Podcast appearances and mentions of John Y Brown

Phyllis George won the title in 1971, representing Texas in the pageant. Just four years later, she was hired by CBS Sports, to co-host The NFL Today. And four years after that, she became First Lady of Kentucky when her husband John Y. Brown was elected Governor. In this 2002 interview George talks about her successes and how you can achieve your own dreams. Get your copy of Never Say Never by Phyllis George As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Geraldine Ferraro and Eartha Kitt For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by John Mathew Smith #Miss America #NFL #Kentucky #entrepeneurs

[A summer vacation re-release of a fan favorite episode from January 2020!] The Buffalo Braves were one of three NBA expansion franchises (along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers) that began play in the 1970–71 season.  Originally owned by a wobbly investment firm with few ties to Buffalo, the Braves eventually found a local backer in Freezer Queen founder Paul Snyder – who, by the end of the first season, had inherited a team that was neither good (penultimate league records of 22-60 in each of its first two seasons), nor easy to schedule (third-choice dates for Buffalo's venerable Memorial Auditorium behind the also-new NHL hockey Buffalo Sabres, and Canisius Golden Griffins college basketball). Snyder addressed the Braves' on-court issues by luring head coach Dr. Jack Ramsey from the Philadelphia 76ers, while drafting key players like high-scoring (and later Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Famer) Bob McAdoo, eventual NBA Rookie of the Year Ernie DiGregorio, and local (via Buffalo State) crowd favorite Randy Smith – yielding three consecutive playoff appearances from 1973-74 to 1975-76. Off the court, Snyder looked to regionalize the team's appeal beyond “The Aud” by scheduling select home games in places like Rochester, Syracuse and even Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens – and team attendance, TV ratings and revenues achieved league-average levels. By the summer of 1976, however, Snyder was facing severe pressure to sell the team and get it out of “The City of Good Neighbors.”  Of particular consternation was Canisius president Fr. James Demske, who publicly thwarted the Braves' attempts at decent home dates – which angered the NBA enough to force the issue with Snyder.  Snyder, who said he was losing money anyway, threatened to move the Braves to suburban Miami's Hollywood Sportatorium, a deal that collapsed after the city of Buffalo sued and secured a new 15-year Aud lease – with a provision it could be broken if the team didn't sell 5,000 season tickets in any future season.   Author and Western New York native Tim Wendel (Buffalo, Home of the Braves) joins the pod to discuss the convoluted story of what happened next, including: Snyder's ownership sales to former ABA owner (and eventual Kentucky governor) John Y. Brown and businessman Harry Mangurian; The subsequent dismantling of the team and overt attempts to drive down attendance to break the Aud lease; The two-season coaching and player carousel that followed – including the curious six-minute career of Moses Malone; AND How the Braves' eventual move in 1978 to become the San Diego Clippers wouldn't have happened without the Boston Celtics. + + + BUY/READ EARLY & OFTEN: "Buffalo, Home of the Braves" (2009)   FIND & FOLLOW: Website: https://goodseatsstillavailable.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodSeatsStill Instagram (+ Threads): https://www.instagram.com/goodseatsstillavailable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodSeatsStillAvailable/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goodseatsstillavailable

The public attends a visitation for former Gov. John Y. Brown; a former state lawmaker files to run for Agriculture Commissioner; Gov. Beshear warns Kentuckians to be aware of another storm system; a Kentucky pharmacy becomes the first in the nation to provide screenings for a common form of cancer in the U.S.; details on a non-profit that is helping single parents end the cycle of poverty.

Journalists from around the state discuss the news of the week with host Bill Bryant, including the funeral for former Gov. John Y. Brown held at the state capitol and a look ahead to the 2023 race for governor. Guests: Ryland Barton, Kentucky Public Radio; Austin Horn, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News.

