Mark Whitaker is our first guest of the week and he joins Jim to promote and discuss his biography of comedian Bill Cosby, Cosby: His Life and Times. Starting in Philadelphia where he grew up with near-absent parents, Whitaker's work reveals how Cosby joined the Navy after dropping out of high school, talked his way into college, and finally decided to give comedy a shot. The rest is "history" as the saying goes, but Whitaker's biography shows us that Cosby's life of fame and celebrity was not an easy road to take as most people think. Comedian Billy Crystal says, "Cosby always makes things look so easy. This compelling book tells us it wasn't always so. A revealing, honest look at my favorite comedian."
Jeff Palermo, sports commentator for 104.5 FM and news director for LRN, joins Jim in studio as today's second guest to discuss and help break down exactly what happened to the LSU football team in Saturday's loss at home to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Despite a valiant fourth quarter comeback effort, the final score Saturday was Miss. State 34 LSU 29.
Also, Libertarian candidate Rufus Craig is running again for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District and he's in studio with Jim today to discuss his candidacy. Rufus, who's not a stranger to running for office, talks with Jim about his failed bid for Congress in 2012 in which he lost out to Rep. Bill Cassidy, and how he hopes to change the result this year come election day November 3rd.