Here's the audio of the first part of Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott's infamous "Perverts" segment with JED on Friday, September 23, 2011. McDermott was upset about comments that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made about northwest Indiana in Daniels' book - Keeping the Republic.

Here's audio of the second part of Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott's infamous "Perverts" segment with JED on Friday, September 23, 2011. McDermott was upset about comments that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made about northwest Indiana in Daniels' book - Keeping the Republic.

Here's the audio of the third part of Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott's infamous "Perverts" segment with JED on Friday, September 23, 2011. McDermott was upset about comments that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made about northwest Indiana in Daniels' book - Keeping the Republic.

Here's a highlight audio of when Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. teed off on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels for comments about northwest Indiana in Daniels' new book, "Keeping the Republic - Saving America by Trusting Americans." These are cuts from the mayor's show on "JED in the Region" hosted by Jim Dedelow on Friday, September 23, 2011. You can also watch the video of this at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szgH2MWUk-c

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announces to the Region a new CN facility in Gary. In this clip, the governor also tells JED that Indiana is business-friendly and that we're not shy about attracting businesses from tax-heavy Illinois.

Lake County Surveyor George Van Till takes on a couple of aggressive callers and tells JED that Munster Town councilman Mike Mellon has a conflict of interest when it comes to the Little Calumet river. July, 2011.

Munster Town Councilman Mike Mellon tells JED that Gary's decision about a conservancy district is a "defining moment" in northwest Indiana. July, 2011.

Callers and JED talk racism pertaining to Gary's decision about the Little Calumet and comments by North Township Trustee Frank Mrvan the Third.

On Friday, July 22, 2011, in what many considered a surprise, the Indiana Department of Education took East Chicago Central off probation. Jeanie Dedelow and JED interviewed Harding soon after the decision.

Munster's Brett Wilson starred at the University of Illinois and had a brief NFL career. But he played semi-pro football until he was 46-years-old and for that he was inducted in June the football Hall of Fame in Canton. Alexis and JED talk about it and takes a call from Wilson's wife, Lisa.