LOL, I had forgotten he used to do that! No, he hasn't done that in years. It was kind of funny, though.
I think what impressed me the most about Bill was on 9/11. Rush wasn't due to be on that day because he was flying to an event somewhere, but after the planes hit, Rush WOULD HAVE gone on but for the fact that his plane was grounded at some weird airport where he had to literally take a cab for hours back to his studio.
The only major unaffected station was the L.A. flagship KFI, where Bill Handel had been on for 4 straight hours already doing a FANTASTIC and thorough coverage of the events. They put him on Rush. He did a MARVELOUS job, and it's not like anyone can rehearse or do show prep for 9/11. He did amazing reporting and in-depth backgrounds and got Rush on the air from his cell at one point. It was an award-deserving effort and I couldn't imagine anyone else doing that well when the chips weren't just down, they were exploded into dust.
Dan, when I lived in Elk Grove, I could get KFI on my car and home radio. Is there a station at 650 am now?