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A year after his passing, ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Bill Mack lives on in readers’ memories
Though he never met Mack, reader Ralph Hudson surmised the radio legend might have been "my best friend." Other memories of the 'Midnight Cowboy' here, including former Overdrive editor Max Heine's remembrance at the time of his passing one year ago.
August 11, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Chrome and Steel Radio’s relaunch as an entertainment platform with trucking at its heart
23-year-old web designer David Coleman and a 51-year-old singing trucker Bill Weaver have pooled their resources to acquire and relaunch Chrome and Steel Radio (ChromeandSteelRadio.com), a web-based entertainment venue dedicated to the transportation industry.
January 2, 2019
Channel 19
Bill Mack still in ‘friendly negotiations’ over return to SiriusXM
The latest on Bill Mack’s plans for getting back in the saddle as the Midnight Cowboy on overnight radio.
July 10, 2012
Overdrive Extra
UPDATE: Bill Mack not back yet
The day after we published the following look-back through some of the videos we’ve done with trucking radio legend Bill Mack, SiriusXM ran this July 2 update on the status of Mack’s reported return as overnight D.J. on the Willie’s Roadhouse channel — as some of you commented on our Facebook page, quite rightly, he […]
July 10, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack back in the saddle
If you haven’t heard, the trucking radio giant is back on overnight radio via Willie’s Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 56, broadcasting Sunday through Friday in the midnight-3 a.m. Eastern time slot. A couple of years back, Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine interviewed Mack leading into Overdrive‘s 50th anniversary coverage. Check out the two vids below, a […]
July 1, 2012
Channel 19
Updating the top 10 trucking songs of all time
Ten years ago, we asked, you told, then voted. Here are those results. Likewise a call to action: What song would you nominate, either on this list or not, for the No. 1 trucking song of all time today? Drop us a comment toward an updated top 10 for 2021!
August 4, 2011
Voices
Roadside Attractions
A live necklace, a chance to win a flatbed, a heroic trucker, striking truck drivers in South Africa and record cargo theft are among the trucking issues featured.
April 3, 2011
Business
Overdrive 50th Anniversary
Disc jockeys have entertained, informed and consoled truckers on lonely long-haul runs.
April 3, 2011
Overdrive Extra
When the Midnight Cowboy changed his name
Renowned trucking DJ Bill Mack hadn’t planned on being a liaison between spouses when he went on the air decades ago, but he learned that when you open the phone line for truckers and their families, you never know what to expect.
October 25, 2010
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