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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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00:10:00

Tap 'er Light: ButteCast turns a year

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/19

It was actually a year ago last Tuesday that the ButteCast turned a year old. It's not to late to celebrate. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:39:43

No. 130: Evan Barrett

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/15

Evan Barrett is a Red Lodge native who came to Butte in 1979 because his boss, Sen. John Melcher, made him. Several years later, he decided to stay, even though Sen. Melcher wanted him to leave. For more than half a century, Barrett has been a man behind so many great political leaders and policy in Butte and Montana. In addition to Melcher, he worked for U.S. Congressman Pat Williams, Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Don Peoples. For 18 years, he headed up economic development in Butte. He served a

01:37:47

No. 129: Dr. John Michelotti

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/13

Before he was the team doctor for Carroll College, Dr. John Michelotti made his mark on the world as a barber. During the 1985-86 basketball season, he gave Butte High teammate Bart Black his famous mohawk. Michelotti was a quarterback who sometimes played receiver for Butte High. He took third at State in the 800-meter race, and he won the prestigious Harry "Swede" Dahlberg Award as the outstanding boy athlete for the Bulldogs. He then went on to start four years on the Carroll College

00:08:47

Tap 'er Light Manuel Herrera

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/12

Manuel Herrera passed away last week at the age of 75. Manny, as his friends call him, will be sorely missed. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:44:50

No. 128: 1973 Butte Central offensive line

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/09

Barry Brophy, Mike Haggerty, Greg Markovich, Jerry “Buzz” Combo and Brian “Moose” Holland were the five senior offensive linemen for the 1973 Butte Central football team. That year, the Maroons went 10-0 as they ran the school's winning streak to 28 games and gave the school its third straight Class A State championship. Today's podcast is brought to. you by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go

01:31:18

No. 127: Kevin Petritz

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/07

Listen in as former Butte High athlete and coach Kevin Petritz opens up about his battles with depression and addiction. KP was an outstanding soccer player for Butte High. He was also a contributor for a boys' basketball team that, in 2011, came within two points of a berth in the Class AA State tournament. He coached soccer at MSU-Billings, where he also played, Butte High and Great Falls High. He was also a successful club coach. Here is a column KP wrote for Butte Sports in 2014. Today's

00:09:04

Tap 'er Light: Toxic fan page not worth the fight

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/05

If you are fighting with the guys on the Montana AA Prep Football page on Facebook, then you already lost. If they block you, though, consider that a win. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:48:01

No. 126: Robert Leipheimer

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/04

Robert Leipheimer is a 2018 graduate of Butte High School. He also earned a degree form Montana State University. He went from a 230-pound offensive lineman for the Bulldogs to a 165-pound Spartan Race champion. The soon-to-be 24-year old Butte man is the reigning North American champion. He will compete in the world completion again later this year. Today's podcast is brought to you by Casagranda's Steakhouse. Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park

02:03:55

No. 125: Curtis Smith

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/09/02

It's been more than 33 years since Curtis Smith played basketball for Butte High School. He is still mentioned all the time because he is one of the best players to ever suit up for the Bulldogs. He passed like Magic Johnson, though he'd rather you say it was like Larry Bird. Either way, Curtis was great. He played on Butte High's 1989 and 1990 teams, and the Bulldogs only lost three games in those two years. Unfortunately, two of them were championship games. He doesn't have that

01:37:29

No. 124: Greg Leetz

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/31

Greg "Peach" Leetz has been my friend for as long as I can remember. He is a veteran of the Northwest Little League, where he led the world in unnecessary Pete Rose slides, and the Navy. He graduated from Butte High and Montana Tech. He is in town to watch the Montana Tech-Carroll College football game Thursday night at Alumni Coliseum. Yesterday, I saw him in person for the first time in years, and we had a great time talking about the glory days, the Vu Villa, the fact that he was a

