Calling All Richmond Chili Cooks!

If you think you have the best chili in Richmond...



The X Chili Cook-Off 2010 will be here on April 17th!

They are now taking application for chili cooks. Cash prizes and bragging rights are up for grabs!

Click here for official rules and details to register.

On Friday 1/29/10...

Brandon Noble will check in to cover the NFL.

Chuck Arnold from People Magazine will be on to cover the upcoming Grammys.

On Thursday 1/28/10...

EITM political correspondent Patricia Murphy will check in.

Comedian Lizz Winsted will be in-studio.

EITM's Big Ass Football Bash Cancelled!

You can say that EITM fans have become somewhat accustomed to annual events being cancelled. Last year's DC101's Non-Denominational Christmas Party and EITM's Easter Keg Hunt are just a couple that come to mind. Sadly, EITM's Big Ass Football Bash has become the latest casualty...

"The answer is no, there will not be a Big Ass Football Bash," Elliot said Wednesday.

The party has been held every year, for ten years in a row, surviving the wrath of multiple sales staffs and production directors, too numerous to count.

Current DC101 production director, Dave Wellington, joined Elliot in the studio Wednesday morning to discuss why the event had been cancelled. What happened next goes down as one of the most awkward moments in EITM history - next to Craig Henderson's on-air resignation in 2007.

Elliot pressed Dave on several issues concerning a lack of planning for the event and even told a caller, "I believe he is not telling you exactly what he thinks."

Ultimately, Dave blamed the issue on the economy and finding a location to house the event. "Everybody had the best intentions to make this event happen," he said.

Best Of Tuesday, Back Wednesday 1/27/10...

EITM will be in Best Of on Tuesday, Elliot is handling some family business...



On Wednesday, Elliot will talk with former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula.

Ryan Zimmerman from the Washington Nationals will also check in.

Could Howard Stern Replace Elliot?

Straight from the rumor meer...

Clear Channel Communications is interested in signing radio shock jock Howard Stern.

The nation's largest radio station owner, and the home of conservatives Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, confirmed its interest in Stern to The Associated Press on Monday.

Calls and e-mails to Stern's agent, Don Buchwald, and Stern's current employer, Sirius XM Radio Inc., were not immediately returned.

Stern's five-year, $500 million contract with Sirius expires at the end of the year.

John Hogan, CEO of Clear Channel's radio division, told Bloomberg BusinessWeek earlier that the company's interest depends on whether Stern would be willing to work within the limitations of over-the-air radio. The Federal Communications Commission restricts broadcasts of profanity and other indecent material.

Do you think Clear Channel would actually bring Howard Stern back to Washington, D.C. and replace Elliot on DC101? I'd say with that company, anything is possible. We'll wait and see what happens...

Update:
Elliot has responded to an email from a listener saying, "I am not going anywhere."

Diane Talks About Her Mother...

Elliot and the Class returned to the airwaves Monday morning, briefly touching on the reason why they had been absent last week.

Diane's mother, Pearl, who listeners had become acquainted with over the years, passed away last Saturday. Diane and her family traveled to Detroit for the funeral and burial. She said that Pearl's health had been going down hill for sometime and that she was somewhat relieved that her mother is now at peace.

Throughout the morning, listeners offered their heartfelt condolences to Diane and her family.

Audio coming soon!

On Monday 1/25/10...

Elliot and The Class will return back to the airwaves on Monday...



Dalton Ross from Entertainment Weekly will chat with Elliot and Diane.

British comedian Mark Wootton will be to talk about his upcoming Showtime reality comedy La La Land.

Elliot will also have tickets to see Cage The Elephant after Diane's News at 7am.

Looking Towards Rod Laver Arena

One year is over and the new one begins. Just as quickly the build-up starts for the first Grand Slam event of the year. There are a lot of questions to ponder regarding this year’s Australian Open.

Defending champion, Rafael Nadal, isn’t heading into the tournament in the best of form and tennis betting isn’t sure what to make of him. It is quite crazy – 12 months ago he was just about invincible and how he is plagued by injury and self-doubt.

Similarly Roger Federer isn’t the same juggernaut he once was. Yes he played in all four Grand Slam finals last year but only won two of those most notably the US Open last time up to Juan Martin del Potro.

