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This morning trio brings the chemistry and fun they’re known for on 104.3 WOMC to their show after the show. From covering trending topics to the conversations they usually have when their mics are off… nothing’s off limits. JJ, JoAnne and Jason bring their on-air chemistry off the air with the After the Show Show! Converting everything from pop culture to the everyday problems in their lives.
The world lost a legend when Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys passed away. We celebrate his life with a call from honorary Beach Boys member, Jim JJ Johnson!
June 12th is Jason's birthday and we celebrated with a call from JJ and some wonderful gifts.
Allaer drives the No. 11 car for HMD Motorsports in the INDY NXT by Firestone series and he willcompete in his second consecutive Detroit Grand Prix this summer, May 30-June 1st. Born in the Detroit area, Allaer is the only Michigan-born driver that will compete in this year’sChevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. Coming into his hometown race, Allaer received local sponsorship from National Coney Islandand Faygo to give back to the Detroit community, highlighting iconic local businesses andshowcasing them during the Detroit Grand Prix
It's Opening Weekend in Detroit as the Tigers kick off their 25th season at Comerica Park. JoAnne, Jason & Ben celebrate with a celebrity sing along! 15 celebs sing the song Centerfield by The Outfield to celebrate the new baseball season.
Detroit radio legend George Baier, from JJ & the Morning Crew joins us to talk about this really cool concert taking place at Andiamo Showroom in Warren. George's band ShamRock Jazz Orchestra will be joined by original drummer of Chicago, Danny Seraphine! This one-of-a-kind show is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren.Doors open at 6:30pm with the show beginning at 8pm. Danny Seraphine will join the SJO playing some of Chicago’s greatest hits such as "Saturday in The Park", "25 or 6 to 4", "Make Me Smile", and more!
Rick Springfield joins JoAnne, Jason & Ben to talk about his Greatest Hits Vol. 2, which is out now! Jason knows Rick is a bona fide sex symbol and asks Rick to take him under his wing and teach him his ways. Will Rick help him out?
The Detroit St. Patrick's Day Parade is here and the chairman of the parade, Mike Kelley, tells us who's gonna be in the parade and what we can look forward to this year.
Must be 21+ and register in advance to pick up a LepreCon Detroit passport. The cost is $30 and registration is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leprecon-detroit-tickets-1200612276639
Thanks to our friends from Premiere Pet Supply and the Detroit Dog Rescue, we hope to get these adorable puppies adopted.
The Detroit Lions won the NFC North in back to back years!! Plus, they secured the #1 spot in the NFC!! To celebrate, we give you the Lions Victory Song! Go Lions!
In honor of the Christmas season, we at the JoAnne, Jason & Ben Show were able to get together a star studded lineup to sing the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! From President Trump to Matthew McConaughey to Dr. Phil, the celebs are wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
Author Gary Graff joins the show to tell us how he and his collaborators came up with the 501 most essential albums of the 90's.
Lifelong Michigander, Author Amy Piper joins JoAnne, Jason and Ben to talk about her new book that shares the stories of "Weird, Wonderful and Obscure" gems in this great state of Michigan! From Hell Michigan to Haunted Breweries, this book covers a wide range of the weird in Michigan.
Marty Klebba grew up in Troy and has gone on to be a wonderful actor. He's starred in movies like Pirate of the Caribbean, Hancock, Cradle 2 the Grave and so many more! Now, he's joining with Eloise Haunted House in Westland, which is on the grounds of the fabled Eloise Mental Hospital.
Happy Birthday to our very own Ben Campbell!! In honor of Ben's birthday, we were honored to have some of the biggest celebrities in the studio to wish Ben a very Happy Birthday! Thanks to Morgan Freeman, David Lee Roth, John Travolta, President Trump and President Obama for talking to Ben ob his big day.
Eloise Asylum is the brand new haunted house attraction in Westland! It is on the grounds of the famous (or infamous) Eloise Insane Asylum and it looks scary! Actor Doug Tait joins us to talk about being the Monster of Ceremonies for the opening weekend. Doug, who was Jason Vorhees in Freddy v. Jason, the Sasquatch for Jack Link's Beef Jerky and so much more dons the legendary costume for us and tells us what we can expect in the haunted house. For tickets to Eloise Asylum, Click HERE!
Every week we have so much that happens on our show that it can be tough to keep up with everything. So thankfully, Ben has our back as he recaps the weeks events with our Week in Review!
Vice President Harris and Former President Trump had their first presidential debate and of course, WOMC microphones were there and picked up some topics not shown on the TV broadcast of the debate.
We lost a legend in James Earl Jones. His voice is one of a kind and the list of blockbuster movies is impressive. From Star Wars as Darth Vader, to Mufasa in The Lion King, James Earl Jones will forever one of the greatest actors of all time.
It may of been a short week, but we still had a lot packed into the week. From Disney adults, to wild animal encounters and a kid breaking a 3500 year old vase, Ben has you covered on what you missed this week on JoAnne, Jason and Ben!
We do a lot during the week so Ben puts together and full recap for us in our "Week in Review"
A recent social media trend show that Gen Z ladies are ditching the underwire in their bras in favor of the more comfortable wireless option. JoAnne, Jason and Ben discuss the advantages of going wireless.
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We had a lot of fun this week! If you missed anything from our show this week, we offer you this Week in Review!
Audible announced that a brand new full-cast production of all of the Harry Potter books. Who will be cast? We have exclusive audio of some of the auditions!
Ruth Holmes, a celebrated Handwriting Expert analyzes a sample of JoAnne, Jason and Ben's cursive writing. All 3 wrote the sentence, "Should schools teach cursive again?" The answers given from Ruth are so spot on it's creepy!!
We took our 1st morning show field trip the The Henry Ford and it was awesome!! We found out that Ben was not only a huge fan of White Castle, but that he is in their Hall of Fame!? How did that happen? Finally, what is the one habit your partner has that, while it may be considered weird, you've just learned to live with it?
Why are Easter baskets so extra nowadays!? According to a new survey, Black Licorice Jelly Beans are the #1 flavor. We put the Top to the test. Plus, Ben's girlfriend got new Air Pods and ben messed them up right out of the package. Have you done this? Finally, what will be new at Comerica Park this year for the 2024 Tigers season?
What restaurant would you love to see make a comeback? Why is Ben wearing the wrong deodorant? Did the King of Trivia lose today? So many questions that can be answered by listening to the JoAnne, Jason & Ben Show on WOMC!
We continue our Best band Bracket with Expert Bracket guy Charles Barkley! Also, JoAnne has some feral cats under her deck, what does she do!? We hear from listener Mark who has a problem with his girlfriend that he hopes we can help him fix.
Ben shares a text thread with mom that is hilarious! Also, Can you name the city certain college basketball teams are from? Ben test JoAnne and Jason. Finally, Fake news and we learn that one of your favorite fast food restaurants is changing from Coke to Pepsi. Can you spot the difference?
Tiffiney Lee is a 5th grade teacher at Forest Elementary School was a contestant on Wheel of Fortune and WON! JoAnne and Jason talk with her about being on one of everybody's favorite game shows.
What the heck is the Baby Food Diet!? JoAnne and Jason try some baby food to see if they can handle the diet. Also, it's a new segment on our show called Put Up Or Break Up. The story we heard after a first date had our blood boiling!
The Detroit Lions are headed to the NFC Championship game! Let's "Celebrate" our team!!
The Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington is on with us to talk about their program "Santa On Patrol" which a holiday program where you could get pulled over and instead of a ticket, you would get a gift card!
With just two shows left in his 52 year career, we celebrate JJ with more friends from his past. Mitch Albom was on JJ and the Morning Crew back in the day as the sports guy. He shares great stories about JJ from back in the day. Karen Newman has been a friend of JJ's for years and she stops by to celebrate her friend. And finally, The Detroit Lions honor JJ with his own Lions Jersey and a live rendition of Forward Down The Field from Gridiron!!
Day 3 of JJ's final week had comedian Heywood Banks in studio. Also, one of JJ's former colleagues Steve Kostan joins us to celebrate JJ.
It was another great show as we celebrate the career of JJ! One of JJ's longtime colleagues, Ken Calvert joins us with some great stories about Jim. Former Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty plays You Can't Beat Jason and talks about his love for JJ. Also, Kid Rock calls in to tell us that he grew up listening to JJ. And finally, Detroit radio star Mojo has wonderful words for JJ as he retires.
As we countdown to JJ's final show of his radio career, we would be remiss if we didn't celebrate with The Morning Crew. George Baier and Bob Koski were gracious enough to come in and celebrate their friend JJ.
Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad wishes JJ a happy retirement! Also, could there be a reunion of GFR in the future??
Michael Imperioli, a.k.a. Christopher Moltisanti of The Sopranos joins us to talk about their upcoming show Comedy and Conversation with The Sopranos at Andiamo Showroom. The show features Steve Schirripa, Vincent Pastore, and Michael Imperioli and they share a comedic retrospective featuring behind-the-scenes stories, and audience Q&A, and rare video footage. Hosted by comedian Joey Kola.
Michael talks about how much comedy there was in the series and how that helped shape the show.
One of our favorite comedian, Paul Mecurio is on with us and we have to find out why he changed his name. We also hear from Paul about going underwear shopping with his mom. Paul will be at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Oct 12-14.
What a great talk we had with Donnie Wahlberg! We caught up with him at a charity golf outing and he talks about his golf game and taking hundreds of selfies, which he can't say no to. We also talk about Band of Brothers. Donnie shares a story of working with the actual person he was portraying in the epic WW2 show.
We also know Donnie from new Kids on the Block. What did his dad say to him after finding out he was gonna be in a band?
JoAnne definitely had a fan girl moment when we talked with Jonathan Roumie, the actor that portrays Jesus Christ in the wildly popular show, The Chosen.
Comedian and actor Kevin James spends some time with us to talk about getting back on the stage doing standup. We also find out what it's like for him to re-watch episodes of King of Queens. Oh... and will there be a Grown-Ups 3??
We had a GREAT conversation with John Rzneznik of the Goo Goo Dolls. John, much like JoAnne Purtan, grew up with sisters. John shares what it was like being the only boy in the family growing up in Buffalo. He shares his love for classic cars as well. The Goo Goo Dolls show is the same day as the Woodward Dream Cruise presented by Ford. What was his favorite classic car?
Bryan Guldi, Ford Branded Activations Manager, joins JJ and JoAnne to kick off the 2023 Woodward Dream Cruise presented by Ford. Mustang Alley is back this year and Ford will have the new Darkhorse Mustang on display. They also have many locations up and down Woodward to check out their new technology and vehicles.
Since day 1 of the JJ & JoAnne Show, Ed Kelly has been a part of our show. You hear him on a daily basis because, he is the voice behind the Morgan Freeman, Tweety Bird (and so many more) impressions! Ed has a wonderful new story on his career in the latest edition of Hour Detroit.
Lead singer of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon joined us to talk about their show on September 16th at LCA
One of our favorite comedians, Sarah Silverman, joins us to promote her show at the Fillmore. Sarah's podcast, which you can also hear on the Audacy app, is one of Jason's favorites. One thing he learned is that Sarah watches TV while in the bathtub. What are her favorite shows to watch while she soaks?
JJ and JoAnne also get her thoughts on cancel culture, working with Bradley Cooper and we find out show likes listening to WOMC on the Audacy app!
Henry Winkler is one the icon in the business. Obviously he's the Fonz from Happy Days, but, there are so many other great characters he has been over the years. JJ, JoAnne and Jason had a wonderful conversation with henry about his family, his career and Autorama (where you can stop by and meet the legend)!
JoAnne's nephew is a sophomore at Michigan State University. He was at the Union when 3 shots rang out. He ran to safety with another student who saw the gunman open fire.
After Holly Hutton lost her Dad in February 2022, she was looking for a unique way to honor him. In life, he was unusual and unique person. Holly says that his favorite word was bizarre, so when this opportunity presented itself, she had to do it. The website is called Beyond Burials and they offer burials in space! We had a great conversation with Holly, one of the funniest people in radio!
For the past 9 year, Local 4 morning anchor Evrod Cassimy has been in Detroit bringing the good and bad news along with Rhonda Walker. Now his time has come to an end and he moving back to his hometown of Chicago. But before he goes, he talked with JJ & JoAnne to thank all of you for welcoming him with open arms. Evrod has been a special guest on our show many times and we have come to love him as one of our own. We will miss you Evrod! Good luck in your future.
Simple Minds is back with their 18th studio album, Directions of the Night. Singer Jim Kerr joins JJ & JoAnne to talk about the newest single, First you Run, which was filmed in a 2,000 year old coliseum in Sicily!
Our newly crowned SVP of Comedy on the JJ & JoAnne Show, Sebastian Maniscalco, joins us as he gets ready for his return to the area on october 22nd & Oct. 23rd at the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. Sebastian will also be a part of the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. He tells us what it's like voicing a character from such an iconic franchise. Finally, we reveal what he says in the worst Halloween candy as we continue our bracket for the Worst Halloween Candy.
