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Smokin' Spirit Party

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 28 2008
Length: 20:09 This is the spirit party to end all spirit parties. Taking up four hangar bays, 6000 Employees, former Employees and friends attended this Smokin' Spirit Party to celebrate two Southwest legends Herb Kelleher and Colleen Barrett. read more

But It's Only 8,300 lbs. Each!

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 22 2008
Length: 21:32 This episode of Red Belly Radio was recorded at the Dallas Maintenance Center at our 6th annual, 2008 Southwest Airlines Pigskin Plane Pull—pulling one of our Boeing 737s with human power! It is all part of the event known as the Red River Rivalry. Photo of Jim from Maintenance on the Tug and the nose of the plane. read more

A Map, a Blindfold, and Some Darts

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 13 2008
Length 15:14 Have you ever wondered what things are considered when picking a new city? In this episode of Red Belly Radio, we hear Chairman, President, and CEO Gary Kelly announcing the newest Southwest Airlines destination ,and then I interview Nicholas Haan from our Schedule Planning department about how we pick new cities. To answer your obvious question, it does not involve a map, blindfold... read more

Will Golf For $10,000,000

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 08 2008
Length: 16:03 This episode is about the fall 2008 LUV Classic on Friday, October 10. I interview Barbara McDermott, executive director of the Dallas Ronald McDonald House and Lori Skinner an event specialist currently working on the LUV classic golf tournament. Over the years, Southwest Airlines, through the LUV Classic, has donated more than $9.5 million to multiple Ronald McDonald Houses and... read more

Lord of the Dance (Video)

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Oct 01 2008
Length 7:41 This episode of Red Belly Radio is about viral video, specifically YouTube and the interview with the man who's video has now crossed the 100 million view mark, Judson Laipply. read more