Bob and Brian is a talk radio show broadcast from WHQG in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Topics of discussion include politics, celebrity gossip, and sports, along with the random daily events.
The show broadcasts weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and repeats as a week-in-review show on Saturday mornings. It is syndicated in Wisconsin.
Longtime friends who grew up in Union Grove, Wisconsin, Bob Madden and Brian Nelson went to high school and technical college together before teaming up to work in radio in January 1981. They had brief stints for stations in Florida, Missouri, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Milwaukee's "Lazer 103", WLZR on July 20, 1987 (WLZR has since become WHQG).
Affiliates
WHQG 102.9 FM "The Hog" Milwaukee - Flagship
Former affiliates
WWHG 105.9 FM "The Hog" Janesville
WWWX 96.9 FM "The Fox" Oshkosh/Fox Valley
WTLX 100.5 FM "ESPN Radio" Madison
WMZK 104.1 FM "Z104" Wausau/Medford
WAPL 105.7 FM "The Rockin' Apple" Appleton
WNFL 1440 AM Green Bay
Cast
Current
Bob Madden, 'The Voice Of Beef' — Host (1987-Current) Brian Nelson, 'The Gangster Of Love' — Host (1987-Current) Eric 'Rock' Jensen — Producer (1996-Current) Carrie Wendt, 'First Lady Of WI — News (1999-Current) 'Sportsbabe', Stephanie Sutton — News Fill-in (2010-Current) Tim Murray — Sports (2018-Current)
Former
Liz Borden — Traffic (1992–1997); News (1997–1999 ) Duane Gay (1956-2005 RIP) — Guest Commentator; News Fill-in (199X-2005) Marilynn Mee — News (1989-1997); "Jackpot Girl" (1989-2005) Dorene "Firegirl" Michaels — News & Traffic (????-2004) Jeff Miller aka "The Hawk" & "Jeffrey Goodjudgement" — Producer; (1989–1996) Dan Patrick — Sports (1989–1995) Mark Patrick — Sports (1995–1997) Air Marshall Pedersen — Air Safety (1995–1998); Softball (1998) Steve "Consumer of Caffeine" Radke — Backup Producer (????-2011) Drew Olson— Brewers/Baseball Wednesday's (1997-2016) 'Sports Donkey', Steve Czaban — Sports (1997-2018)
Segments
Daily
"Who’s The Stiff?" (7:00) — A game show pitting two phone-in contestants against each other, with up to five randomly drawn questions. The loser of each round, and the game, is "The Stiff". Daily prizes are awarded and winners are entered into a drawing for a getaway vacation. "Sports (8:10) — with Tim Murray" ('It’s Raining Men' by The Weather Girls) "This Day in History" (9:20) — Brian recaps the significant events, births, and deaths of that particular day in history. "One Question Line" (9:45) — Viewers are allowed to ask a single question. Callers are reminded not to say "Can you tell me ?" "DO you know ? "I was wondering" or "My question is"
Weekly
Gary Graff/ Rabbi of Rock (Music Report on Fridays)
Occasional guests
The Boogie Men — local Milwaukee band
Fireman Jim (Theme From Medical Center) — fire safety expert and Star Wars enthusiast A. J. Christopher — much-traveled veteran disc jockey Vern Cunningham aka "Vern the Carny" — hard of hearing carnie who talks about life at the fair Santana Dotson ("Atomic Dog" by George Clinton) — interviewed each Monday, with repeats on Tuesday, during the National Football League season to give his insights Jimmy "Masterlock" Dugan ('Viva Las Vegas' by Elvis Presley) — gambling "expert". Calls in on Fridays during football season to give his picks Seth Grunlode ("Shambala" by Three Dog Night) — Lost expert Matt Kenseth ("Dirt Track Date" by Southern Culture on the Skids) — interviewed each Thursday during NASCAR racing season Kirk Rocker — shock jock who talks about "the Man" "Skip" — baseball sportswriter with Tourette syndrome Joe Panos aka "Mr. Halloween" ("Dance For Halloween" by Chris McKhool) — former offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills in the NFL; unofficial goodwill ambassador for the Halloween season Mike Toomey ("Batman Theme" from TV series) — comedian and master impersonator Keith Tozer ("Ole Ole Ole") — retired soccer player who coaches the Milwaukee Wave of Major Indoor Soccer League Mark Metcalf ("Shama Lama Ding Dong" by Lloyd Williams) — actor who discusses movie news and reviews (was a weekly segment through May 2013)
Occasional segments
Fan Letters — Listeners are given the opportunity to send in stories on various themes throughout the year. The debut series involved boat launch disasters. Letters are eligible for a grand prize. A list of themes is below: