Paul and Young Ron Show
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| The Paul & Young Ron Show | |
| Genre | Comedy, Talk |
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| Running time | 5 hours |
| Country |  United States |
| Home station | WBGG |
| Starring | Paul Castronovo Ron Brewer Steve Branzig Toast OMG Mike Dave Lamont Sharp Dressed John |
| Air dates | to date |
| Website http://www.paulandyoungron.com |
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The Paul & Young Ron Show is a comedy radio program established by Paul Castronovo and Ron "Young Ron" Brewer, broadcast on WBGG in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and WKGR in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The program is on live from 6:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Monday to Friday, with WBGG playing the Paul & Young Ron Rewind, a condensed version of the first two hours, at 11:00 AM until noon.
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[edit] History
Paul Castronovo and Ron Brewer began their morning show on WSHE, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. They then moved to WZTA, Miami Beach. The show moved in 2004 to WBGG, Ft. Lauderdale, where they seem to have found a permanent home. In late 2007, the show began simulcasting on West Palm Beach's WKGR[1][2], although the Paul & Young Ron Rewind is still only played on WBGG. WKGR broadcasts a Paul and Young Ron Hectic Moment from that day's show each weekday at 5:00 PM, prior to their long music marathon known as the "traffic jam."
The style of the show has always been a comedy show, in the morning zoo format. They are known for performing outrageous stunts around the Broward County/Miami-Dade County area. The Paul & Young Ron Show has hosted many social events for their listeners including several with the name "Social on the Intracoastal," which typically take place at a venue along the Intracoastal Waterway.
Although Paul Castronovo and Ron Brewer have always been a part of their show, they have had many other members of their cast since the show's inception.
[edit] You Can't Win
[edit] What is it?
You Can't Win is a contest played on the show daily. It consists of having show listeners call in and answer six very difficult questions to ultimately win a whole bunch of prizes. The way it works is that on the first day the first question is answered. If the question is answered correctly the next question is asked. If the caller answers incorrectly they are given a consolation prize, usually a DVD or concert tickets, and the game is over for the day. The next day the process is repeated. The contest continues until all six questions have been answered. Certain rules exist, including: if the contest goes over a calendar year, a hint is given. Other hints may be given at Paul and Ron's discretion.
[edit] Season 12
Season 12 of You Can't Win began on February 18, 2008, and will be played at 7:45 AM daily until all 6 questions are answered correctly.
[edit] Prizes
The prizes for Season 12 are:[3]
- 2 year lease on a brand new Honda Civic from Rick Case Honda.
- Royal Carribean Cruise for two to Alaska with round trip airfare.
- Yamaha VX-110 Waverunner from Motorsports of Ft. Lauderdale.
- Laptop and multifunction printer/fax/scanner/copier from Saxon Business Systems.
- $2,000 in cash from EF Tire & Auto Repair.
- 6-pack of Landshark Beer for every day there isn't a winner.
[edit] Questions
The following are the You Can't Win Season 12 questions as they become available. The answers will not be posted so as to maintain the integrity of the contest.
- "What costs $5 for city residents and $10 for non-residents?" (answered on March 19, 2008)
- "What happens on April 17th, 2011?" (answered on March 21, 2008)
- "Where is a 'February Suntan' a selling point?" (answered on April 28, 2008)
- "What two things do Paul Castronovo and Winston Churchill have in common?"
[edit] Controversy
On the morning of March 24, 2008 Paul Castronovo mentioned how he was upset about the fact that question 2 had been answered too quickly, stating that he thought there had been cheating going on. His quote was "There's something rotten in Denmark..." referring to haveahectic.com, the Unofficial Paul and Young Ron Tribute Site, owner Soren's visit to the WBGG studio. Soren had been accompanied by haveahectic.com site member Doug, who also happened to have been the person to answer question 2. Paul accused Doug of taking a picture of the You Can't Win questions and answers while he was in the studio. Both Doug and Soren were proven innocent of all accusations when haveahectic.com member Ben, called in and explained how he found the answer, yet the controversy spanned a couple of days on the show.
[edit] Food drive
The Paul & Young Ron Show hold a yearly food drive around Christmas to benefit the Daily Bread Food Bank.[4] They broadcast for 13 hours straight and feature local and national celebrities on the show, who sometimes make donations of their own. Listeners call in all day pledging money to the food bank, which is translated into pounds of food, approximately 9 pounds of food per dollar donated.
[edit] Streaming
The Paul & Young Ron show streams live on both WBGG's and WKGR's websites. WBGG's stream offers a pre-delayed version of the show that is permitted to air indecent material that would not be able to be aired due to FCC regulation.
