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Celebrate: It’s ‘National Bologna Day’ Today

It doesn’t happen very often, but if you like bologna, now’s the time to celebrate because it’s “National Bologna Day” today! Clearly it’s a day that a lot of listeners…

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It doesn't happen very often, but if you like bologna, now's the time to celebrate because it's "National Bologna Day" today! Clearly it's a day that a lot of listeners take seriously according to the texts that came in on The Mike & Carla Morning Show this morning!

According to an article that came out a few years ago, published by Eater, it dates back the meat all the way back to 1661 and gives credit to the German immigrants for bringing it to the United States while they settled in the Midwest, Appalachian Mountain region and in Pennsylvania.

Bologna was one of the more accessible meats dating back to the early 20th century. It was found to be a favorite back then for a few reasons, it kept well, and during the Great Depression and during war time, it was cheap to buy and easy to ration.

Same holds true growing up as a kid who's mom always made one for school lunches...think about it, especially if you had a big family. It was cheap, the kids loved it, especially with mustard or a slice of cheese! Throw in some chips and you have a 5 Star home-made lunch! Now how it's made and what it's made of...well, that's a topic for another day! Like the sausage, you love it, but you just don't want to know how it's made. Shhhhhh!

Mike O'Brian even mentioned that his nephew, already in his early 50's, still a huge fan of bologna and makes the grocery list every month! So let's set aside October 24th, head over to the deli, have the butcher slice up some bologna and sandwiches for everyone. If not, then just go over to the lunch meat section and grab a package of it and when enjoying this mysterious meat we celebrate!

So, enjoy the "Bologna" segment from this morning and since we all know the one "bologna" song from the Oscar Mayer commercial back in the mid 70s that everyone still sings, how about a song about "bologna" from country music legend Alan Jackson!

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Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.