Episode published: Friday 01/09/2026
Michael: Hi everyone, welcome to Every Day is Groundhog Day (Except for the Days When It's Not), the only podcast devoted to the holiday, Groundhog Day. I'm your host, Michael, from Countdown to Groundhog Day. Hope you enjoyed our last episode about Edwin Everhart's Groundhog Day album On Groundhog Day,and that you've checked out his music and his new mini album, Here Comes the Groundhog. For today's episode, we're talking about a groundhog who has been providing a Groundhog Day prediction for decades, Buckeye Chuck. Buckeye Chuck was given his name and declared the official groundhog of Ohio in the late 1970s. But the person who started the Buckeye Chuck tradition, Charlie Evers, was getting updates from a live groundhog near the radio station that he worked at for several years, even before that. In order to learn more about Chuck, I spoke to Paul James, who has been involved with the Buckeye Chuck Show since the 1990s and has been the host for many years. Hope you enjoy learning more about this powerful groundhog. Here's the interview.
Today, I'm speaking with Paul James. Paul is the host of the Buckeye Chuck Show and also works at iHeartMedia as an engineer in programming production support. Buckeye Chuck is the official groundhog of Ohio and has been providing predictions since at least the late 1970s for radio station WMRN in Marion, Ohio. So welcome, Paul. Thanks for speaking with me today.
Paul James: Hey, thanks for asking, Michael! I appreciate the time. It's always fun to sit down and chat for a few minutes about my buddy, Buckeye Chuck.
Michael: Okay, great. So, as with any tradition that's been going on for half a century or so, Buckeye Chuck's celebration has changed over the years. So, could we start with a little history of Buckeye Chuck and how it all began?
Paul James: Yeah, sure. Absolutely. Once again, thanks for the opportunity because Buckeye Chuck is Ohio's chief weather forecasting groundhog, and since 1979, the state of Ohio has recognized Buckeye Chuck as the state's official groundhog. But it started even before that. WMRN, which has been the Heritage AM radio station in Marion, Ohio, since 1940, 1490 since 1940. We had a host, a longtime, well-loved host, by the name of Charlie Evers. Charlie Evers did his show way back in the '70s, and if you're familiar with how radio was done in the '70s, Charlie was one of the absolute best, and was just an amazing human being, and cared so much about the community and things like that. But Charlie was also a very avid outdoorsman; he loved being outdoors. He loved everything associated with that. And he thought Groundhog Day, like many I know that tune into this show, he thought day was a wonderful opportunity to match a few of his loves and have some fun. So, back in the day, he used to, literally for his morning show, would go out in the fields, the trees, the woods, if you will, behind the radio station - and at one time it was a lot of woods behind the radio station, which is where we currently broadcast from, in the same property we've been at since 1940 - he went out and he befriended a groundhog in the woods. He would utilize that groundhog as part of his Groundhog Day celebrations every single year. People loved hearing Charlie's stories of the outdoors and wildlife, and everything that Charlie did. So, one year, he asked the local school children in the area if they would submit ideas to name this groundhog that he always used to refer to and utilize on Groundhog Day in Marion, Ohio, every year. Well, they kind of ran with it, with a lack of a better term. And they decided, the school children, decided that they were going to name this groundhog Buckeye Chuck. Well, Buckeye Chuck became kind of a thing. And then, we had, from Marion, a state representative by the name of Doc McClaskey, Walter McClaskey, Doc McClaskey, and he decided, you know what? Everybody in Marion loves Buckeye Chuck; he's becoming a thing, the school kids named him, you know, all this kind of jazz. So, he went to the General Assembly in Ohio and said, 'We need to designate Buckeye Chuck as Ohio's official weather forecasting groundhog.' So, the Ohio House of Representatives in 1979 decided that Ohio's official weather forecasting groundhog was Buckeye Chuck, and that's when the world of Buckeye Chuck and every groundhog celebration began. We just kind of keep that legacy alive with a celebration and a Buckeye Chuck Show every year on February 2nd.
Michael: Okay, great. Is it true that the Chuck part of the Buckeye Chuck name is a tribute or reference to Charlie Evers, since his nickname was Chuck?
