My first job in radio was in Bowling Green, Missouri in 1972, and I’ve been fortunate to have been gainfully employed (mostly) in the media ever since. I’m a native of northeast Missouri and western Illinois, and most of my time in the media has been in the area – from Hannibal, Monroe City and Branson, Missouri to Pittsfield, Virden and Jacksonville, Illinois. Over the years, time off the air has been spent lay speaking, auctioneering, emceeing various area events and rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals. Occasionally over the years, I’ve thought, “There’s gotta be a better way to make a living.” Well, I’ve checked … and there’s not. As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Harold Smith
KHMO Holiday Bids for Bargains Starts November 6
The latest edition of what we call, "The Original Radio Auction," is right around the corner. Holiday Bids for Bargains, presented by Harpole's Heartland Lodge, gets underway on NewsTalk 1070 KHMO and Classic Country KICK-AM 1530 on Tuesday, November 6.
Weather-Related Cancellations for Thursday, February 22
Weather-Related Cancellations for Thursday, February 22
Curtis Lovelace Found Not Guilty
It took a Sangamon County jury only about two hours Friday afternoon to find Curtis Lovelace not guilty of first degree murder.
Hannibal Man Wins $100,000 in Scratcher’s Game
A Hannibal man’s love of crossword-themed lottery scratcher’s tickets paid off big last week.
Lock Expansion on Trump Infrastructure List
Barge travel along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers through northeast Missouri and western Illinois will benefit if the Trump administration has its way.
Two Arrested in Quincy Drug Sting
Officers with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force and Quincy Police make two unrelated drug arrests Thursday.
Weather-Related Cancellations for Friday, January 13
Keep up to date with the latest closings and delays here.
Online Voting Underway for Grant for Kids in Motion
Hannibal’s Kids in Motion program could get a $25,000 windfall in the coming weeks, but they need your help to make it a reality.
Highway 61 Through Hannibal Designated ‘Tom Boland Highway’
Hundreds of dignitaries, family and friends gathered at the Quality Inn and Suites in Hannibal Wednesday for the ceremony officially designating Highway 61 through the city as “Tom Boland Highway.”
Curtis Lovelace Bond Reduced by $1.5 Million
BREAKING: Lovelace's bond has been reduced from $5 million to $3.5 million and he will soon be out of jail (under home confinement) as he awaits the next trial in October. Friends of Lovelace have agreed to post the required ten percent of the bond ($350,000).