About Allan
What is your favorite spot in Connecticut?
Mystic/Stonington
How long have you worked for WEBE108? What was your first job here?
3-7pm every day since October 2019!
What makes your station/show great?
Quite simply…WEBE108 is *the* station for Fairfield County! Literally *everyone* knows us!
Favorite band or artist of all time?
David Bowie never fails to make the list
What is the best concert you’ve ever seen?
An unannounced pop up Jimmy Buffett concert
TV show or Movie that you think someone should know about?
Better Call Saul
If you didn’t do radio, what would you do?
Talking about TV shows online
A skill you wish you had but sadly don’t?
The ability to draw comics or cartoons
If you are on death row and you have a final meal. What is it?
A ribeye and some Kraft macaroni and cheese, with a Shamrock shake
Tell us one fun fact about yourself
I can – and do – use my feet to pick things up like a monkey does.
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WEBE Wellness
WEBE Wellness: Should We Really Try For 10,000 Steps Per Day?
Do you try to get 10,000 steps in every day? Many of us do – whether we use a Fitbit or check the steps on our phones. But is 10,000 still what we need? New research shows that it’s far fewer. The ideal number of steps to aim for is between 6,000 and 8,000 each…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Do Cold Showers Give Health Benefits?
You’ve probably heard about ice baths – a lot of celebrities are swearing by cold water immersion to help with everything from inflammation to focus to exercise recovery. But these special baths are expensive and tough to utilize if you don’t have a lot of space. So will a cold shower do the same? Experts…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: How Much Exercise Do We Really Need Each Week?
You know you should exercise to keep healthy, but how much should you exercise? Not to become a competitive athlete, but to live a longer, healthier life? A new study reveals we need 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week – that’s 2 and a half hours. But if you don’t have the time, 75…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Best Day To Take Off Work
Sometimes you just need to take a day off from work – but what day should you take. How about tomorrow? Specifically, Wednesdays are the best day to take a day off. And this is directly from a college professor of time and communication. The reason is it splits up our routine evenly – generally,…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Happiness Is A New Hobby
If you’re looking to add some happiness into your life, find a new hobby. A new study shows it helps, especially as we age. Researchers found those with hobbies tend to be happier, less depressed, and more satisfied with their lives, and they stay sharper mentally. The study looked at nearly 100,000 people across three…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Avoid These Weekend Mistakes
It’s finally the weekend! And you want to have a good time and relax, but there’s a few things to avoid doing this weekend so you don’t screw up the next week. Sleeping in may sound wonderful, but big variations in your sleep times leads to greater fatigue overall. An hour or two is fine,…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Why Adults Should Take Up Skateboarding
If you happen to go by a skatepark and see among all the kids a middle-aged person riding a skateboard, if you said to yourself “that’s someone having a mid-life crisis,” you’ll probably be right. Researchers are now recommending skateboarding for those in their 40s and 50s who may be struggling with depression, substance abuse…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Is Hitting Snooze A Bad Thing?
Have you heard before it’s bad to keep hitting the snooze button on your alarm? Well don’t let it stress you out – it turns out it’s not a bad thing after all! Researchers did a study where half of the sleepers hit the snooze repeatedly for 30 minutes, the other half had their alarm…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: The Trick To Making A Pill Work Faster
No one wants to have to take medicine, but when we do, we want it to work fast. And there’s a trick you can do with your own body to have it kick in faster. Lie down on your right side. A study at Johns Hopkins figured out that it hits your blood stream more…… Continue Reading
WEBE Wellness: Beat Work Burnout
If you’ve totally burned out by work and you can’t take a vacation or if a different job isn’t a possibility, there are some things you can do to beat work burnout: First, recognize that your burned out – not just tired – be on the lookout for headaches, gastrointestinal issues, or restlessness when you…… Continue Reading