Paul James: Yep, it is true. I speak to one of his daughters on a very regular basis about Buckeye Chuck and his wife, and they're still doing extremely well. All of the things that I am saying to you today have been confirmed. Now, I knew Charlie, Charlie Evers. I met Charlie in 1990, so I knew Charlie for quite a long time, but the things that happened well before that, before I moved to Marion, I've been blessed to have them come out to the show every year. They enjoy it, they come out, they bring their kids and grandkids. And I tell them every year, if I ever say anything that is not exactly what happened, you please let me know, because we honor the legacy of Charlie Evers. Number one, he was just a beloved individual in our community for many, many, many, many reasons. And number two, we want to get it right. We want the history to be absolutely spot on. So, what I'm telling you has been approved by every member of their family.
Michael: That's great. I'm glad to hear they're still involved. That was going to be another question I had. I see he passed away, I think it was 2020, but was he pretty much involved up until that point with the celebrations, for the most part?
Paul James: Well, yes and no. I mean, so Charlie did his thing, and he actually worked at a couple of different radio stations in town over his career. And then he retired, and then, you know, everybody still met up with Charlie or whatever. He would come out here, there, whatever. Being part of the actual broadcast, the celebration, everything, and all the pre-planning and everything, not so much. But he definitely was a figure and always will be and always was. But obviously, as with anything else, when you retire, you step away from those types of things, and that's exactly what he did. He did step away. But like I said, it's part of honoring his legacy and the work that he did by continuing to do the show every single year.
Michael: So, could we talk a little bit about that show?
Paul James: Sure.
Michael: What does it involve now? I know you said before we started recording that you've been involved since 1998.
Paul James: Yep. I worked at another radio station when I first started in 1990. Charlie actually was working at that station, it was not WMRN. Now, we're all together. So, that station was the 94.3 frequency, and they ended up moving and all being together. But at that time, it was two separate stations, and that's when I met Charlie and began working with Charlie. And then, Charlie came back to WMRN in that timeframe, and they, of course, continued to do the Buckeye Chuck Show with him being at a different station and all that. But anyway, with that being said, yeah, I moved over to WMRN in 1997, late '97, and that's when I began working with the guys and helping to put together the Buckeye Chuck show. But the actual show itself has evolved over the years. We've done it many different ways. And of course, Charlie used to literally go out in the woods where the burrow was and was out in the burrow, and that's how they did it. And then it kind of evolved into using ODNR, a lot of those types of things, you know, how the world goes from, you know, 1979 to 2025, it's evolved in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to wildlife and animals and stuff like that. So, with that being said, obviously, it has evolved over the years. The show now currently is about an hour show, that we do every February 2nd. For the longest time, we did it at the radio station. I'm not totally positive where the Buckeye Chuck Show is going to be for 2026 yet because we're recording this well in advance of that. There have been different places that have been discussed. But for a number of years, we did it right at the radio station, and a few times we've done it in other places. Last year, we did it at the Marion County Fairgrounds in a building that's actually named for Charlie Evers, right there across the way from that building. We're across the way from the Evers Arena. Charlie was very active in the fair and all of the youth activities with the fair and 4-H, and they had a building that's been dedicated to him. So, we literally were right next to the Evers Arena in the fairgrounds at Marion County. I'm not sure where we're doing it this year, but it's an hour show, and we invite everybody in the public to come out. With that, we have all sorts of people. Buckeye Chuck now, who used to live in the woods out back of the radio station... Obviously, groundhogs only live about eight years. You probably know all about that since a lot of people on this understand groundhogs and how they work. The question I get a lot is: Is it the same groundhog? No. No, it's not the same groundhog. Our groundhog now comes from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. His name is Murray, and he lives up there, and people can go see him year-round. He lives a wonderful life up there. Well, they bring Murray down, and Murray is our representative Buckeye Chuck every year, at least he has been for the last few years. It's a great organization. We're glad to be part of what they do at preserving Ohio's natural history. Well, anyways, so that's Chuck. Chuck comes down, and we do a celebration. We invite people to come in. We usually have some giveaways and some fun and stuff along those lines. We always bring in people from the area that are nature experts, that know about groundhogs. We have a naturalist here in our town that our county pays, and he comes, and he's part of it. He does a lot of the talk about the life of a groundhog and all that kind of stuff. And then, around 7:40 every year, it's off by a minute or two, but it's right around 7:40 local time, is when we actually have sunrise, and that's when Buckeye Chuck makes his annual, official, historic announcement for the next six weeks of winter in the state of Ohio.
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Michael: So, how many people would you say you usually have? I guess it depends on the day and the location.
