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Ben Davis Boys Basketball 2025/26, Fishers at Ben Davis 11-25-25
Last Wednesday at 3:39 AM

The #1 ranked Fishers Tigers, fresh off a State Runner-up finish last season, travels to Ben Davis to face Don Carlisle's 10th-ranked Giants. Tyler Stout and Brycen Hill have the call.


Benge Buzz 11-24-25
#4
Last Monday at 2:45 PM

In the fourth episode of the Benge Buzz for the 25/26 season, Coach Stan Benge and Host Brycen Hill recap Tuesday's massive win against Plainfield as well as Saturday's loss against Warren Central and preparations against Crispus Attucks


2025/2026 Ben Davis Girls Basketball, Ben Davis @ Warren Central 11-22-25
Last Saturday at 9:18 PM

The Ben Davis girls head to the Eastside to take on the Warren Central Warriors in the Giants' MIC opener for the season. Tyler Stout and Gary McGinnis call the action from Warrior Arena.


Voices of the Westside 11-21-25 Councillor Jared Evans
#15
11/21/2025

District 17 City-County Councillor Jared Evans joins the program to talk about a lot of the projects, proposals and things going on on the Westside of Indy. #WeAreWayne


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 11-21-25
#15
11/21/2025

On this episode of Briefings with Butts, Dr. Jeff Butts, the MSD of Wayne Township's Superintendent, shares important news and information about upcoming events and celebrates all the fantastic happenings in the MSD of Wayne Township this past week. During his interview segment, he highlights the Ben Davis Thanksgiving Food Drive with BD Senior Class Officers Kaylah Flowers and Faith Oluwamuyemi. 


2025/2026 Ben Davis Girls Basketball Plainfield @ Ben Davis 11-18-25
11/19/2025

The Battle of the Benges is back as Curt Benge and the Plainfield Quakers invade Ben Davis to take on Stan Benge and the Ben Davis Giants! Tyler Stout, Brycen Hill and Eli Tricker have the call.


Benge Buzz 11-17-25
#3
11/17/2025

In the third episode of the Benge Buzz for the 2025/2026 season, Coach Stan Benge and host Brycen Hill recap Saturday's heartbreaking lost against Brownsburg and discuss preparations for the Benge bowl on Tuesday against Plainfield and Saturday's game against Warren Central  


Ben Davis Girls Basketball 2025/2026 Ben Davis @ Brownsburg 11-15-25
11/15/2025

The Ben Davis Giants try to shake off an 0-2 start with a trip over to the 1-1 Brownsburg Bulldogs. Brycen Hill and Tyler Stout have the call.


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 11-14-25
#14
11/14/2025

On this episode of Briefings with Butts, Dr. Jeff Butts, the Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township has important information and updates about the great things happening in the MSD of Wayne Township. He sits down with Stephen Jackson, the Wayne Township Social Worker and Home School Liason, who shares more about our district's efforts to meet the needs of our school community this holiday season. 


Voices of the Westside 11-14-25 Thanksgiving Food Drive & Fall Musical
#14
11/14/2025

We have a supersized episode for you today as Ms. Melissa Edwards, Administrative Assistant to the Principal at Ben Davis High School, joins us to talk about one of her other hats as the organizer of the Ben Davis High School Thanksgiving Food Drive. After that, Mx. Benni Fraley is live and in studio with host Jon Easter to give you all the information about the Ben Davis High School Fall Musical, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which opens Friday, November 14 at 7:00 pm. There are other performances of the show this weekend on Saturday at 7:00 pm, and two...


Benge Buzz 11-10-25
#2
11/10/2025

In the second episode of the Benge Buzz for the 2025/2026 season, Coach Stan Benge and host Brycen Hill recap the results against Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern and discuss preparation's for Saturday's game against Brownsburg


Ben Davis Girls Basketball 2025/26, Hamilton Southeastern @ Ben Davis
11/08/2025

Ben Davis hosts #6 HSE with Tyler Stout and Brycen Hill on the call!


Voices of the Westside 11-7-25 Marion County Coroner Alfarena McGinty
#13
11/07/2025

Voices of the Westside returns after fall break. Our guest this week was the Marion County Coroner, Alfarena McGinty. She talked about aspects of her job, death investigation and her role in the constant battle against opioids and fentanyl. 


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 11-7-2025
#13
11/07/2025

On this 13th edition of Briefings with Butts for the 2025/2026 school year, Dr. Jeff Butts speaks with Shandy Brickler, the MSD of Wayne Township's Benefits Specialist, and Dr. Steve Samuel, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations, to help staff navigate the open enrollment process. Dr. Butts also has some news about what's happening in the district and upcoming events, too!


