My name is Todd E. Lyons. On the radio you may know me as “Todd E. Lyons, Esquire.” I have been on the airwaves in Yakima since 1989 and look forward to it every day. I was born in Seattle, the son of a sharecropper. My family and I moved to the “Fruit Bowl of the Nation” when I was a wee lad of only 7. I spent my formative years in the West Valley of Yakima, indoctrinated in public school. I became keenly familiar with the “special” desk while attending Apple Valley Elementary. The teachers referred to it as the “isolation booth,” but I called it the “special desk.” Most of what I know today, however, can be credited to the “School of Hard Knocks.” I currently reside in East Valley with my lovely wife, Carrie, and our son, Drew. I am extremely fortunate to work on the very radio stations I grew up listening to. So much so that I not only was once a client, I became an employee! If you ever see me stumbling about this great valley of ours, please give me a shout. I would love to talk with you about rock music, sports, individual liberty or whatever spins your beanie!
Todd Lyons
What’s Worse? Crackima? Yaki-Vegas? Palm Springs of Washington?
We've heard them all. Nicknames said tongue-in-cheek and/or disparagingly, for Yakima. Is one worse than the other? Better?
Todd’s Take: I’m Now On the Crypto Currency Train – Are You?
Recently joined the "crypto revolution" and started investing in crypto currencies like Bitcoin.
Chester’s Chicken Coming to Moxee – Should I Be Excited?
Chester's Chicken is coming soon to the Moxee Market in East Valley.
Todd’s Take: Open Letter to Parents With Kids Struggling in School
it has become abundantly obvious to many parents that their children are genuinely struggling by virtue of being forced to stay home.
My son is one of them.
Washington Ranks in Bottom Half for Highest Property Tax
Benjamin Franklin, famously, once said that the only certaties in life were death and taxes. For some, more than others. Taxes, that is. Where does Washington state rate when it comes to property tax?
Yakima Pippins Need Host Families to House 2021 Baseball Players
Earlier today, the Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball club announced that they now actively trying to secure host families for their 2021 roster of college-aged players.
On This Date: I Watched a “Miracle” Occur From a Hospital Bed
It was 41 years ago today (Feb. 22, 1980) that a group of college kids took down the mighty Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War to deliver what is still believed by many to be the greatest moment in American sporting history and one of, if not the, greatest upset in the history of sport altogether. I distinctly remember it because I was lying in a hospital bed as a 9-year-old suffering from kidney failure.
Who is the G.O.A.T. According to Sports Fans in Washington State?
Who do we, in the state of Washington consider the Greatest of All-Time? According to the data compiled in this study of sports fans, none other than...
Just How COVID Safe Are We in Washington State?
Washingtonians are among the safest in the union when it comes to COVID-19. Here comes the science...
Todd & Timmy’s “Impossible” Question of the Day
Join Todd E. Lyons, Esquire and Timmy every weekday morning at 7:45 a.m. for "Today's Impossible Question".
Todd’s Take: Don’t Say This Dumbass Thing Today
Here's a little PSA for you: On Ash Wednesday, you do NOT want to be the guy who witlessly points out "Dude, you've got something on your forehead."
Yakima Police: Register Your Home Security Cam & Help Fight Crime
If you have a home security system that keeps an eye out for suspicious activity when you are not present or awake, the Yakima Police Department (YPD) is asking for your assistance in accessing your video surveillance to help them in preventing and solving criminal and suspicious activity.