Behind The Mic with Gary Stelly

We talk with Al Granger about his life in Orange, his life with cars and his long career in the car business.

Margaret Toal is back on BTM but this time the tables are turned and she interviews Gary.

Legendary Coach Al Barbre talks about his playing and coaching career.

Orange native Byron Chism is the owner of Bad Byron's Butt Rub, one of the most popular seasonings on the market for years.  Sales have topped $50 million.  We visit with Byron about his childhood in Orange and how he made Bad Byron's Butt Rub what it is today.

Had the privilege to interview former MLB All-Star Lance Berkman for a Boy Scouts event in Beaumont in front of an audience.  Thought we would share the conversation with our BTM listeners. 

We talk Orange history with Margaret Toal, longtime writer, historian.  We discuss sports, politics, crime and more!

If you lived in our area in the late 80's thru the early 2000's it was almost impossible not to have heard the name Shirley Q. Liquor.  You may not have known the name behind the voice, Chuck Knipp.   Before going "viral" was a term, Knipp's voice-overs on a cassette answering machine was the talk of the town.  That would lead him to a career of playing Shirley in public u...

Coach Mark Foreman is back with more stories that we think you'll find interesting whether you're a sports fan or not.

Korey Burris tells his story of surviving a suicide attempt and now he helps others who are thinking about it.  

Award winning fiddle player talks about his career.  He played for Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Paycheck, LeDoux and more, plus Astronauts in space!  

Larry Spears is in his last term as Mayor of Orange and we talked about a variety of topics.

The longtime WOS coach talks about the run in the 80's among other topics.

Serving as the District Attorney for Orange County the last 32 years, John Kimbrough retires with an impeccable record and many stories to tell.

Judge Gothia looks back at 2024 in Orange County and what's on the to-do list in 2025.

The former Yankee, Longhorn and Chief talks about his love of baseball, the people in his journey, and some great stories to go with it.

The country band Lonestar is appearing at the Lutcher Theater.  We visit with bandmember Dean Sams before their performance.

The former MLB pitcher, college All-American, and high school All-Stater talks about his incredible career and family.  

Take a trip down memory lane as Joey Robins spent seven years researching Tiger Sports in a book he calls Tiger Tales.

Jacobs is the mother of a son in prison.  She talks about that life in her book and offers help to those who may be in the same situation.  

We talk about Cornel's new book about WOS football.  You don't want to be on the other end of one of Coach T's stares, but you also don't want to miss what he has to say about football at WOS.

Gary, John and Allen tell stories from 20+ years together in the press box on Friday nights.  Some had to wait until we wrapped up our time together.