I am originally from Los Angeles, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. In between I spent two years of my childhood in Montana. One in Great Falls and the other in Havre. My mom married a Canadian when I was 9, and we moved to Canada. Because the winters in Edmonton were too damn cold, I moved back to California once I was 21. My radio career has taken me to Casa Grande, Ariz., and to Palm Springs, Fresno and San Luis Obispo, Calif., and back to Edmonton, and Yakima. I play poker, basketball and flag football in my free time. My claim to fame is that my wife Monica is sisters with the former Miss El Salvador 1996, who came in sixth in that year's Miss Universe competition. Of course I think my wife is prettier than her sister! I also have a 12-year-old daughter named Noel who is in junior high and was the fifth-grade champion high jumper.
Andy Winford
The Rare Instance When The Refinery On The South Rim Looks Nice
No one, not even the refinery owners themselves, are going to claim that they add to the aesthetics of our city (their very positive contribution to our locally booming economy noted). However, every once in awhile, in just the right light at just the right angle just about anything can look beautiful...
Congressman Zinke Has A Unique Perspective On “American Sniper” But He Misstates A Key Fact About Iraq Withdrawl
Newly minted U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, knew Chris Kyle... the sniper who's Iraq War exploits are the subject of the blockbuster "American Sniper". In a recent interview Zinke talks about the toll exacted on soldiers who serve several tours of duty and how "normal" becomes serving in a war zone and not being here at home...
I Can’t Wait To Try A Dirty Vodka Martini Tonight At Doc Harpers
Downtown Billings is beginning to get its swagger on. In 2013 the newly renovated Northern Hotel opened creating a stylishly modern outpost in the middle of cowboy country. Now Doc Harper's Martini Bar is adding to the swanky feel of Broadway Avenue that had previously been the domain of great beer, karaoke and transients...
City Of Billings Public Works Director Says Residential Streets Have Been 90-95% Plowed… Really?
In an email to the Billings City Council Public Works Director Dave Mumford said 90-95% of Billings residential streets have "seen" the plow. Maybe he meant that a plow showed up somewhere on a fixed point along each street somewhere on its route because he couldn't have possible meant for instance that Clark Avenue just west of downtown had been plowed the entire length of that road...
Pro Football Pickem’ Challenge Regular Season Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Michael Ryan who was randomly chosen in our regular season grand prize drawing! He beat out 16 other weekly winners to score a 50" Vizio Flat Screen TV and a super cool Montana Griz Beer Fridge courtesy of Briggs Distributing and Miller Lite Retro...
This Is Why They Call Montana Big Sky Country
There are a lot of great things about the Treasure State such as wide open spaces, great fishing and hunting, clean air etc. However they don't call this Big Sky Country for nothing. As I was leaving the gym this morning I was stopped in my tracks by this amazing scene...
Billings Named A Top 10 Beer City Of 2014
Several months ago I wrote a blog about Billings being named one of the most livable cities in the United States according to the website Livability.com which ranked the Magic City #98. It now appears I found out what let us sneak into the Top 100...
Pigskin Pickem’ Pool Winner For Week 11
Congratulations to Kevin Myers who won Week 11 of the Pigskin Pickem' Pool. For his superior prognostication skills (presumably he picked the Rams over the Broncos... atta boy Kevin) he'll receive $20 in Fudd Bucks and a $20 Suds Hut Gift Certificate...
Baconfest Photo Gallery
Thanks to the nearly 2,000 people who came to Billings Baconfest on Saturday! We collected over a TON of food for The Billings Food Bank. Thanks to everyone who attended, our great vendors (many of whom served nearly 2,000 samples), our sponsors and the poor lady at the Bloody Mary bar...
Baconfest Award Recipients
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our awesome vendors who all highlighted the amazing taste of bacon in their unique ways. That said, here are the Baconfest Champions in the following categories:
Most Original: Chef Bill Jensen from the Billings Food Bank Fortin Culinary School for his Bacon Apple Pie
Best Sandwich: Goodes Bayou Grill for their Bacon-Onion Marmalade Crustini
Best Breakfa