Paul James: You hit it right on the head. You know, last year it was a Sunday. One of the reasons why we moved it out to the fairgrounds, number one, the folks at the fair celebrating, you know, 150 years of the fair, all those types of things, so they really wanted to do some things. It was a Sunday, and usually if we do it on a weekend, the crowd is a lot. I don't know how many we had last year. I would say, if I had to average it out over my career of doing Buckeye Chuck, it's about 300 or so that come out. But we get people that will travel. There's folks - I'm sure they're on your site and listen to your podcast, and interact with all of your content - that literally will travel hours. Every year, one of the things that I do in advance of the announcement during the show is I try to find out where people are from. I try to find out if it's their first time coming out to Groundhog Day, Buckeye Chuck Day, as we call it. I try to see if maybe they've gone to other celebrations of rodents across the country, and where they've been. Usually, there's a story or two that emerges every single year of somebody who, last year, went to see that rodent out to the east, or maybe went down to South Carolina to see the General, and there's a few others. We also have some people that are bringing their kids, 7, 8, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3 years old, for the first time. They've lived in Marion forever, they've been out a few times, and they just wanted to bring their kids out to see what this was all about, and that makes it a lot of fun. But on average, we probably get about 300 people. I'm going to say last year we were right about there because it was a Sunday, but I remember weekday mornings where we were outside doing the show, and we had freezing rain, we had 15. You know? Those types of things. But on average, we get about 300 people that come out.
Michael: So, you said there were... You had, like, wildlife experts. Do you have live music, or food, or anything else as part of that celebration?
Paul James: Well, we always invite out a few food trucks. There was a time, years ago, that we used to actually serve up Spam. I don't know if you all have heard about the world of Buckeye Chuck and Spam. But a number of years ago, Marion's longest-serving first lady, Sandra Kellogg, began the tradition of serving Spam sandwiches. It actually started as kind of a tongue-in-cheek humor, if you will, that we served up Spam sandwiches because we had a long-time news director by the name of Terry Cole, and Terry used to always say, 'You gotta have Spam on Groundhog Day because Spam is pork shoulder and ham,' that's what it's made of, 'Which is ground... hog.' So, Sandra Kellogg began coming out, bringing her skillet, and she would cook up Spam sandwiches for people that came out. But of course, the world changes, and you know, health departments and what you can do with food handling and all that stuff. So, we did it for a long, long time until we were urged that we probably should move on to something different. Now, we do invite out food trucks. We have coffee, we have hot chocolate, and there's usually, you know, I think last year we had a donut truck. We would love to find a truck that would come out and serve up Spam sandwiches again, that would be kind of fun. But yeah, so the history of Spam sandwiches and the world of Buckeye Chuck has been kind of one and two for back in, I'm trying to think... I'm pretty sure that Mayor Kellogg started, I think, in the late eighties is when he became the mayor and, of course, his wife was our first lady here in Marion, and she was the one serving them up. But like I said, we continued the tradition for quite a long time. So yeah, absolutely. Those are all part of it. It can be kind of fun. And like I said, everybody usually leaves... We have people that dress up in costume, they have their groundhog costumes. There's usually a couple of folks that come out- A lot of signs. I see a lot of signs, even lighted signs, because you know, it's dark when we get together. It's just a lot of fun. Kids have a good time, and it makes for a really fun morning.
Michael: Great. You addressed something I was going to ask earlier. You mentioned that there have been multiple Buckeye Chucks since groundhogs only live about eight years. So, obviously, Buckeye Chuck isn't like Punxsutawney Phil, where their Groundhog Club claims there's only ever officially been one.
Paul James: Well, we have the original Buckeye Chuck, thanks to a local taxidermy company. Charlie had him immortalized, and we bring him out every year, and he is part of the show. But he is very much unalive. But yeah, when we would have tours of the station, we would always make sure the school kids got to meet the original Buckeye Chuck. Once again, just like anything else, he was done from a local taxidermist, put him together way back when. I don't know the year that he was put together, but he's very fragile because he's obviously not new and was done with, I'm sure, some much older technology, so we take very good care. But we do have the original Buckeye Chuck, and he comes out, and he is always part of the celebration. We usually set up a little stand so that people can get selfies with the original Buckeye Chuck. But he is definitely immortalized in the world of taxidermy, and we're proud of it.
