No. 360: Joe Wren

This is easily the most visual of the 360 episodes of the ButteCast.Today, KXLF legend and Anaconda native Joe Wren joined the show via Zoom from Mitchell Stadium in Anaconda.In addition to a great conversation, Joe provided us a bit of a tour of one of the greatest high school football stadiums in the state.Of course, you have to watch on YouTube to see that. (Check out a link at ButteCast.com.)A 1979 Anaconda High School graduate, Joe became a household name in these parts in the late 1980s and early 1990s as he became part of KXLF’s live newscast at 5:30 and 10 p.m. He brought a cocky, yet fun approach to the sports report.Joe brought us Chopper 4, which fooled a lot of people into thinking that KXLF really was flying him around in a helicopter to cover all the games in the area. The truth is that Joe had a handful of people screaming across the highways with cameras to bring us highlights.After leaving KXLF, Joe moved to a much bigger market in Salt Lake City. He did the news and sports. He even was part of a sports radio show in Salt Lake.He got to meet Michael Jordan, O.J. Simpson and Muhammad Ali. He also got a kiss from a largely popular woman during the Olympic Torch Run in 2002.Today, Joe is known as “Papa Joe.” He and his wife, Nancy, have four children and 14 grandchildren. And a decade or so after flatlining during a major heart attack, Joe is appreciating life more than ever.He clearly is appreciating the beauty of Mitchel Stadium and the Smelter City.Today’s episode of the ButteCast is presented by the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewelry Design Center⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Let Brian Toone and Co. be your jewelers for life. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timmontana.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more from Bill Foley, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ButteCast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.