The Average Guys TV Show

The Average Guys TV Show is a series program on Charter Communications public-access television (PACT-TV) Channel 180 in Duluth, Minnesota, produced by Kenny Kalligher and Jon Donahue. An unscripted hour-long sports talk program that began in Donahue's basement with the first taping on December 12th 1998 airing on Christmas Day of that year. Throughout the years the show was taped at a variety of locations mostly in the PACT-TV studio alternate sites included, Kenny's home, local bars and sports venue's and one time in a car with Pat Christner ( a viewer who became a part of the program while he was in high school) operating the camera from the back seat while Kenny drove the car around town. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in August 2012 Donahue was able to resume taping on the one-year anniversary of his diagnosis and one final time in September 2013 however, after taping 576 episodes Donahue was unable to continue. Jon Donahue died on September 13th 2014 after a two-year battle with brain cancer. PACT-TV still airs reruns in a two-hour time slot Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 10am-Noon & 3-5pm. Interviews over the years have included Bill Walton, Brett Hull, Bert Blyleven and Dennis Miller.