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Banjo Man, 'Woo Woo' Wickers and UConn Huskies superfans share their love of the game

Banjo man, a major 49ers fan won the right to sound the horn before the regular season game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers held January 1, 2017 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
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Banjo man, a major 49ers fan won the right to sound the horn before the regular season game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers held January 1, 2017 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.

Chicago Cubs superfan, Ronnie “Woo Woo“ Wickers (below) says, “It’s not a ballgame if they don’t see me or hear me!”

That sentiment applies to all of our guests on this show! Including Ronnie, 49ers fan, Banjo Man, and Bob Labonne, who is a massive fan of the UConn Huskies women's basketball team!

Longtime Chicago Cubs fan Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers watches the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on April 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Longtime Chicago Cubs fan Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers watches the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on April 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.

GUESTS: 

  • Stacy Samuels aka Banjo Man: a 73-year-old fan of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s. He attends games with his signature propeller hat and banjo, and he has not missed a 49ers home game since 1983
  • Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers: an 82-year-old fan of the Chicago Cubs since 1949, known and celebrated for his chants in the stadium. His grandma brought him to his first game at Wrigley Field when he was eight years old
  • Bob LaBonne Sr (left): an 88-year-old fan of the UCONN women’s basketball team. He lost his UCONN hat with pins he had collected over decades while cheering on the team in Texas. He is joined by his son, Bob LaBonne Jr.

Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Meg Dalton, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
Meg Fitzgerald is the senior manager of projects and radio programming.
Robyn Doyon-Aitken is the Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk Shows
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, featuring conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions.