About Me
Jon Donahue and Ken Kalligher have been talking sports, music, and even local politics every week since the very first episode 9 years ago on Charter Communications/Public Access Community Television, (PACT-TV) in Duluth, Minnesota. *See blog for TV schedule.In the summer of 1998 Jon Donahue, aka Jonny D asked long time friend Ken Kalligher, aka Kenny K if he'd be interested in starting a TV show called "The Average Guys"..."Two average guys just sittin' around talking about sports, in my basement". "No" Kenny said, but Jon was convincing enough because Kenny always thought about getting involved with Public Access but wasn't sure what it was he wanted to produce. After they completed the intro course at PACT Jon and Ken along with Jon's sister Kelly set a date, Saturday afternoon December 12th 1998, in Jonny D's basement the first episode was taped, it took 45 minutes, Kenny brought along a previous christmas gift from his mother, the "1998 World Almanac and Book of Facts", Jon chose to refer to the sports page of that day, he even lit up a cigarette, not once, twice. He stopped smoking on the program after hearing from his mother to..."Quit smoking on TV". It wasn't long and soon they were on their way to TV stardom in the Duluth-Superior market. Along the way Jon and Ken were named PACT's "1999 Rookies of the Year" and in 2000 "Members of the Year". The Duluth News-Tribune featured them with a front-page story and photograph in August of 1999. They were also featured in two other local publications, the Duluth Budgeteer and Twin Ports People. Today Jon & Ken tape the program at PACT using the studio equipment, often you'll see them at local sporting events and from time to time as media guests of our pro-sports teams. Some past guest's on the program include...Paul Molitor, Sean Hill, Dennis Miller, Junior Lessard, Doug Swingley, Dan Gladden, Tom Hansen, Dick Cristman, "Dirty" Al Gallagher, Bill Walton, Scott Sandelin, Bert Blyleven, Ron Kittle, Jay Johnstone, Rick Rickert, Wally Shaver, Kevin Pates, Jason Manning, Brett Hull, and many others.
