The-Pug, also noses his way in!