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The ButteCast with Bill Foley

Bill Foley

Let"s get to know some of the characters who make Butte, Montana the "Richest Hill on Earth."

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00:11:17

Tap ’er Light: Coxie turned Maloney’s into home

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/17

John Cox passed away last week at the age of 84.Those lucky enough to know the man we called “Coxie” are heartbroken. For more than 30 years, he tended bar at Maloney’s Bar in Uptown Butte.Like the song says, he was quick with a joke or a light of your smoke, back when you could still smoke inside a bar.No matter your mood, walking through the doors of Maloney’s and seeing Coxie’s smiling face made everything better. He was a comforting voice in a world that can be anything but.A bar is not just a

01:05:42

Episode 332: Russ Cleveland returns

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/17

In episode No. 316 of the ButteCast, we introduced you to Russ Cleveland, a candidate for Montana’s First Congressional District.Russ is a Stevensville native who is, among other things, the defensive coordinator for the St. Regis High School football team. He is also a candidate who will only accept donations from individual donors.Russ has been traveling around the western half of the state for nearly a year running a true grassroots campaign.He was in Butte last Tuesday night to participate in

01:07:44

No. 331: Nina G

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/14

Today’s guest comes to us from Alameda, California. Next week, she will be performing in the Mining City.Nina G and the Comedians with Disabilities Act will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at the Covellite Theatre in Uptown Butte. The show costs just $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Here’s some links to buy your tickets: March 21 Butte show; March 20 Missoula show.Nina is a comedian, international keynote speaker and author. She is known as the stuttering comedian who raises

01:14:03

No. 330: Brodie Kelly, Bryan Arntson

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/10

Butte Central’s boys’ basketball team and Butte High’s girls’ basketball team will be playing in State tournaments this week.Coach Brodie Kelly’s BC boys will play in the Class A State tournament in Great Falls. The Maroons will open the tournament at 10:30 a.m. Thursday against Billings Central, the No. 1 seed from the Eastern A.The Maroons are the No. 4 seed from the Western A after last week’s Western A Divisional tournament in Hamilton.Coach Bryan Arntson’s Bulldog girls’ squad will play in the

00:12:39

Tap ’er Light: Coach called the shot by ‘The Assassin’

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/10

Brooke Badovinac hit the biggest 3-pointer in the history of Montana Tech women’s basketball last Monday night.Before she caught the ball, her coach stood up and signaled a 3-pointer. He called the shot with confidence because he knows the player we call “The Assassin” better than anyone.His reaction also reminded me of one of my favorite people of all time — Steve Vezina.That is what today’s column is about. You can read it for yourself at

01:20:04

No. 329: Nick Gevock

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2026/03/05

The great move “Johnny Dangerously” is an all-time classic.One of my favorite lines in that 1984 Michael Keaton flick came from a newspaper headline shown in the move. The headline read: “Roman Moroni Deported To Sweden. Says He’s Not From There.”That is what I thought when I saw a bunch of knuckleheads (and some bots) tell my friend Nick Gevock to “go back to California.” They told him that because Nick had the audacity to speak up and say that the public had the right to have a seat at the table

01:24:36

No. 328: Tytan Rosencrans

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/04

If you went to school with Tytan Rosencrans, you already know he is funny. Even most of his teachers and principals will agree with that.If you did not go to school with Tytan, you can see just how funny he is Saturday night in the ballroom of the Thorton Building in Uptown Butte.The 2021 Butte High graduate is back in the Mining City to entertain his hometown. He is based out of Chicago, where he has been doing big things ever since he left Butte High. Tytan will have a show at 7 p.m. and one more

00:12:07

Tap ’er Light: We will never forget Hudson Luedtke

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/03/03

Hudson Luedtke will go down as one of the greatest Butte High Bulldogs of all time.When he entered Butte High, many of us knew him as Mickey Tuttle’s grandson. As Hudson enters the final stretch of his remarkable high school basketball career, Mickey, a star on Butte High’s last state title team in 1984, is now known as Hudson Luedtke’s grandpa. That is what today’s column is about. You can read it for yourself at

01:23:31

No. 327: Joe McClafferty

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/26

If you have been to a Montana Tech sporting event over the last couple of decades, then you know the work of Joe McClafferty.Even though it has been more than a decade since he moved on from his role as the director of athletics at Montana Tech, the impact he made there is still alive and well. He created Digger Vision, the giant Jumbotron at Alumni Coliseum that made the rest of the Frontier Conference extremely jealous.He was the man behind the original artificial turf on the Bob Green Field. He

01:18:41

Podcast No. 326: Brenda Wahler

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/24

Many of us Butte Rats think we know Marcus Daly, the famed Copper King whose likeness is immortalized in a statue that sits on top of West Park Street.Well, Brenda Wahler really knows Marcus Daly. She probably knows him as well as anybody currently alive, anyway.Brenda has written two books about Daly. Her first book, “Marcus Daly’s Road to Montana,” was released in 2023. Her next book, “Marcus Daly’s Montana Empires,” will hit the book shelves next Tuesday, March 3.Together, these are the first

