
September 30, 2026 | Wake Up Classy 97
Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 / It's the last day of September! We take a behind the scenes look at life at a radio station, Josh's dreaded day of soldering audio cables, a middle of the night leg cramp, morning grumpiness, the eternal challenge of finding something to talk about every single day, Jake Laser turned a robot dog into an off-road wheelchair so his dad can get back on the trails, the Fat Bear Week champion, pay tribute to Dennis Haskins, beloved Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell, a night out seeing Gravity...
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A lot of things go on behind the scenes at a radio station that we don't really talk about. And it's just because it's, I mean, it's not like glamorous or anything. You and I do the show every weekday from six to 10.
So we're in here for like four hours. And then you take off and I stick around and do the rest of my job for the day. Right. For another, you know, four hours or so.
couple of days it feels like I've been putting in you know another six or seven hours after the show but it's been kind of a build-up to today. Today's kind of a really big day because tomorrow is an even bigger day and so there's a lot that has to be done today and it's gonna be really hectic. One of the things
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