It was September 10th 1994 and JoAnne and her friend Tony crashed a wedding at the Dearborn Inn. They went as far as making an appearance on the couples wedding video wishing them best. We NEED to find this couple! If you were married on September 10th 1994, check your wedding video and let us know!
Today's Social Dilemma comes from a listener who is having her wedding be a child free wedding. However, her cousin RSVP'd NO and sent a gift because she could find a babysitter for her 2 year old. Shoe only has her family babysit and since they will all be at the wedding, she decided to skip and the bride (her cousin) is not happy. What say you?
Live from the Feldman Automotive Children's Miracle Celebrity Invitational, JJ & JoAnne talk with a bunch of celebs including, Mark Wahlberg, Jerome Bettis, Darren McCarty, Evander Holyfield and so many more!
Special Guest Uncle Kracker joins JJ & JoAnne for Two Second Tunes! We play 2 seconds of an intro of one of our songs in the WOMC Library. Can they guess the song title and artist correctly?
Angela Kline, the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Original Street Art Fair joins JJ & JoAnne on Between the Records to talk about the Ann Arbor Art Fair which takes place July 21st - July 23rd.
Two Michigan companies make one delicious ice cream! Browndog Creamery and Faygo have collaborated on SIX new flavors of ice cream inspired by your favorite Faygo flavors!
We talk with Mike Sullivan of Metro Detroit Golfers about the PGA's ruling on players joining the Saudi backed LIV Tour. What does this mean for some of your favorite golfers? What does this mean for tournaments like the Rocket Mortgage Classic?
Coming to LCA on October 10th, Michael Bublé joins JJ, JoAnne and Jason for our newest episode of Between the Records. Michael talks about the news that he and his wife are expecting baby #4! We also find out what it's been like for Michael and his family as he gets back out on the road.
Jason's parents live in Gaylord, the site of a devastating EF-3 tornado over the weekend. His mom, Terri talks with JoAnne and Jason about what they saw and what is being done to help the victims of the tornado.
It's one of our new games shows, 2 Second Tunes! Jason plays 2 seconds of a song from the WOMC library. JJ & JoAnne then have to correctly identify the song. It's a fun new game from the JJ & JoAnne Show!
This year is the 50th anniversary of the legendary venue Pine Knob!! JJ, JoAnne and Jason share some of t heir fondest memories and stories from their adventures at Pine Knob. We also talk with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies as they get ready to bring their "Last Summer on Earth" Tour to Pine Knob on July 3rd with special guest Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket!
One of our favorite comedians is BACK IN STUDIO!! Paul Mecurio is in town for a weekend at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. Paul, who is on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, shares with us one of (in our opinion) the best Paul McCartney stories.
The game Wordle is one of the biggest mobile games out there. JJ & JoAnne are avid players of the game. Some people, like JJ & JoAnne, use a random 5 letter word to start the game. others will use the same word every time to start the game. We wanna know what is your starter word?
JoAnne finds herself in a dilemma. Should she make up Easter Baskets for her kids, age 18 and 21? JJ and Jason both say yes, they should get a basket! Jason also shares one of his Easter traditions thanks to his brother's in-laws. It involves a hard boiled egg and a handful of quarters. Finally, are you supposed to organize an Easter egg hunt for the kids but you're just too lazy? We salute you!
JJ did WHAT inside the clubhouse of Augusta National!? It's The Masters weekend and this could be JJ's favorite golf event of the year. He was luck enough to go The Masters one year and he shares his story with JoAnne and Jason.
Singer Josh Groban kicks off his Harmony Tour right here in Michigan! His first show is June 19th at Pine Knob. Josh is immediately taken by JJ's deep baritone voice and wants JJ to join him on tour. Also, Josh talks about writing one of the best comedy songs and it's about beans! It's so funny! Josh has taken his comedic talents onto the TV screen as well, appearing on The Office, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Sesame Street!
Why would JoAnne's husband Eric turn off the water to their house when they go on vacation? It almost caused a flood when their sump pump failed and their backup didn't work because the water was off. JJ and Jason were baffled by this logic and we try to get to the root of the issue.
In the 80's, JJ and his old radio partner George took listeners to Moscow to see the Rolling Stones perform. However, the show was canceled but the trip was already booked. So, they still went to Moscow with the listeners. One of the crazy things JJ experienced was the opening of the first McDonald's in what was then, the Soviet Union. The story is amazing and that's not even the craziest thing that happened on that trip!