00:10:23

Tap ’er Light: A ref bailed out by an honest player

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/24

The funny thing about refereeing high school basketball is that you can never feel too high or too low.There is a cosmic balance to it all. When you call a foul, one team applauds and one is upset. Even if it is an obvious call, someone on the side of the team the call goes against disagrees.They might not yell too much, but you can hear the reaction. So, you never get too high when you are an official. But there is so much good in the game, that you also never get too low. It really is a thing of

01:07:06

No. 325: LeRoy Lee

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/18

The 1980s were not an easy time for the Mining City.Things started to turn around late in the decade. But for the better part of the 80s, Butte was mired in an economic depression. After the mines closed, so many people were left unemployed or had to flee their hometown to find work somewhere else. My dad was one of the men who, when he was lucky, found work hundreds, if not thousands of miles from home. Other times, there was no work at all.During that time, two things reassured me that Butte’s

00:10:53

Tap ’er Light: Call to the Hall will be worth the wait

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/17

Last week was an exciting one for the Butte Sports Hall of Fame. We got to announce the 12 individuals and five teams being inducted this July 24-25 at the Butte Civic Center.That is when we get to see the excited reactions from the inductees and their families.Unfortunately, we also had to have some very hard conversations with family and friends of some worthy candidates who were not yet voted into the Hall of Fame. It makes the Butte Sports Hall of Fame announcements very bitter-sweet.However, we

01:28:11

No. 324: Ray Jay Johnson

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/13

Back in August of 2023, Butte Central basketball legend Ray Johnson appeared on episode No. 117 of the ButteCast with his lifelong buddy Steve Schulte.Today, Ray Jay is back for a solo appearance.In 2022, Ray Jay was inducted into the Butte Sports Hall of Fame. He is best known for his role on the 1978 Class A State championship Butte Central boys’ basketball team. Those Maroons beat Glendive 55-48 in the title game on March 11 at the Billings Metra.It was just the second loss of the season for

01:01:43

No. 323: Hall of Fame Class of 2026

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/12

Today we meet the Butte Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026.The class was introduced during a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Butte Civic Center. The event was broadcast live on KBOW’s Partyline, and this is a recording of the event.This year’s class is the 20th since the Hall of Fame began in 1987. It includes 12 individuals and five teams. The individuals are Brian Bolton, Bernie Brophy, Shirley Chesterfield-Stanton, Susie Hogart-Harrington, John Kovacich, Scott Paffhausen, Kevin

00:11:56

Tap 'er Light: Perhaps these angry sports fans should...

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/10

Thanks to some one-sided journalism and social media bickering, Anaconda has been unfairly betrayed as a racist community following the Anaconda-Arlee basketball games on Jan. 22.It is not fair that Anaconda is painted in such a light over an incident that involved a few immature adults and some students who do not speak for a school, let alone an entire community.Anaconda is not the bad guy in this story, and it is time that we stop painting it that way.That is what today’s column is about. You can

01:17:03

No. 322: Dylan Cook returns

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/04

Today, Butte High graduate Dylan Cook makes his second appearance on the ButteCast. This time he joins the show as a Pittsburgh Steeler.We all know Dylan’s story by now. He was a quarterback in high school and to start his college career at MSU-Northern. He transferred to the University of Montana, switched to the offensive line and became a starter.Dylan signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 NFL Draft. He spent a year with the Bucs before moving to

00:10:42

Tap ’er Light: Honor Fritz Daily by joining his fight

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/02/03

Not only was Fritz Daily one of the greatest icons in the history of the Mining City, he was our greatest fighter. He was a social and environmental justice warrior right up until he passed away at 80 last week.Butte will never be the same without Fritz. But it will also never be the same because of Fritz. He was the ultimate Butte guy who fought to make all our lives better. Fritz left an impact on all our lives.Now, it is time for us to honor the great man. We can do that by stepping up to the

00:45:46

No. 321: Tanner Huff

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/01/30

Tanner Huff is one of the best athletes to come out of Butte, America this century.He was a member of Butte High’s 2019 football team that advanced to the Class AA State championship game as a junior. As a senior, he won four gold medals at the Class AA State track meet in Missoula.On that beautiful May weekend in Missoula, Tanner won gold in the 100- and 200-meter races. He also ran a leg of Butte High’s championship relays as the Bulldogs captured the state title in the 400- and 1,600-meter

01:03:12

No. 320: Mac Coyne and Adam Haight

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2026/01/28

Today we are talking unions with Mac Coyne and Adam Haight.Mac, a Butte native, is a field agent for Laborers Local 1686. Adam is from California originally, but we like him anyway. He is the business manager for the local.Unions are the backbone of the economy. That probably goes even more for the Laborers Union, which is billed as the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing of the unions. It also works hard to protect its members.The Mining City was built on unions, and Butte is still a

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