McGraw Milhaven
Stuttering since he began talking, McGraw Milhaven hasn't let that stop him. After five years of sports talk and news talk at KFAB in Omaha, McGraw Milhaven moved to St Louis and joined "The Voice of St Louis" KMOX. Shortly after leaving KMOX, Milhaven moved across town to the Big 550 KTRS.
Over the seven years in St Louis, his work with area charities and his nationally recognized talk talents have established McGraw Milhaven as a household name from the halls of the White House to kitchen tables all over the region.
He's interviewed everybody, and whether it's the news of the day, sports, entertainment, a dead opossum on his front yard, or missing a ceremonial first pitch due to oversleeping, Milhaven will have you at any given time, laughing, crying, screaming, wondering, and sometimes pondering, "Who in the world hired this guy?"
Talkers Magazine has named him one of the country's best talk show hosts, and the Missouri Senate has honored him for his exceptional amounts of time and energy bettering the lives of Missouri citizens. In 2006, The Riverfront Times named Milhaven the best AM personality in St Louis. In 2007, Alive Magazine came out with its "Hot List issue 130 things we love about St Louis" and named Milhaven the best talk show.
Milhaven's accomplishments are as lengthy as they are diverse, from broadcasting on the White House lawn, to being an embedded reporter with full access to the St. Louis Cardinals, from Super Bowls and Olympics, to air-to-air refueling missions on KC-135s with the Missouri National Guard, Milhaven not only tells the story, but brings you along for the experience. His trademark laugh, and vast knowledge of both history and current events keeps the audience on edge of their seats, and has them talking long after his show has ended.
On any given day, you can find him in the last row at "The Muny", behind the stage at "The Fox", eating a "McGraw" Concrete at Ted Drewes, keeping score at a Cardinals game, tailgating before a Rams game, running around Tower Grove Park, playing golf at WingHaven or Forest Park, or raising money for his favorite charities.
Milhaven can be seen on television as well. He hosted the Emmy nominated show, "Get Hooked on Health" and each night you can see him holding his own on Charter Communication's "Chalk Talk".
Hyperion, the publishing arm of Disney released, the much anticipated non-fiction book, "The Tender Bar" written by Pulitzer Prize winner, J.R. Moehringer. Milhaven and Moehringer are cousins, and the book chronicles their journey through childhood. "The Tender Bar" reached number four on the "New York Times Best Seller List" and has been optioned for a major motion picture.
He makes it a point to tell people he was not spoiled growing up with five sisters and cousin in a small town on Long Island, but they might tell you a different story. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned three varsity letters in baseball. |
