Jerry Bell Quotations

I believe there was a fear that damage would be done to the fire district if that were to happen, ... When you have a disruption in the continuity of the district like that, it's not good for the district and I think that's what they were thinking when they held the meeting to approve the contracts.

Frankly, it enters into the discussions on virtually every conversation we had with the sports commission, and we had to clear that way. People connect the dots, but I can't help that.

Jay has been valuable in the growth of KKZN not only on-air but because of his personal-appearance work.

looking out for the best interests of the district.

I think I'm going to have a good weekend. I feel pretty good right now.

That was offered by the Twins to prove that we were not just going to flip the team, build a new stadium, get a quick sale and get out. This takes it far beyond what was anticipated.

We'll maybe find out something there later this week.

Whether it means something or not, I don't know. It wasn't the only difference between the two.

We're overwhelmed by it. It was more votes than we expected.

There are problems, but the last chapter is far from over.

We've now have had three committee hearings on this bill in the past two legislative sessions, and all have passed with pretty good majorities. We've never experienced that before, so we're pretty optimistic.

We sort of felt this was a Waterloo issue in this committee.

The speaker of the House predicts it'll pass, and I'd like to believe the speaker.

After all of the various proposals that we have brought before you, we can't think of anything other than this that will get the job done.

Someone's going to have to tell us what's different politically, and if there's nothing different, there's no reason for optimism. We've been on a treadmill for 10 years. If nothing changes politically, the result will be the same.

Denver was part of a national trend. Talk-radio audience ratings were flat around the country.

Audiences and participation on talk radio during the 2004 election year really boomed, particularly among the 25-to-54 age group.

There were witnesses that reported there were children playing in the area, but we're still investigating,

There's always a chance since the final decision hasn't been made yet, ... But we do have the feeling that this thing might be slipping away.

It sends a signal to the Senate that the House is ready to do this the way it was proposed.

It was already on the ground when we got there,

Nothing was decided today at all, except we have to take another look at this and see if the dynamics can change somehow. It's obvious to anyone that the dynamics would have to change.

I love those Yankee Stadium monuments. My wife and I were out there last summer and walked around those monuments.

In the 10 years, we've testified in over 50 committees. I'm not sure there are many other efforts that have had that many committees to deal with.

I don't think the Arbitron numbers have peaked yet.

A lot of legislators have told me they want a vote on it. Some will vote no, but they want a vote on it.

And if they can place Bill's show, that takes heat off me, because people who like it can find it there.