Michael: Oh, wow. I didn't realize that. So, original Buckeye Chuck still has a presence to this day.
Paul James: He does. He does. He does. And if you search back through the Facebooks, Buckeye Chuck's own celebrity Facebook page, I'm sure you'll see a few pictures of the original Chuck. We actually have one that's up there from, I'm going to say, probably 2021 or 2022, where Charlie Evers's grandson is actually posing with the original Buckeye Chuck. So, that's kind of fun. That's been out on our social media page for the last several years. Yeah, you can see one of Charlie's grandchildren with Charlie's original Buckeye Chuck that he had immortalized forever. [chuckles]
Michael: So, has that taxidermied Buckeye Chuck, has he ever stood in on any years where you didn't have a groundhog or couldn't...?
Paul James: He has, he has. Yes, there have been times that the only groundhog people saw- You know, I could tell you the stories, and the folklore, and everything that we've been through over the years. Charlie had issues with Chuck, too. I mean, there were years that Charlie couldn't find a groundhog because it wasn't available, right? You know, if they're down in their burrow and they ain't coming out, I don't care who you are. Even a guy who was so much into nature as Charlie Evers was, there were some times he had a tough time finding Buckeye Chuck, too, or at least coaxing him to come out of his burrow, or what have you. So yeah, there are some years that we don't have reports for whatever reason. Like I said, since I've been involved, we've done the show absolutely every single solitary year, and we've been blessed to be able to get groundhogs from different places. We're happy now that we're able to get the groundhog living well. He's got a nice setup that he's got up at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and they've been a nice partner for the last several years coming down. But yes, there are some records of not having a prediction for that year. Matter of fact, I think it's four in the whole run. Let me look here, I've got a document that we keep track of. Yes, there are four unrecorded predictions. And I believe there were actually three other times that there was not a live groundhog at the event. But by golly, we've done the best we can to keep that rolling, and we've been fortunate the last few years to partner with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Michael: So, I don't know if you're willing to share that document. I have my own list, which I've tried to come up with over the years. I've done a lot of, like, research, trying to look through old newspaper archives to come up with years that maybe I didn't have one, or years that were before the internet.
Paul James: My numbers, my actual year after year, goes all the way back to 2006. So, I've got about 20 years of predictions from being part of it, and I've done the same thing. I did quite a bit of research back in the late teens and early '20s, and do have what I believe are the most accurate numbers we can have for Buckeye Chuck because he's made 42 predictions about the weather since 1979. Obviously, 1980 was his first- And these are all the official ones. I don't have the ones that Charlie Evers would have done with Chuck prior to him being named, and for the years prior to that, like back in the early '70s, late '60s, I don't have those. But since 1979, as far as we know, with the records that we have kept and ones that we have researched and looked up, he has had 12 predictions of six more weeks of winter, he's had 30 predictions of an early spring, and we have four unrecorded predictions over that period of time. And in the last 10 years, he's seven out of 10! So, he's done pretty good. Now, in 2025, he was incorrect. Unfortunately, that road into the east was correct, and our buddy Chuck was wrong. But other than that, in the last 10 years, he's been right 70 percent of the time, seven out of 10. So, we feel pretty good about how he's done. His overall success rate is 71 percent, that we are aware of. So, that's pretty doggone good.
Michael: Yeah, no. That's pretty impressive. I know sometimes some of the forecasters, or their handlers, will say, it's not that the forecaster was wrong, it's that they misinterpreted them.
Paul James: Well, and the thing about it is, and like I said, I'm sure that your followers are all very into everything with groundhogs, and they realize that when they are predicting the weather, they're predicting the weather for their area. When you get expanded to the entire state of Ohio, and boy, let me tell you, I don't know how much you know about Ohio, but the weather in northern Ohio is not the same as we have in southern Ohio throughout the entire 12 months of the year. It is very different. There is a vast difference in the amount of snow that, on average, you see in the northern third of Ohio versus the southern third of Ohio. A lot of folks talk about the Bellefontaine Ridge, which is a mountain range to the west of where I sit, that really, really, really dictates the weather in central Ohio, and it dictates the weather above that ridge and below that ridge, because when weather comes out of the west, it hits it. I am not a meteorologist. I enjoy weather, and I've talked to a lot of meteorologists, and over the years, we've had many that have come to the Buckeye Chuck celebration every year, and they always give their insight and their professional insight. A lot of them talk about how it would be really, really hard for a groundhog, i.e., Buckeye Chuck, to make a prediction just north of central Ohio, knowing that that Bellefontaine Ridge is there, and that can dictate and change your weather so much. There's actually been weather professionals that have moved to central Ohio because of the Bellefontaine Ridge, because it's so amazing what it does to the weather. You know, we've got one, specifically, that I think grew up in Iowa that moved to Columbus because he was like, 'That's one of the coolest things in the world to try to predict weather based on that, and those wonderful hills over there.' And so, it's a tough thing to do, but by golly, 70 percent of the time he nails it. I don't know how he does it, but he does. [laughs]
Michael: Very impressive for Buckeye Chuck. So, you said the current Buckeye Chuck lives at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and is named Murray.
