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The ButteCast with Bill Foley
Let's get to know some of the characters who make Butte, Montana the "Richest Hill on Earth."
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- The ButteCast with Bill Foley
Tap 'er Light: 'Life is a series of dogs'
George Carlin got it right. Life really is a series of dogs. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make…
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No. 175: Brittany Masters and Bradie Matt
Brittany Masters and Bradie Matt pour their heart and soul into Butte Cares. Lately, a lot of that hard work has gone into the Color Run, which will take place…
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No. 174: Scott Paffhausen
Scott Paffhausen played quarterback for the Butte High Bulldogs. He also played guard on the school's 1984 Class AA State championship basketball team. That…
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Tap 'er Light: In Butte, we remember champions
Decades later, we still remember Brad Williams game-winning shot in 1978 and those incredible 1984 Butte High and Butte Central boys' basketball teams. Today's…
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No. 173: Bryan Porch
Brian Porch is not from Butte. Of course, he has spent a ton of time in the Mining City running up and down the basketball court of the Butte Civic Center…
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No. 172: Bill Melvin
Since 2005 Bill Melvin has worked as the manager of the storied Butte Civic Center, which is the best sports arena in the state. Bill and the crew are in the…
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Tap 'er Light: Lee's shot was no accident
Butte High junior Tocher Lee hit a deep 3-pointer to send the Bulldogs to the Class AA State tournament. That shot was the product of lots of hard work…
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No. 171: Quinn Carter
Quinn (Peoples) Carter is one of the greatest basketball players in Butte Central and Mining City history. She helped lead the Maroons to the Class A State…
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Tap 'er Light Brodie Kelly
For the 18th time in 20 seasons, Brodie Kelly's Butte Central's boys' basketball team will play at the Class A State tournament. It's time to put Kelly in his…
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No. 170: Pauline DeBarathy
Pauline DeBarathy stole the show during the 2023 documentary "Resurrecting Holy Savior," a movie about the old neighborhoods of Meaderville and McQueen. Listen…
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Tap 'er Light Silver Bow Drive-In
Last week's ruling by the Butte-Silver Bow Zoning Board of Adjustments does not have to spell the end for the Silver Bow Drive-In. If we keep going to the…
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No. 169: Russ Hansen
They call him "Big Daddy." For more than a half a century, Russ Hansen has been running up and down basketball courts or shuffling around boxing rings as an…
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Tap 'er Light: Nobody does it better than Bruce
Longtime sportswriter Bruce Sayler will be inducted into the Butte Sports Hall of Fame this summer. It is a well-deserved honor for the soft-spoken scribe…
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No. 168: Pat Foley
Pat Foley coached the 1984 Butte High boys' basketball team to the Class AA State title. The Bulldogs beat Great Falls High 53-50 on St. Patrick's Day in…
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No. 167: Betty Merrifield
This July, Betty Merrifield will be inducted into the Butte Sports Hall of Fame. She will join the shrine a contributor, and that is such a fitting category…
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Tap 'er Light injured referees
Referees play hurt so young athletes can play games. Think about that next time you call them pathetic. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street…
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No. 166: Brandon Scown
Brandon Scown is now in the same role of his grandfather, the late Jim Scown. That is to say he is the president of the Northwest Little League. Brandon has…
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No. 165: Dr. Neil Rogers
Dr. Neil Rogers is 77 years old, and you can still find him playing noon basketball and working out at the Knights of Columbus. He retired a little more than a…
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Tap 'er Light Kevin Peoples
Butte Central graduate Kevin Peoples is now an assistant coach at LSU. So it looks like I have to cheer for the Tigers now. It won't be easy. Today's bonus…
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No. 164: Joe Antonietti
Before becoming a highly-successful basketball coach in Kalispell, Joe Antonietti was a basketball star at Butte Central in the late 1960s. Until Dougie…
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Tap 'er Light Mick Wonnacott
Mick Wonnacott passed away at the age of 49. While his death is tragic and heartbreaking, the memory of Mick will always make us smile. Today's bonus podcast…
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No. 163: Brian James Leech
Brian James Leech is the author of “The City That Ate Itself: Butte, Montana and Its Expanding Berkeley Pit.” That book tells the story of the Berkeley Pit…
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No. 162: Jorey Thatcher
Jorey Thatcher will be taking the plunge Saturday. That is the Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics. Click here to donate to the cause or show up…
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Tap 'er Light: Fraser MacDonald
Fraser MacDonald was a true Butte legend. He passed away at 88 on Jan. 6. As the dean of boys at Butte High School, Fraser was feared by many. He was loved and…
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No. 161: Christine (McGuinn) Nehls
If you take one thing away from this podcast, it is that it is OK to call for help. Call the Suicide and Crisis Helpline at 988 if you are in a dark place…
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No. 160: Butte Sports Hall of Fame
The Butte Sports Hall of Fame public forum was held Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the McQueen Club. Here it is in its entirety. Today's podcast is brought to you by…
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Tap 'er Light Chuck Morrell
The first time Paul Panisko interviewed Chuck Morrell, it was brutally hard. Then he became one of the best interviews around. Today's bonus podcast is brought…
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No. 159: Jim Michelotti
Nobody has done more to preserve history in the Mining City than Jim Michelotti. The McQueen native has been interviewed countless times for news stories…
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No. 158: Pat Prendergast
Pat Prendergast was the coach of the 1984 Class A State champion Butte Central boys' basketball team. That was part of a magical year in the Mining City. One…
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Tap ’er Light: Ed Skubitz
Ed “Skubie” Skubitz was a Montana Tech Orediggers super fan and one of the best guys you ever knew. Skubie passed away Dec. 16. He will be missed.