Larry talks to Nick Storm from Kentucky Fried Politics about John Y Brown's death and a new deal for democrats.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The restaurant industry lost one of its pioneers last week with the death of John Y. Brown. Many in the business may not recognize that name, given that he bowed out of the limelight about two decades ago. But they'll surely know of his major success, a chicken chain called KFC. Brown was to Kentucky Fried Chicken what Ray Kroc was to McDonald's or Howard Schultz is to Starbucks. He built the chains from a loose group of about 600 diner-style restaurants operating under a variety of names, into a 3,500-unit behemoth. But that wasn't the only concept that Brown put on the map. He also co-founded Kenny Rogers Roasters, and helped to build at least five other restaurant chains. Along the way, he served as governor of Kentucky, owner of the Boston Celtics and the husband of media star Phyllis George. Sound intriguing? Learn more about the giant of the business from this week's edition of Restaurant Rewind.

Reaction to the death of former Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr.; Somerset Mayor Alan Keck discusses his run for governor; lawmakers discuss a gaming machine that's growing in popularity in Kentucky; UK President Dr. Eli Capilouto discusses action UK is taking following a racist assault on campus; and God's Pantry discusses their efforts to provide hungry families the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal.

Dan and Louie are mixing it up. They open the show with Dan telling stories about John Y Brown. They then discuss UL Basketball and close out the first hour playing Baloney or Salami.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kruser takes your calls and comments on the death of former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown and Coach Stoops' new contract in hour 1.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aujourd'hui nous faisons Escale à Derby City, à Louisville, où débute l'histoire de John Y Brown, l'un, si ce n'est le pire propriétaire de l'histoire du basket. Partout où il est passé, en commençant par Louisville mais ensuite plus tard à Buffalo et aussi Boston, John Y Brown a gâché tout ce qu'il a touché, à cause de son incompétence mais surtout par appât du gain. A Derby City, John Brown a fait l'acquisition des Kentucky Colonels en ABA mais après avoir gagné le titre en 1975, il a détruit son équipe en vendant sa star Dan Issel, mais surtout en sacrifiant sa franchise lors de la fusion ABA-NBA contre une petite compensation financière de la part de la ligue au lieu d'essayer de la rejoindre. Mais John Y Brown avait d'autres plans, puisqu'il s'est servi de cet argent pour acheter les Buffalo Braves en NBA. Là bas, il a fait fuir le legendaire coach Jack Ramsay qui est allé gagner un titre la saison suivante avec les Blazers, et a sabordé son roster en échangeant le rookie de l'année Adrian Dantley, sa superstar Bob McAdoo et le futur Hall of Famer Moses Malone, 6 jours après avoir monté un trade pour le faire venir. Le tout dans l'objectif de décourager les fans d'acheter les abonnements pour pouvoir ensuite vendre l'équipe. Enfin il a carrément échangé son équipe des Braves, avec le propriétaire des Celtics, qui l'a immédiatement relocaliser à San Francisco. Mais juste avant de devenir propriétaire de Boston, John Y Brown a monté un ultime trade pour faire venir certains de ses pires joueurs chez les Celtics, en ignorant la légende Red Auerbach, puis a ralenti la reconstruction de la franchise en donnant 3 premiers tours de draft pour récupérer un Bob McAdoo vieillissant pour une question d'égo. Il aura finalement amené cette équipe si prés du gouffre que son partenaire financier a finit par lui racheter ses parts même pas un an après leur arrivée à Boston... Pour aller plus loin : Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association Remember The ABA : Kentucky Colonels Colonels of A.B.A. Purchased Again By Kentucky Group

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Former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. has had a remarkable career in business and politics. Next week he's being honored by the American Heart Association and we saw it as a great chance to catch up. Ashli Watts the Kentucky Chamber CEO is answering questions from its members about the Coronavirus.

Wait 'til you hear what Happy Chandler had to say about Colonel Sanders! In the latest installment of Saving Stories, WUKY's Award Winning History Series, Doug Boyd, director of the UK Libraries' Nunn Center for Oral History and Ben Chandler, grandson of political legend A.B. Happy Chandler, discuss 68 previously restricted interviews featuring Chandler, his friends, family, allies and adversaries. Happy Chandler was part of Kentucky's, and the nation's, political and cultural landscape for the better part of the 20th century. In one interview Chandler talks about one of the many dirty tricks played on him by his political rival John Y. Brown Sr. This particular episode involved none other than "The Colonel" Harlan Sanders.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame legend Dan Issel joins this week’s ‘cast to discuss his All-Star career in the American Basketball Association with two of the league’s most (relatively) stable franchises – the Kentucky Colonels and the Denver Nuggets.  And a brief cup of coffee with one its shakiest, in between. After an outstanding, twice-named All-American collegiate career at the University of Kentucky (where he still remains as all-time leading scorer) in the late 1960s, Issel spurned a draft call by the NBA’s Detroit Pistons for a chance to stay in the Commonwealth with the John Y. Brown-owned, Louisville-based Colonels. Joining an already solid lineup (including future Hall of Famer Louis Dampier), Issel immediately lit up the 1970-71 ABA with a league-leading 29.9 points-per-game – powering Kentucky to the ABA Finals (losing to the Utah Stars in seven games), and a share of the league’s Rookie of the Year title. An eventual six-time ABA All-Star (including his and the league’s final season with the later NBA-absorbed Nuggets), Issel’s prolific scoring touch help lead the Colonels to its first and only league championship in 1975 – later “rewarded” with an unpopular Brown-directed trade to Denver, by way of curious detour to the Baltimore Claws – a franchise that lasted only three pre-season games.  Issel ultimately became the ABA’s second all-time leading scorer (behind Dampier), and upon his retirement from the NBA Nuggets in 1985, only Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving had amassed more points (he now sits 11th all time). We obsess with Issel about his trials and tribulations across the ABA – as well as his current role in helping Louisville return to the pro game with its pursuit of a long-elusive NBA franchise. MANSCAPED is the pioneer in men’s grooming essentials; get 20% off your first purchase (plus free shipping) when you use promo code GOODSEATS!

The Kentucky Colonels were one of the original franchises of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and one of just three teams to play all nine years of the ABA’s existence. However, when the ABA folded, the Colonels were not one of the teams to merge with the NBA. Owner John Y. Brown did not want to pay the NBA’s entry fee and instead took a payment from the NBA to disband the team; and only the New York (now Brooklyn) Nets, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs survived and still exist today. What a shame, because the Colonels were one the ABA’s best. They won the ABA Championship in 1975, set the ABA record for most wins in a season (1971-72) with 68, and featured such Hall of Fame talent as Dan Issel, Artis Gillmore and Louie Dampier … and they were the first team that Hubie Brown ever coached. The Colonels, however, also had a revolving door of coaches and owners throughout their short existence, and that did affect their performance on the court, a performance of which should have led to several more championships. Nonetheless, the fans loved the team. And even though, according to Gary P. West author of the book, “Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association, The Real Story of a Team Left Behind,” that the ABA was created to eventually merge with the NBA, the league still had great success … and a large part of their success was due in part to the terrific teams that played in Kentucky and Gary is our guest for this look back at the Kentucky Colonels on this episode of Sports’ Forgotten Heroes. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes Patreon Page Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter ©2019 Sports' Forgotten Heroes