Paul James: Correct.
Michael: And you said people can go and visit him year-round. So, when you go there, does he have some indication that this is Buckeye Chuck as well?
Paul James: Yeah. On their placard- I've not seen the display and the setup, but some of the guys in our organization have, and they certainly celebrate the fact that Murray is Buckeye Chuck, and that's kind of fun. You know, we always say that that's his personal den, but he certainly comes out to see us. But yeah, yeah, you can go up and see Murray. They've got a lot of other cool things up there, too. Like I said, I've never been there, but they always come down, and they bring some parts of their museum. I won't say it's like a traveling museum they bring down, but they do bring some stuff down every year. They have the opportunity to maybe bring some other animals, some other stuff like that. So, I don't really get a chance to engage with them much as the host of the show, but I know that they're there and they bring down their van, and they bring our buddy, and they take care of him, and they let people get selfies with him and get a chance to meet him a little bit. He's a friendly little bugger. He's a good time. So, yeah, barring any unforeseen changes in the world, I believe that Murray will be in Marion, Ohio, again on February 2, 2026, as a representative of Buckeye Chuck.
Michael: Great. So, I came across, when I was doing some research for this interview, a forecaster named Deadly Dan. Are you aware of Deadly Dan? Is Deadly Dan, like, a rival to Buckeye Chuck?
Paul James: Well, nobody rivals Buckeye Chuck.
Michael: Okay. No.
Paul James: Yeah, I mean, he has no rivals. I mean, if you look now, I'll put an asterisk on, right? If you talk about the rodent that lives to the east, okay? I'm not sure- You're very familiar with him, I know. His numbers, you know, obviously a lot larger, right? I mean, there's a few more lines on his history than we have with Buckeye Chuck, so I'll put an asterisk by it. But Buckeye Chuck, with a 71 percent success ratio on figuring out the weather in Ohio, it's really unprecedented. So, I am aware of that, and I know the people who actually organize Deadly Dan. But there's really nothing official about anything that Dan does because he's just a guy's stuffed animal. You know, he's not Buckeye Chuck. We think that it has a lot to do with the woods behind the radio station. We think that just, in that general area... And you know, we're at the fairgrounds last year, which is literally on the other side of those woods if you know anything about Marion, and you know where the radio station is and the fairgrounds. So, we think it has to do with the geographical location of those woods and how important it is to predicting the second half of winter for the state of Ohio. We think that's the key. So, you can do whatever you want to do in Ohio, anywhere. But unless you come to our area, those woods, or the close surroundings of those woods, you're never going to get that kind of a 70, 71 percent accuracy rate. So, he's just, you know, he's just an imposter.
Michael: Okay. As are anybody else that provides a prediction.
Paul James: Well, I think the rodent to the east does what he does, and that's fine, that's fine. And, you know, we've had great relationships with all of the others, and I'm sure they do a great job for their local area. But when it comes to Ohio, I mean, it's Buckeye Chuck. I mean, the General Assembly said so in 1979. You can't deny. 71 percent! It's fantastic.
Michael: Yeah. And so, you mentioned that official Groundhog of Ohio. I guess nobody has attempted to challenge that, officially, since 1979. It's still on the books.
Paul James: Oh, 100 percent. Absolutely. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Charlie Evers's family has the actual document. I've got a picture of Charlie holding that document from years ago. We use it in our promotional things and stuff like that. I mean, it's the coolest thing ever, man. I mean, to know that it's Marion, Ohio, for that one day, and everybody wants to know what the weather is going to be for the next six weeks of winter based on what we see in Marion, Ohio, on February 2nd at 7:40 in the morning. It's amazing.