That leaves the question – how open is the men’s tournament? In previous years have sprung up surprise finalists be it Marcos Bagdhatis, Petr Korda or Thomas Johansson. Those last two actually won the tournament and never did anything else of note.

On the women’s side of things, the big question will be how Serena Williams fares. She came under huge scrutiny following her meltdown at the US Open.
Also there is the return of Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters. The two played in the 2004 decider which Henin won in three sets. You would think this places extra pressure on the likes of Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova.

The two Belgian players are really the only two who seems to not to crumple into a ball of nerves when playing one of the Williams sisters.
From a local perspective, again the best and probably only hope is Lleyton Hewitt. The problem for him is his age and injuries. He doesn’t look to have what it takes to make it deep into a Grand Slam. Also the draw doesn’t seem to do him any favors. There is Jelena Dokic but she doesn’t seem to be in the same groove as she was last year when she made it as far as the quarter-finals.

We shall see. As usual it will be a fantastic two weeks of tennis.

David Wiseman writes for this blog and the Australian Open.

EITM Will Return Monday, January 25th!

EITM was supposed to return on Wednesday. This tease was recorded before the new change...



According to EITMonline, the show will now stay in Best Of for the remainder of the week.

EITM will return live on Monday, January 25th...

Thoughts & Prayers For Diane...

EITM listeners are buzzing about the abrupt ending of the show on Friday. From Facebook to Twitter, listeners are wondering why the show ended so early...

During Friday's show, Elliot returned from a commercial break at 8:25am with the ending tune playing in the background. Elliot said, "We gotta wrap up early today, a little emergency has come up."

Here's the audio from the ending of the show:

Sadly, I've learned that Diane's mother Pearl has passed away. My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to Diane and family. EITM will return to the airwaves on Wednesday Monday, January 25th. Until then, Best Of.

R.I.P. Pearl Stupar!

On Friday 1/15/10...

Brandon Noble will be on the show.

He Died, You Win: Teddy Pendergrass

Elliot played He Died, You Win for Teddy Pendergrass on Thursday. The R&B soul singer who became a reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after a car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday of colon cancer. He was 59.



In case you missed He Died, You Win, here's how it went...

1.) Teddy Pendergrass sang a duet with a mega-star who later went on to star in The Bodyguard and marry Bobby Brown? ANSWER: Whitney Houston

2.) Teddy Pendergrass returned to the public stage in 1985 during a massive concert in his hometown of Philadelphia. Black Sabbath, Run DMC, Rick Springfield, Judas Priest and Madonna also played this concert? ANSWER: Live Aid

3.) Just like Teddy Pendergrass, this famous physicist is bound to a wheelchair, and recently retired from the University of Cambridge where he was a professor? ANSWER: Stephen Hawking

4.) This US President served 4 terms in office and, to this day, is the only president to have served more than two terms? ANSWER: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

5.) This famous actor was known as the Man Of Steel until he ended up bound to a wheelchair after an equestrian accident? ANSWER: Christopher Reeve

6.) The Red Wings defenseman spent his entire NHL career in Detroit which ended in a limo accident 6 days after winning the Stanley Cup? ANSWER: Vladimir Konstantinov

7.) Mark Zupan is a former in-studio guest who starred in a movie about wheelchair rugby. What was the name of the movie? ANSWER: Murderball

R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass...

On Thursday 1/14/10

Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick will be on the show.

On Wednesday 1/13/10...

Comedian and friend of the show Bert Kreischer will check in.

On Tuesday 1/12/10...

Marc Roberge, the lead singer of O.A.R. will be on the show. Go Flounder!

On Monday 1/11/10...

Elliot points out a new friend...



Chris Cooley from the Washington Redskins will check in.

New 2010 EITM Intro!

EITM introduces a new intro to the show every year. Many of you don't wake up early enough to hear the daily montage of sound bites which seem to sum up EITM in a nutshell. Here is the new EITM intro for 2010...

Below is a very rough transcript of the three-minute intro...

