Swing And A Miss For Tim Kaine

I don’t know if anyone cares about VP debates at all- but with 2 horrific candidates running for president, it seemed like a great opportunity for the VP candidates to make a good impression- to give us a reason to root for either side. Well, Tim Kaine just handed that advantage right over to the…Continue Reading

Vin’s Humility Fueled 67 Years on Air By RALPH BAILEY

Vin’s Humility Fueled 67 Years on Air By RALPH BAILEY

My obsession with The Los Angeles Dodgers truly went into full effect in the Spring of 1972, when my father’s best friend, Sam Williams, took me and my best friend, Chris Williams, to The Cathedral. Clearly, the first sound that overwhelms the ear as you push through the turnstiles is the familiar melodic voice of…Continue Reading

Forty Niner Is No “Patriot” By RALPH BAILEY

Forty Niner Is No “Patriot” By RALPH BAILEY

Just when you think a topic has long died someone digs up the horse and starts pounding! To flip the script on something President Reagan used to say, Here we go, again. On more than one occasion in me nearly 20 years in radio some unscrupulous knucklehead will ask, ‘Why don’t you say something completely off…Continue Reading

Kothary Says Pneumonia Red Herring By RALPH BAILEY

Kothary Says Pneumonia Red Herring By RALPH BAILEY

You can fill what I know about medicine in my right ear. No, my left. And I’d be willing to say Dr. Hemmel Kothary, chief of staff of Dignity Health, Mercy Southwest, would probably say the same about his relationship with politics. But can’t we all agree that a physician of Kothary’s experience and stature makes a diagnosis…Continue Reading

The Weird World of Weed By RALPH BAILEY

The Weird World of Weed By RALPH BAILEY

What’s with the fickle finger of fate when it comes to Californians and the cheeba, or as it is more commonly referred: weed, Mary Jane, pot, Chronic, grass, ganga, refer, buds, skunk, blaze, herb and Maui Woo Wee. Just six years ago nearly 54 percent of you said no, no, no to making marijuana legal and now…Continue Reading

DAYTONA 500 GIVEAWAY

KERN Radio and LKQ Pick Your Part wants to send you on the trip of a lifetime… to The 2017 Daytona 500. You could win round trip air fare for 2 to Orlando, 3-nights in Daytona Beach and 2 tickets to the Daytona 500.   CLICK HERE TO ENTER Brought to you by: KERN Radio and Visit…Continue Reading

BC Book Store

We thought with the start of School at Bakersfield College there could be some students that might need a little bit of humankindness to start the school year. So we braved the long lines at the student book store and purchased a couple of gift cards to help some students purchase their text books. Any…Continue Reading

Valley Fever Walk

This humankindness was a bit more special and closer to home for us. As one of our own, Ralph Bailey, has been affected by Valley Fever. A few years back Mr. Bailey was hospitalized for about 2 weeks wondering if he would ever get out. He was diagnosed with Valley Fever and had gone through rigorous…Continue Reading

Donations for Valley Achievement Center

Sometimes the simplest of donations can go a long way. When we looked up the wish list for Valley Achievement Center we had no idea the joy it would bring to the people that attend the center. We had the pleasure of meeting one of many kids who frequent the facility and to see the…Continue Reading

Lunch for the Wild Land Fire Crew

As many of us know, or have seen on the news, it is fire season in California. It has been especially hot this summer and the fires having been blazing. So we decided to something for the hard working men and woman of The Wild Land Firefighters crew. Having just come off a fire we…Continue Reading

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CEO of the Open Door Network & Advocate to Christina Scrivner & her children, Lauren Skidmore sits down with Ralph Bailey to discuss the latest on the case against former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner & whats next for his family as this case continues to get delayed. KERN Radio · Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to…

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