Tracy McCray is a long time radio veteran who started in Rochester on KROC-FM in 1993. Her time on KROC-FM included co-hosting the Early Morning Show with James Rabe from 1997-2000. She also hosted The Tracy McCray Show on KROC-AM from 2000-2009. In addition to Y-105, she is also co-host and producer of Mayo Clinic Radio, which is heard on nearly 90 stations around the world. This girl likes to work in radio! She and her husband, Joel, round out their family with a couple of 'mini-me' clones.
Tracy McCray
Spend A Little Time Helping Others
Sure there are lists of things you could be doing this time of year: writing out Christmas cards, baking cookies, decorating, shopping...ARGH!! That sentence reminds me that I've got a lot to do!
But here's what you should do; make some time for helping others and I've got two options for you today...
Christmas Lights
The Staudts hung 10,000 purple lights and synchronized them to “Purple Rain” to honor the late musician. Mike Staudt told the Star Tribune, “We’ve always been casual Prince fans, but his passing really hit us. We regretted not taking advantage of having such an iconic star so close to us and never attended any of the shows or concerts at Paisley...
I Can’t Explain Why This Makes Me Laugh
Countless times over the years I have watched this video and laughed until there are tears in my eyes. They have performed it three or four times, but the original is still my favorite.
I don't understand it. But that's not going to stop me from sharing it with you OR from watching it five or six more times today...
Best Gingerbread Cookies
When it comes to declaring something to be the 'Best Tasting' anything, the truth of course, is that you'll never get everyone to agree on it. Maybe you prefer your grandma's version because she always took the time to decorate them so perfectly...
Hipsters Decorate For Xmas Too!
Last week I saw a posting of this fantastic decoration item and after cracking up every time I thought of it, I just had to share.
It's a hipster nativity set.
That's Mary and Joseph taking a selfie with baby Jesus,
wisemen on segways and the shepherd on his iphone...
My #1 Gift Suggestion
But you may be thinking "WAIT! Did I miss a list of Tracy's Top 5 Gift Suggestions?"
Fear not.
I'm starting this list at #1 so that you don't have to mess around and potentially MISS this great gift idea.
For three or four years in a row, I asked for a heated mattress pad for my Christmas gift, but my husband just wouldn't take the hint...
Doesn’t Smell Like Thanksgiving
Hopefully you are able to enjoy a relatively enjoyable Thanksgiving meal with your loved ones. Were you treated to real whipped cream on your pumpkin pie? THAT is true love indeed!
So now...what do you do with all the leftover turkey...
Cars 3
The great thing about being a parent is that you have a built in excuse to go to kids movies without looking like a weirdo.
Well, that and all the struggles and satisfaction that comes with procreation.
In 2006, Disney/Pixar released the movie Cars which was perfectly timSedto capture the attention of my kids who were born in 2002 and 2004...
Who Shot J.R.?
Let me paint a picture of days gone by for you.
Imagine there was a TV show you wanted to watch and in order to do so, you had to sit down and watch it WHEN IT WAS ON TV! There was no Netflix, no DVD's and even (at my house - we basically lived like cavemen) no VCR...
Sweater Weather
Sometimes there are stories that pop up on my radar that I'm not sure should be considered 'news worthy.' Last week, weather.com posted a map showing the temperature that each state's average citizen considers to be cold enough to pull on a sweater...