The Buffalo Braves were one of three NBA expansion franchises (along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers) that began play in the 1970–71 season.  Originally owned by a wobbly investment firm with few ties to Buffalo, the Braves eventually found a local backer in Freezer Queen founder Paul Snyder – who, by the end of the first season, had inherited a team that was neither good (penultimate league records of 22-60 in each of its first two seasons), nor easy to schedule (third-choice dates for Buffalo’s venerable Memorial Auditorium behind the also-new NHL hockey Buffalo Sabres, and Canisius Golden Griffins college basketball). Snyder addressed the Braves’ on-court issues by luring head coach Dr. Jack Ramsey from the Philadelphia 76ers, while drafting key players like high-scoring (and later Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Famer) Bob McAdoo, eventual NBA Rookie of the Year Ernie DiGregorio, and local (via Buffalo State) crowd favorite Randy Smith – yielding three consecutive playoff appearances from 1973-74 to 1975-76. Off the court, Snyder looked to regionalize the team’s appeal beyond “The Aud” by scheduling select home games in places like Rochester, Syracuse and even Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens – and team attendance, TV ratings and revenues achieved league-average levels. By the summer of 1976, however, Snyder was facing severe pressure to sell the team and get it out of “The City of Good Neighbors.”  Of particular consternation was Canisius president Fr. James Demske, who publicly thwarted the Braves’ attempts at decent home dates – which angered the NBA enough to force the issue with Snyder.  Snyder, who said he was losing money anyway, threatened to move the Braves to suburban Miami’s Hollywood Sportatorium, a deal that collapsed after the city of Buffalo sued and secured a new 15-year Aud lease – with a provision it could be broken if the team didn’t sell 5,000 season tickets in any future season.   Author and Western New York native Tim Wendel (Buffalo, Home of the Braves) joins the pod to discuss the convoluted story of what happened next, including: Snyder’s ownership sales to former ABA owner (and eventual Kentucky governor) John Y. Brown and businessman Harry Mangurian; The subsequent dismantling of the team and overt attempts to drive down attendance to break the Aud lease; The two-season coaching and player carousel that followed – including the curious six-minute career of Moses Malone; AND How the Braves’ eventual move in 1978 to become the San Diego Clippers wouldn’t have happened without the Boston Celtics. Thanks to 503 Sports, Audible, OldSchoolShirts.com, and SportsHistoryCollectibles.com for their support of this week’s show!

Part 3 of Oscar's conversation with Governor John Y. Brown.

Part 2 of Oscar's conversation with Governor John Y. Brown

Part 1 of Oscar's conversation with Governor John Y. Brown.

The former governor and former owner of the Kentucky Colonels discusses pro basketball in Louisville and more

A passion for service fuels Jerry Abramson. Abramson’s career spans decades of serving the public – from local and state levels to the White House. His passion for making a difference now focuses on educating future generations. As the executive in residence at Bellarmine University, Abramson is developing a new institute for local and state government leadership, which will train elected officials from across the nation. In addition, he teaches undergraduate courses in leadership and community development. He served as deputy assistant to the president and director of intergovernmental affairs from November 2014 to January 2017. In this role, he oversaw the Obama administration’s domestic agenda with state, city, county and tribal elected officials across the country. As lieutenant governor of Kentucky, alongside Governor Steve Beshear from 2011 to 2014, he chaired the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform in 2012 and focused his efforts on education and economic development. Prior to entering state government, Abramson held the role of the longest-serving mayor of Louisville, Ky., with 21 years of service from (2003-2011) & (1986-1999), earning the nickname “Mayor for Life.” In 1993, he was president of the United States Conference of Mayors. He also led the successful consolidation of the city of Louisville and Jefferson county governments. Abramson started his public service as an alderman of the city of Louisville for two terms, and thereafter as counsel to the governor of Kentucky, John Y. Brown, Jr. In the private sector, Abamson practiced law with Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, and thereafter with Frost Brown Todd. Abramson served on the board of directors of the Brown-Forman Corporation from 1999 to 2003. Throughout his career, he taught classes at the University of Louisville’s School of Law and Bellarmine University, and was a guest lecturer at a myriad of colleges and universities. Abramson and his wife reside in Louisville, Ky.