Ben Davis Girls Basketball 25-26, Ben Davis @ Fishers 11-4-25
11/05/2025

The Ben Davis girls basketball season tips off with a trip to Fishers. Tyler Stout and 2023 alum Maxwell Gillie have the call from the Tigers' Den.


Benge Buzz 11-3-25
#1
11/03/2025

In the first episode of the Benge Buzz for the 2025/2026 season, Coach Stan Benge and host Brycen Hill discuss the preparations for the season and preview Tuesday's game at Fishers.


Ben Davis Football 2025, Ben Davis @ Avon (Sectional) 10-31-25
11/01/2025

The Giants tangle with the Avon Orioles on Halloween Night! Brycen Hill and 2025 grad Ashten Oldham have the call from Avon!


Inside Ben Davis Football 10-28-25 Sectional Week vs. Avon
#11
10/28/2025

It's week #10 of the IHSAA football season and week 1 of the playoffs as Ben Davis prepares to take on Avon. We'll also wrap up the regular season and the record-setting performances for BD against North Central from the October 17 game. Inside Ben Davis Football is presented by Chuck Bear of eXp Realty!


Ben Davis Football 2025, North Central @ Ben Davis 10-17-25
10/18/2025

Ben Davis takes on the North Central Panthers to round out the 2025 regular season.


Voices of the Westside Extra: Visit Indiana CEO Amy Howell Interview
10/17/2025

If you don't want to hear Jon Easter ramble, here's the interview-only version of our Voices of the Westside show with Amy Howell, CEO of Visit Indiana. 


Voices of the Westside 10-17-25 Fall Break Travel with Visit Indiana's Amy Howell
#12
10/17/2025

CEO of Visit Indiana, Amy Howell, was our guest to discuss traveling around the state of Indiana in the autumn. She discusses some of the great events and travel ideas for the family. Host Jon Easter also shares travel tips and information from the CDC. More information on CDC tips for travel can be found here.


Just Yappin
#3
10/15/2025

Hey guys, its me Noah. So, some continuous listeners may be wondering where jace is at....well....He formally isn't going to be on anymore as he left our student run station. No beef or tense fights happened, he just lost his spark for radio. so I will now be running the Just Yappin show, so please bare with me as I get used to running this show. I hope yall have a great day and this was last weeks show. heh woops! I am the last yapper. (play the sad violin and press f (respect) in chat. lol, Gen...


Inside Ben Davis Football 10-14-25 "North Central Week"
#10
10/14/2025

On this edition of Inside Ben Davis Football, host Brycen Hill sits down with panelist Jon Easter and the head coach of the Ben Davis Giants, Russ Mann, to discuss the Giants win over Lawrence Central, 31-30. They also spend time talking about the playoff draw and the upcoming game on Friday against the improved North Central Panthers.


Alumni Day Megamix
10/14/2025

Thanks to everyone who made WBDG Alumni Day 2025 a smash!


Ben Davis Football 2025, Ben Davis @ Lawrence Central 10-10-25
10/11/2025

The Giants hit the road looking for their second win of the year. The opponent...Lawrence Central! Zion Brown and Brycen Hill have the call.


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 10-10-25
#12
10/10/2025

Briefings with Butts is back! It's the 12th episode of the 2025/2026 school year. On this edition, Dr. Jeff Butts, the current Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township, sits down with the newly-named next Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township (as of January 5, 2026), Dr. Shenia Suggs. Dr. Suggs currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources in Wayne Township. Dr. Butts also shares a variety of different events and amazing things happening in Wayne Township schools.


Voices of the Westside 10-10-25 Fmr. WBDG GM Dana Webb
#11
10/10/2025

Dana Webb, former WBDG General Manager, joins current WBDG General Manager, Jon Easter, on the program. Dana was here on day one of WBDG as a sophomore at Ben Davis High School. He then came back in 1973 to teach at Ben Davis leading the program until 1980.


Inside Ben Davis Football Week 8 "Lawrence Central Week"
#9
10/07/2025

On this episode, Brycen Hill, host of Inside Ben Davis Football, puts the 43-0 loss to Carmel to bed and previews the upcoming game against Lawrence Central with Coach Russ Mann and panelist Jon Easter.


Ben Davis Football 2025, Carmel @ Ben Davis 10-3-25
10/04/2025

#3 Carmel visits Giant Stadium to take on the Ben Davis Giants on Homecoming! Jacksen White, Micah Bault and Zack Wallen have the call.


