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Your town hall Tucson, this is your interactive town hall The People. Start a petition, vote in a poll www.azstamet.com ethe people Monday January 27, 2003 iccen SECTION ARIZONA DAILY STAR SERVING TUCSON SINCE 1877 0 Red Cross chapter seeks nominees for Real Heroes honors By Anthony Broadman ARIZONA DAILY STAR The Red Cross is hunting for heroes. You know, the selfless sorts who say, stopped a stabbing or fended off a bear attack. The ordinary folks behind those feats were among those honored at last year's American Red Cross Real Heroes Breakfast. The Southern Arizona chapter of the Red Cross is accepting nominations of heroes through Feb.

10 for its third annual breakfast. Jeffrey Leidgen, one of last year's heroes, saved Jimmy Irvin's life one afternoon in October 2001. The 37-year-old Leidgen was on his way to lunch that day with his wife and two daughters when he saw a man being stabbed on East 22nd Street near South Alvernon Way. Irvin was being attacked as nearly a dozen people watched. "I broke it up," Leidgen remembered.

"The guy who had the knife, 7 T- "Fs; I pretty much smashed his hand with my foot. He let go of the knife. I just told him to sit there and wait Within minutes the police showed up." According to Leidgen, his actions were nothing special next to the heroism of Jason Fickett, honored last year for Ron Medvetcek Staff KRQQ's Johnjay laughs at antics of stuntman Obi-wan Kenobi during a Diana Ross Drinking and Driving Awareness exhibition, monitored by sheriff's deputy Costaki Manoleas. Kenobi (his real name), a morning show coordinator, finished with a blood alcohol level of. 15.

Despite the humor, one purpose of this experiment was to raise awareness of the effects of drinking and driving. Jeffrey Leidgen beating a bear off his brother. To be eligible for the upcoming recognition, the heroics must have occurred between Feb. 1, 2002, and Feb. 1,2003.

To nominate a hero, call 318-6740, stop by the chapter office at 4601 E. Broadway or go online to www.tucsonredcross.org. The 12 categories of heroism range from good Samaritan to law enforcement deeds to wilderness rescue. But if the heroic act is job-related, the nominee must have gone beyond the normal scope of the nominee's job. The nominee must live or work in Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal or Gila counties.

The public is invited to the Real Heroes Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. April 25 at the Westin La Paloma Resort, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. The breakfast costs $75; call 319-3663 to make reservations. I Contact reporter Anthony Broadman at 573-4124 or broadmanazstarnet.com.

Bobby Rich, KMXZ Brad Behan, KMXZ By Olivia Clarke ARIZONA DAILY STAR (' 1 I hey could be the first voices you hear in the morn 4 REMEMBER WHEN? Brooks turned down favorite-artist award Barry Donovan, KLPX Johnjay Van Es, KRQQ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IThe Bobby Brad Good Clean Fun Morning Show KMXZ, 94.9 MIXfm www.theriver.comrnixfmbobthisweek.html (They've been a team since February 1993, except for two years when Brad Behan wasn't on the show.) I Who: Bobby Rich, who won't reveal his age, grew up in Ephrata, and studied radio and TV broadcasting at Eastern Washington State University. He's been at the station for 10 years and also serves as program director. He's been married for 19 years and has two daughters. Brad, 43, is from Lamar, and studied history at Northern Arizona University. He's been married for 10 years and has a son.

For the last five years, Brad has done his part of the show from a studio in his Colorado home, while Bobby talks to Brad on the air from the Tucson studio. i The show: "In the business, you would call it a full-service entertainment morning show. By that, we play some music. We have news. We have traffic.

We have weather." (Brad) I Memorable moment: On April Fool's Day in 1994, they made up the joke that UA basketball coach Lute Olson was retiring. Olson and his team were traveling so they weren't available for comment Listeners also contributed to the story. It ended up making national news, and the media thought they had the inside scoop. (Bobby) I Strange moment: About two weeks ago, Brad was talking about how he threw away all the chocolate in the house because his wife was complaining about it being too much of a temptation. Listeners kept calling to say he made a mistake.

(Brad) I What we hear They tell the kind of jokes you could share with your grandparents without blushing. You could listen to the music at work without fear of scandalizing the rest of the office. Andy Taylor, KLPX Rich Berra, KRQQ Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1: I In 1956, Buddy Holly made his first recordings for Decca Records.

Two years later on this date, Holly and the Crickets appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." I In 1958, actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward got married. I In 1968, Elvis Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, was born. I In 1976, "Laveme and Shirley" premiered on ABC. In 1979, "The Dukes of Hazzard" made its debut on CBS. I In 1983, Stevle Nicks of Fleetwood Mac married Kim Anderson at her Los Angeles home.

They divorced the next year. I In 1988, the Cars announced their breakup. I In 1990, Bob Dylan was named com Max, KIIM Bob Kevoian, KHYT mander in France's Order of Arts i and Letters by the country's culture ministry. Dylan ing, or your daily companions while driving to work. From a silly show that mocked Diana Ross to a serious show like the day after three nursing instructors were shot to death at the University of Arizona, morning radio programs provide entertainment and empathy.

These shows offer listeners a chance to share a laugh and voice their thoughts to a large audience. Js play all sorts of roles from amateur psychologist to clown-in-training. They get personal, opinionated and sometimes raunchy. Some of them assume another identity or go by only a nickname or first name. Who are these morning companions and what can you expect from them? Read on about the Top 10 FM morning radio shows for Sept.

18 through Dec. 11, based on the fall Arbitron ratings released Thursday. These ratings are based on the age 12 and older demographic. Most of these shows air from 5:30 or 6 a.m. to 9 or 10 a.m.

Johnjay and Rich KRQQ, 93.7-FM wwwjohnjayandrich.com was on a European tour at the time. I In 1993, Michael Jackson and 3,500 children ii Kris Daniels, KIIM Tom Griswold, KHYT performed during halftime at the Super BowL He sang a variety of his hits, including "Heal the World." I In 19, the original Ernie and Bert Muppets were stolen from an exhibit in Germany. They were returned later. I Also in 1996, Garth Brooks refused his American Music Award for favorite (They've logged two years as an on-air team.) I Who: Rich Berra, 33, is originally from St Louis and studied psychology at Saint Louis University. He was married in November.

Johnjay Van Es, 34, is originally from Tucson and studied film at San Diego State University. He's been married for six years, and he and his wife plan to adopt a newborn boy. I The show: "We're a couple of friends hanging out causing trouble. We want to be that coffee shop everyone comes to and hangs out (at) before work." (Rich) 1 Memorable moments: On Rich's 32nd birthday, Johnjay tracked down Rich's second-grade teacher. (Rich) Oprah Winfrey once called and talked to them for 35 minutes.

On the Father's Day show two years ago, a father and daughter were reunited. (Johnjay) I Strange moments: When musician George Jones and Sen. John McCain talked on the air to each other. When comedian Brett Butler and Slash from Guns N' Roses shared a conversation. (Rich) About eight months ago, they lost a bet and had to walk down Miracle Mile in women's lingerie.

I What we hear The show sometimes sounds like a cross between Oprah and "Entertainment Tonight" But they book the stars and get people to talk about their personal lives on air. They also comfortably share their own lives. overall artist Brooks said Hootie and the Blowfish did more for music that year than he did. Krazy Kid, KOHT Tim Hattrick, KOYT I In 1998, Paul Simon's musical "The Cape-man" premiered in New York, with Marc Anthony in the title role. It opened to poor reviews and closed after 68 performances.

7 Ruben KOHT Willy D. Loon, KOYT Garth Brooks SEE VOICES E2.