Play the Game, Win a Dumpster Baby

Fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, this is gonna be right up your alley. You’ve got two chances here in Southern California to win a coveted “Official Dumpster Baby Trophy.”

If you don’t know what that’s in reference to, then you’re not a fan of “Sunny.” But if you know your stuff, FX is promoting the shpw’s upcoming new season by touring college campuses and throwing a “Sunny”-themed game show to give away prizes.

In SoCal, the “It’s Always Sunny” game show will hit Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 28 and San Diego State University on Aug. 29.

Gow ‘Bows! Er, I Mean, Go Warriors!

Exciting to see the Hawaii Warrior football team end the season with a perfect 12-0 record — making the team eligible for a BCS bowl game.

UH will probably play the Sugar Bowl — quite a step up from its more recent appearances in the, um, Hawaii Bowl.

The team secured its ranking (No. 10) in the BCS after defeating Washington 35-28 (coming back from what could have been quite a disappointing defeat).

Of course, most of us remember going to UH games and cheering on the, yes, Rainbows. (From what I understand, old habits die hard: Fans still cheer “Go Bows!” in the stands.)

Deciding the nickname “Rainbows” was too wimpy, the school — in what was a controversial move — renamed itself the Warriors in 2000. Here’s the Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s recap at the time.

(Above, left: Pre-2000 logo; right: current logo)

Why I Sometimes Miss Local Hawaii TV News

Larger than life sportscaster Robert Kekaula — who’s even bigger than he was back when I watched him in high school — wears Aloha shirts every day of the week. Here, he discusses the success so far of the University of Hawaii’s football team — ranked #14 in the BCS! — and banters with KITV anchors (and married couple) Gary Sprinkle and Pamela Young.

Why I Sometimes Miss Local Hawaii TV News

Larger than life sportscaster Robert Kekaula — who’s even bigger than he was back when I watched him in high school — wears Aloha shirts every day of the week. Here, he discusses the success so far of the University of Hawaii’s football team — ranked #14 in the BCS! — and banters with KITV anchors (and married couple) Gary Sprinkle and Pamela Young.

Supporting L.A.’s Most Powerful Student-Run Radio Station

As Clear Channel fiddles with its big commercial radio stations (and now gives you at least four different frequencies playing the same songs by Nickelback), now’s your chance to support the area’s biggest student-run college station. (I make that distinction since there are plenty of bigger college stations out there — KCRW and KPPC, for starters, not to mention my own KCSN — but only KXLU is student-run.)

I have a soft spot for student-run college stations, having led Northwestern’s WNUR as general manager. It ain’t easy — the money’s not there, and college officials frequently wonder why they’re supporting a radio station that plays music they don’t understand (when they could perhaps attract a ton more underwriting by turning into an NPR affiliate). Then there’s also deep-pocketed religious organizations building translator stations and interfering with your signal (something KXLU has had to contend with in the last few years). Thankfully, there are stations out there like KXLU still fighting the good fight.

Pledge online here or call 310-338-3958 to donate. The pledge drive continues through Friday.