Voices of the Westside 10-3-25 B&O Trail
#10
10/03/2025

The ribbon cutting for the B&O Trailhead in Wayne Township is Wednesday, October 8 at 4:00 pm at Chapel Rock Christian Church. On this episode of Voices of the Westside, Chapel Rock Pastor Casey Scott, Executive Director of Indy Gateway Lisa Bentley, President of the B&O Trail Association Jeff Smallwood and Dr. Jeff Butts, Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township, join host Jon Easter to discuss the trail, how it came about and the effect it is hoped to have on the Westside and our community. For more information, visit botrail.org. 


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 10-3-25
#11
10/03/2025

Dr. Jeff Butts is back with the 11th episode of Briefings with Butts of the 2025/2026 school year. Dr. Butts shares many great things happening on the Westside and in Wayne Township Schools. This week, the longest-tenured current principal in Wayne Township is his guest, Dan Wilson of Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center.


Inside Ben Davis Football 9-30-25 Week 7 "Carmel Week"
#8
09/30/2025

Only three games left in the 2025 regular season. This week, the Carmel Greyhounds come to the Westside to face the Ben Davis Giants. Carmel is ranked third in the state with Coach Kevin Wright back at the the helm. Coach Russ Mann talks about the 'Hounds and the 48-19 loss to the Lawrence North Wildcats, another top five Indiana team on Friday. Brycen Hill hosts with Jon Easter on the panel. Inside Ben Davis Football is presented by Chuck Bear of eXp Realty.


Ben Davis Football 2025, Ben Davis @ Lawrence North 9-26-25
09/27/2025

In need of a win, the Ben Davis Giants travel to the Northeastside to take on the Lawrence North Wildcats. The Wildcats are trying to stay in first place in the MIC. 2025 Alum Brody West returns along with Parker Moore calling his first game!


Voices of the Westside 9-26-25 Indiana Latino Institute
#9
09/26/2025

It's Hispanic Heritage Month and we welcome back the Indiana Latino Institute. Our guests are Dr. Danny Mendez, Senior Director of Education Policy, and Brenda Gutierrez, a Ben Davis University High School Alumna and Education Specialist for ILI. They discuss a wide variety of topics, programming and services the Indiana Latino Institute provides to Hoosiers.


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts
#10
09/26/2025

On this episode of Briefings with Butts, Dr. Jeff Butts, Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township, sits down with Ben Davis Alumna and first-year teacher, Aubrey Fain. Dr. Butts also celebrates the great things going on in Wayne Township Schools and shares upcoming events as well.


Inside Ben Davis Football Week 6 Lawrence North Week
#7
09/23/2025

Season 34 of Inside Ben Davis Football rolls on with Coach Russ Mann. Host Brycen Hill asks some great questions about dealing with the weather. Coach talks about the loss in the 101st Circle City Showdown to Warren and previews the game on Friday with Lawrence North. Inside Ben Davis Football is presented by Chuck Bear of eXp Realty.


Ben Davis Football 2025, Warren Central @ Ben Davis 9-19-25
09/20/2025

The Giants football squad takes on Warren Central in the 101st Circle City Showdown! 


Voices of the Westside 9-19-25 Lion Ken Faulkner and the Clermont Lions Club
#8
09/19/2025

On this episode of Voices of the Westside, we highlight the Lions Club and all it does around the world to serve. Our guest is Lion Ken Faulkner, a member of the Clermont Lions Club and Past District Governor of District 25F, to discuss the Clermont Lions Club Festival from 11 am to 3 pm and the 70th Clermont Lions Club Rodeo which takes place at 7:30 pm on September 20 at Lions Club Park in Clermont.


Briefings with Butts with Dr. Jeff Butts 9-19-25
#9
09/19/2025

On this ninth edition of Briefings with Butts for the 2025/2026 school year, Dr. Jeff Butts, Superintendent of the MSD of Wayne Township, shares information about what's happening in Wayne Township and Wayne Township Schools over the past week. He also previews upcoming events and speaks with Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, Dr. Steve Samuel, and Jordyn Schwerin, Senior Program Manager with KinetiqHealth about the Samaritan Fund, a new benefit that has potential to help Wayne Township Schools employees.


Inside Ben Davis Football 9-16-25 Warren Central Week
#6
09/16/2025

It's "Warren Week" on the Westside as the Warren Central Warriors come calling for another edition of the "Circle City Showdown". Coach Russ Mann talks about the Giants 63-35 loss to Center Grove as well as previews the 101st meeting of the Warriors and the Giants! Inside Ben Davis Football is presented by Chuck Bear of eXp Realty!