Carmelo Hayes started wrestling in his Framingham, Mass backyard at 9 years old and through hard work and perseverance has become a rising star in the WWE! He’ll be at the DCU Center on July 12 for Smackdown! He talks to Mike Hsu about his Beyond Wrestling days in Worcester, developing his wrestling persona and…… MORE
In an interview with the Financial Times, Red Sox owner John Henry gave what some called discouraging comments about the teams chances this season. Former Blue Jays GM, JP Ricciardi said the comments could be taken a couple of different ways. Listen to JP on The Brushback Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.… MORE
Every Friday at 8:30 The Pike Morning Show plays the best of your voice messages left during the week on The Pike Breakdown Lane. This week: Someone accuses Mike of being “that guy”, Eric James Yankus-Franco tries to sabotage The Breakdown Lane, a terrible Dad joke and Joey Chestnut demands wieners in his mouth. You…… MORE
There were four big sports stories from the week of June 10, 2024: The Boston Celtics were on the verge of sweeping the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Tom Brady was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall Of fame, Joey Chestnut was banned from the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and in a…… MORE
Alex Monaco is the live music director for Central Massachusetts’ biggest arts festival, stART On The Street. Right now they are looking for bands, musicians and performers to get in front of the tens of thousands of people that visit the festival in Worcester every September. Mike Hsu talks to Monaco about what kind of…… MORE
It started innocently as a trip to the Spam Museum in Minnesota to picj up some rare flavors. Then at the airport, Worcester resident Joel Libed was stopped by TSA for the case of his favorite snack in his carry-on. From there it’s been a tsunami of Spam love. Joel is now on a first…… MORE
You could say Competitive Eater Geoff Esper is fellow eater, Joey Chestnut’s arch-rival. The two have gone back and forth over the years in various eating challenges. But the Oxford , Mass resident has never beaten Chestnut at the prestigious Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest. Now that Chestnut has been banned by Nathan’s for endorsing…… MORE
The Worcester Public Library’s “March Meowness” Reading Program went so well they’re getting the dogs involved. WPL’s Tara Jankowski tells Mike Hsu about how to get involved and how to get your dog’s picture up in the library!… MORE
“Heavy Metal Parking Lot” is happening this Saturday(6/15/24) at Ralph’s Rock Diner in Worcester! It’s a flea market/hot dog eating contest/wrestling event/ dance party that raises funds for The Worcester Hot Dog Safari which benefits the Worcester County Foodbank. Worcester Hot Dog Safari top dog, Tom Mahoney and the gang give us a preview of…… MORE
Veterans Inc is a Worcester based organization that has spread nationwide and helps veterans and their families with basic needs as well as job training and navigating the Veteran’s Administration to help with benefits. Amanda and Marlene check in with the morning show about their Stand Down event happening on June 21.… MORE