Michael: All right. Well, I don't know that I have anything else. I mean, if you had anything else you wanted to bring up, any specific stories that we didn't talk about. Otherwise, you know, I can always follow up with you when it gets closer to Groundhog Day just to get all the details of what's going to happen this year or where it's going to be.
Paul James: Absolutely. Yeah. No question, no question. I do want to talk- I did find a piece that we've been using for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History over the last few years. And it's just a paragraph because I do want to make sure that we recognize them because, obviously, they're a huge part of Buckeye Chuck Day here. "And it says: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History illuminates the world around us and inspires visitors to engage with the natural forces that shape their lives." "Since their founding in 1920... They've been around for over 105 years!" ... the museum has pioneered specific research to advance knowledge across diverse fields of study and have used its outstanding collections, which encompass more than 5 million artifacts and specimens, to deepen the public's understanding of the dynamic connections between human and nature. It's a really, really cool place. They've got 12,000 acres of protected ecosystems up there, and they invite you to come out. It's a community gathering place, educational center, research institution. The museum is a vital resource that serves the northern Ohio area and the entire nation.' So, that's where Buckeye Chuck resides as Murray, and love for you to get an opportunity to check that out. Please do. But we're looking forward to Buckeye Chuck Day. It's going to be a great time! Folks will come out, they'll have or be able to get their, you know, I Heart Buckeye Chuck T-shirts and be able to just really, really have a great time. We invite you to come to Marion for that day.
Michael: Are those shirts free with visit or are they purchased?
Paul James: Well, they are. What we ask is that we do a collection for our local food pantry. This year, very, very important, obviously, as it is for every year, we invite people to make a donation to the food pantry, and we get the T-shirts from a local organization called Hessler's Screen Printing and More. They're all part of the deal so that we can obviously help our food pantry stay stocked. A lot of folks take advantage of that to get one of the I Heart Buckeye Chuck T-shirts. Every year, they're a little different. They try to put a little different twist on them and have some fun with that. But we certainly invite you out to celebrate Candlemas with us.
Michael: So, those are collectors' items that-
Paul James: They are! I have three, and I've done this show since 1998, and I only have three. So, tell me who screwed that up. I don't know if that's me or they're just gone too fast. I don't know. But hey, they go quick. [laughs]
Michael: I wonder who has the most.
Paul James: Yeah, I'm sure there's somebody, and they'll be more than happy to step up and tell us, I'm sure. I have three, [laughs] and I've done it since '98.
Michael: Okay, great. Well, thanks so much for talking to me about Buckeye Chuck, even though Punxsutawney Phil has almost 100 years on Buckeye Chuck.
Paul James: He's a little older, yeah. The rodent to the east is a little older, but that's all right. He looks good for his age.
Michael: But Buckeye Chuck is still one of the longest-running and oldest predictors now at this point. So, Buckeye Chuck is probably, like, in the top 10 longest-running predictions.
Paul James: Sure. Absolutely right. No, there's no question about that. Like I said, there's others. I mean, I look at it this way. When you're in the Eastern time zone of the United States, and we get to New Year's Eve, at midnight, you could have every community, every burg, every organization have some sort of a something to drop. But Times Square has that beautiful crystal ball that drops, and everybody keeps an eye on it. Well, in Ohio, for Groundhog Day, it's Buckeye Chuck. Yeah. He's the guy, and he will continue to be the guy. It's going to be awesome. [chuckles]
Michael: Okay. Great. Thanks so much. And if you don't have anything else, I'll let you get on with your day.
Paul James: Thank you so much for the opportunity. And once again, I invite everybody to come visit Marion, Ohio, on February 2nd, 2026, for Buckeye Chuck 2026.
Michael: Absolutely. And some year I'd love to get out there to see it in person.
Paul James: We have fun!
Michael: And that's the interview. Thanks to Paul James for speaking with me about Buckeye Chuck. I reached out to Paul and got confirmation that this year's celebration will once again be at the Marion County Fairgrounds. So, if you're in the area, make sure you stop by on February 2nd at 7:00 a.m. to find out what Buckeye Chuck predicts this year. Music for this show was written by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Show artwork is by Tom Mike Hill. Transcripts are provided by Aveline Malek. If you want to learn more about Groundhog Day, visit countdowntogroundhogday.com. Any feedback or voice messages about the show can be sent to podcast@countdowntogroundhogday.com. Talk to you next time!
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