Jolene Baller
In the Buf with Jo: Remembering 9/11
It was such a beautiful morning on that Tuesday in 2001. I had voted first thing, then came home to watch The Today Show when "the world stopped turning".
In the Buf with Jo: Credit, Credit, Credit!
"Ladies do NOT discuss money or debt, Jolene." I can hear those words reverberating in my ears from my sainted mother. It's unseemly! Well with all due respect for my dear departed ma...I disagree. It MUST be discussed. I'm bringing debt-shame out of the closet baby...
In the Buf with Jo: At Sportsmen’s for Texas Relief
My heart has been breaking for Texas and I HAD to do something. Many YRK listeners felt the same way and gave way over the $5.00 admission tonight. It was truly an honor to meet's y'all. So great at The Sportsman's to see everyone come together. As I wel...
Kevin Guest House Provides Sanctuary For Loved Ones
Buffalo's own Roswell Park Cancer Institute was named one of the top 4% U.S. cancer hospitals by U.S. News & World Report this week! How wonderful I chose this week to tell you about Kevin Guest House. Anyone supporting a patient healing in ANY of Buffalo's medical facilities can take comfort. *S...
In the Buf with Jo: Downtown Parking
I fought the law, and I WON! I do not have to pay the parking ticket I got outside WYRK. You rock Judge John Gannon!
I put my hand on the Bible, and when the good judge asked, I answered, "Your honor, just like half the country I am underemployed...
In the Buf with Jo – Celebrating Life Well-Lived
I get so many calls on Saturday nights from listeners that are grieving. I try to lift them up and I do air the calls because country music conveys the pain of loss better than most genres. (When they're not singing about drinkin', smokin' and tokin'...
In the Buf with Jo: The Urban Gardener
I have always loved gardening. Put on some great tunes and get your hands dirty. It's very spiritual to me, this "yardening" circle of life!
Buffalo's West Side has always been rich with gardens. When I bought my home just off of Richmond Ave, the original title said the land was deeded to Erie County to be the first poor farm. No ...
In the Buf with Jo – Dating…At My Age!
I used to try to youth-up my resume. You know, like leaving off your graduation years and stuff. Well not anymore dagnabit! I'm EMBRACING it! Dale Mussen isn't the ONLY one celebrating his 40th year in radio, so YOU do the math.
When I was in 2nd grade at St. Vin...