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No. 157: John McKee
John McKee is the owner of Headframe Spirits in Butte. Of course, he is so much more than that. Here is the story of my fellow member of the Butte High Class…
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Tap 'er Light Bulldogs and Maroons
When Butte High and Butte Central meets on the hardwood, great things usually follow. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street…
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No. 156: Bryan Arntson
For the past 15 years, Bryan Arntson has been the defensive coordinator for the Butte High football team. In 2012, he was part of the decision to move Bo…
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No. 155: Selina Pankovich
Selina Pankovich is the owner of Butte's iconic M&M. She bought it three and a half years before the fire on May 7, 2021. With the eyes of Butte Rats around…
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Tap 'er Light: Jim McMahon
As a kid, Jim McMahon was my hero. I loved everything about the outspoken and outrageous quarterback of the Chicago Bears. Last week, I received the best…
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No. 154: Dr. Bryan Mark
Dr. Bryan Mark is Butte's newest orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine. The Colorado native moved to Butte this fall, and he is now the team…
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No. 153: Silver Bow Drive-In
The Silver Bow Drive-In is a true treasure for the people of Butte and Southwest Montana. The drive-in has been open most summer nights since Mark and Holly…
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Tap 'er Light: All I want for Christmas
Any presents for me won’t break your bank. My presents cost no money at all, and they will not fit under any tree. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by…
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No. 152: Cassie Wick
Cassie Wick is working to make the lives easier for the people of Southwest Montana. For the past 14 years, Cassie has worked as an independent living…
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Tap 'er Light: Greenisms in Chicago
Montana Tech legend Bob Green hasn't coached in more than 13 years. Yet he was still the talk of Chicago radio last week. Today's bonus podcast is brought to…
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No. 151: Monica Tranel
Monica Tranel is once again taking on Rep. Ryan Zinke for Montana's first congressional seat. You won't see a snake in her ads this time around, but you will…
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No. 150: Kelci Thatcher and Kate Dennehy
Butte's East Middle School was recently recognized by ESPN as one of the top 40 inclusive schools in the country. That is because of the school's incredible…
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Tap 'er Light: Let the bands march on
Administrators at the University of Montana and Montana State University should be ashamed of themselves for hamstringing the bands. Today's bonus podcast is…
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Tap 'er Light: Saying goodbye to my best friend
Bandit was the best dog I ever even heard of. After 4,217 days of love, we had to say goodbye. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street…
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No. 149: Tim Norbeck
Tim Norbeck is the former principal at Butte Central Catholic High School and the superintendent in Boulder. He played football at BC and Carroll College and…
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No. 148: Chris Opie
Chris Opie was a legend at Butte High and Montana Tech. Not all of those stories you heard, however, were true. Listen in to hear Opie's side of the legend…
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Tap 'er Light Coach Peoples
We nearly lost Butte Central Coach Don Peoples Jr. a little more than a week ago. Luckily for all of us, we didn't. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by…
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No. 147: David Hutchins
David Hutchins is a biomimetic materials scientist, an environmental engineer, an educator and an assembler of rusty bits. He says he spends his free time…
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No. 146: Robin Jordan
Formerly known as Robin Taylor (aka "The Robinator"), she was the iconic voice of the Robinator on the Butte airwaves. Now she is a writer an editor for The…
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Tap 'er Light: Just say no to FTC and FTG
Do yourself a favor and don't buy any of that FTC or FTG garbage. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story…
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No. 145: Col. Amy Klima
On Sunday, Col. Amy Klimt because the first female commander to oversee the 17th Sustainment Bridge of the Nevada Army National Guard. She says she would…
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No. 144: Ryan Busse
Ryan Busse is a former firearms executive turned critic of the industry. He wrote a book to expose the problems that he could just no longer live with. The…
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Tap 'er Light: Veterans Day advice from young Tommy Mellott
When he was in seventh grade, Tommy Mellott wrote a great essay about veterans. Now that he is a star quarterback at Montana State, his advice is still top…
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No. 143: Ryan Hitchcock
Ryan Hitchcock is one of the best Butte athletes that you might not have heard about. He was an outstanding hockey player whose career ended in the minor…
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No. 142: Jim Norton
No, it's not that Jim Norton. This Jim Norton is a former long-time high school football official with lots of stories to tell. Today's podcast is brought to…
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Tap 'er Light: Elks Hoop Shoot
Sign up your child for Saturday's Elks Hoop Shoot. I promise, it will not be a waste of time. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street…
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Tap 'er Light: The City That Ate Itself
The book "The City That Ate Itself" by Brian James Leech should be required reading for Butte residence. The rest of the world should read it, too. Today's…
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No. 141: Ariel O'Neill
She is a ray of sunshine who just might punch in the face. For the first time in about five years, Ariel (Beck) O'Neill will be back in the ring. She will take…
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No. 140: Bill Andersen
They say some people have nine lives, like a cat. Well, Bill Andersen says he's on his third cat. Listen in as the commissioner for Butte-Silver Bow's District…
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Tap 'er Light: The torment of being a Bears fan
Being a fan of the Chicago Bears is a lot like being Charlie Brown tryin to kick the ball Lucy is holding. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park…