00:09:51

Tap 'er Light: The EPA and Centerville Ghost

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/29

The EPA is finally promising us some transparency when it comes to the cleanup of more than a century worth of mine waste in Butte. So far, we know the promises from the EPA have been as real as Butte's best ghost story. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:41:20

No. 123: Paul Panisko

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/25

Paul Panisko has a new gig at Montana Tech. That comes after 30 years on the radio, most of it at KBOW. He called football, basketball and softball games for most of those years, and he is as good as it gets. Montana Tech fans will be able to hear Panisko call home football and basketball games on the Orediggers' YouTube channel. Go to godiggers.com to find links to check them out. Today's podcast is brought to. you by ⁠Thriftway Super Stops⁠. Join the Thriftway Loyalty Club today and save

01:24:53

No. 122: Tawnya Murray

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/24

Tawnya Murray is a recovering addict who knows how methamphetamine can ruin a life. She knows what it is like to live on the streets, and she knows what it is like to lose everything, including her two children. Today, Tawnya is doing well, and she is looking to help others. Her story is one you do not want to miss. Today's podcast is brought to you by Casagranda's Steakhouse. Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For

01:15:05

No. 121: Jon McElroy

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/23

Jon McElroy won 118 games in 18 seasons as head football coach at Butte High School. Before that, he was a standout athlete and an All-State receiver on Butte High's 1964 state championship team. He played at Montana State before becoming a coach and teacher at his alma mater. Coach Mac was also the best chemistry teacher this side of Walter White. Today's podcast is presented by ⁠Lone Peak Physical Therapy. Call today and start feeling better as early as tomorrow. Intro music by Tim

00:09:21

Tap 'er Light: Preserving Leonard Field is a must

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/22

The stone walls around Leonard Field are crumbling, and the school is repairing them with what one Montana Tech alumnus called "modern trash." Where is the outrage from the historic preservation people? Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:39:37

No. 120: Brian Michelotti

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/19

Brian Michelotti is the fifth executive director of the Montana High School Association. Before that, he was a Carroll College Fighting Saint, a Butte High Bulldog, a West Junior High Buffalo and a McKinley Viking. Listen in as he talks about growing up in Butte, cheering for his sons as they play football for his former rival Montana Tech and some plans he has moving forward with the MHSA. Today's podcast is brought to. you by Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warrantee. Intro

01:35:16

No. 119: Matt Buckley

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/17

Matt Buckley was a teacher and a coach. He is a writer, poet, realtor and a cowboy. He was also one of the great Mining City athletes in his day. Buckley was part of Butte Central's back-to-back-to-back title run in football from 1971 through 1973. He received postseason honors on both sides of the ball at Carroll College. He was a 210-pound All-American defensive tackle for the Saints and an undefeated boxer at Carroll. He also just might be the most interesting man in the world. Today's

01:23:33

No. 118: Capt. Brant Bristol

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/16

Three months after suffering a sever injury in a fire in Butte, Capt. Brant Bristol is doing well and looking forward to being back on the job. Listen in as Capt. Bristol talks about being injured, the long road to recovery and much more. Today's podcast is brought to you by Casagranda's Steakhouse. Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

00:09:58

Tap 'er Light: Sometimes less really is more

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/15

The best scene in "A River Runs Through It" does not involve fly fishing. Today's bonus podcast is brought to you by Park Street Liquors. Make your story legendary. Opening music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.

01:42:52

No. 117: Ray Jay Johnson and Steve Schulte

The ButteCast with Bill Foley ·

2023/08/09

Ray Jay Johnson and Steve Schulte have been best friends since they were kids. They were also standouts playing for the Butte Central Maroons. Schulte is still BC's all-time leading rusher, and he is the only player to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the Butte High-Butte Central rivalry. Both were part of the 1978 Butte Central Class A State championship basketball team. While Schulte went to Carroll College to play football, Johnson played hoops at the College of Great Falls. He

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