Power 106's Big Boy Plans Big Change! Surgery Scheduled Next Week in Georgia.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2003 Power 106's (KPWR-FM, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ) Big Boy in the Morning is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure called the Duodenal Switch The Duodenal Switch (also known as Bilio-Pancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch or the DS) procedure is a weight loss surgery that alters the gastrointestinal tract with two approaches: a restrictive aspect and a malabsorptive aspect. on November 26 at the Advanced Obesity Surgery Obesity Surgery Definition Obesity surgery is an operation that reduces or bypasses the stomach or small intestine so that severely overweight people can achieve significant and permanent weight loss. Center in Woodstock, Georgia Woodstock is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,050 at the 2000 census.[3] Originally a stop on the Louisville & Nashville railroad line, Woodstock is now the tenth fastest growing suburb in the US with an estimated population of . Recently, Big Boy attended a movie when a man came up to him and said, "Hey Big, do you remember Ron Lester?" ("Varsity Blues"/"Not Another Teen Movie"). Big Boy thought the next thing the man was going to tell him is that Ron had died. Instead, Big Boy didn't even know that he was talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Ron and didn't recognize him. "Ron was already down over 300 pounds -- I couldn't believe it!" said Big Boy. When asked about his decision to undergo the surgery Big Boy said, "I've always been the big guy, the funny guy...but I've always been the unhealthy guy too. This is a life or death decision. I have a lot of years behind me, but I also have a lot of great years ahead of me. This is a serious situation that requires serious surgery." You can find out more about Big Boy's procedure by visiting http://www.advancedobesitysurgery.com. Big Boy's physician is Dr. Dennis C. Smith. You'll be able to hear about Big Boy's progress when he returns to work on December 8 and see a lot less of him as Power 106 tracks his progress on www.power106.fm. If you're wondering if Big Boy will still be Big Boy when there's a lot less of him, he smiles and says, "I'll always be Big Boy, I'll just be a much healthier Big Boy!" Big Boy can be heard on Power 106 (KPWR-FM 105.9) weekdays, 5:30am-10:00am. Big Boy will star in an upcoming series teaming with Darryl Quarles and McG for the as-yet-untitled TV series on the Fox network. For more information contact Dianna Jason or Jason Ryan at 818-953-4200. KPWR-FM/Power 106 is the #1-rated radio station in the Los Angeles market(a). KPWR/Power106 is owned and operated by Emmis Communications Emmis Communications (NASDAQ: EMMS) is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio and television stations and magazines in the United States, Belgium, Hungary and Slovakia. , a traded company on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on . (a) Arbitron Summer Book Ratings 2003 |
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