Bill & Tony's Excellent Adventure
🎙️ Welcome to Bill & Tony’s Excellent Adventure! 🚀
Kansas City’s destination for Sports 🏆 | Music 🎸 | Entertainment 🎬 | Community ❤️
Hosted by Kansas City radio legend Tony Stevens and veteran sports writer Bill Althaus, we bring you great conversations with athletes, sports legends, musicians, entertainers, authors, community leaders and fascinating people from Kansas City and beyond.
⚾ 🏈⚽ From the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs to music, entertainment, local issues and the stories making headlines — we cover it all with personality, humor and plenty of opinions.
🔥 🎤 Watch our full podcast episodes PLUS standalone exclusive guest interviews featuring some of the biggest names and most interesting people in the region.
Now proud content partners with our local ABC affiliate KMBC Channel 9. Bill & Tony's Excellent Adventure is recorded at Studio 9 in Kansas City, MO.
For more than 40 years, Bill Althaus chronicled the athletes, coaches, and moments that shaped Kansas City sports. During his distinguished career with the Independence Examiner, he spent 25 seasons covering the Kansas City Royals while becoming one of the region's most respected journalists. His work earned induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, but Bill's greatest reputation has always been his ability to earn the trust of the people whose stories he tells. Today, he brings that same credibility, preparation, and passion for storytelling to every episode of Bill & Tony's Excellent Adventure.
For more than 40 years, Tony Stevens was one of the defining voices of country radio in Kansas City. As the longtime Music Director and on-air personality at 94.1 KFKF, he helped shape one of the region's most successful country music stations while becoming a familiar voice to generations of listeners. Recognized throughout the industry for his professionalism and lasting impact, Tony earned a nomination to the Country Radio Hall of Fame, a testament to a broadcasting career built on credibility, authenticity, and genuine connections. Though retired from radio, his passion for bringing people together through great conversations continues as co-host of Bill & Tony's Excellent Adventure, where his warmth, wit, and decades of broadcasting experience continue to shape every conversation.
HOSTS
Frank White- Legendary Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame 2nd baseman who later served as the Jackson County Executive in Missouri.
Bill Maas- former All-Pro defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. Former Fox Sports NFL analyst. Director of Real Estate Services for Block & Company Inc Realtors in Kansas City.
Bob Kendrick- President of The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. In-game narrator and historian for the popular Negro Leagues storylines in the MLB The Show vidoeo game.
Matt & Chrissy Stewart- Emmy Award-winning FOX 4 Kansas City anchor and author Matt Stewart and his wife Chrissy, a longtime Children’s Mercy dietitian, are a beloved Kansas City couple whose extraordinary love story and journey through two separate cancer diagnoses have inspired countless people.
Stefan Stokic- Head Coach of the Kansas City Comets and former Comets defender. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Stokic is a MISL champion who spent more than a decade playing professionally before transitioning to coaching.
Dr David Hairabedian- Critically acclaimed author, speaker and lead pastor. Author of Jet Ride to Hell, Journey to Freedom autobiography telling of his incredible tranformation. Founder of Virtual Church Media.
Jerry Cornelison- former professional fotball offensive tackle for the Dallas Texans and founding player of the Kansas City Chiefs and is recognized as the oldest living former Chiefs player.
John "Duke" Wathan- Legendary figure in the KC Royals organization having spent nearly 5 decades with the team as a player, manager, coach and broadcaster. He played his 10 yr career as a catcher for the Royals and was a key member of the 1985 World Series Championship team.
Noe Palma- Kansas City country music artist and longtime Kansas City firefighter. An Independence native and former frontman of the Broken Cowboys, Palma has built a successful career performing country and Southern rock throughout the Kansas City region and beyond.
Jon Robichaud- Kansas City photographer specializing in sports, music, dance, portraits and event photography. His work has captured everything from professional sports and performances to community events throughout the Kansas City area.
Lt. Col. Stuart "Scar" Sullivan- Retired U.S. Air Force Squadron Commander, decorated B2 Stealth Bomber pilot and founder of All-In Ministries.
Dale Carter- Program Director & on-air personality at KFKF 94.1 in Kansas City. Host of Dale Carter's America Podcast. County legislature candidate 5th district
John "The Ironman" Cantrell- undefeated professional heavyweight boxing champion and television new personality and entrepreneur.
John Unrein- Owner of Valley Sports Cards in Grain Valley, Missouri, and longtime sports card collector. Unrein and his wife opened the popular local card shop in 2024, specializing in sports cards and collectibles.
Dylan Worth- General Sales Manager for Outlaw Harley-Davidson in Blue Springs, MO. Organizer of The Graham Hoffman Memorial Ride.
Nick Restivo- Director of Ticket Sales for the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team. Key member of the teams from office, having been with the organization and its predecessor, the Kansas City T-Bones since December of 2014.
GUESTS
Bill Corum- former KC mob enforcer turned prison evangelist. Founder of Prison Power Ministries and Author of The Ultimate Pardon.
Tate Stevens- Country music artist who won the 2nd season of The X Factor in 2012 securing a $5 million recording contract RCA Record Nashville.
Rev. Sandra J Campbell- accomplished speaker, cofounder of Temple Toastmasters Club and a dynamic playwright and historical reenactor. Associate Minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza KCMO.
Grace Slaughter- former Grain Valley standout and current Mizzou Tigers leading scoring Basketball Guard.
Chad Vandegriffe & Rian Marques-
Chad Vandegriffe – Kansas City Comets defender and two-time MASL Defender of the Year. A Missouri native, Vandegriffe has established himself as one of the league’s top defensive players and led the MASL in blocks.
Rian Marques – Kansas City Comets forward and 2025-26 MASL MVP. The Brazilian-born standout joined the Comets in 2021 and has become one of the league’s premier offensive players.
Bryan Busby- Chief Meteorologist for KMBC 9 News in Kansas City and served as Chief Meteorologist for Chiefs Fox Football Radio Network. Currently on radio 980 and 98.1 FM in Kansas City. Principal timpanist for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, The Kinnor Philharmonic & The St Joseph Symphony.
Bobby Hines & Jason Stillwell- Founders of the community outreach movement YouMatter. Bobby is GM of Sandy’s Restaurant in Blue Springs, MO.
Mayor Kevin King- Current Mayor of Independence, MO who built his career as a union roofer and later serving as a business manager for Roofers Local 20.
Enzo DiPede- Former Kansas City Comets goalkeeper and indoor soccer legend. The Italian-born Canadian goalkeeper played for the original Comets from 1981–1986 and was a former MISL Goalkeeper of the Year.
Randy Birch- 35+ yr broadcasting veteran and former Woodlands race announcer. Author of Where Winning Happens. Owner and International host of Bigjackpotbetting.com
Brian McRae- former Kansas City Royals center fielder, local broadcaster, assistant coach for Park University Pirates and son of Royals legend and former manager Hal McRae.
Gary Jenkins- retired KCPD Intelligence Unit detective who specialized in investigating orginized crime. Known for his 13 yrs working on local mob cases and currently as a true-crime podcaster (Gangland Wire Crime Stories), author and documentary filmmaker.
Mike Ash- Singer/Songwriter and Worship Directo at the Church of the Resurrection. His songs have been featured in over 40 popular television show as well as the theme song for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Tony Miller- Jackson County Legislature 3rd district candidate. Attorney and law firm owner of Troppito Miller Griffin LLC. Former assistant prosecuting attorney Anti-Drug Unit in Independence, MO.
Lance Pollard- Grain Valley business owner, plumber and founder of iPlumb KC. He has served on the Grain Valley School Board and is a candidate for the Jackson County Legislature.
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