Joe Frazier: "Huh?"...The Weekly Bible lesson will air next after this program...Elliot in the Morning...I lay in bed and listen to Elliot in the Morning on the radio, nausea swept over me really bad...puke sound...auctioneer chant...Sylvia Brown: "Yeah"...Welvin: "Welcome to the new music experience"...Shut up!...Joe Bevilacqua: "95-7 The Party. Always a pleasure to be with you as you're grooving at work"...Jerry Lewis: "Fag!"...Just Let Your Soul Glo...Tyra Banks: "Kiss my fat ass!"...Look at you, you found the hits...Ya'll think I'm immature song...Alright, Deeja...Yeah...I can't sing...A local disc jockey is in hot water..Joan Rivers: How dare you!...Bill O'Reilly: BLEEP thing sucks..Ya know what I'm sayin...Do what?...Christian Bale: I want you off this BLEEP set BLEEP...Spacey: How low, How low, How low, How low...Mae Corker: You're a nut!...Craig Henderson: I was gonna do this yesterday, I decided not to, but, see ya...What happened?...Jerry Seinfeld: Stop laughing, it's not funny...The FCC is proposing a fine for the Elliot in the Morning show...Segal crossed the line when he started laughing at the caller with the colostomy bag...Puke...Understand?...Greetings and Salutations...Craig Henderson: Ahh! Ahh!...Smell my face!...Whattt?...Ahhh!...This listener called into the radio show Elliot in the Morning...Debbie Corker: Cause I don't have to BLEEP work!...I need to get off the phone...No murder DC, let's take back the streets!...I don't wanna sound prejudice or anything...Rrracist!...Allen Iverson: I had the, opportunity to come back here...Don't be a cry baby!...Dirtwoman: Oh I'm so happy for you sweetheart...Haha...Edemol...Tyler: Everybody Say No!...Shazbut...Jared laugh...Random sounds...And sometimes the talk turns to trash...Don't look at me you pervert!...Ernest Borgnine: I masturbate alot...What the hell!...Emily: Elliot in the morning!...Haha, I dare you crazy...Turn your key Mora...Dexter Manley: See those are rumor meer...Oh, that was a pretty nerdy thing to say...Don't go there with me...You got any popcorn?...Hiiii!...Do what?...That's Elliot in the Morning...Michael Jackson: I'll see you in July...Debbie Downer sound...John Basedow: Gentleman, start your engines...What a way to start the show...Oprah?...And have a wonderful day...Dave Bickler from Real Men of Genius: Elliot in the morning!...Aaron Neville: Smell My Face...Shirley Q. Liquor's version of "The Aggie War Hymn"

Thoughts? Comments? Corrections?...Click here to listen to last year's EITM intro.

On Friday 1/8/10...

Brandon Noble will be on to cover Wild Card Weekend in the NFL.

John Oliver from The Daily Show will also check in.

On Thursday 1/7/10...

Tyler fills in for Elliot...



Morgan Spurlock will be on to talk about The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special.

Curt Onalfo, the head coach of D.C. United will be on the show.

On Wednesday 1/6/10...

Brooks Laich from the Washington Capitals will be on the show.

He was last on EITM on January 8, 2009.

EITM Mentioned In Sports Illustrated

Elliot in the Morning was mentioned in an article from SI Vault featuring highlights from the past year...



You can read more about "morning host Flounder" and the rest of the Sports Illustrated article here.

On Tuesday 1/5/10...

Mark Burnett will be on to talk about his new primetime game show Our Little Genius.

Downtown Countdown 2010 Pics!

Downtown Countdown 2010 was held on NYE at the Grand Hyatt in DC featuring Third Eye Blind...

















To view all of the pics from Downtown Countdown 2010 click here.

Black Monday: Redskins Fire Jim Zorn

No surprise here, the Washington Redskins fired head coach Jim Zorn early this morning...



Chris Cooley checked in to talk about Zorn's dismissal and the possibility of playing for Mike Shanahan next season. He also addressed those elusive trade rumors about himself and several of his teammates.

Click here to listen to Chris Cooley's Weekly Call.

On Monday 1/4/10...

Elliot and The Class returns...



Chris Cooley from the Washington Redskins will be on to talk about the firing of Coach Zorn.

Happy New Year: 2010

Well here we are at yet another year on the calendar! EITM is still on the air and surprisingly, this blog is still active. I never thought I'd be at it this long...but I'm a fan for life! Thankfully, EITM will return on Monday...



Join Elliot, Diane, Tyler, Flounder and Kyle for another crazy year!