John Y. Brown, Jr. credits his father as the prime motivator and confidence builder in his life, driving his later successes. Brown began working at age 16 selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias door to door. He made his way to the University of Kentucky, where he earned a J.D. In 1962, his partner and he purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Colonel Sanders for $2 million. In 1971, after building 3,500 KFC’s worldwide and making Colonel Sanders one of the world’s most recognized brands, Brown sold KFC for $285 million. After 1971 he became president of the American Basketball Association, created 40 small fast food outlets named Ollie’s Trolley, and purchased three professional basketball teams: the Kentucky Colonels, the Buffalo Braves, and the Boston Celtics. In 1978 he went on to build the Pamela Brown Auditorium, located in Louisville’s Actors Theatre and contributed a $1 million matching gift to build the downtown YMCA. In 1979, Brown was elected as Kentucky’s 55th governor. After his run with politics, Brown continued pursuing many new restaurant concepts. He later ran for several public offices, created a number of new companies, and contributed to building the Mohammed Ali Center. In 2009, Harvard Business School named Brown one of the Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century.

We look how the ABA-NBA merger came about and how the ABA teams paid dearly to get into the NBA in the latest episode of Over and Back's Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. We are joined by basketball historian Adam Criblez (@AdamCriblez) to look at the chaotic final 1975-76 season for the ABA with teams folding and the schedule having to be constantly reworked, how the original 1950 NBL-BAA merger that formed the NBA affected this one, prior close calls to a merger and why they didn't work out, how there were many massive obstacles to overcome to make a merger happen, how there was little buzz about a merger coming heading into the NBA owners' meetings, how St. Louis Spirits owners Ozzie and Daniel Silna ended up with the greatest deal in sports history, and how Kentucky Colonels owner John Y. Brown ended up sitting pretty as well. We also discuss how a night of drinking between Nets owner Roy Boe and Knicks owner Mike Burke may have turned the tide in the merger talks, who actually deserves the credit for getting the merger done, how the four ABA teams (Nuggets, Pacers, Nets and Spurs) ended up being treated as expansion teams, and how the ABA players felt about their league coming to an end. Original airdate: 12/13/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look at the history of the Kentucky Colonels, who won more regular season games than any other ABA team but continuously failed in the postseason until finally winning a championship in 1975 with Artis Gilmore, Dan Issel and coach Hubie Brown. We are joined by Adam Johnson of Basketball Pantheon and talk about the wacky early history of the Colonels, including their show dog mascot Ziggy and a publicity stunt involving jockey Penny Ann Early becoming the first woman to play in a pro men’s game, and discuss the dynamic backcourt of Darel Carrier and Louie Dampier, the original Splash Brothers who were early pioneers of 3-point shooting. We go through the key points of the team’s 1971 through 1976 seasons, the recruitment of University of Kentucky star Dan Issel, a surprise run to the Finals under Boston Celtics legend Frank Ramsey, adding premier big man Artis Gilmore and his giant Afro, storming to the greatest regular season in ABA history in 1972 but falling to an upstart New York Nets team led by Rick Barry, the infamous Wendell Ladner poster doing his best Burt Reynolds imitation, classic seven-game playoff battles with Billy Cunningham’s Carolina Cougars and interstate rival the Indiana Pacers in 1973 We also discuss new owner John Y. Brown putting his wife and a 10-woman board of directors in charge, the wonderful sayings of coach Babe McCarthy, how ahead of the times Hubie Brown was as a coach, the Colonels finally delivering under pressure and winning the 1975 title, how it took a bit of luck for them to do it, how the 1976 season went sour, a fight between Hubie Brown and Maurice Lucas, and why John Y. Brown decided to fold the team rather than try to get the Colonels into the ABA. Original airdate: 9/2/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The oddest NBA and ABA team owners and the wild stories of their ownership are the central topic on the latest episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast’s Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s. The 1970s were a wild time in professional basketball and nowhere is that more evident than the eccentric owners that ruled the decade. From penny-pinching MLB owners enacting mustache bonus to an ownership group drafting players by alphabetical order, the stories are hard to believe. In this episode, Jason and Rich discuss a number of wild NBA and ABA owners including Charlie Finley, Earl Foreman, John Y. Brown, Jack Kent Cooke, Franklin Mieuli and many more. Original airdate: 8/15/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.