THANKS FOR LISTENING, 2004-2010
Backbone Radio with John Andrews originated on 710 KNUS in November 2004. Signing on every Sunday at 5:00 pm, John would proclaim: “We broadcast for liberty from the rooftop of North America, high atop the continental divide. We’re the most principled, most patriotic, most faith-based, most Colorado-proud spot on your weekend radio dial. We bring you America without apologies, America with steel in her spine.”
Early in 2010, pressed by his duties as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, John turned to Ross Kaminsky, the prolific Colorado blogger and Human Events contributor, to take on more than half of the hosting. On September 26, 2010, Kaminsky became Backbone Radio’s full-time host and Andrews reverted to scribbler journalism along with grandfather duties.
John warmly thanks the management and staff of KNUS Radio, led by Brian Taylor and Kelly Michaels, along with the all-star sidekick team of Matt Dunn, Krista Kafer, Joshua Sharf, Karen Kataline, Kathleen LeCrone, Matt Arnold, Matt Schmitz, and (once in a great while) Tina Andrews.
Archives of Backbone Radio prior to 9/26/10, along with John Andrews’ monthly issue specials, initially called Under the Dome and later known as Freedom University, are stored here.
Current programs are stored at Ross Kaminsky’s website, Rossputin.com.
OUR MANY RADIO GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED:
Bill Owens, Tom Tancredo, Cliff May, Hank Brown, Dick Armey, Bob Beauprez, Ken Gordon, Jon Caldara, Vince Carroll, Floyd Ciruli, Mark Hillman, Marc Holtzman, David Horowitz, Chris Gates, Victor Davis Hanson, David Kopel, Mike Littwin, Joel Hefley, Lee Strobel, Bill Armstrong, Joe Stengel, Jim Spencer, Al Knight, Paul Campos, George Roche, Scott McInnis, Diane Carman, Andrew Romanoff, Mike Coffman, David Harsanyi, Steven Emerson, Lola Spradley, Mark Helprin, Angelo Codevilla, Brian Kennedy, Thomas G. West, Frank Gaffney, John Marini, Charles Kessler, Rick O’Donnell, Ken Masugi, Bill Ritter, Grover Norquist, Bob Schaffer, Wayne Allard
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Slated on Backbone Radio, July 4
Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.
Ross Kaminsky writes: On this Independence Day weekend, Backbone Radio is pleased to offer you a very special two hour discussion with Professor Tom Krannawitter, formerly of the Claremont Institute and Hillsdale College, who as of this week has joined the political science faculty of Colorado Christian University. Professor Krannawitter, the author of Vindicating Lincoln, is one of the nation’s leading experts on the American founding, (more…)
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Backbone Radio Preview, June 6
By Ross Kaminsky
The continuing devastating tragedy of the BP Deepwater Horizon leak is having political consequences nearly as large as its environmental consequences. To be clear, I’m in no way trying to minimize the importance of the damage being done to the Gulf coast. But on our mostly-political show and given that the Backbone Radio crew know a lot more about politics than about environmental science, (more…)
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
5:00 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
5:30 Guest Tim Cox, founder of Get Out of Our House
6:00 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
6:30 Guest Ryan Hecker, Houston Tea Party Society activist
7:00 Issues of the week with Ross and Krista
7:30 Issues of the week continued
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Opening Guest Host Elliott Fladen with Guest Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
Segment 2 Guest Craig Bodeker, Documentary film maker, A Conversation About Race
Segment 3 Guest Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and Republican candidate for US Senate
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
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Opening John Andrews and Matt Dunn and guest Sabrina Schaeffer
5:30PM John Bolton, Former UN Ambassador
6PM Ralph Reed, head of the Faith and Freedom Coalition
6:30PM Sally Pipes on health care
7PM Attorney General John Suthers
7:30PM Paul Jacob on petition rights and term limits
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Slated on Backbone Radio, Apr. 18
Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.
It was on this night in 1775 that a Boston silversmith rode through the sleeping countryside to warn his fellow patriots the British were coming. Today the danger to liberty is every bit as great, but the alarm may seem less compelling:
“The progressives are coming. The socialists are coming. The secularists are coming. The greens are coming. The bureaucrats are coming. The bankruptcy is coming.” Too many Americans may answer with a shrug. Yet that’s our wakeup call on Backbone Radio, and we’ll do all we can to summon minutemen (more…)
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Monday, March 29th, 2010
Read John’s Show Preview
Opening Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
Segment 2 Connie Hair of Human Events
Segment 3 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
Segment 4 Rep. Cory Gardner
Segment 5 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
Segment 6 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
Segment 7 Jason Mattera
Segment 8 Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Slated on Backbone Radio, Mar. 28
Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.
Andrews writes: Hosting tonight’s show will again be the K & K Team, Ross Kaminsky and Krista Kafer. Among their guests is Cory Gardner, the leading Republican challenger to congresswoman and health care flip-flopper Betsy Markey (D-CO4). Kaminsky elaborates: Please join me by listening to (and calling in to) this week’s Backbone Radio program from 5 PM to 8 PM on 710 AM KNUS in Denver. If you’re not in range (more…)
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